The Taiwan Crisis and Implications on Southeast Asia

In this episode of Dialogues at Fulcrum, William Choong, Managing Editor of Fulcrum, talks to Drew Thompson about the latest Taiwan Strait crisis and the implications on Southeast Asia. Mr Thompson is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. The discussion centred on the relevance of the crisis to Southeast Asia, the future of Sino-US competition and the roles that Southeast Asian countries can play.

Dialogues at Fulcrum is a podcast published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

For quick reference, the themes below were addressed during the podcast:

2:10 - Why the Latest Taiwan Crisis Matters to Southeast Asia

4:51 - Who (China or the US) Provoked the crisis?

9:40 - Why the Taiwan Crisis Matters to Southeast Asia

18:20 - Sino-US Competition: Are There Any Off-ramps?

24:23 - Explaining the Co-Equal System in America’s Political System

31:08 - A Potential Chinese Blockade of Taiwan and Risks of Miscalculation

37:48 - What Roles Can Southeast Asian Countries Play in a Taiwan Conflict?