Jeff Zheng-wei Lee
Jeff Zheng-wei Lee
@jeffzwl.bsky.social
Assistant Research Fellow @Prospect Foundation, former research fellow @Taipei Forward City Forum

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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’s latest 𝘛𝘢𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 invites several Taiwanese scholars to discuss the implications of the 2024 election outcomes, focusing on how Trump’s second term, Ishiba’s minority government, and the European Parliament will affect #Taiwan.

For more: www.pf.org.tw/en/pfen/38-1...
Taiwan Strategists No. 24
Taiwan Strategists
www.pf.org.tw
December 13, 2024 at 1:19 AM
The Prospect Foundation (PF) and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) co-organized a cybersecurity seminar on April 16 to discuss how Taiwan is becoming the forefront of the cyber-attacks from the nation state actor(s).

Full event video: www.youtube.com/live/jC51oDb...

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CNAS-Prospect Foundation Cybersecurity Event
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April 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Denmark treats Taiwan as a part of China? – Taiwan Corner: ‘Denmark has taken a stance and today registers Taiwanese as citizens of China.’
Denmark treats Taiwan as a part of China?
“It is shocking that Denmark is telling Taiwan’s 24 million inhabitants that they are Chinese and may no longer stands by its ‘one-China policy’, which until now has not taken a position on Taiwan’s s...
taiwancorner.org
March 24, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Lawmakers in Arizona, Nebraska and Illinois have introduced versions of the Pacific Conflict Stress Test Act — bills that impose checklists of potential local vulnerabilities in supply chains and infrastructure security if the conflict over Taiwan happens

Read more: www.politico.com/news/2024/03...
Worries about potential China-Taiwan conflict spur state legislation
State lawmakers push bills to evaluate and mitigate risk of supply chain disruptions and possible Chinese attacks on critical infrastructure.
www.politico.com
March 23, 2024 at 3:15 PM
This newly released book co-edited by PF, ISDP, and KIIP addresses three key areas:

(1) A strategic shield vis-à-vis Taiwan contingency
(2) A new geo political equilibrium in the Indo-Pacific
(3) A new partnership with the Global South

Download and read: www.isdp.eu/publication/...
IN DEFENSE OF THE LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL ORDER - Institute for Security and Development Policy
This publication is an attempt to provide a critical international perspective on the Defense of the Liberal International Order.
www.isdp.eu
February 17, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Taiwan AI Labs analyzes how the troll accounts and Chinese state-affiliated media interfere 2024 Taiwan presidential election through various techniques.

Available here:
ailabs.tw/uncategorize...
2024 Jan W1 – 2024 Taiwan Presidential Election Information Manipulation AI Observation Report Tai...
ailabs.tw
January 29, 2024 at 6:21 AM
As one of the films that will advance in the Documentary Short Film category, S. Leo Chiang's Island in Between centers on Kinmen's geopolitical relevancy, and how such a front-line island is situating itself in the Cross-Strait tensions.

Watch online: youtu.be/DefVP0mkHZY?...
'Island in Between': In Taiwan, He Has a Front-Row Seat to a Geopolitical Dance | Op-Docs
I was born in Taiwan, grew up in the United States, worked extensively in China and now live in Taipei. This mix of experiences has given me a front-row seat...
youtu.be
January 19, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Net Assessment just crossed the 1 million listens threshold.

I can only claim partial credit, but great job by my co-hosts Chris Preble and Melanie Marlowe.

Here's our latest:

warontherocks.com/2024/01/glob...
Global Disorder and Houthi Strikes - War on the Rocks
Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate whether the international order is fraying and if so, what to do about it. They focus in particular on the recent Houthi
warontherocks.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:53 PM
In response to the possibility of DPP's third straight term, former President Ma Ying-jeou notes that "if that is [Taiwanese voters'] choice, then they will have to be prepared for some kind of actions from the Mainland."

More "trusting Xi" and other controversial comments: youtu.be/OZcQaUR0yZg?...
We 'can never win' a war: Taiwan's former president Ma on the best way to deal with China | DW News
As Taiwan prepares for a knife-edge election, former president Ma Ying-jeou has made a dramatic call for a rethink of Taiwan’s whole approach to the threat o...
youtu.be
January 11, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Readout of 2024 U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks

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Readout of 2024 U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks
U.S. and Chinese defense officials met to discuss defense relations.
t.co
January 10, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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"The Taiwanese people will go to the polls on Jan. 13 to elect a new president and legislators.
The following Q&A explains the basics of the electoral process -- who is running, how the ballots are organized, and how at-large legislative seats are allocated"
Taiwan's 2024 presidential and legislative elections - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) The Taiwanese people will go to the polls on Jan. 13 to elect a new president and legislators.
focustaiwan.tw
January 9, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Great piece by Catherine Lila Chou:
doi.org/10.1017/S001...

“‘One China’ narratives seek to naturalize Taiwan’s absorption into the ROC in the 1940s and its potential future annexation by the PRC, hiding the pressures placed on Taiwanese people today to give up their hard-fought democracy.”
January 9, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Nathan Batto analyzes one of the key issues of TW's presidential debate: independence.

frozengarlic.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/l...
Lai explains independence
[ I’m a week behind on this post. A lot of other things have gotten in the way, and I haven’t been able to get it done. However, I feel strongly that this is an important topic I needed to address...
frozengarlic.wordpress.com
January 8, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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Rare coverage of the New Power Party — the NPP was the hot new thing in 2016 but has been completely overshadowed this cycle by the TPP and other newer parties.

Yet if it crosses the 5% threshold it could hold 2-3 crucial seats in a closely balanced LY:

taiwaninsight.org/2024/01/04/a...
A Battle for Survival : The Crossroads of the New Power Party without Huang Kuo-chang
Written by Jonathan Leung. Throughout the years, there has been continuous withdrawal of significant party members. Most of them have joined the DPP or become its affiliates. Some core members quit th...
taiwaninsight.org
January 7, 2024 at 2:20 PM