#Taiwan: The constant threats wear down readiness. Mark Kao, president of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs . @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
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🗓️ 20 July 2023
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#Taiwan: The constant threats wear down readiness. Mark Kao, president of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs . @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-plan-to-preserve-peace-between-china-and-taiwan-candidate-election-race-war-7046ee00
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-ruling-party-pledges-steady-hand-opposition-rallies-2023-07-16/
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| 0:20.0 | This is CBS High in the World. I'm John Baxter with my colleague and friend Gordon Chang at Gordon G Chang. |
| 0:31.0 | Taiwan, much in the news. Most of it because of the aggression, the predation of the People's Republic of China. |
| 0:38.0 | But a very positive story. |
| 0:40.0 | The vice president of Taiwan, William Lai, on his way to Essence Young, the capital of Paraguay in South America, |
| 0:47.0 | a return courtesy visit by the vice president after entertaining the visit of the president-elect of Paraguay, Mr. Peña. |
| 0:57.0 | These two states have a great deal in common in that their free republics and at the same time are under criticism of the predators in Beijing. |
| 1:08.0 | To help us tell this story, the brave Mr. William Lai traveling through the U.S. on his way to Paraguay. |
| 1:15.0 | We welcome Mark Cow, president of the Formosa Association for Public Relations. |
| 1:20.0 | Because there's an election cycle underway in Taiwan. There's much to celebrate about democracy. |
| 1:25.0 | Mark, a very good day to you. The visit by Mr. Lai is both bold and extremely wise. |
| 1:33.0 | Is this popular in Taipei now? But William Lai going to Paraguay. Good evening to you. |
| 1:39.0 | Yeah, it is popular. Every Taiwanese, except for the opposition parties, are hoping that Taiwan can have more international visibility. |
| 1:49.0 | And this is one of them. And I think when President Tsaiyuan decided to ask William Lai to visit Paraguay is a great move. |
| 2:02.0 | Because that way, William Lai can transit the United States and can meet with some important decision makers in the United States. |
| 2:12.0 | Gordon, you have a question from Mark. Mark, what has been Beijing's reaction to William Lai's stopovers in the U.S.? |
| 2:20.0 | Or angry, of course, always. No matter whenever Taiwan gets international visibility, they get angry. |
| 2:30.0 | Especially those people, decision makers in the ruling party, DPP in Taiwan, they consider DPP a separist group. |
| 2:47.0 | Actually, really, Taiwan has nothing to do with China. So they claim that Taiwan is part of China, but it is not. |
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