Turning Point for Taiwan: A Presidential Election Preview
Tune in on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 as POLITICO explores Taiwan's upcoming presidential election. The outcome of the island’s election will have profound implications for U.S.-China relations.
If Vice President Lai Ching-te wins, the victory by the Democratic Progressive Party's pro-independence candidate, who is despised by Beijing, could trigger new economic and military harassment by China's leader Xi Jinping, who threatens to reunify the island with China by force.
If he loses to the opposition candidates of the Kuomintang Party or Taiwan People's Party, then for the first time in a decade a Taiwan government will likely be more focused on building rapport with Beijing than on working with the United States to defend the island. Peace across the Taiwan Strait hangs in the balance.
Speaker and Presenter Information
Yun Fan, Legislator, Democratic Progressive Party
Jason Hsu, Harvard Kennedy School Fellow and Former Legislator, Taiwan
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member, House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Moderator: Phelim Kline, D.C. Based China Correspondent, POLITICO
Relevant Government Agencies
Intelligence Agencies, Office of the President (includes OMB), Foreign Governments/Agencies
Event Type
Virtual
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When
Wed, Jan 10, 2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
ET
Cost
Complimentary: $ 0.00
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Organizer
POLITICO
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