Bush China Foundation Podcast
The Bush China Foundation Podcast, hosted by David Firestein, is a discussion series that examines the most critical U.S.-China issues of today and tomorrow with policymakers, experts and scholars who provide unique perspectives and insights beyond the headlines.
Bush China Foundation Podcast
Taiwan’s security after the war in Ukraine with Bonny Lin
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Bush China Foundation
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Season 2
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Episode 4
On April 15, senior U.S. congressional members visited Taiwan under the cautious eye of China. This show of support was perhaps an attempt to bolster Taiwan’s faith in the U.S., as an ally that the island can count on should Beijing attempt to invade. And with continued Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression, Taiwan is reconsidering its own self-defense. But the war in Ukraine has not just shifted Taiwan’s domestic perception, it’s fueled the debate about Beijing’s calculus to absorb Taiwan. How should Taiwan strategize for its own defense? What are the overall implications of the war in Ukraine for Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific? Has it created more challenges, or has it opened more opportunities?