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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...pretty engaging. I think she'll become eventually the next president of Taiwan. And she's very interested in reconciling differences between... China and Taiwan. And..."
Jiang predicts the KMT party chair he names as Zhang Liwen will eventually become the next president of Taiwan and pursue some form of China-Taiwan reconciliation.
He argues that strategic ambiguity on Taiwan and a potential rapid policy shift are likely because U.S. doctrine has varied by administration.
Jiang claims the U.S. can shift Taiwan from a U.S. management problem to a Northeast Asian one by trading sovereignty framing for strategic control of trade routes and stability.
Jiang predicts eventual East Asian conflict but says it will not be primarily a U.S.-China Taiwan Strait war; it will involve Japan and South Korea.
Jiang says America imagines China as a Taiwan threat because the military-industrial complex needs new enemies to justify defense spending.
Jiang says America loses little materially if China takes Taiwan; the core issue for America is imperial face and hubris.
Jiang says a modern semiconductor system is an international chain in which design, manufacturing, intermediate processing, assembly, mineral extraction, and final sales are spread across multiple regions rather than controlled by one nation.
Jiang says Taiwan's strategic importance lies in how control of the island would let China threaten Japan through control over key surrounding trade routes.
"...pretty engaging. I think she'll become eventually the next president of Taiwan. And she's very interested in reconciling differences between... China and Taiwan. And..."
"...actually do manufacturing, but they design the chips. And then it's Taiwan that manufactures the chips. Then it goes to the Philippines, um, to..."
"...have that kamikaze culture of Japan. It makes me remember the Taiwan aspect. So you were mentioning that Taiwan separates Southeast Asia, you have..."
"Okay. So Trump's best play is to encourage Taiwan and China to reconcile. Trump's best play is for the next couple of years to..."
"...-China cooperation and dialogue. And the Shanghai framework basically resolves the Taiwan question. And with regard to the Taiwan question, America practices something called..."
"...strategic and smart for the United States to want to support Taiwan and China re -invocation. Okay? All right. So, let me explain now..."
"...no way in hell South Korea and Japan agree to let Taiwan return to China. Does that make sense? So by saying by the..."
"...grand plan here. Gordon Chang, what does this all mean for Taiwan? You know, America gets bogged down in Iran. Its military credibility is..."
"...turmoil at the top of the Chinese military. Now, to invade Taiwan, or at least the main island of Taiwan, you have to have..."
"...consideration are the Japanese. The Japanese prime minister has stated that Taiwan is part of Japan's national strategic interest. And if China were to..."
"...in the South China Sea A lot of people believe that Taiwan will be the flash point I don 't think so So I..."
"start to arrest Ch inese fishermen for fishing in natural waters Okay But I think that 's going to be a major flash point..."
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