The Taiwan Crisis and Implications on Southeast Asia

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In this episode of Dialogues at Fulcrum, William Choong, Managing Editor of Fulcrum, talks to Drew Thompson about the latest Taiwan Strait crisis and the implications on Southeast Asia. Mr Thompson is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

In this episode of Dialogues at Fulcrum, William Choong, Managing Editor of Fulcrum, talks to Drew Thompson about the latest Taiwan Strait crisis and the implications on Southeast Asia. Mr Thompson (@TangAnZhu) is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

Dr William Choong (left), speaking with guest Mr Drew Thompson in Dialogues at Fulcrum. (Screenshot: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)

Dialogues at Fulcrum is a podcast published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

For quick reference, the themes below were addressed during the podcast:

2:10 – Why the Latest Taiwan Crisis Matters to Southeast Asia

4:51 – Who (China or the US) Provoked the Crisis?

9:40 – Why the Taiwan Crisis Matters to Southeast Asia

18:20 – Sino-US Competition: Are There Any Off-ramps?

24:23 – Explaining the Co-Equal System in America’s Political System

31:08 – A Potential Chinese Blockade of Taiwan and Risks of Miscalculation

37:48 – What Roles Can Southeast Asian Countries Play in a Taiwan Conflict?

Read Mr Thompson’s ISEAS Perspective “Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow”: Should Southeast Asia Worry? here.

Drew Thompson is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.