On Geopolitics
On Geopolitics
Centre for Geopolitics
Episode 43 - Taiwan's elections: what do the results signify?
41 minutes Posted Feb 8, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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Professor Ali Ansari and Suzanne Raine are joined by Professor Bill Hurst, Director of the Centre for Geopolitics, to ask what we should conclude from the results of the Taiwanese elections on 13 January. Does the election of a President from the Democratic People's Party make tensions with China more likely, or is the lack of a clear winner in the legislature a counter-balance?  And how will these changes impact Taiwan's posture towards China, and China's decision-making regarding Taiwan?