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Taiwan-Europe Relations 2026: Matej Šimalčík (CEIAS)","pubDate":"Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:03:04 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Matej &Scaron;imalč&iacute;k is the Executive Director of CEIAS (Central European Institute of Asian Studies), a think tank that focuses on foreign and security policy issues related to East Asia. Its <a href=\"https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/\">new report</a> <strong>&ldquo;Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption&rdquo;</strong> is an updated overview of Taiwan&rsquo;s relations with 30 European countries. <br><br>&Scaron;imalč&iacute;k&rsquo;s research looks at China&rsquo;s economic and political presence and influence in Central Europe, elite relations, corrosive capital, and the role of European legal instruments in mitigating risks posed by China. In 2022, he founded the China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker project. In 2025 &Scaron;imalč&iacute;k was a visiting fellow at Taiwan&rsquo;s INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research).<br><br>Taiwan and Czechia relations are at an old time high, but results of the 2025 Czech parliamentary election has raised concerns on the future of the relations.&nbsp;<br><br>Key decisions makers mentioned today include Andrej Babi&scaron; (Czech Prime Minister, since December 2025; 2017-2021), Lin Chia-lung (Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 2024 ), Milo&scaron; Vystrčil (Czech Senate President, since 2020), Zdeněk Hřib (Mayor of Prague 2028-2023), Mark&eacute;ta Pekarov&aacute; Adamov&aacute; (President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament 2021-2025), Marek Žen&iacute;&scaron;ek (Czech Minister of Science, 2024-2025), Milo&scaron; Zeman (Czech President 2013-2023), V&aacute;clav Havel (first democratic president of the Czech Republic 1993-2003), Hu Jintao (Leader of China 2002-2012), Xi Jinping (Leader of China, since 2012).<br><br><strong>The report divides the European countries&rsquo; relations with Taiwan into four categories:</strong><br><br>- &ldquo;Old Partners&rdquo; - countries with existing long-term ties with Taiwan: UK, France, and Germany.<br><br>- &ldquo;New Friends&rdquo; - the Central and European countries that are actively engaging with Taiwan: Czechia, Lithuania, and Poland.<br><br>- &ldquo;Pragmatists&rdquo; - countries having concerns with engaging with Taiwan but still enjoying economic benefits with Taiwan.<br><br>- &ldquo;Laggards&rdquo; - countries having underdeveloped relations with Taiwan.<br><br>Although the engagement between Taiwan and some European countries remains low, &Scaron;imalč&iacute;k has seen a small uptake since 2022. This indicates that Taiwan&rsquo;s engagement with &ldquo;old partners&rdquo; and &ldquo;new friends&rdquo; is setting an example for other countries. <br><br>Link to &ldquo;Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption&rdquo;: <a href=\"https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/\">https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br></strong>Producer: Emily Y. Wu<br>Researcher: Zack Chiang, Zoe Hu, Hai-Ahn Nguyen<br>Editing: Wayne Tsai<br><br><strong>Follow and tag us on social media:</strong><br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Matej Šimalčík is the Executive Director of CEIAS (Central European Institute of Asian Studies), a think tank that focuses on foreign and security policy issues related to East Asia. Its new report “Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption” is an updated overview of Taiwan’s relations with 30 European countries. \nŠimalčík’s research looks at China’s economic and political presence and influence in Central Europe, elite relations, corrosive capital, and the role of European legal instruments in mitigating risks posed by China. In 2022, he founded the China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker project. In 2025 Šimalčík was a visiting fellow at Taiwan’s INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research).\nTaiwan and Czechia relations are at an old time high, but results of the 2025 Czech parliamentary election has raised concerns on the future of the relations. \nKey decisions makers mentioned today include Andrej Babiš (Czech Prime Minister, since December 2025; 2017-2021), Lin Chia-lung (Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 2024 ), Miloš Vystrčil (Czech Senate President, since 2020), Zdeněk Hřib (Mayor of Prague 2028-2023), Markéta Pekarová Adamová (President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament 2021-2025), Marek Ženíšek (Czech Minister of Science, 2024-2025), Miloš Zeman (Czech President 2013-2023), Václav Havel (first democratic president of the Czech Republic 1993-2003), Hu Jintao (Leader of China 2002-2012), Xi Jinping (Leader of China, since 2012).\nThe report divides the European countries’ relations with Taiwan into four categories:\n- “Old Partners” - countries with existing long-term ties with Taiwan: UK, France, and Germany.\n- “New Friends” - the Central and European countries that are actively engaging with Taiwan: Czechia, Lithuania, and Poland.\n- “Pragmatists” - countries having concerns with engaging with Taiwan but still enjoying economic benefits with Taiwan.\n- “Laggards” - countries having underdeveloped relations with Taiwan.\nAlthough the engagement between Taiwan and some European countries remains low, Šimalčík has seen a small uptake since 2022. This indicates that Taiwan’s engagement with “old partners” and “new friends” is setting an example for other countries. \nLink to “Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption”: https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nProducer: Emily Y. Wu\nResearcher: Zack Chiang, Zoe Hu, Hai-Ahn Nguyen\nEditing: Wayne Tsai\nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/c95ffd54-8742-41ef-8bff-b3d600718c36/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"54885467","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/c95ffd54-8742-41ef-8bff-b3d600718c36/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/europe-relations-matej-simalcik-ceias/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Matej &Scaron;imalč&iacute;k is the Executive Director of CEIAS (Central European Institute of Asian Studies), a think tank that focuses on foreign and security policy issues related to East Asia. Its <a href=\"https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/\">new report</a> <strong>&ldquo;Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption&rdquo;</strong> is an updated overview of Taiwan&rsquo;s relations with 30 European countries. <br><br>&Scaron;imalč&iacute;k&rsquo;s research looks at China&rsquo;s economic and political presence and influence in Central Europe, elite relations, corrosive capital, and the role of European legal instruments in mitigating risks posed by China. In 2022, he founded the China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker project. In 2025 &Scaron;imalč&iacute;k was a visiting fellow at Taiwan&rsquo;s INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research).<br><br>Taiwan and Czechia relations are at an old time high, but results of the 2025 Czech parliamentary election has raised concerns on the future of the relations.&nbsp;<br><br>Key decisions makers mentioned today include Andrej Babi&scaron; (Czech Prime Minister, since December 2025; 2017-2021), Lin Chia-lung (Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 2024 ), Milo&scaron; Vystrčil (Czech Senate President, since 2020), Zdeněk Hřib (Mayor of Prague 2028-2023), Mark&eacute;ta Pekarov&aacute; Adamov&aacute; (President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament 2021-2025), Marek Žen&iacute;&scaron;ek (Czech Minister of Science, 2024-2025), Milo&scaron; Zeman (Czech President 2013-2023), V&aacute;clav Havel (first democratic president of the Czech Republic 1993-2003), Hu Jintao (Leader of China 2002-2012), Xi Jinping (Leader of China, since 2012).<br><br><strong>The report divides the European countries&rsquo; relations with Taiwan into four categories:</strong><br><br>- &ldquo;Old Partners&rdquo; - countries with existing long-term ties with Taiwan: UK, France, and Germany.<br><br>- &ldquo;New Friends&rdquo; - the Central and European countries that are actively engaging with Taiwan: Czechia, Lithuania, and Poland.<br><br>- &ldquo;Pragmatists&rdquo; - countries having concerns with engaging with Taiwan but still enjoying economic benefits with Taiwan.<br><br>- &ldquo;Laggards&rdquo; - countries having underdeveloped relations with Taiwan.<br><br>Although the engagement between Taiwan and some European countries remains low, &Scaron;imalč&iacute;k has seen a small uptake since 2022. This indicates that Taiwan&rsquo;s engagement with &ldquo;old partners&rdquo; and &ldquo;new friends&rdquo; is setting an example for other countries. <br><br>Link to &ldquo;Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption&rdquo;: <a href=\"https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/\">https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br></strong>Producer: Emily Y. Wu<br>Researcher: Zack Chiang, Zoe Hu, Hai-Ahn Nguyen<br>Editing: Wayne Tsai<br><br><strong>Follow and tag us on social media:</strong><br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Matej Šimalčík is the Executive Director of CEIAS (Central European Institute of Asian Studies), a think tank that focuses on foreign and security policy issues related to East Asia. Its new report “Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption” is an updated overview of Taiwan’s relations with 30 European countries. \nŠimalčík’s research looks at China’s economic and political presence and influence in Central Europe, elite relations, corrosive capital, and the role of European legal instruments in mitigating risks posed by China. In 2022, he founded the China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker project. In 2025 Šimalčík was a visiting fellow at Taiwan’s INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research).\nTaiwan and Czechia relations are at an old time high, but results of the 2025 Czech parliamentary election has raised concerns on the future of the relations. \nKey decisions makers mentioned today include Andrej Babiš (Czech Prime Minister, since December 2025; 2017-2021), Lin Chia-lung (Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 2024 ), Miloš Vystrčil (Czech Senate President, since 2020), Zdeněk Hřib (Mayor of Prague 2028-2023), Markéta Pekarová Adamová (President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament 2021-2025), Marek Ženíšek (Czech Minister of Science, 2024-2025), Miloš Zeman (Czech President 2013-2023), Václav Havel (first democratic president of the Czech Republic 1993-2003), Hu Jintao (Leader of China 2002-2012), Xi Jinping (Leader of China, since 2012).\nThe report divides the European countries’ relations with Taiwan into four categories:\n- “Old Partners” - countries with existing long-term ties with Taiwan: UK, France, and Germany.\n- “New Friends” - the Central and European countries that are actively engaging with Taiwan: Czechia, Lithuania, and Poland.\n- “Pragmatists” - countries having concerns with engaging with Taiwan but still enjoying economic benefits with Taiwan.\n- “Laggards” - countries having underdeveloped relations with Taiwan.\nAlthough the engagement between Taiwan and some European countries remains low, Šimalčík has seen a small uptake since 2022. This indicates that Taiwan’s engagement with “old partners” and “new friends” is setting an example for other countries. \nLink to “Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption”: https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nProducer: Emily Y. Wu\nResearcher: Zack Chiang, Zoe Hu, Hai-Ahn Nguyen\nEditing: Wayne Tsai\nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"c95ffd54-8742-41ef-8bff-b3d600718c36","isoDate":"2026-01-18T07:03:04.