{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/698221e98ac0563acb44e9f4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Strait-talking: the Taiwanese politician who wants to meet Xi Jinping ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1770135508284-d6b120cc-c2fa-4d16-9f0a-a762ce37dd3e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As China ramps up military drills around Taiwan and American support for the island appears to be wavering, Taiwan’s opposition leader is arguing for closer ties with the mainland. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/01/29/taiwans-new-opposition-leader-wants-to-talk-to-xi-jinping\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cheng Li-wun</a> sits down with Drum Tower to explain why.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: Jeremy Page, <em>The Economist’s</em> China chief correspondent and Sarah Wu, our China correspondent.</p><p>Guest: Cheng Li-wun, chair of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}