China's ambitions are clear: it wants to gain control over Taiwan, but at what cost? The Chinese President Xi Jinping stated, "It is up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue," affirming that Beijing will never renounce the right to use force but will strive for a peaceful resolution. The future of Asia's security—and perhaps the world's—is inextricably linked to Taiwan's future.

This episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash was recorded at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi in February 2024. The expert panel examines how Taiwan and the region perceive threats to the island and the consequences for global instability in East Asia.

The expert panel for "The Asian Matrix: Taiwan's Road Ahead" includes Alan Yang, Executive Director of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation and Distinguished Professor at National Chengchi University; Sana Hashmi, Fellow at the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation; and Saturo Nagao, Non-Resident Fellow at the Hudson Institute, Japan.

The panel discusses: How has the 2024 Taiwan presidential election changed the dynamics between Taipei and Beijing? How are Taiwan's own internal conversations on its identity evolving over time? How can Taiwan's partners in the region, from Japan to India, integrate Taiwan further into the global systems and their plans for regional security?