Taiwan-China Cross-Strait Tensions

How a Democratic or Republican Midterm Win Could Impact Taiwan

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As Americans head to the polls on November 8, we examine what could be the determining factors in this year’s midterm elections. Will intensified competition with China, backlash against the Supreme Court overturn on abortion, record inflation and gas prices swing voters? We dig into how a Democratic or Republican win could impact Taiwan-U.S. relations and what this could mean for an overhaul of the Taiwan Relations Act as Congress debates the Taiwan Policy Act. In this episode, Vincent Chao, former director of the political division of Taiwan's representative office in the U.S. and William Stanton, former U.S. de facto ambassador to Taiwan as the director of the American Institute in Taiwan and National Chengchi University international relations professor, speak with Taiwan Talks on the potential impact of the U.S. midterm elections on Taiwan and the region. We also hear from Bob Sutter, East Asian foreign policy expert and professor at George Washington University, and Chien Minze, Formosan Association of Public Affairs President. Taiwan Talks also had an exclusive interview with Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from the State of Florida on Taiwan’s pivotal role to the U.S. Topics discussed: - Current political landscape in the U.S. as Democratic and Republican competition in winning the Senate and House intensifies - Impact of economic factors on the U.S. midterm elections, from rising inflation to energy costs - What a potential Republican Congress could mean for Taiwan - How Taiwan has built bipartisan support in Washington, D.C. - U.S.’ largest national security threat and the role Taiwan plays in that - How China’s increasing militarism in the region and aggression towards Taiwan has affected U.S. foreign policy - China’s role in U.S. domestic politics and public sentiment - How the U.S. midterm election results could affect the passage of the Taiwan Policy Act and military support for Taiwan - Future Taiwan-U.S. economic ties and could there be a signing of an Free Trade Agreement between the two countries?