Taiwan’s Pivotal Elections, Apple Battles Regulations, Davos Addresses World Risks, and More

The World Next Week

Council on Foreign Relations

Politics, News, News:politics

4.6 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Taiwan holds its presidential and legislative elections, which have major geopolitical consequences for both the United States and China; tech giant Apple deals with patent infringement allegations while more governments consider regulations on tech; the fifty-fourth World Economic Forum Annual Meeting hosts global business and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, to address multiple crises such as conflict, climate change, and misinformation; and France appoints Gabriel Attal, the country’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister. Mentioned on the Podcast Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Responding to a More Assertive China, 2023 David McCabe and Tripp Mickle, “U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple,” New York Times David Sacks, “Taiwan’s Status Quo Election,” Foreign Affairs David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing Hou Yu-ih’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing Ko Wen-je’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing William Lai’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org David Sacks, “Why China Would Struggle to Invade Taiwan,” CFR.org For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/taiwans-pivotal-elections-apple-battles-regulations-davos-addresses-world-risks-and-more

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0:00.0	In the coming week, Taiwan holds a pivotal presidential election.
0:05.0	A patent case could shake up Apple, and the annual Davos gathering tackles war, climate, and disinformation.
0:12.0	It's January 11, 2024 in time for the world next week. I'm Bob McMahon.
0:28.4	And I'm Carl Ann Robbins.
0:30.4	So, Bob, let's start in Taiwan, which will be electing its new president and legislature
0:35.1	this Saturday.
0:36.5	It's only the eighth in its history. Democracy is
0:39.0	still really relatively new there. And this is one of the most closely watched elections in a year
0:43.6	with more than 60 elections around the world. So what are the stakes? And this outcome is going to have
0:49.0	an effect, a major effect on U.S. China relations? So first of all, Carla, stakes are very big,
0:54.1	even though they're being called the status quo
0:56.5	elections, which can put some people to sleep.
0:59.5	The status quo is actually really important as it relates to Taiwan.
1:02.8	And this is as geopolitical as an election gets.
1:05.4	It's also kicking off what everybody's calling the year of mega-elections.
1:09.5	And it's because of Taiwan's status.
1:12.1	It's because of China's aspirations, growing aspirations, to bring Taiwan home to unify what
1:18.5	is calling an inevitable step.
1:21.1	And even though it's just the eighth election, as you say, with each one, you're seeing
1:25.2	a Taiwan as an entity that is one of the more impressive
1:29.1	democracies, it must be said, in terms of the way it carries out elections, the way it follows
1:34.4	rule of law, the way it governs its economy and so forth. It has its share of issues,
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