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Not if but when - Taiwan waits for China to leap

Not if but when - Taiwan waits for China to leap

Update: 2025-10-05
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Taiwanese worry about living costs and their everyday lives while pushing the prospect of action from China to the back of their minds

Taiwanese people are used to air raid sirens and preparations for action ahead of any Chinese invasion, but life must be lived well in the mean time

Guests:

  • Mark Hanson - journalist, publisher White Fungus
  • Dr Ming-Shih Shen, Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Taiwan
  • Dr Jie Zhong - Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Taiwan
  • Kelly Sloan - Sloan & Associates, Denver
  • Yurii Poita - Ukraine scholar, specialist on Asia Pacific security

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Not if but when - Taiwan waits for China to leap

Not if but when - Taiwan waits for China to leap

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