Dean Chen's Quick Take on US-Korea-China-Taiwan Relations

Professor of Political Science Dean Chen participated in a talk along with Sean King on May 2 at the Korea Society, discussing Given heightened tensions and strategic competition in the Indo Pacific, how is South Korea navigating its diplomatic, economic, and security relationships with the US, China, and Taiwan? In a 2023 Joint Statement, US President Joseph Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “reiterated the importance of preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait [and] strongly opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific…” thereby underscoring an uptick in Korean interest and attention to the Taiwan question.

Watch the fascinating discussion here!

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