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"3428","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"58","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"57. “Zero Day Attack”: a TV show on Chinese invasion of Taiwan","pubDate":"Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:47:54 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>We speak to <strong>Hsin-mei CHENG</strong>, producer of the 2025 television series <strong>&ldquo;<em>Zero Day Attack&rdquo;</em> (零日攻擊)</strong> - a 10-episode drama that imagines Taiwanese internal divide and cohesion after the Chinese PLA have launched an invasion of Taiwan. <br><br>She speaks about her experience developing the show and the challenges of censorship and self-censorship in the creative industries in Taiwan.<br><br>Hsin-Mei CHENG (鄭心媚) is an award-winning screenwriter of television drama that often tell stories of Taiwanese society after WWII. She began her career as a print journalist covering national disasters and crises, most notably the 921 Earthquake in 1999 and the SARS outbreak in 2003.<br><br>The episode was recorded on August 3, 2025, one day after the release of the first episode.&nbsp;<br><br>The term Zero-Day (Z Day) that&rsquo;s used to describe the notional date of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan was first used by American security analyst Ian Easton in his 2017 book, &ldquo;The Chinese Invasion Threat&rdquo;. He laid out the Zero Day scenario: first by blockade, then amphibious landing, then a total takeover of Taiwan.&nbsp;<br><br>In computer terms, Zero-Day (0-Day) is a security flaw of the software, hardware, or firmware that&rsquo;s unknown to developers, thus creative a vulnerability against cyberattacks.&nbsp;<br><br>CHENG explains that for Taiwan, the most vulnerable period would be the four months between a presidential election (January) and the inauguration of a new president (May).&nbsp;<br><br>And this is exactly the setting for<em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>&ldquo;Zero Day Attack&rdquo;.</em><br><br></strong>Each episode is about a different aspect of society: military, media, cyber attack, religious and business communities, etc; to imagine how Chinese infiltration would affect the mindset of the Taiwanese public.&nbsp;<br><br>Developing the series was not an easy task.&nbsp;<br><br>CHENG discusses how self-censorship in the creative industries have typically prevented political stories from being developed, funded, and produced. In her decade-long experience as a screenwriter, it had been a common experience to receive contracts requiring cast and crew to not make public statements on political issues, for fear of jeopardizing a production&rsquo;s distribution in China.&nbsp;<br><br>Potential funders shied away from the &ldquo;Zero Day Attack&rdquo; project. Many actors - or in some cases, an entire acting agency - refused participation. To this day, half of the crew members have stayed anonymous.&nbsp;<br><br>Since the release of the series on August 2nd, rumors have spread that crew members who participated in the show are now blacklisted from work with some production houses.&nbsp;<br><br><em><strong>&ldquo;Zero Day Attack&rdquo;</strong></em> (2025, 10 episodes) premiered on Public Television Service in Taiwan on August 2, 2025<em>. </em>It&rsquo;s available for streaming in Japan through Amazon Japan; and in Taiwan on PTS+, Line TV, MyVideo, and Hami Video.<br><br>(Global premiere for Episode 1 was in May 2025 at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.)</p> <p>Research and editing by Wayne Tsai, Zack Chiang, and Vera Wu.<br><br><strong>Support The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a><br><br></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"We speak to Hsin-mei CHENG, producer of the 2025 television series “Zero Day Attack” (零日攻擊) - a 10-episode drama that imagines Taiwanese internal divide and cohesion after the Chinese PLA have launched an invasion of Taiwan. \nShe speaks about her experience developing the show and the challenges of censorship and self-censorship in the creative industries in Taiwan.\nHsin-Mei CHENG (鄭心媚) is an award-winning screenwriter of television drama that often tell stories of Taiwanese society after WWII. She began her career as a print journalist covering national disasters and crises, most notably the 921 Earthquake in 1999 and the SARS outbreak in 2003.\nThe episode was recorded on August 3, 2025, one day after the release of the first episode. \nThe term Zero-Day (Z Day) that’s used to describe the notional date of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan was first used by American security analyst Ian Easton in his 2017 book, “The Chinese Invasion Threat”. He laid out the Zero Day scenario: first by blockade, then amphibious landing, then a total takeover of Taiwan. \nIn computer terms, Zero-Day (0-Day) is a security flaw of the software, hardware, or firmware that’s unknown to developers, thus creative a vulnerability against cyberattacks. \nCHENG explains that for Taiwan, the most vulnerable period would be the four months between a presidential election (January) and the inauguration of a new president (May). \nAnd this is exactly the setting for “Zero Day Attack”.\nEach episode is about a different aspect of society: military, media, cyber attack, religious and business communities, etc; to imagine how Chinese infiltration would affect the mindset of the Taiwanese public. \nDeveloping the series was not an easy task. \nCHENG discusses how self-censorship in the creative industries have typically prevented political stories from being developed, funded, and produced. In her decade-long experience as a screenwriter, it had been a common experience to receive contracts requiring cast and crew to not make public statements on political issues, for fear of jeopardizing a production’s distribution in China. \nPotential funders shied away from the “Zero Day Attack” project. Many actors - or in some cases, an entire acting agency - refused participation. To this day, half of the crew members have stayed anonymous. \nSince the release of the series on August 2nd, rumors have spread that crew members who participated in the show are now blacklisted from work with some production houses. \n“Zero Day Attack” (2025, 10 episodes) premiered on Public Television Service in Taiwan on August 2, 2025. It’s available for streaming in Japan through Amazon Japan; and in Taiwan on PTS+, Line TV, MyVideo, and Hami Video.\n(Global premiere for Episode 1 was in May 2025 at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.)\n Research and editing by Wayne Tsai, Zack Chiang, and Vera Wu.\nSupport The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\n\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/11be0c2e-4751-48a1-9f6a-b33e0150556e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"33155525","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/11be0c2e-4751-48a1-9f6a-b33e0150556e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/zero-day-attack-tv/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>We speak to <strong>Hsin-mei CHENG</strong>, producer of the 2025 television series <strong>&ldquo;<em>Zero Day Attack&rdquo;</em> (零日攻擊)</strong> - a 10-episode drama that imagines Taiwanese internal divide and cohesion after the Chinese PLA have launched an invasion of Taiwan. <br><br>She speaks about her experience developing the show and the challenges of censorship and self-censorship in the creative industries in Taiwan.<br><br>Hsin-Mei CHENG (鄭心媚) is an award-winning screenwriter of television drama that often tell stories of Taiwanese society after WWII. She began her career as a print journalist covering national disasters and crises, most notably the 921 Earthquake in 1999 and the SARS outbreak in 2003.<br><br>The episode was recorded on August 3, 2025, one day after the release of the first episode.&nbsp;<br><br>The term Zero-Day (Z Day) that&rsquo;s used to describe the notional date of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan was first used by American security analyst Ian Easton in his 2017 book, &ldquo;The Chinese Invasion Threat&rdquo;. He laid out the Zero Day scenario: first by blockade, then amphibious landing, then a total takeover of Taiwan.&nbsp;<br><br>In computer terms, Zero-Day (0-Day) is a security flaw of the software, hardware, or firmware that&rsquo;s unknown to developers, thus creative a vulnerability against cyberattacks.&nbsp;<br><br>CHENG explains that for Taiwan, the most vulnerable period would be the four months between a presidential election (January) and the inauguration of a new president (May).&nbsp;<br><br>And this is exactly the setting for<em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>&ldquo;Zero Day Attack&rdquo;.</em><br><br></strong>Each episode is about a different aspect of society: military, media, cyber attack, religious and business communities, etc; to imagine how Chinese infiltration would affect the mindset of the Taiwanese public.&nbsp;<br><br>Developing the series was not an easy task.&nbsp;<br><br>CHENG discusses how self-censorship in the creative industries have typically prevented political stories from being developed, funded, and produced. In her decade-long experience as a screenwriter, it had been a common experience to receive contracts requiring cast and crew to not make public statements on political issues, for fear of jeopardizing a production&rsquo;s distribution in China.&nbsp;<br><br>Potential funders shied away from the &ldquo;Zero Day Attack&rdquo; project. Many actors - or in some cases, an entire acting agency - refused participation. To this day, half of the crew members have stayed anonymous.&nbsp;<br><br>Since the release of the series on August 2nd, rumors have spread that crew members who participated in the show are now blacklisted from work with some production houses.&nbsp;<br><br><em><strong>&ldquo;Zero Day Attack&rdquo;</strong></em> (2025, 10 episodes) premiered on Public Television Service in Taiwan on August 2, 2025<em>. </em>It&rsquo;s available for streaming in Japan through Amazon Japan; and in Taiwan on PTS+, Line TV, MyVideo, and Hami Video.<br><br>(Global premiere for Episode 1 was in May 2025 at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.)</p> <p>Research and editing by Wayne Tsai, Zack Chiang, and Vera Wu.<br><br><strong>Support The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a><br><br></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"We speak to Hsin-mei CHENG, producer of the 2025 television series “Zero Day Attack” (零日攻擊) - a 10-episode drama that imagines Taiwanese internal divide and cohesion after the Chinese PLA have launched an invasion of Taiwan. \nShe speaks about her experience developing the show and the challenges of censorship and self-censorship in the creative industries in Taiwan.\nHsin-Mei CHENG (鄭心媚) is an award-winning screenwriter of television drama that often tell stories of Taiwanese society after WWII. She began her career as a print journalist covering national disasters and crises, most notably the 921 Earthquake in 1999 and the SARS outbreak in 2003.\nThe episode was recorded on August 3, 2025, one day after the release of the first episode. \nThe term Zero-Day (Z Day) that’s used to describe the notional date of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan was first used by American security analyst Ian Easton in his 2017 book, “The Chinese Invasion Threat”. He laid out the Zero Day scenario: first by blockade, then amphibious landing, then a total takeover of Taiwan. \nIn computer terms, Zero-Day (0-Day) is a security flaw of the software, hardware, or firmware that’s unknown to developers, thus creative a vulnerability against cyberattacks. \nCHENG explains that for Taiwan, the most vulnerable period would be the four months between a presidential election (January) and the inauguration of a new president (May). \nAnd this is exactly the setting for “Zero Day Attack”.