Taiwan’s Presidential Election, With David Sacks

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Council on Foreign Relations

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🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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David Sacks, a fellow for Asia studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the potential geopolitical consequences of Taiwan’s presidential race. Mentioned on the Episode Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Responding to a More Assertive China, 2023 Hou Yu-ih, “Taiwan’s Path Between Extremes,” Foreign Affairs James M. Lindsay, “Ten Elections to Watch in 2024,” CFR.org 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 For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/taiwans-presidential-election-david-sacks

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0:00.0	Welcome to the President's Inbox, a CFR podcast about the foreign policy challenges facing the United States.
0:10.1	I'm Jim Lindsay, Director of Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
0:14.3	This week's topic is Taiwan's presidential election.
0:22.9	With me to discuss Saturday's presidential election in Taiwan and its potential geopolitical
0:29.1	consequences is David Sacks.
0:32.2	David is a fellow for Asia studies here at the council.
0:35.6	His work focuses on U.S.-Ch relations, U.S. Taiwan relations,
0:40.3	and cross-strait relations. David was the project director of CFR's Independent Task Force Report,
0:46.8	U.S.-Taiwan relations in a new era, responding to a more assertive China. David, thank you for
0:54.0	joining me. Thanks for having me.
0:56.2	If we may, David, let's begin with the big picture.
0:59.9	2024 is going to be the mother of all election years. Over the next 12 months, more than three
1:07.1	dozen countries with a total population of some 4 billion people will see their
1:13.3	citizens heading to the polls. Now, a lot of people who track elections, including me,
1:20.5	have flagged the election in Taiwan, is one of the most important of the year. Why is the
1:27.1	Taiwanese presidential election so significant?
1:30.3	So the context is that the current president, Tsying Wen, of the Democratic Progressive Party,
1:36.3	has been in power for eight years. She's done a lot to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan relations
1:42.3	and really assert Taiwan on the global stage.
1:46.1	But at the same time, there hasn't been any communication with Beijing over the last eight
1:50.6	years.
1:51.6	While that has occurred, Xi Jinping's threats towards Taiwan have increased.
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