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What we get wrong about Taiwan, with Paul Huang

Apr 10, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Limits of Overseas Visits to Taiwan

4min

Tsai Ing-Wue's Vision of Taiwan's Future

2min

The DPP and the KMT's Primaries

3min

Beijing's Response to Size Meeting With McCarthy

3min

The Reality of Taiwan's Defense and Security

3min

The Importance of Security in Taiwan's Election

3min

Last week Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan, and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, met in California. Katie Stallard speaks to Paul Huang, a research fellow at the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation and a journalist, based in Taipei, about the politics of the encounter. They discuss the calculations behind the response of China, which claims Taiwan as its own; how that could play into Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election; and the pace of Taiwan’s military reforms and how the self-ruling democracy is preparing to defend itself.

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