The real reason Pelosi visits Taiwan & US’s strategic ambition｜w/ Zhong Xiangyu & Brian Berletic

Why did US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insist on visiting the Taiwan region despite the Chinese government making it clear it’s the ultimate red line?

What are the strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific region for the United States if they could control Taiwan island? Why are opinions in Taiwan quite divided over reunification with the Chinese mainland?

In this episode, Taiwanese American Zhong Xiangyu and geopolitical analyst, former US Marine Brian Berletic joined me to share their observations and thoughts.

Timestamp:
00:00 – 04:33 Intro
04:34 – 09:36 Failed at home, go abroad
09:37 – 17:39 International community acknowledges there’s only one China
17:40 – 22:27 US Government’s contradictory behaviors
22:28 – 26:44 Why people in Taiwan have so divided opinions toward the Chinese mainland
26:45 – 37:26 NGOs, think tanks as the brainwashing machines
37:27 – 49:46 De-stabilize Southeast Asia to contain China
49:47 – 1:07:47 Geopolitical interests in the Indo-Pacific region
1:07:48 – 1:08:40 The end