How America is Viewing Taiwan’s Election

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🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Taiwan’s recent election resulted in the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party retaining power, prompting China-watchers to wonder how Beijing might respond. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, shares his insights with host Ravi Agrawal. Suggested reading: Hal Brands and Michael Beckley: China Is a Declining Power–and That’s the Problem James Palmer: Taiwan’s New President Won’t Placate China Howard W. French: The Reason China Can’t Stop Its Decline The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: Reset, Prevent, Build: A Strategy to Win America’s Economic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: Ten for Taiwan: Policy Recommendations to Preserve Peace and Stability in the Taiwan Strait Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.6	Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief.
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1:10.4	Welcome to the show.
1:12.2	This program is often full of bad news, so I thought I'd highlight something a little bit,
1:17.1	more positive.
1:18.6	Taiwan had its elections a couple of weeks ago.
1:21.4	This was a vote that many experts were dreading.
1:24.1	Lai Ching-Tay, the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate, is seen by China as a separatist
1:29.9	who would push for Taiwan's independence. If he won, then Beijing could respond with belligerence,
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