45: Will Taiwan’s Energy Policy Doom Its Push for Sovereignty?

from Baker Briefing · host Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy

On Jan. 13, Taiwanese voters elected William Lai, a member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and a separatist in the eyes of Beijing, to be their next president. Experts discuss what Lai’s victory means for the island's energy policy, cross-strait relations, and push for sovereignty. Discussants Gabriel Collins Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs, Baker Institute Shih Yu (Elsie) Hung Research Manager, Center for Energy Studies, Baker Institute Steven W. Lewis, Ph.D. C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow, Baker Institute The Honorable David M. Satterfield Director, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy; Janice and Robert McNair Chair in Public Policy; Former Ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey This conversation was recorded on March 25, 2024. Read our latest research on Taiwan.