A Pre and Post Discussion of the 2024 Taiwanese Presidential Election with PoYen Chen in Taiwan and Alveena in New York.

Current leadership retaans power at the center which favors the currently independent Taiwan, and its west-facing democracy.

Within which, a split legislative has implications for the cost of living and housing finance challenges for the young electorate.

Underlying the same are irreversible shifts in demographics, climate goals and the multi-faceted threat posed by mainland China.