About this episode

Mike discusses Taiwan's strategic clarity and responses to Chinese military developments with I-Chung Lai.

Mike joins I-Chung Lai, President of The Prospect Foundation. Prior to current role, he held several prominent positions within Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party, serving as Executive Director of the DPP Mission to the United States and as the Director General of the Department of International Affairs. They discuss the PLA’s increasing operational abilities and Taiwan’s potential response to counter a blockade, how Taipei is interpreting the evolution of Chinese foreign policy towards Taiwan and the purge of Chinese general Zhang Youxia, Taipei’s assessment of U.S. foreign policy and posture in the Indo-Pacific, and much more.

People in this episode

Guest: I-Chung Lai

Topics covered

• Taiwan's strategic response
• Chinese foreign policy
• U.S. foreign policy
• military operations
• political analysis

Keywords

• Taiwan
• PLA
• Chinese foreign policy
• U.S. Indo-Pacific
• military blockade
• Democratic Progressive Party

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Prospect Foundation, Democratic Progressive Party, PLA

Places: Taiwan, United States, Indo-Pacific

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