\nEach episode is about a different aspect of society: military, media, cyber attack, religious and business communities, etc; to imagine how Chinese infiltration would affect the mindset of the Taiwanese public. \nDeveloping the series was not an easy task. \nCHENG discusses how self-censorship in the creative industries have typically prevented political stories from being developed, funded, and produced. In her decade-long experience as a screenwriter, it had been a common experience to receive contracts requiring cast and crew to not make public statements on political issues, for fear of jeopardizing a production’s distribution in China. \nPotential funders shied away from the “Zero Day Attack” project. Many actors - or in some cases, an entire acting agency - refused participation. To this day, half of the crew members have stayed anonymous. \nSince the release of the series on August 2nd, rumors have spread that crew members who participated in the show are now blacklisted from work with some production houses. \n“Zero Day Attack” (2025, 10 episodes) premiered on Public Television Service in Taiwan on August 2, 2025. It’s available for streaming in Japan through Amazon Japan; and in Taiwan on PTS+, Line TV, MyVideo, and Hami Video.\n(Global premiere for Episode 1 was in May 2025 at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.)\n Research and editing by Wayne Tsai, Zack Chiang, and Vera Wu.\nSupport The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\n\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"11be0c2e-4751-48a1-9f6a-b33e0150556e","isoDate":"2025-08-19T20:47:54.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2070","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"57","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"56. The Great Recall of 2025: Nathan Batto “Frozen Garlic” (Academia Sinica)","pubDate":"Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:15:42 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>On July 26th, a third of Taiwan will vote on recall referendums (大罷免) for 24 legislators throughout Taiwan.<br><br>Our guest is Nathan F. Batto, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica. Taiwan watchers also know him as the writer of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://frozengarlic.wordpress.com/\">Frozen Garlic</a> wordpress on Taiwanese elections. <br><br>We discuss how we got here: the KMT/TPP coalition in the legislature, the passionate activists who have been organizing the nation-wide movements; how the recall threshold was lowered in 2016 after the Sunflower Movement; the social cost of participating in recall bids, and how that affected the success rate of bids in cities versus in rural communities; And the impact of a perpetual election cycle.&nbsp;<br><br>Facts &amp; figures:</p> <ul> <li>This recall will affect 24 legislators, ie: more than a quarter of elected seats. (Taiwan&rsquo;s legislative assembly is made of 113 seats. 79 are elected directly by constituents in districts. Another 24 are composed of party seats as decided by proportion of party votes.)</li> <li>All 24 legislators up for a recall on July 26th are from the Kuomingtang (Nationalist Party, KMT).</li> <li>To meet the recall threshold, number of votes in favor of removing a lawmaker must exceed the number of votes against; and surpass 25% of eligible voters in that district.</li> <li>By-elections will be held in the fall. If the DDP gains six seats in the legislature as a result, they will gain majority.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Support Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"On July 26th, a third of Taiwan will vote on recall referendums (大罷免) for 24 legislators throughout Taiwan.\nOur guest is Nathan F. Batto, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica. Taiwan watchers also know him as the writer of Frozen Garlic wordpress on Taiwanese elections. \nWe discuss how we got here: the KMT/TPP coalition in the legislature, the passionate activists who have been organizing the nation-wide movements; how the recall threshold was lowered in 2016 after the Sunflower Movement; the social cost of participating in recall bids, and how that affected the success rate of bids in cities versus in rural communities; And the impact of a perpetual election cycle. \nFacts & figures:\n  \nThis recall will affect 24 legislators, ie: more than a quarter of elected seats. (Taiwan’s legislative assembly is made of 113 seats. 79 are elected directly by constituents in districts. Another 24 are composed of party seats as decided by proportion of party votes.)\n All 24 legislators up for a recall on July 26th are from the Kuomingtang (Nationalist Party, KMT).\n To meet the recall threshold, number of votes in favor of removing a lawmaker must exceed the number of votes against; and surpass 25% of eligible voters in that district.\n By-elections will be held in the fall. If the DDP gains six seats in the legislature as a result, they will gain majority.\n  \nSupport Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/722f3562-089a-410d-b7bc-b31c00b77e15/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"33315617","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/722f3562-089a-410d-b7bc-b31c00b77e15/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/recall-2025-nathan-batto/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>On July 26th, a third of Taiwan will vote on recall referendums (大罷免) for 24 legislators throughout Taiwan.<br><br>Our guest is Nathan F. Batto, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica. Taiwan watchers also know him as the writer of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://frozengarlic.wordpress.com/\">Frozen Garlic</a> wordpress on Taiwanese elections. <br><br>We discuss how we got here: the KMT/TPP coalition in the legislature, the passionate activists who have been organizing the nation-wide movements; how the recall threshold was lowered in 2016 after the Sunflower Movement; the social cost of participating in recall bids, and how that affected the success rate of bids in cities versus in rural communities; And the impact of a perpetual election cycle.&nbsp;<br><br>Facts &amp; figures:</p> <ul> <li>This recall will affect 24 legislators, ie: more than a quarter of elected seats. (Taiwan&rsquo;s legislative assembly is made of 113 seats. 79 are elected directly by constituents in districts. Another 24 are composed of party seats as decided by proportion of party votes.)</li> <li>All 24 legislators up for a recall on July 26th are from the Kuomingtang (Nationalist Party, KMT).</li> <li>To meet the recall threshold, number of votes in favor of removing a lawmaker must exceed the number of votes against; and surpass 25% of eligible voters in that district.</li> <li>By-elections will be held in the fall. If the DDP gains six seats in the legislature as a result, they will gain majority.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Support Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"On July 26th, a third of Taiwan will vote on recall referendums (大罷免) for 24 legislators throughout Taiwan.\nOur guest is Nathan F. Batto, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica. Taiwan watchers also know him as the writer of Frozen Garlic wordpress on Taiwanese elections. \nWe discuss how we got here: the KMT/TPP coalition in the legislature, the passionate activists who have been organizing the nation-wide movements; how the recall threshold was lowered in 2016 after the Sunflower Movement; the social cost of participating in recall bids, and how that affected the success rate of bids in cities versus in rural communities; And the impact of a perpetual election cycle. \nFacts & figures:\n  \nThis recall will affect 24 legislators, ie: more than a quarter of elected seats. (Taiwan’s legislative assembly is made of 113 seats. 79 are elected directly by constituents in districts. Another 24 are composed of party seats as decided by proportion of party votes.)\n All 24 legislators up for a recall on July 26th are from the Kuomingtang (Nationalist Party, KMT).\n To meet the recall threshold, number of votes in favor of removing a lawmaker must exceed the number of votes against; and surpass 25% of eligible voters in that district.\n By-elections will be held in the fall. If the DDP gains six seats in the legislature as a result, they will gain majority.\n  \nSupport Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"722f3562-089a-410d-b7bc-b31c00b77e15","isoDate":"2025-07-16T11:15:42.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2080","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"56","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"55. How China's reshaping the global cybersecurity and digital norms (Article 19)","pubDate":"Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:35:39 +0000","content:encoded":"<p><strong>Michael Caster</strong> (Head of Global China Programme) and&nbsp;<strong>I-Chen Liu </strong>(Asia Programme Officer) are researchers from the international non-profit organization<strong> ARTICLE 19,</strong> whose report <strong>&ldquo;</strong><a href=\"https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/\"><strong><em>Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics</em></strong></a><strong>&rdquo; </strong>(2025) outlines PRC&rsquo;s influence over cybersecurity norms in 3 Indo-Pacific countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam; and with a Taiwan alternative. <br><br>The&nbsp;<strong>Digital Silk Road</strong> is an umbrella concept that includes policies, priorities, tools, technologies, and tactics of a digital nature under the larger <strong>Belt and Road Initiative</strong>. Launched in 2015, it&rsquo;s how PRC promotes its cybersecurity and digital governance norms and technical standards across the world.<br><br>It does this through public and private partnerships with Chinese tech companies that provide capacity-building initiatives: 5G cyber security test labs ​​in Malaysia, mobile payment in Thailand, data centers in Nepal, surveillance cameras in Phnom Penh and Kathmandu, submarine cables in Cambodia, and satellite systems for Thailand. While receiving such technology, recipient countries have also adopted PRC-style censorship and regulations into their legal framework. Examples include Vietnam&rsquo;s 2018 cybersecurity law, which regulates aspects including content moderation and data localization.&nbsp;<br><br>The PRC is now pushing for multilateral cooperation through institutions like the&nbsp;<strong>UN, ASEAN</strong>, and other state-led forums. It has established additional bodies like the Global Security Initiative, Global Development Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative to further the standardization of PRC-style norms. <br><br>The researchers warn of the impact on democracy and freedom of speech this could have on the recipient country.&nbsp;&ldquo;When China talks about multilateralism, they're doing it as a renouncing multi-stakeholderism approach; Denying civil society, the tech sector, academia, other independent actors. They're denying them a seat at the table&rdquo;, says Caster.<br><br>The PRC-style of digital government becomes a toolkit for the authoritarian actor on how to use cybersecurity laws in the name of promoting safety or national security; but it&rsquo;s actually introducing potentially humanitarian disaster laws that will impact the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy.<br><br>Notable is the upcoming United Nations Cybercrime Convention in Vietnam, dubbed The Hanoi Convention, which has been rescheduled from July to October, 2025.