Cross-Strait relations: What's behind Lai Ching-te's separatist rhetoric?

For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te has once again escalated cross-strait tensions, labeling the Chinese mainland a "foreign hostile force" and openly revealing his separatist agenda by reiterating claims of Taiwan's so-called sovereignty. Speaking in Taipei on March 13—just a day before the 20th anniversary of China's Anti-Secession Law—Lai even suggested reinstating a military court system to punish those he deems "pro-reunification" with the motherland. So, what's behind Lai's provocative rhetoric? How do such inflammatory remarks impact the already delicate cross-strait relations? As the West further stokes tensions—most recently by undermining the one-China principle in a Group of Seven statement—how serious could the consequences be? Guests in this edition of Dialogue are Dr. Shao Yuqun, senior research fellow at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies; Dr. Joanna Lei, former Kuomintang legislator; and Benjamin Norton, founder and editor-in-chief of Geopolitical Economy Report. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv