ROC and a hard place: Taiwan’s lessons from Ukraine
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 2 May 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Much like Ukraine, Taiwan has a well-armed neighbour that does not think it exists as a state: China. We ask what both sides are learning from Russia’s invasion. A heavy-handed string of arrests following a flare-up of gang violence in El Salvador is unlikely to change matters. And an analysis reveals the connection between weather and whether voters support climate-change legislation.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 0:06.7 | In London, I'm Jason Paulner. |
| 0:08.8 | And in New York, I'm John Fassman. |
| 0:11.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:17.6 | In the wake of deadly gang violence in El Salvador, President Naya Bukkele has instituted a |
| 0:22.8 | state of emergency and rounded up nearly 20,000 people. |
| 0:27.2 | We discover why that heavy hand is unlikely to stop future rounds of violence. |
| 0:33.9 | And it's the perennial question asked by environmental activists? |
| 0:37.4 | How do you get voters to accept a bit of pain today to stave off calamity in future? |
| 0:43.3 | New research suggests that at least in rich countries with cool climates, hot, dry weather |
| 0:48.2 | can be pretty persuasive all on its own. |
| 0:55.7 | And first... |
| 1:00.7 | In Taiwan's capital Taipei, protesters show their support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's |
| 1:14.6 | invasion. |
| 1:15.6 | But there's more than selfless solidarity at work here. |
| 1:19.3 | Taiwan too has a big muscle flexing neighbor that considers it part of its own territory, |
| 1:24.6 | mainland China. |
| 1:26.5 | Taiwan is a vibrant democracy of 23 million people. |
| 1:29.9 | It's the world's biggest maker of high-end chips, but it's got diplomatic relations with |
| 1:34.3 | just 14 countries. |
| 1:36.7 | No others want to be seen to go against what China's premier Li Kechang said last month, |
| 1:42.3 | the opening of the annual rubber stamp parliament. |
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