Ruling Party DPP's Loss: Message of Taiwan’s Midterms for the World｜Taiwan Talks EP33

Описание: 📹Host: Yin Khvat

"Democratic Taiwan’s raucous 9-in-1 elections in November provided a stark contrast to protests in China, dubbed by some as the ‘A4 Revolution.’ Protesters angered by three years of heavy-handed COVID restrictions swept across multiple cities, including Shanghai and Beijing, and more than 50 universities – clutching blank pieces of paper to symbolize the silencing and erasing of people’s voices.

In this episode, we ask how the Chinese Communist Party may respond to the largest protests during Xi Jinping’s leadership and what it means for the future of his regime. We contrast Taiwan’s COVID strategy and explore the issues behind voter dissatisfaction with the government, including perceptions of mishandling of vaccines.

Our panelists, Yen Chen-shen, National Chengchi University Professor of Political Science, and Stephen Tan, International Policy Advisory Group Attorney and Managing Director, debate what could happen in the 2024 general election, which presidential candidates each party is likely to select, and how the KMT and DPP may handle the China factor.

We also speak to Chou Chun-mi, Pingtung’s magistrate-elect and the first female chief in the southern county’s history, Alexander Huang, KMT International Affairs Director, and find out from Sean King, Park Strategies Senior Vice President, the U.S. reaction to the election results.

Topics discussed:
How Tsai Ing-wen lost in 2018, but turned the tables in the 2020 presidential election to win her second term in a landslide
Could we be on the brink of another Tiananmen Square?
Ex-Tiananmen Square protest leader Wang Dan’s 8-point advice for A4 Revolution protesters
How China is framing the ruling party’s loss as a vote for peace and stability, saying it will continue to work with Taiwanese to oppose independence and foreign interference
Why the U.S. doesn’t see this election result as a referendum on the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) China policy
Japan’s interest in Taiwan’s midterms
Why the vote to lower the voting age from 20 to 18 years old failed and what it means for the upcoming presidential election
What message the results send to the DPP
What the DPP must do to stage a comeback at the 2024 election
How the KMT can cement its lead as it embarks on the presidential primaries"

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