The Briefing Room - Global Tensions 2: China, Taiwan and the South China Sea

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David Aaronovitch and guests discuss China's desire for 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan. Can it really be done peacefully and what happens if it can't?

Guests:

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, BBC Asia correspondent based in Taipei
Amanda Hsiao, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for China
Dr Lauren Dickey, Taiwan analyst at the China Power Project at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Shashank Joshi, defence editor at The Economist

Presenter: David Aaronovitch
Producers: Ben Carter, Kirsteen Knight and Drew Hyndman
Researcher: Ben Morris
Sound engineers: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon

Published on Wednesday, 14th August 2024.

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