Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In an exclusive interview, Minister Chiu Chui-cheng of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) — the governmental body in charge of cross-Strait relations — tells Taiwan Talks how Taipei is responding to China's expanding campaign of legal warfare. From the Anti-Secession Law to the new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, Beijing is increasingly using domestic legislation to pressure Taiwan and extend its claims beyond its borders. Is China redefining the rules of cross-strait competition? And how should Taiwan and other like-minded countries counter these tactics? In this episode, we examine China's legal warfare, the cross-Strait status quo and Taiwan's strategy for preserving peace in the face of Beijing's growing pressure campaign.
*Recorded on June 30, 2026 at 3pm Taiwan Standard Time
Producer: Miguel Yang
Research Assistant: April Lin
Our guest:
Chiu Chui-cheng
- Mainland Affairs Council (Taiwan) Minister
Chapters:
00:00:00 – EXCLUSIVE: Taiwan’s China Policy Minister
00:01:14 – Taiwan’s Approach to Preserving Status Quo
00:11:44 – China’s Ethnic Unity Law
00:17:32 – 18th Straits Forum’s Message
00:20:16 – Taiwan's Message to World
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In an exclusive interview, Minister Chiu Chui-cheng of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) — the governmental body in charge of cross-Strait relations — tells Taiwan Talks how Taipei is responding to China's expanding campaign of legal warfare. From the Anti-Secession Law to the new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, Beijing is increasingly using domestic legislation to pressure Taiwan and extend its claims beyond its borders. Is China redefining the rules of cross-strait competition? And how should Taiwan and other like-minded countries counter these tactics? In this episode, we examine China's legal warfare, the cross-Strait status quo and Taiwan's strategy for preserving peace in the face of Beijing's growing pressure campaign.
*Recorded on June 30, 2026 at 3pm Taiwan Standard Time
Producer: Miguel Yang
Research Assistant: April Lin
Our guest:
Chiu Chui-cheng
- Mainland Affairs Council (Taiwan) Minister
Chapters:
00:00:00 – EXCLUSIVE: Taiwan’s China Policy Minister
00:01:14 – Taiwan’s Approach to Preserving Status Quo
00:11:44 – China’s Ethnic Unity Law
00:17:32 – 18th Straits Forum’s Message
00:20:16 – Taiwan's Message to World
#Taiwan #CrossStraitRelations #StraitsForum #ChinaPolicy #TaiwanStatusQuo #PreserveStatusQuo #EthnicUnityLaw #July1 #StraitsForum2026 #InternationalCommunity #TaiwanMessage #MainlandAffairsCouncil #Geopolitics #EastAsiaPolitics #ChinaNews #TaiwanIndependence #IndoPacific #CrossStraitTies #GlobalSecurity #Diplomacy #TaiwanStrait #Beijing #Taipei #RegionalStability #NationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #HumanRights #TransnationalRepression #EthnicMinorities #AssimilationsPolicy #Xiamen #GrassrootsExchange #CrossStraitTrade #GeopoliticalRisk #TaiwanDemocracy #InternationalRelations #AsiaPacific #ChinaTaiwan #GlobalDiplomacy #Sovereignty #StatusQuo #PeaceAndStability #SecurityStudies #StraitsRelations#CrossStraitBridge #RegionalPolitics #InternationalSupport #TaiwanPlus #TaiwanTalks
