Apr 26, 2021
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:
My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Eric Chang, a writer for Taiwan News. On April 18th we spoke about China’s April 12th incursion into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, the largest one to date at the time. We also spoke about the longstanding military threat that China poses for Taiwan and the Asia Pacific region, what this means for Taiwan, how Taiwan has responded, the U.S.’s response and why it matters, and how the support and cooperation from neighboring countries is essential to keeping peace in the region.
Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
Related Links:
Eric Chang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ahbying
Taiwan reports largest incursion yet by Chinese air force:
25 Chinese military aircraft intrude into Taiwan’s ADIZ:
The Taiwan Relations Act: https://www.ait.org.tw/our-relationship/policy-history/key-u-s-foreign-policy-documents-region/taiwan-relations-act/
Biden sends unofficial delegation to Taiwan in ‘personal signal’: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taiwan-delegation-idUSKBN2C02MS
U.S. President Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s April 16th meeting in Washington D.C.: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/17/biden-and-japans-suga-project-unity-against-chinas-assertiveness.html
Taiwan’s first direct presidential election in 1996 and China’s missile tests aimed at Taiwan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Taiwanese_presidential_election
Ian Easton – Project 2049 Institute: https://project2049.net/author/ianeaston/
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls Taiwan ‘country’: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4148761
Taiwan launches new amphibious vessel with anti-ship missiles: https://bit.ly/3no5Xa9
Taiwan’s National Ministry of Defense on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mondefense
Taiwan’s National Ministry of Defense’s real-time updates of military activity around its borders:
Focus Taiwan: https://focustaiwan.tw/