Taiwan New Southbound Policy

The pandemic will inevitably affect Tsai’s signature foreign policy -- but not necessarily for the worse.

Tsai’s reelection offers a valuable opportunity to build on a key foreign policy priority.

Under President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan has turned away from China and embraced the rest of the world. But the country has found out the hard way that diplomacy can carry moral cost.

“I’m not very optimistic about the U.S.-China bilateral relationship in the near term…There are multiple conflicts of interest between the two countries.”

With the election looming large on the horizon, Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy is obviously at a decisive juncture.

Forget Beijing: Taiwan is rolling out its “warm power” to win friends across Southeast and South Asia.

Taiwan continues to frame its response to the wider regional conception amid opportunities and challenges.