Why is the US interested in Taiwan?

The Inside Story Podcast - En podcast av Al Jazeera

A US delegation of lawmakers is visiting Taiwan in a move that has sparked condemnation from China. President Xi Jinping has warned against returning to Cold War-era tensions in the region. So, what's behind the West's sudden interest in Taiwan?  Join host Sami Zeidan. With guests: Brian Hioe - Writer and Founder of New Bloom Magazine. Robert Kelly - Professor of political science and diplomacy at Pusan National University. Victor Gao - Chair Professor at Soochow University.

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