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Trump and the Cross-Strait Status Quo – views from Taiwan, ASEAN and the US

Trump and the Cross-Strait Status Quo – views from Taiwan, ASEAN and the US

23 Jan 2025 Jiyoung KO
On 20 February, APLN hosted a webinar on how to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait under Trump 2.0.
Authors

Jiyoung KO

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University

With Donald Trump returning to the White House, his administration is expected to take a hardline approach against China, and cross-strait relations between Taiwan and Mainland China will be a high priority for policymakers in Taiwan, the US and in the wider region.

  • Will President Trump seek to maintain the status quo, or will his administration pursue policies that risk upsetting it?
  • What can stakeholders in Taiwan and surrounding states, such as ASEAN countries do to preserve the status quo across the Taiwan Strait?

This webinar will be hosted by the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) in cooperation with Taiwan-ASEAN Studies Center at Chung-Hua Institution of Economic Research, and will feature senior expert discussants from Taiwan, the United States and ASEAN.

The discussion will revolve around the recommendations in the report, In Defence of the Status Quo: Stabilising Cross-Strait Relations under the Lai Ching-Te Administration written by the Center’s director, Kristy Hsu, and published by APLN. The report proposes several measures for preserving the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and the webinar aims to examine their feasibility