&nbsp;<br><br>The&nbsp;<em>Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics </em>report ends with <strong>Taiwan&rsquo;s</strong> democratic model of defending cybersecurity, which ensures the participation of civil society, as an alternative model to curb digital authoritarianism. <br><br>This report follows &ldquo;<strong>The Digital Silk Road: China and the Rise of Digital Repression in the Indo-Pacific</strong>&rdquo; (2024) which includes case studies from Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Thailand. <br><br>To access this report:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/\">https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/</a><br><br><strong>Support Ghost Island Media:&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Michael Caster (Head of Global China Programme) and I-Chen Liu (Asia Programme Officer) are researchers from the international non-profit organization ARTICLE 19, whose report “Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics” (2025) outlines PRC’s influence over cybersecurity norms in 3 Indo-Pacific countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam; and with a Taiwan alternative. \nThe Digital Silk Road is an umbrella concept that includes policies, priorities, tools, technologies, and tactics of a digital nature under the larger Belt and Road Initiative. Launched in 2015, it’s how PRC promotes its cybersecurity and digital governance norms and technical standards across the world.\nIt does this through public and private partnerships with Chinese tech companies that provide capacity-building initiatives: 5G cyber security test labs ​​in Malaysia, mobile payment in Thailand, data centers in Nepal, surveillance cameras in Phnom Penh and Kathmandu, submarine cables in Cambodia, and satellite systems for Thailand. While receiving such technology, recipient countries have also adopted PRC-style censorship and regulations into their legal framework. Examples include Vietnam’s 2018 cybersecurity law, which regulates aspects including content moderation and data localization. \nThe PRC is now pushing for multilateral cooperation through institutions like the UN, ASEAN, and other state-led forums. It has established additional bodies like the Global Security Initiative, Global Development Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative to further the standardization of PRC-style norms. \nThe researchers warn of the impact on democracy and freedom of speech this could have on the recipient country. “When China talks about multilateralism, they're doing it as a renouncing multi-stakeholderism approach; Denying civil society, the tech sector, academia, other independent actors. They're denying them a seat at the table”, says Caster.\nThe PRC-style of digital government becomes a toolkit for the authoritarian actor on how to use cybersecurity laws in the name of promoting safety or national security; but it’s actually introducing potentially humanitarian disaster laws that will impact the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy.\nNotable is the upcoming United Nations Cybercrime Convention in Vietnam, dubbed The Hanoi Convention, which has been rescheduled from July to October, 2025. \nThe Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics report ends with Taiwan’s democratic model of defending cybersecurity, which ensures the participation of civil society, as an alternative model to curb digital authoritarianism. \nThis report follows “The Digital Silk Road: China and the Rise of Digital Repression in the Indo-Pacific” (2024) which includes case studies from Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Thailand. \nTo access this report: https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/\nSupport Ghost Island Media: http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1823dbbd-4dfe-4015-81fe-b3010099e532/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"37018319","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1823dbbd-4dfe-4015-81fe-b3010099e532/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/article-19-china-digital-silk-road/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p><strong>Michael Caster</strong> (Head of Global China Programme) and&nbsp;<strong>I-Chen Liu </strong>(Asia Programme Officer) are researchers from the international non-profit organization<strong> ARTICLE 19,</strong> whose report <strong>&ldquo;</strong><a href=\"https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/\"><strong><em>Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics</em></strong></a><strong>&rdquo; </strong>(2025) outlines PRC&rsquo;s influence over cybersecurity norms in 3 Indo-Pacific countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam; and with a Taiwan alternative. <br><br>The&nbsp;<strong>Digital Silk Road</strong> is an umbrella concept that includes policies, priorities, tools, technologies, and tactics of a digital nature under the larger <strong>Belt and Road Initiative</strong>. Launched in 2015, it&rsquo;s how PRC promotes its cybersecurity and digital governance norms and technical standards across the world.<br><br>It does this through public and private partnerships with Chinese tech companies that provide capacity-building initiatives: 5G cyber security test labs ​​in Malaysia, mobile payment in Thailand, data centers in Nepal, surveillance cameras in Phnom Penh and Kathmandu, submarine cables in Cambodia, and satellite systems for Thailand. While receiving such technology, recipient countries have also adopted PRC-style censorship and regulations into their legal framework. Examples include Vietnam&rsquo;s 2018 cybersecurity law, which regulates aspects including content moderation and data localization.&nbsp;<br><br>The PRC is now pushing for multilateral cooperation through institutions like the&nbsp;<strong>UN, ASEAN</strong>, and other state-led forums. It has established additional bodies like the Global Security Initiative, Global Development Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative to further the standardization of PRC-style norms. <br><br>The researchers warn of the impact on democracy and freedom of speech this could have on the recipient country.&nbsp;&ldquo;When China talks about multilateralism, they're doing it as a renouncing multi-stakeholderism approach; Denying civil society, the tech sector, academia, other independent actors. They're denying them a seat at the table&rdquo;, says Caster.<br><br>The PRC-style of digital government becomes a toolkit for the authoritarian actor on how to use cybersecurity laws in the name of promoting safety or national security; but it&rsquo;s actually introducing potentially humanitarian disaster laws that will impact the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy.<br><br>Notable is the upcoming United Nations Cybercrime Convention in Vietnam, dubbed The Hanoi Convention, which has been rescheduled from July to October, 2025.&nbsp;<br><br>The&nbsp;<em>Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics </em>report ends with <strong>Taiwan&rsquo;s</strong> democratic model of defending cybersecurity, which ensures the participation of civil society, as an alternative model to curb digital authoritarianism. <br><br>This report follows &ldquo;<strong>The Digital Silk Road: China and the Rise of Digital Repression in the Indo-Pacific</strong>&rdquo; (2024) which includes case studies from Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Thailand. <br><br>To access this report:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/\">https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/</a><br><br><strong>Support Ghost Island Media:&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Michael Caster (Head of Global China Programme) and I-Chen Liu (Asia Programme Officer) are researchers from the international non-profit organization ARTICLE 19, whose report “Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics” (2025) outlines PRC’s influence over cybersecurity norms in 3 Indo-Pacific countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam; and with a Taiwan alternative. \nThe Digital Silk Road is an umbrella concept that includes policies, priorities, tools, technologies, and tactics of a digital nature under the larger Belt and Road Initiative. Launched in 2015, it’s how PRC promotes its cybersecurity and digital governance norms and technical standards across the world.\nIt does this through public and private partnerships with Chinese tech companies that provide capacity-building initiatives: 5G cyber security test labs ​​in Malaysia, mobile payment in Thailand, data centers in Nepal, surveillance cameras in Phnom Penh and Kathmandu, submarine cables in Cambodia, and satellite systems for Thailand. While receiving such technology, recipient countries have also adopted PRC-style censorship and regulations into their legal framework. Examples include Vietnam’s 2018 cybersecurity law, which regulates aspects including content moderation and data localization. \nThe PRC is now pushing for multilateral cooperation through institutions like the UN, ASEAN, and other state-led forums. It has established additional bodies like the Global Security Initiative, Global Development Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative to further the standardization of PRC-style norms. \nThe researchers warn of the impact on democracy and freedom of speech this could have on the recipient country. “When China talks about multilateralism, they're doing it as a renouncing multi-stakeholderism approach; Denying civil society, the tech sector, academia, other independent actors. They're denying them a seat at the table”, says Caster.\nThe PRC-style of digital government becomes a toolkit for the authoritarian actor on how to use cybersecurity laws in the name of promoting safety or national security; but it’s actually introducing potentially humanitarian disaster laws that will impact the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy.\nNotable is the upcoming United Nations Cybercrime Convention in Vietnam, dubbed The Hanoi Convention, which has been rescheduled from July to October, 2025. \nThe Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics report ends with Taiwan’s democratic model of defending cybersecurity, which ensures the participation of civil society, as an alternative model to curb digital authoritarianism. \nThis report follows “The Digital Silk Road: China and the Rise of Digital Repression in the Indo-Pacific” (2024) which includes case studies from Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Thailand. \nTo access this report: https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/\nSupport Ghost Island Media: http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"1823dbbd-4dfe-4015-81fe-b3010099e532","isoDate":"2025-06-19T09:35:39.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2312","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"55","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"54. Cellist Mimi Yu on classical music and healing from depression (“The Unforgetting Body”)","pubDate":"Thu, 29 May 2025 08:42:39 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Mimi Yu (尤虹文) is the author of three memoirs, including the 2019 title &ldquo;The Unforgetting Body&rdquo; in which she details her recovery from depression. <br><br>Yu is a cellist who has worked with musicians like Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Katz, and Robert Levin. She played cello while at The Juilliard School and has a B.A. in economics from Harvard University. Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Mimi Yu went to the U.S. at age 15 to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music.&nbsp;<br><br>In her mid-twenties, Yu was impacted by severe depression and had to stop performing.<br><br>We discuss her path to healing; finding Buddhism, Taosim, the importance of eating well and listening to your body, trailing spouses. She&rsquo;s now a public speaker, a music healer, and a coach on mental wellness.