Why is the Taiwan question at the very heart of China's core interests?

Taiwan's legislature has approved a record high arms procurement bill worth some $24 billion. The bill had sparked intense debate across the island, with critics questioning both the scale of spending and the lack of transparency. So, who will benefit from such a massive spending bill? Will purchasing weapons make Taiwan safer? And what is the future of cross-Strait relations?

Guests in this episode of Dialogue are Zhou Bo, senior fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University, Benjamin Norton, founder and editor-in-chief of Geopolitical Economy Report, and Warwick Powell, adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology.

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