Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections on 13 January the ruling DPP party secured the presidency for a third term, with its candidate vowing to safeguard Taiwan from intimidation while emphasising the need for dialogue with Beijing.
At his recent inauguration in June, President Lai Ching-Te urged China to "choose dialogue over confrontation", echoing their self-proclaimed intention of a peaceful rise within the region.
What does Taiwan's survival and success – and its threats - say about governance and plurality in the Chinese and Asian worlds, and about the priorities and capacity of the West including Australia?
In Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections on 13 January the ruling DPP party secured the presidency for a third term, with its candidate vowing to safeguard Taiwan from intimidation while emphasising the need for dialogue with Beijing.
At his recent inauguration in June, President Lai Ching-Te urged China to "choose dialogue over confrontation", echoing their self-proclaimed intention of a peaceful rise within the region.
What does Taiwan's survival and success – and its threats - say about governance and plurality in the Chinese and Asian worlds, and about the priorities and capacity of the West including Australia?
