Amid COVID 19 Fallout, US Should Pivot Towards Taiwan & Away from China

What explains Taiwan’s success in containing coronavirus, or CCP virus, despite Taiwan’s close proximity to mainland China? How has the Chinese Communist Party influenced the WHO?

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Over the past several decades, how has US policy towards China been mistaken and shortsighted? How would the U.S. and other free countries in the West benefit from a closer relationship with Taiwan? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. William Stanton, who served for 34 years as U.S. diplomat, including two assignments at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. His final posting was as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, the equivalent role to Ambassador. Now he is Vice President of the National Yang-Ming University of Taiwan.

KEY POINTS OF INTEREST

03:14 How Taiwan successfully contained the CCP virus to less than 400 cases total in Taiwan 06:47 Did Taiwan’s exclusion from the WHO ironically actually work in its favor? 09:15 The WHO’s head Dr. Tedros claims he was the target of racism from Taiwan 23:55 US policy towards China has been misguided and mistaken for decades 32:13 US policymakers underestimated Taiwan 43:38 Chinese regime flexing its military muscles around Taiwan and the South China Sea 47:21 US and the West should establish closer ties with Taiwan

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