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“He is highly unpredictable,” said Fang-Yu Chen, assistant professor of political science at Soochow University in Taiwan, who noted that part of Trump’s popularity had stemmed from Taiwan-friendly officials in his previous administration.

"We have research that shows high-level visits increase people's confidence in the US-Taiwan relationship," says Chen Fang-yu, a political scientist at Soochow University in Taipei.

“China looks at Prime Minister Albanese as a statesman … who is very pragmatic and very realistic, and we in China are opening our arms,” Victor Gao, a chair professor at Soochow University told CGTN.

“He always says that the two political parties are equally bad, so he is the one who can change this,” said Chen Fang-yu, assistant professor of political science at Soochow University in Taiwan.

China has adopted a carrot-and-stick strategy, says Professor Fang-yu Chen of Taiwan's Soochow University.