S1E41: Taiwan Strait tension - US a key factor in China's sabre-rattling: Asian Insider Ep 42

  • 14 Apr 2021

Asian Insider Ep 42: Taiwan Strait tension- US a key factor in China's sabre-rattling

16:54 mins

Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week.

There is rising military pressure on Taiwan as China sees the United States to be veering from the One China policy.

What are the implications? The Straits Times' global affairs correspondent Goh Sui Noi joins US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh to discuss the following points.

  1. Is the Taiwan Strait median line meaningless now? (2:00)
  2. Unpredictability factor in China-Taiwan ties (6:57)
  3. Strategic ambiguity in cross-Strait relations (10:51)

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh

Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee

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