Challenges ahead for DPP’s third term
Against the backdrop of escalating tensions between the U.S. and China, all eyes are on Taiwan's recent election results. Lai Ching-te, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, emerges victorious as president, yet he navigates a challenging term with fewer DPP seats in the parliament. What are the hurdles and uncertainties awaiting President Lai in the wake of this election?
Ryan Hass on U.S.-Taiwan-China triangle: turbulence ahead but manageable
A few days after Taiwan’s presidential election, Ryan Hass, a foreign policy analyst and the director of the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center, spoke to an audience of 200 top Taiwanese business leaders at the 2024 CommonWealth Economic Forum. He emphasized that the U.S.-China-Taiwan triangle is likely to experience manageable turbulence in 2024, with leaders in Taipei, Beijing, and Washington having strong incentives to avoid uncontrolled spikes in tensions.