Inside the Race to Become Taiwan s Next President

Taiwans presidential election in January 2024 is drawing global attention, with the island emerging as a key flashpoint between China and the US. Voters are choosing between a ruling party thats determined to maintain the islands political independence, and an opposition seeking more engagement with Beijing. Taiwan Decides: A Special Report features Bloombergs exclusive interviews with the three candidates vying to become Taiwans next president: Democratic Progressive Party s Lai Chingte Kuomintang s Hou Yuih and Taiwan People s Party s Ko Wenje , china, politics, asia, taiwan, usa, washington, warzone 00:00 Introduction: China is top of mind for voters ahead of Taiwan s presidential elections 01:54 DPPs Lai Chingte says Taiwan and China can be friends 08:02 Kuomintangs Hou Yuih presses for warmer ties with China 13:29: Thirdparty candidate Ko Wenje is the election s biggest wild card 19:03: Why China looms over Taiwan,