<br><br>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a beauty in every person we meet, and when they come to me, there must be a reason, and I am just here to support and to love, and sometimes that love awakens the deep love they have for themselves inside. And when that happens, then healing happens.&rdquo;<br><br>&ldquo;The Unforgetting Body&rdquo; 因為身體記得：告別憂鬱症的療癒之路 (尤虹文 / 天下文化 / 2019)&nbsp; ：<a href=\"https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445\">https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445</a><br><br>Her podcast at Global View Magazine (in Mandarin)【尤虹文的療癒時光】：<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/\">https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/</a><br><br><strong>Support Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Mimi Yu (尤虹文) is the author of three memoirs, including the 2019 title “The Unforgetting Body” in which she details her recovery from depression. \nYu is a cellist who has worked with musicians like Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Katz, and Robert Levin. She played cello while at The Juilliard School and has a B.A. in economics from Harvard University. Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Mimi Yu went to the U.S. at age 15 to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music. \nIn her mid-twenties, Yu was impacted by severe depression and had to stop performing.\nWe discuss her path to healing; finding Buddhism, Taosim, the importance of eating well and listening to your body, trailing spouses. She’s now a public speaker, a music healer, and a coach on mental wellness.\n“There’s a beauty in every person we meet, and when they come to me, there must be a reason, and I am just here to support and to love, and sometimes that love awakens the deep love they have for themselves inside. And when that happens, then healing happens.”\n“The Unforgetting Body” 因為身體記得：告別憂鬱症的療癒之路 (尤虹文 / 天下文化 / 2019)  ：https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445\nHer podcast at Global View Magazine (in Mandarin)【尤虹文的療癒時光】：https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/\nSupport Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/307f9b3e-6b75-4174-ac9c-b2ec008e5265/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"41599580","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/307f9b3e-6b75-4174-ac9c-b2ec008e5265/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/mimi-yu-healing/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Mimi Yu (尤虹文) is the author of three memoirs, including the 2019 title &ldquo;The Unforgetting Body&rdquo; in which she details her recovery from depression. <br><br>Yu is a cellist who has worked with musicians like Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Katz, and Robert Levin. She played cello while at The Juilliard School and has a B.A. in economics from Harvard University. Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Mimi Yu went to the U.S. at age 15 to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music.&nbsp;<br><br>In her mid-twenties, Yu was impacted by severe depression and had to stop performing.<br><br>We discuss her path to healing; finding Buddhism, Taosim, the importance of eating well and listening to your body, trailing spouses. She&rsquo;s now a public speaker, a music healer, and a coach on mental wellness.<br><br>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a beauty in every person we meet, and when they come to me, there must be a reason, and I am just here to support and to love, and sometimes that love awakens the deep love they have for themselves inside. And when that happens, then healing happens.&rdquo;<br><br>&ldquo;The Unforgetting Body&rdquo; 因為身體記得：告別憂鬱症的療癒之路 (尤虹文 / 天下文化 / 2019)&nbsp; ：<a href=\"https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445\">https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445</a><br><br>Her podcast at Global View Magazine (in Mandarin)【尤虹文的療癒時光】：<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/\">https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/</a><br><br><strong>Support Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Mimi Yu (尤虹文) is the author of three memoirs, including the 2019 title “The Unforgetting Body” in which she details her recovery from depression. \nYu is a cellist who has worked with musicians like Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Katz, and Robert Levin. She played cello while at The Juilliard School and has a B.A. in economics from Harvard University. Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Mimi Yu went to the U.S. at age 15 to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music. \nIn her mid-twenties, Yu was impacted by severe depression and had to stop performing.\nWe discuss her path to healing; finding Buddhism, Taosim, the importance of eating well and listening to your body, trailing spouses. She’s now a public speaker, a music healer, and a coach on mental wellness.\n“There’s a beauty in every person we meet, and when they come to me, there must be a reason, and I am just here to support and to love, and sometimes that love awakens the deep love they have for themselves inside. And when that happens, then healing happens.”\n“The Unforgetting Body” 因為身體記得：告別憂鬱症的療癒之路 (尤虹文 / 天下文化 / 2019)  ：https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445\nHer podcast at Global View Magazine (in Mandarin)【尤虹文的療癒時光】：https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/\nSupport Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"307f9b3e-6b75-4174-ac9c-b2ec008e5265","isoDate":"2025-05-29T08:42:39.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2598","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"54","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"53. Jimmy Lai is China's most feared critic: Mark L. Clifford (author of \"The Troublemaker\")","pubDate":"Thu, 08 May 2025 09:12:55 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Jimmy Lai, the 77-year-old media tycoon of British citizenship, has been detained for over five years, mostly in isolation. He is one of over 1,500 political prisoners in Hong Kong.<br><br>Today's interview contains a clip of a conversation between&nbsp;<strong>Jimmy Lai </strong>and <strong>Natan Sharansky</strong> from November 20, 2020, one month before Lai&rsquo;s arrest. Sharansky is a former Soviet dissident who spent nine years imprisoned as a refusenik during the 1970s and 1980s. <br><br>&ldquo;... What you said about physical survival is not important. Spiritual survival is very important. Never back down. The peak of your life is when you were in prison. I totally understand, and that is very important; because I take up the responsibility of imagining myself influencing so many people as an example. If I don&rsquo;t back down then they won&rsquo;t back down. So that is a responsibility that is also uplifting spirit for me. And I really thank you so much for inspiring me on this.&rdquo; - Jimmy Lai in November, 2020. (<a href=\"https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Natan-Sharansky-with-Jimmy-Lai-transcript.pdf\">Transcript</a>)<br><br>Mark L. Clifford is the author of&nbsp;<strong>&ldquo;</strong><a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Troublemaker/Mark-L-Clifford/9781668027691\"><strong>The Troublemaker</strong></a><strong>: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic&rdquo;</strong> (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2024). He first met Lai in 1993. <br><br>Jimmy Lai was born in Guangdong, China. At age 12, he cramped into a fishing boat and arrived in Hong Kong as an illegal immigrant. The year was 1961. Hong Kong was still a British colony. In two decades Lai became a leader in the city&rsquo;s fashion and textiles industry, then became a newspaper publisher. He launched&nbsp;<em>Next</em> magazine in 1990 then<em> Apple Daily</em> newspaper in 1995, both quickly became Hong Kong&rsquo;s top-selling publications.<br><br>In 2001, Next opened its Taiwan offices. In this interview, Clifford recounts the importance of the Taiwan operation. It was supposed to have been a stepping-stone to publishing in China, Clifford explains.<br><br>Jimmy Lai stands out as a business tycoon who is an outspoken advocate for pro-democracy causes.<br><br>In 1989 Lai sent aid to students protesting at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In 2014 he joined protesters at the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, and again in 2019 as million-plus residents marched against China for what became the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.&nbsp;<br><br>Hong Kong, a special administrative region of People's Republic of China since 1997, implemented its National Security Law on June 30, 2020. Months later, on December 31, 2020, Jimmy Lai was arrested.<br><br><em>Apple Daily</em> printed its final edition in Hong Kong on June 24, 2021. Five additional editors were jailed.<br><br>Our guest today is <strong>Mark Clifford</strong>, author of the new biography on Jimmy Lai. Clifford spent 28 years in Hong Kong before leaving the city in 2020. Clifford had been a director of Next Digital - publisher of the newspaper Apple Daily, executive director of the Asia Business Council, editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post, and publisher and editor-in-chief of The Standard. <br><br>Clifford left Hong Kong in 2020 and now serves as the founding president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, a U.S.-based NGO established in 2022 to fight for Hong Kong and its people in the wake of China&rsquo;s national security crackdown.<br><br>Recent updates on the Jimmy Lai trial:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li aria-level=\"1\">March 6, 2025: Lai wrapped up his testimony.<br><br></li> <li aria-level=\"1\">March 10, 2025: Lai&rsquo;s son, Sebastien, wrote to the U.S. President Trump in an op-ed in the <a href=\"https://nypost.com/2025/03/10/opinion/president-trump-fulfill-your-campaign-promise-and-get-hong-kong-to-release-my-dad-jimmy-lai-before-he-dies-in-solitary-confinement/\">New York Post</a>, &ldquo;President Trump, we need your help to get Hong Kong to release my dad, Jimmy Lai &mdash; before he dies in solitary confinement&rdquo;. (Trump&rsquo;s commitment was stated on the <a href=\"https://hughhewitt.com/former-and-future-president-donald-trump-on-chairman-xi-vp-harris-and-the-closing-days-of-campaign-2024\">Hugh Hewitt Show</a> in October 2024.<br><br></li> <li aria-level=\"1\">March 11: Closing argument is set for August 14, 2025 (<a href=\"https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%BB%8E%E6%99%BA%E8%8B%B1%E6%A1%88%E6%8E%A7%E8%BE%AF%E9%9B%99%E6%96%B9%E6%96%BC8%E6%9C%8814%E6%97%A5%E9%96%8B%E5%A7%8B%E7%B5%90%E6%A1%88%E9%99%B3%E8%A9%9E-%E7%82%BA%E6%9C%9F8%E6%97%A5-091636913.html\">RTHK</a>)<br><br></li> <li aria-level=\"1\">April 1: A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to rename the street next to Hong Kong&rsquo;s Washington D.C. office in Dupont Circle to &ldquo;Jimmy Lai Way&rdquo; (<a href=\"https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413602\">Chris Smith, R-NJ</a>)<br><br></li> <li aria-level=\"1\">April 10: Lai will be an honorary recipient of the <a href=\"https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/recipients\">Bradley Prize</a> for being a &ldquo;courageous advocate for democracy and freedom of the press.&rdquo;</li> </ul> <p><strong><br>See &ldquo;Support Jimmy Lai dot com&rdquo; for regular updates:<br></strong>https://<a href=\"https://supportjimmylai.com/trial-updates/\">supportjimmylai.com</a><br><br><strong>More information from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong: </strong><a href=\"https://thecfhk.org/\">https://thecfhk.org/</a><br><br><strong>Support Ghost Island Media: </strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Jimmy Lai, the 77-year-old media tycoon of British citizenship, has been detained for over five years, mostly in isolation. He is one of over 1,500 political prisoners in Hong Kong.