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Cynical Talk EP 7: “Showdown Over Taiwan”

Cynical Talk EP 7: “Showdown Over Taiwan”

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 Welcome back fellow cynics as your co-hosts Thomas Brancato and Jorge Shaft continue our weekly roundup series, Cynical Talk. We discuss increased tension between China and the United States over the status of Taiwan, including US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to the island, the legal status of Taiwanese sovereignty, a brief history of Taiwan following the Chinese Civil War, Taiwan's democracy, comparison to other breakaway regions such as Kosovo, the principle of self-determination in international relations, the "Two China" system and US foreign policy, the burden of a world hegemon, redrawing world maps, threat of conflict between the United States and China in the midst of the Ukraine invasion, the defensibility of Taiwan, risk of a catastrophic World War, China's policy objectives, demographic and other concerns for Chinese officials, domestic dissidence in China, and lastly the problem of rash decision-making in autocracies. We hope you enjoy tuning in as much as we enjoy piecing these together! Drop us a comment anytime, anywhere.
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