In two weeks, Taiwan is headed to the polls. The challenges are manifold: from escalating geopolitical tensions and the deepening rivalry between the United States and China, to limited upward social mobility. What truly hangs in the balance, and what far-reaching implications might the impending results hold? Wen-ti Sung, an Atlantic Council fellow and a Australian National University lecturer, joined us for a discussion.
06:32 - What do the three candidates represent?
13:00 - How do their China strategies differ?
16:02 - The two main takeaways from the polling numbers
25:50 - How important are the swing voters?
30:30 - How successful are Chinese economic coercion tactics?
Host: Kwangyin Liu
Guest: Wen-Ti Sung（宋文笛）, nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council, and lecturer in Australian National University
Producers: Weiru Wang, Ian Huang
＊Read about Taiwan's upcoming election: https://english.cw.com.tw/
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