2024 - Taiwan's last free elections?💣

Matthew Fulco - Taiwan-based journalist covering the intersection of technology and geopolitics Currently with Japan Times, the American Chamber of Commerce
Donovan Smith - journalist and commentator on Taiwan issues on the ICRT radio; co-publisher of Compass Magazine; two terms chair of the Taichung American Chamber of Commerce, also a biker

#china #pla #taiwan-strait #kmt #hongkong

00:00 Beginning
00:19 Introduction - Matthew Fulco
00:50 Introduction - Donovan Smith
01:40 Are people leaving Taiwan - plan B?
Extreme backups - just in case
Different approaches in the society
07:20 Taiwanese society - very calm, but also preparing for a conflict
Prevention of a landing most important
Kuma Academy - dual-purpose exercises
The tradition of resistance - Taiwanese did have militias
11:40 Taiwan vs HK
Taiwan’s value
Two stages to ECFA during Ma ying-jeu
Possible destruction of Taiwanese economic independence and culture
一條龍 - Chinese tourism operators in Taiwan
Pushed out Japanese tourists
Two different types of tourists: groups and FITs - and their different views on Taiwan


📌 You find great content from Matthew here:   / matthewfu.  .
📌 You can follow Donovan's insightful commentary on Twitter:   / @donovan_smith