\nToday's interview contains a clip of a conversation between Jimmy Lai and Natan Sharansky from November 20, 2020, one month before Lai’s arrest. Sharansky is a former Soviet dissident who spent nine years imprisoned as a refusenik during the 1970s and 1980s. \n“... What you said about physical survival is not important. Spiritual survival is very important. Never back down. The peak of your life is when you were in prison. I totally understand, and that is very important; because I take up the responsibility of imagining myself influencing so many people as an example. If I don’t back down then they won’t back down. So that is a responsibility that is also uplifting spirit for me. And I really thank you so much for inspiring me on this.” - Jimmy Lai in November, 2020. (Transcript)\nMark L. Clifford is the author of “The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic” (Simon & Schuster, 2024). He first met Lai in 1993. \nJimmy Lai was born in Guangdong, China. At age 12, he cramped into a fishing boat and arrived in Hong Kong as an illegal immigrant. The year was 1961. Hong Kong was still a British colony. In two decades Lai became a leader in the city’s fashion and textiles industry, then became a newspaper publisher. He launched Next magazine in 1990 then Apple Daily newspaper in 1995, both quickly became Hong Kong’s top-selling publications.\nIn 2001, Next opened its Taiwan offices. In this interview, Clifford recounts the importance of the Taiwan operation. It was supposed to have been a stepping-stone to publishing in China, Clifford explains.\nJimmy Lai stands out as a business tycoon who is an outspoken advocate for pro-democracy causes.\nIn 1989 Lai sent aid to students protesting at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In 2014 he joined protesters at the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, and again in 2019 as million-plus residents marched against China for what became the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong. \nHong Kong, a special administrative region of People's Republic of China since 1997, implemented its National Security Law on June 30, 2020. Months later, on December 31, 2020, Jimmy Lai was arrested.\nApple Daily printed its final edition in Hong Kong on June 24, 2021. Five additional editors were jailed.\nOur guest today is Mark Clifford, author of the new biography on Jimmy Lai. Clifford spent 28 years in Hong Kong before leaving the city in 2020. Clifford had been a director of Next Digital - publisher of the newspaper Apple Daily, executive director of the Asia Business Council, editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post, and publisher and editor-in-chief of The Standard. \nClifford left Hong Kong in 2020 and now serves as the founding president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, a U.S.-based NGO established in 2022 to fight for Hong Kong and its people in the wake of China’s national security crackdown.\nRecent updates on the Jimmy Lai trial: \n  \nMarch 6, 2025: Lai wrapped up his testimony.\n\n March 10, 2025: Lai’s son, Sebastien, wrote to the U.S. President Trump in an op-ed in the New York Post, “President Trump, we need your help to get Hong Kong to release my dad, Jimmy Lai — before he dies in solitary confinement”. (Trump’s commitment was stated on the Hugh Hewitt Show in October 2024.\n\n March 11: Closing argument is set for August 14, 2025 (RTHK)\n\n April 1: A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to rename the street next to Hong Kong’s Washington D.C. office in Dupont Circle to “Jimmy Lai Way” (Chris Smith, R-NJ)\n\n April 10: Lai will be an honorary recipient of the Bradley Prize for being a “courageous advocate for democracy and freedom of the press.”\n  \n\nSee “Support Jimmy Lai dot com” for regular updates:\nhttps://supportjimmylai.com\nMore information from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong: https://thecfhk.org/\nSupport Ghost Island Media: http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/925d3daf-5705-4057-8a66-b2d70096420d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"49175090","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/925d3daf-5705-4057-8a66-b2d70096420d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/jimmy-lai-mark-clifford/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Jimmy Lai, the 77-year-old media tycoon of British citizenship, has been detained for over five years, mostly in isolation. He is one of over 1,500 political prisoners in Hong Kong.<br><br>Today's interview contains a clip of a conversation between&nbsp;<strong>Jimmy Lai </strong>and <strong>Natan Sharansky</strong> from November 20, 2020, one month before Lai&rsquo;s arrest. Sharansky is a former Soviet dissident who spent nine years imprisoned as a refusenik during the 1970s and 1980s. <br><br>&ldquo;... What you said about physical survival is not important. Spiritual survival is very important. Never back down. The peak of your life is when you were in prison. I totally understand, and that is very important; because I take up the responsibility of imagining myself influencing so many people as an example. If I don&rsquo;t back down then they won&rsquo;t back down. So that is a responsibility that is also uplifting spirit for me. And I really thank you so much for inspiring me on this.&rdquo; - Jimmy Lai in November, 2020. (<a href=\"https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Natan-Sharansky-with-Jimmy-Lai-transcript.pdf\">Transcript</a>)<br><br>Mark L. Clifford is the author of&nbsp;<strong>&ldquo;</strong><a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Troublemaker/Mark-L-Clifford/9781668027691\"><strong>The Troublemaker</strong></a><strong>: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic&rdquo;</strong> (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2024). He first met Lai in 1993. <br><br>Jimmy Lai was born in Guangdong, China. At age 12, he cramped into a fishing boat and arrived in Hong Kong as an illegal immigrant. The year was 1961. Hong Kong was still a British colony. In two decades Lai became a leader in the city&rsquo;s fashion and textiles industry, then became a newspaper publisher. He launched&nbsp;<em>Next</em> magazine in 1990 then<em> Apple Daily</em> newspaper in 1995, both quickly became Hong Kong&rsquo;s top-selling publications.<br><br>In 2001, Next opened its Taiwan offices. In this interview, Clifford recounts the importance of the Taiwan operation. It was supposed to have been a stepping-stone to publishing in China, Clifford explains.<br><br>Jimmy Lai stands out as a business tycoon who is an outspoken advocate for pro-democracy causes.<br><br>In 1989 Lai sent aid to students protesting at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In 2014 he joined protesters at the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, and again in 2019 as million-plus residents marched against China for what became the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.&nbsp;<br><br>Hong Kong, a special administrative region of People's Republic of China since 1997, implemented its National Security Law on June 30, 2020. Months later, on December 31, 2020, Jimmy Lai was arrested.<br><br><em>Apple Daily</em> printed its final edition in Hong Kong on June 24, 2021. Five additional editors were jailed.<br><br>Our guest today is <strong>Mark Clifford</strong>, author of the new biography on Jimmy Lai. Clifford spent 28 years in Hong Kong before leaving the city in 2020. Clifford had been a director of Next Digital - publisher of the newspaper Apple Daily, executive director of the Asia Business Council, editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post, and publisher and editor-in-chief of The Standard. <br><br>Clifford left Hong Kong in 2020 and now serves as the founding president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, a U.S.-based NGO established in 2022 to fight for Hong Kong and its people in the wake of China&rsquo;s national security crackdown.<br><br>Recent updates on the Jimmy Lai trial:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li aria-level=\"1\">March 6, 2025: Lai wrapped up his testimony.<br><br></li> <li aria-level=\"1\">March 10, 2025: Lai&rsquo;s son, Sebastien, wrote to the U.S. President Trump in an op-ed in the <a href=\"https://nypost.com/2025/03/10/opinion/president-trump-fulfill-your-campaign-promise-and-get-hong-kong-to-release-my-dad-jimmy-lai-before-he-dies-in-solitary-confinement/\">New York Post</a>, &ldquo;President Trump, we need your help to get Hong Kong to release my dad, Jimmy Lai &mdash; before he dies in solitary confinement&rdquo;. (Trump&rsquo;s commitment was stated on the <a href=\"https://hughhewitt.com/former-and-future-president-donald-trump-on-chairman-xi-vp-harris-and-the-closing-days-of-campaign-2024\">Hugh Hewitt Show</a> in October 2024.<br><br></li> <li aria-level=\"1\">March 11: Closing argument is set for August 14, 2025 (<a href=\"https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%BB%8E%E6%99%BA%E8%8B%B1%E6%A1%88%E6%8E%A7%E8%BE%AF%E9%9B%99%E6%96%B9%E6%96%BC8%E6%9C%8814%E6%97%A5%E9%96%8B%E5%A7%8B%E7%B5%90%E6%A1%88%E9%99%B3%E8%A9%9E-%E7%82%BA%E6%9C%9F8%E6%97%A5-091636913.html\">RTHK</a>)<br><br></li> <li aria-level=\"1\">April 1: A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to rename the street next to Hong Kong&rsquo;s Washington D.C. office in Dupont Circle to &ldquo;Jimmy Lai Way&rdquo; (<a href=\"https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413602\">Chris Smith, R-NJ</a>)<br><br></li> <li aria-level=\"1\">April 10: Lai will be an honorary recipient of the <a href=\"https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/recipients\">Bradley Prize</a> for being a &ldquo;courageous advocate for democracy and freedom of the press.&rdquo;</li> </ul> <p><strong><br>See &ldquo;Support Jimmy Lai dot com&rdquo; for regular updates:<br></strong>https://<a href=\"https://supportjimmylai.com/trial-updates/\">supportjimmylai.com</a><br><br><strong>More information from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong: </strong><a href=\"https://thecfhk.org/\">https://thecfhk.org/</a><br><br><strong>Support Ghost Island Media: </strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Jimmy Lai, the 77-year-old media tycoon of British citizenship, has been detained for over five years, mostly in isolation. He is one of over 1,500 political prisoners in Hong Kong.\nToday's interview contains a clip of a conversation between Jimmy Lai and Natan Sharansky from November 20, 2020, one month before Lai’s arrest. Sharansky is a former Soviet dissident who spent nine years imprisoned as a refusenik during the 1970s and 1980s. \n“... What you said about physical survival is not important. Spiritual survival is very important. Never back down. The peak of your life is when you were in prison. I totally understand, and that is very important; because I take up the responsibility of imagining myself influencing so many people as an example. If I don’t back down then they won’t back down. So that is a responsibility that is also uplifting spirit for me. And I really thank you so much for inspiring me on this.” - Jimmy Lai in November, 2020. (Transcript)\nMark L. Clifford is the author of “The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic” (Simon & Schuster, 2024). He first met Lai in 1993. \nJimmy Lai was born in Guangdong, China. At age 12, he cramped into a fishing boat and arrived in Hong Kong as an illegal immigrant. The year was 1961. Hong Kong was still a British colony. In two decades Lai became a leader in the city’s fashion and textiles industry, then became a newspaper publisher. He launched Next magazine in 1990 then Apple Daily newspaper in 1995, both quickly became Hong Kong’s top-selling publications.