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Stephen Yates: 2020 Taiwan Election: America's Strategic Re-balance; Historic Opportunity for Taiwan
https://youtu.be/nVmAozy9_6g

On January 11, Taiwan will hold a #TWpresidential election and will also elect a new Legislative Yuan, which is one of the five branches of government in Taiwan. The two main political parties in Taiwan: the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Nationalist Party (KMT) had a reshuffle of political power after last year’s election when KMT won two thirds of the local offices. Now things have taken a drastic turn. The incumbent DPP president #TsaiIng-wen is leading with 30% over the KMT presidential candidate #HanKuo-yu in polls.

How did this happen?

Stephen Yates, Deputy National Security Adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, an expert on Taiwan, told Zooming In that the Chinese Communist Party is responsible for this change. This election will be a referendum on the CCP. It will mean a strategic rebalance of power for the U.S., and a historic opportunity for Taiwan.

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Taiwan’s Presidential Election -- A Referendum on the CCP?
https://youtu.be/gui7dbbdn6M

Premiered Dec 30, 2019

On January 11, 23 million Taiwanese people will elect their next president and a new Legislative Yuan, which is one of the five branches of government in Taiwan. Against the backdrop of a grand conflict between China and the U.S., Taiwan’s choice will decide their relations with the two most powerful countries in the world. The stakes are also high for America and China. To the United States, Taiwan is an ally, a strategic partner and a friend that America once betrayed. To the Chinese Communist Party, reunification with Taiwan is a promise, a manifestation of the Party’s power and part of the so-called Chinese Dream. What will the upcoming presidential election in Taiwan bring to all parties concerned? Let’s explore in today’s episode of Zooming In.

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The China Threat at the Heart of Taiwan’s Elections
https://youtu.be/geibjU3xPR4
Published on Jan 8, 2020

Taiwan presidential and legislative elections are days away. And the Chinese Communist Party is doing everything in its power to make sure the election goes in its favor. I sit down with Taiwan politics expert Lev Nachman to find out more.

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