China, U.S., Taiwan at the Center of IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2024 | Taiwan Talks EP390

This year’s Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore in early June and focused on topics such as the disputed South China Sea, security in the Taiwan Strait, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all of which involve China. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and PRC Minister of National Defense Dong Jun also met for the first time in over two years on the sidelines of the event. In this episode of Taiwan Talks, we examine the Shangri-La Dialogue, the stances that came out of it, and how Taiwan is involved as a focus of these discussions.

Our guests are:

Lai I-chung
- Prospect Foundation President

Alexander Huang
- Council on Strategic & Wargaming Studies Chair

Renato Cruz De Castro
- distinguished professor at the Department of International Studies at De La Salle University

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:45 – China Spotlighting Taiwan at Shangri-La Dialogue
00:06:16 – Beijing’s Response to Taiwan President Lai’s Inaugural Address
00:07:58 – Target Audience of China’s Assertive Rhetoric
00:11:04 – Did China Avoid Direct Criticism of Lai Ching-Te?
00:13:58 – Comparing PRC Military Leaders: Li Shangfu and Dong Jun
00:15:16 – Outcomes of the Austin-Dong Meeting
00:18:24 – Will China Increase Aggression Toward Taiwan and Philippines?
00:22:50 – How will Asian Security Issues Affect U.S. Presidential Election?
00:24:41 – De Castro: The Future of Taiwan-Philippine-China Relations