Breaking Down Biden’s Shift on Taiwan: ‘Sages of the Sun’ (Episode #9)

We welcome a special guest from the Council on Foreign Relations, David Sacks, a research fellow whose work focuses on U.S.-China relations, U.S.-Taiwan relations, Chinese foreign policy, and cross-Strait relations.

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In this episode of Sages of the Sun, we discuss President Biden’s shift on Taiwan with a special guest from the Council on Foreign Relations, David Sacks.

Mr. Sacks is a research fellow whose work focuses on U.S.-China relations, U.S.-Taiwan relations, Chinese foreign policy, and cross-Strait relations. Mr. Sacks was a co-author of the council’s task force report on China’s Belt and Road Initiative and writes extensively on U.S. policy toward Taiwan. Prior to joining CFR, Mr. Sacks worked on political military affairs at the American Institute in Taiwan, which handles the full breadth of the United States’ relationship with Taiwan in the absence of diplomatic relations.

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