Southeast Asia Speaks: Analyst Drew Thompson on rising tension between China and Taiwan

MANILA, Philippines – China’s air force repeatedly entered Taiwan’s air defense zone in the past year, seen as a way for China to subdue Taiwan amid growing tension.

On Thursday, December 2, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug speaks to analyst Drew Thompson on the increased tension between China and Taiwan, and how it can impact Southeast Asia.

Thompson is a visiting senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He was formerly the director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia in the United States’ Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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Watch previous Southeast Asia Speaks episodes:

• Ex-Coast Guard chief George Ursabia Jr. on protecting the West PH Sea
• Analyst Ashley Townshend on AUKUS alliance’s impact in the region
• Analyst Gregory Poling on US policy in the region
• Legal scholar Erik Jensen on what’s next for Afghanistan
• Ex-navy chief Giovanni Bacordo on dealing with Chinese incursions in West PH Sea
• UN’s Olivier Lermet on the illegal drug trade amid pandemic
• Ex-DOH chief Manuel Dayrit on lessons from global responses to COVID-19
• Lawyer Peter Robinson on hurdles faced by ICC
• Political scientist Mark Thompson on the Philippines under Duterte
• Marine scientist Deo Onda on protecting West PH Sea resources
• Walden Bello on Rodrigo Duterte and fascism
• Analyst Joshua Kurlantzick on what ASEAN can do vs Myanmar coup
• Analyst Ben Bland on China’s pandemic diplomacy
• Antonio Carpio on West PH Sea and leading a political movement
• Lawyer Ruben Carranza on what new ICC prosecutor means for the Philippines
• Journalist Gwen Robinson on the future of Myanmar
• Ambassador Gerard Ho Wei Hong on Singapore’s leadership during COVID-19 pandemic