Taiwan-China Cross-Strait Tensions

What a 'China Hawk' in the U.S.'s Top Taiwan Post Could Mean for the Region

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Today, we talk about how one of U.S. President Biden’s most trusted advisors, Laura Rosenberger’s appointment to America’s top Taiwan post as the Chair of the American Institute in Taiwan, could tilt the dynamics of Taiwan-U.S. relations. Often known as a “China-hawk,” we also look at what she could mean for simmering U.S-China tensions. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Rosenberger on China and Taiwan 02:19 What her appointment means for region 16:01 U.S. Congress tackles Chinese threat 20:14 Boosting Taiwan’s defense capabilities, weapons stockpiling 30:22 Chinese aggression on Taiwan, Tsai’s U.S. transit 35:53 Is Tsai extending China an olive branch? Our guests are: - Alexander Huang, Kuomintang International Affairs Director and Representative to the U.S. - Vincent Chao, Taipei City Councilor (Democratic Progressive Party) and former Director of the Political Division of TECRO, Taiwan’s Representative Office in the U.S. - Brian Hioe, New Bloom Magazine Founding Editor and frequent commentator on international media on Taiwan, the Indo-Pacific, China, and U.S. We also speak with: - Steve Yates, former White House Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs and Chair of the China Policy Initiative at the America First Policy Institute - Bonnie Glaser, Director of the Asia Program at the U.S.-based German Marshall Fund and renowned expert on Taiwan and China