\nIn 2001, Next opened its Taiwan offices. In this interview, Clifford recounts the importance of the Taiwan operation. It was supposed to have been a stepping-stone to publishing in China, Clifford explains.\nJimmy Lai stands out as a business tycoon who is an outspoken advocate for pro-democracy causes.\nIn 1989 Lai sent aid to students protesting at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In 2014 he joined protesters at the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, and again in 2019 as million-plus residents marched against China for what became the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong. \nHong Kong, a special administrative region of People's Republic of China since 1997, implemented its National Security Law on June 30, 2020. Months later, on December 31, 2020, Jimmy Lai was arrested.\nApple Daily printed its final edition in Hong Kong on June 24, 2021. Five additional editors were jailed.\nOur guest today is Mark Clifford, author of the new biography on Jimmy Lai. Clifford spent 28 years in Hong Kong before leaving the city in 2020. Clifford had been a director of Next Digital - publisher of the newspaper Apple Daily, executive director of the Asia Business Council, editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post, and publisher and editor-in-chief of The Standard. \nClifford left Hong Kong in 2020 and now serves as the founding president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, a U.S.-based NGO established in 2022 to fight for Hong Kong and its people in the wake of China’s national security crackdown.\nRecent updates on the Jimmy Lai trial: \n  \nMarch 6, 2025: Lai wrapped up his testimony.\n\n March 10, 2025: Lai’s son, Sebastien, wrote to the U.S. President Trump in an op-ed in the New York Post, “President Trump, we need your help to get Hong Kong to release my dad, Jimmy Lai — before he dies in solitary confinement”. (Trump’s commitment was stated on the Hugh Hewitt Show in October 2024.\n\n March 11: Closing argument is set for August 14, 2025 (RTHK)\n\n April 1: A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to rename the street next to Hong Kong’s Washington D.C. office in Dupont Circle to “Jimmy Lai Way” (Chris Smith, R-NJ)\n\n April 10: Lai will be an honorary recipient of the Bradley Prize for being a “courageous advocate for democracy and freedom of the press.”\n  \n\nSee “Support Jimmy Lai dot com” for regular updates:\nhttps://supportjimmylai.com\nMore information from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong: https://thecfhk.org/\nSupport Ghost Island Media: http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"925d3daf-5705-4057-8a66-b2d70096420d","isoDate":"2025-05-08T09:12:55.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"3071","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"53","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"52. Borders, politics, and identity through nature writing: Jessica J. Lee (author of \"Dispersals\") (Live on April 11, 2025)","pubDate":"Sat, 03 May 2025 11:22:36 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>British-Canadian-Taiwanese writer <strong>Jessica J. Lee</strong> (李潔珂) is the author of three books of nature writing,&nbsp;<em><strong>Dispersals</strong> </em>(2024), <strong><em>Two Trees Make a Forest</em> </strong>(2019), and <em>Turning</em> (2017), the children&rsquo;s book<em> A Garden Called Home</em> (2024), and co-editor of the essay collection <em>Dog Hearted</em> (2023). She has a PhD in Environmental History and Aesthetics and is the founding editor of <a href=\"https://www.thewillowherbreview.com/\">The Willowherb Review</a>. She teaches creative writing at the University of King&rsquo;s College in Canada. She lives in Berlin.<br><br>This episode was recorded live on April 11th, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. The evening was co-organized by the Czech Hub in Taiwan, and moderated by Korean-American writer, Esther Kim.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>About Czech Hub in Taiwan</strong> - Launched in 2023, this gathering space in Taipei hosts monthly forums on policy, security, and business. It&rsquo;s curated by the European Values Center for Security Policy and the Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber. Sign up for its newsletter, Indo-Pacific Currents:<a href=\"https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/\">https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/</a><br><br><strong>About the Moderator</strong> - <a href=\"https://www.estheryk.com/\">Esther Kim</a> is a writer living in Taiwan. She is the first and former Digital Communications Manager of the <a href=\"https://aaww.org/\">Asian American Writers&rsquo; Workshop</a>, a major literary nonprofit in NYC. She joined the Workshop as a magazine editor. Before that, she worked on staff at book publishers with an international perspective and received her Masters degrees at SOAS, London and at Edinburgh. She writes a column for The Korea Times and is working on publishing a family heirloom into an art book.<br><br><strong>About the Conversation&nbsp;</strong>- <em>Two Trees Make a Forest </em>is a memoir on Jessica&rsquo;s journey searching for her family roots in Taiwan. The latest title, <em>Dispersals</em>, is a collection of fourteen essays on the interconnectedness of the lives of plants and the human world. This evening, Jessica and Esther spoke about soy, swimming, nature writing and its relations to politics and anthropology, and writing for the diaspora community. <br><br>Jessica is interested in investigating the gaps in the identity of plants and their cultural significance. While soy - a plant she writes about in&nbsp;<em>Dispersals</em> - is valued by her family as a source of food while growing up in Canada, she often heard anti-soy narratives outside of home.<br><br>Jessica discusses the significance of addressing political and societal issues in natural writings.&nbsp;<br><br>&ldquo;We're living in this moment of biodiversity crisis, climate change,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;And these are things that disproportionately impact the people who have contributed to those problems the least&hellip; So it doesn't really make sense for nature writers who purport to be writing about those crises and the sort of fallout from them, to not also address the human cost, the cultural framings that get us to that place.&rdquo;<br><br>Jessica cites Taiwanese writer Wu Ming-yi and American anthropologist Anna Tsing as writing influences.&nbsp;<br><br>Ghost Island Media first interviewed Jessica J. Lee in August 2020 for the podcast&nbsp;<em>Waste Not Why Not</em>. Check out this episode here: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee\">https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee</a><br><br><strong>Jessica J. Lee&rsquo;s publication links:</strong><br><br><em>Dispersals</em> (2024) - <a href=\"https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals\">https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals</a><br>Mandarin as《離散的植物》 - <a href=\"https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902\">https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902</a><br>Two Trees Make a Forest (2020) -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees\">https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees</a><br>Mandarin as《山與林的深處》 - <a href=\"https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572\">https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572</a><br><br><strong>Support The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"British-Canadian-Taiwanese writer Jessica J. Lee (李潔珂) is the author of three books of nature writing, Dispersals (2024), Two Trees Make a Forest (2019), and Turning (2017), the children’s book A Garden Called Home (2024), and co-editor of the essay collection Dog Hearted (2023). She has a PhD in Environmental History and Aesthetics and is the founding editor of The Willowherb Review. She teaches creative writing at the University of King’s College in Canada. She lives in Berlin.\nThis episode was recorded live on April 11th, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. The evening was co-organized by the Czech Hub in Taiwan, and moderated by Korean-American writer, Esther Kim. \nAbout Czech Hub in Taiwan - Launched in 2023, this gathering space in Taipei hosts monthly forums on policy, security, and business. It’s curated by the European Values Center for Security Policy and the Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber. Sign up for its newsletter, Indo-Pacific Currents:https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/\nAbout the Moderator - Esther Kim is a writer living in Taiwan. She is the first and former Digital Communications Manager of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, a major literary nonprofit in NYC. She joined the Workshop as a magazine editor. Before that, she worked on staff at book publishers with an international perspective and received her Masters degrees at SOAS, London and at Edinburgh. She writes a column for The Korea Times and is working on publishing a family heirloom into an art book.\nAbout the Conversation - Two Trees Make a Forest is a memoir on Jessica’s journey searching for her family roots in Taiwan. The latest title, Dispersals, is a collection of fourteen essays on the interconnectedness of the lives of plants and the human world. This evening, Jessica and Esther spoke about soy, swimming, nature writing and its relations to politics and anthropology, and writing for the diaspora community. \nJessica is interested in investigating the gaps in the identity of plants and their cultural significance. While soy - a plant she writes about in Dispersals - is valued by her family as a source of food while growing up in Canada, she often heard anti-soy narratives outside of home.\nJessica discusses the significance of addressing political and societal issues in natural writings. \n“We're living in this moment of biodiversity crisis, climate change,” she says. “And these are things that disproportionately impact the people who have contributed to those problems the least… So it doesn't really make sense for nature writers who purport to be writing about those crises and the sort of fallout from them, to not also address the human cost, the cultural framings that get us to that place.”\nJessica cites Taiwanese writer Wu Ming-yi and American anthropologist Anna Tsing as writing influences. \nGhost Island Media first interviewed Jessica J. Lee in August 2020 for the podcast Waste Not Why Not. Check out this episode here: https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee\nJessica J. Lee’s publication links:\nDispersals (2024) - https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals\nMandarin as《離散的植物》 - https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902\nTwo Trees Make a Forest (2020) - https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees\nMandarin as《山與林的深處》 - https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572\nSupport The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/b84d2457-0141-4de5-bd77-b2ce00849944/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"48660196","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/b84d2457-0141-4de5-bd77-b2ce00849944/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/jessica-j-lee/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>British-Canadian-Taiwanese writer <strong>Jessica J. Lee</strong> (李潔珂) is the author of three books of nature writing,&nbsp;<em><strong>Dispersals</strong> </em>(2024), <strong><em>Two Trees Make a Forest</em> </strong>(2019), and <em>Turning</em> (2017), the children&rsquo;s book<em> A Garden Called Home</em> (2024), and co-editor of the essay collection <em>Dog Hearted</em> (2023). She has a PhD in Environmental History and Aesthetics and is the founding editor of <a href=\"https://www.thewillowherbreview.com/\">The Willowherb Review</a>. She teaches creative writing at the University of King&rsquo;s College in Canada. She lives in Berlin.