#217: What Taiwan's Election Means for the World
Asia Rising
English - January 30, 2024 05:21 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsPolitics News asia china japan la trobe university indonesia korea north korea south korea india Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Taiwan has held a presidential election, and the Democratic Progressive Party has won a third term, with current vice-president Lai Chinge-Te succeeding Tsai Ing-Wen later this year. And while his victory is seen as one of continuing democratic values on the island, Lai will need to rely on his political opponents to govern, and that’s without mentioning the China-sized problem across the Taiwan strait.
Guest: Professor Bec Strating (Director, La Trobe Asia, La Trobe University)
Recorded on 29th January, 2024.