As Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen transits the U.S. on her Latin America tour, former President Ma Ying-jeou is visiting China. Taiwan Talks takes a deep dive at what the two visits could mean for the island nation, the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, Taiwan’s ever-growing ties with the U.S., and tensions with China.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Significance of Tsai Ing-wen’s U.S. transit
05:11 Transit and the 2024 presidential elections
12:44 President Tsai’s expected meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
16:02 Another Chinese de facto blockade of Taiwan?
18:53 Importance of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies
24:48 U.S. transit vs. state visit
29:32 Former top U.S. China policy advisor Miles Yu on implications of trips
33:33 Ma Ying-jeou’s China visit and the Taiwanese electorate
36:01 Reactions to former President Ma’s remarks in Nanjing
40:42 Will Ma’s China visit boost main opposition party’s popularity?
43:02 Is Xi Jinping trying to divide Taiwan by allowing Ma’s visit?
Our guests are:
- Leonard Chao, Adjunct Professor at National Tsing Hua University and former Taiwan Ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini
- Stephen Tan, Managing Director of the International Policy Advisory Group
- Tang Shao-cheng, National Chengchi University Institute of International Relations Professor
We also speak with:
- Miles Yu, former Principal China Policy Advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and currently Hudson Institute China Center Director
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