China On Notice: Hegseth Delivers Warning Trump Withheld on Taiwan, Philippines | Taiwan Talks EP715
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- Trump maintains ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan - China, US defense chiefs meet in Malaysia - US, S. Korea discuss regional US troop role - Philippines, US announce new task force - Taiwan holds productive meetings at APEC After Taiwan's notable absence from US President Donald Trump’s talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, a recent Trump interview with CBS’ ‘60 Minutes Overtime’ and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s tour of Asia have thrust Taiwan back into the conversation. In line with Washington’s long-standing policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’, Trump didn’t say whether the US would intervene in a military conflict over Taiwan. However, Taiwan did come up during Hegseth’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun. Hegseth also announced a new joint task force with the Philippines, as well as a potential regional role for US troops stationed in South Korea. Do these announcements represent a shift in US military strategy? And what did Taipei’s representative to APEC accomplish while all eyes were on Trump and Xi? In this episode, we discuss Hegseth’s tour, the US' strategic goals in the Indo-Pacific and Taiwan’s foreign policy. *Recorded on November 5, 2025 at 3pm Taiwan Standard Time Host/Senior Producer: Yin Khvat Our guests: Liu Fu-Kuo - National Chengchi University Institute of International Relations Research Fellow Ben Blanchard - Reuters Taiwan Bureau Chief Chapters: 00:00:00 - Taiwan Back in Spotlight 00:01:04 - Trump Maintains Ambiguity on Taiwan 00:08:39 - US, Chinese Defense Chiefs Talk Taiwan 00:12:24 - Hegseth: US Troops in SK To Have Wider Role 00:13:48 - US, Philippines Announce Task Force 00:17:42 - What Did Taipei Achieve at APEC? #TaiwanUSRelations #USChinaRelations #TaiwanStrait #PeteHegseth #DongJun #DonaldTrump #LaiChingte #USForeignPolicy #USMilitary #USDepartmentofDefense #DOD #USDepartmentofWar #StrategicAmbiguity #OneChina #OneChinaPolicy #OneChinaPrinciple #SouthChinaSea #IndoPacific #TaiwanConflict #TaiwanInvasion #TaiwanContingency #ChineseCommunistParty #CCP #PeoplesRepublicofChina #PRC #ChineseMilitary #PeoplesLiberationArmy #PLA #AsiaPacificEconomicCooperation #APEC #APEC2025 #APECSummit #USSKRelations #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #KoreanPeninsula #KoreanWar #USTroops #KimJungun #LeeJaeMyung #USPhilippineRelations #TaskForce #MutualDefense #MaritimeSecurity #UNCLOS #FreedomofNavigation #TaiwanForeignPolicy #TaiwanPlus #TaiwanTalks
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