As China’s intimidations increase to unprecedented levels, President Tsai Ing-wen sets out her plan for Taiwan’s national strategy on Double Ten Day.
Taiwan Talks takes a look at the nation’s sovereignty, democracy, defense and economy at this crucial time.
Lai I-chung, President of the Prospect Foundation, former diplomat in both the U.S. and Japan and Lu Yeh-chung, National Chengchi University’s Department of Diplomacy Professor and Chair, offer their analysis on Taiwan’s priorities and future.
We also speak to Forward Alliance founder Enoch Wu, listed as a 2022 TIME Magazine Next Leader and former member of Taiwan’s National Security Council.
Topics discussed:
- Taiwan’s domestically produced arms, including the supersonic missile capable of hitting Beijing
- Reports the U.S. is planning an arms stockpile on Taiwan
- Taiwan’s plan to extend conscription to 1 or 2 years.
- How politics has hampered extending conscription
- The task ahead of Taiwan’s 2.3 million reservists
- Why resilience to fighting a war
- Whether Russia’s nuclear threats on Ukraine will encourage -China to make the same threats on Taiwan
- How the U.S. is like to respond to PRC nuclear threats
- Why respect for the “status quo” is disappearing
- How China has changed the “status quo” around Taiwan
- Why Taiwan’s 14 remaining diplomatic allies are important
- Taiwan’s sovereignty
- What does the United States’ “One China” policy say about whether the U.S. believe Taiwan is part of China
- American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Ambassador James Moriarty on Joe Biden’s Taiwan comments
- Tsai Ing wen’s comments about Taiwan’s role in the reorganization of supply chains
- Who is dependent on who in the Taiwan-China trading relationship?
- Why the world’s efforts to decouple from China are accelerating
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