Taiwan's former president faces court

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Updated March 27, 2009 21:13:32

Taiwan has put former president Chen Shui-bian on trial for corruption. It's a court battle that could see him jailed for life. Chen Shui-bian led the Democratic Progressive Party to victory in the 2000 presidential election, breaking half a century of conservative nationalist rule. The trial has been described as a "witch-hunt" and some say, payback for the DPP's tough stance on China.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations at the University of Pennsylvannia

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