EP 272 | Sean Su: Observations on Election Day 2024 from Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Talking Taiwan is on an Election Tour and we traveled down to Kaohsiung where I cast my vote in Taiwan's 2024 presidential election. Voting booths opened at 8am on January 13th and we spoke with Sean Su, midday on election day. He was also in Kaohsiung to cast his vote. Sean shared some of his observations and we talked about the alarming text message alert many in Taiwan received on January 9th. I remember reading the text about a missile flyover on my phone just as Kaju and I arrived in Kaohsiung on the high-speed rail. Sean is Co-Producer of Taiwan Report. Known for jump starting Keep Taiwan Free. He is also a frequent guest on ICRT.   Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/sean-su-observations-on-election-day-2024-from-kaohsiung-taiwan-ep-272/   Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: ·       Sean's observations on election day in Kaohsiung ·       How if the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te wins it would be the first time in history that an incumbent party after eight years in office is re-elected ·       Courtney Donovan Smith's recent article about Taiwan's 2024 presidential election, which mentions that Ko Wen-je's YouTube subscribers have surpassed one million ·       The DPP's rally that was held at Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei on January 11 ·       Ma Ying-jeou's comments that Taiwan has no choice but to trust Chinese leader Xi Jinping ·       The text message alert from Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on January 9th that stated in English that there was a missile flyover Taiwan airspace ·       Bilingual 2030 ·       The case of the two Michaels from Canada that were kidnapped by China ·       How China conducted a series of missile tests in the waters surrounding Taiwan, including the Taiwan Strait in 1995 in response to President Lee Teng-hui's visit to Cornell University and in 1996 before Taiwan's first direct presidential election ·       What China would need to do in order to successfully invade Taiwan   Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/sean-su-observations-on-election-day-2024-from-kaohsiung-taiwan-ep-272/