<br><br>This episode was recorded live on April 11th, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. The evening was co-organized by the Czech Hub in Taiwan, and moderated by Korean-American writer, Esther Kim.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>About Czech Hub in Taiwan</strong> - Launched in 2023, this gathering space in Taipei hosts monthly forums on policy, security, and business. It&rsquo;s curated by the European Values Center for Security Policy and the Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber. Sign up for its newsletter, Indo-Pacific Currents:<a href=\"https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/\">https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/</a><br><br><strong>About the Moderator</strong> - <a href=\"https://www.estheryk.com/\">Esther Kim</a> is a writer living in Taiwan. She is the first and former Digital Communications Manager of the <a href=\"https://aaww.org/\">Asian American Writers&rsquo; Workshop</a>, a major literary nonprofit in NYC. She joined the Workshop as a magazine editor. Before that, she worked on staff at book publishers with an international perspective and received her Masters degrees at SOAS, London and at Edinburgh. She writes a column for The Korea Times and is working on publishing a family heirloom into an art book.<br><br><strong>About the Conversation&nbsp;</strong>- <em>Two Trees Make a Forest </em>is a memoir on Jessica&rsquo;s journey searching for her family roots in Taiwan. The latest title, <em>Dispersals</em>, is a collection of fourteen essays on the interconnectedness of the lives of plants and the human world. This evening, Jessica and Esther spoke about soy, swimming, nature writing and its relations to politics and anthropology, and writing for the diaspora community. <br><br>Jessica is interested in investigating the gaps in the identity of plants and their cultural significance. While soy - a plant she writes about in&nbsp;<em>Dispersals</em> - is valued by her family as a source of food while growing up in Canada, she often heard anti-soy narratives outside of home.<br><br>Jessica discusses the significance of addressing political and societal issues in natural writings.&nbsp;<br><br>&ldquo;We're living in this moment of biodiversity crisis, climate change,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;And these are things that disproportionately impact the people who have contributed to those problems the least&hellip; So it doesn't really make sense for nature writers who purport to be writing about those crises and the sort of fallout from them, to not also address the human cost, the cultural framings that get us to that place.&rdquo;<br><br>Jessica cites Taiwanese writer Wu Ming-yi and American anthropologist Anna Tsing as writing influences.&nbsp;<br><br>Ghost Island Media first interviewed Jessica J. Lee in August 2020 for the podcast&nbsp;<em>Waste Not Why Not</em>. Check out this episode here: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee\">https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee</a><br><br><strong>Jessica J. Lee&rsquo;s publication links:</strong><br><br><em>Dispersals</em> (2024) - <a href=\"https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals\">https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals</a><br>Mandarin as《離散的植物》 - <a href=\"https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902\">https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902</a><br>Two Trees Make a Forest (2020) -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees\">https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees</a><br>Mandarin as《山與林的深處》 - <a href=\"https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572\">https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572</a><br><br><strong>Support The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"British-Canadian-Taiwanese writer Jessica J. Lee (李潔珂) is the author of three books of nature writing, Dispersals (2024), Two Trees Make a Forest (2019), and Turning (2017), the children’s book A Garden Called Home (2024), and co-editor of the essay collection Dog Hearted (2023). She has a PhD in Environmental History and Aesthetics and is the founding editor of The Willowherb Review. She teaches creative writing at the University of King’s College in Canada. She lives in Berlin.\nThis episode was recorded live on April 11th, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. The evening was co-organized by the Czech Hub in Taiwan, and moderated by Korean-American writer, Esther Kim. \nAbout Czech Hub in Taiwan - Launched in 2023, this gathering space in Taipei hosts monthly forums on policy, security, and business. It’s curated by the European Values Center for Security Policy and the Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber. Sign up for its newsletter, Indo-Pacific Currents:https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/\nAbout the Moderator - Esther Kim is a writer living in Taiwan. She is the first and former Digital Communications Manager of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, a major literary nonprofit in NYC. She joined the Workshop as a magazine editor. Before that, she worked on staff at book publishers with an international perspective and received her Masters degrees at SOAS, London and at Edinburgh. She writes a column for The Korea Times and is working on publishing a family heirloom into an art book.\nAbout the Conversation - Two Trees Make a Forest is a memoir on Jessica’s journey searching for her family roots in Taiwan. The latest title, Dispersals, is a collection of fourteen essays on the interconnectedness of the lives of plants and the human world. This evening, Jessica and Esther spoke about soy, swimming, nature writing and its relations to politics and anthropology, and writing for the diaspora community. \nJessica is interested in investigating the gaps in the identity of plants and their cultural significance. While soy - a plant she writes about in Dispersals - is valued by her family as a source of food while growing up in Canada, she often heard anti-soy narratives outside of home.\nJessica discusses the significance of addressing political and societal issues in natural writings. \n“We're living in this moment of biodiversity crisis, climate change,” she says. “And these are things that disproportionately impact the people who have contributed to those problems the least… So it doesn't really make sense for nature writers who purport to be writing about those crises and the sort of fallout from them, to not also address the human cost, the cultural framings that get us to that place.”\nJessica cites Taiwanese writer Wu Ming-yi and American anthropologist Anna Tsing as writing influences. \nGhost Island Media first interviewed Jessica J. Lee in August 2020 for the podcast Waste Not Why Not. Check out this episode here: https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee\nJessica J. Lee’s publication links:\nDispersals (2024) - https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals\nMandarin as《離散的植物》 - https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902\nTwo Trees Make a Forest (2020) - https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees\nMandarin as《山與林的深處》 - https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572\nSupport The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"b84d2457-0141-4de5-bd77-b2ce00849944","isoDate":"2025-05-03T11:22:36.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"3039","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"52","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"51. Former Prime Minister of Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on collective weakness","pubDate":"Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:55:56 +0000","content:encoded":"<p><strong>Anders Fogh Rasmussen</strong> is former <strong>Prime Minister of Denmark</strong> (2001-2009) and Secretary General of <strong>NATO</strong> (2009-2014). He&rsquo;s Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation.<br><br>We sat down with Rasmussen this week at Yushan Forum, the annual summit organized by Taiwan&rsquo;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation. This conversation was recorded on March 17, 2025.<br><br>Rasmussen is worried about a new world order &ldquo;where might makes right&hellip; a world order with three power centers: one in Washington, one in Beijing, and one in Moscow. That's what concerns me the most, and I will devote the rest of my life to counter that world order.&rdquo;<br><br>In Asia and in the Indo-Pacific, he&rsquo;s looking to see more multilateral approaches on security and trade. &ldquo;I would also like to see a bigger investment in your own defense,&rdquo; he says, referring to Taiwan. &ldquo;That's what we have concluded in Europe, and I think the same conclusion goes for Asia, that each individual country must demonstrate a clear commitment to its own security by increasing defense investment and by cooperating closer together.&rdquo;<br><br>He warns of the consequence of a collective weakness if democracies don&rsquo;t support each other. &ldquo;If Putin gets success in Ukraine because of our weakness, it would send an extremely dangerous signal to autocrats in other parts of the world: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un&hellip;&rdquo;&nbsp;<br><br>He spoke of the need for a reform of the United Nations. &ldquo;The United Nations reflect the world as it was in 1945 with the United States as really, a dominant power. But since then, other powers have risen, like Germany in Europe, like Japan in Asia, like Brazil in South America&hellip; In the current [UN] Security Council, Russia and China have so called veto, right? So they can block all decisions in the United Nations that go against their interest, and that makes the United Nations useless, because we cannot pass any resolution. So I think we need a reform of the United Nations, but as it requires the consent of both Russia and China, it's more or less impossible in the short term. So yes, long term, we should reform the United Nations. Short term, we have to deal with what we do have.&rdquo;<br><br>In the last 5 minutes of the episode we play Rasmussen&rsquo;s full speech at Yushan Forum.&nbsp;<br><br>To see the full opening ceremony, see here. This includes speeches by Taiwan&rsquo;s President Dr. Lai Ching-te, former Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janex Jan&scaron;a, Member of the Japanese House of Presentatives in the Diet Keiji Furuya, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan Raymond Greene, as well as Chairman of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Dr. Michael Hsiao:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ2qq_dLmn4\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ2qq_dLmn4</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Anders Fogh Rasmussen is former Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009) and Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014). He’s Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation.\nWe sat down with Rasmussen this week at Yushan Forum, the annual summit organized by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation. This conversation was recorded on March 17, 2025.\nRasmussen is worried about a new world order “where might makes right… a world order with three power centers: one in Washington, one in Beijing, and one in Moscow. That's what concerns me the most, and I will devote the rest of my life to counter that world order.”\nIn Asia and in the Indo-Pacific, he’s looking to see more multilateral approaches on security and trade. “I would also like to see a bigger investment in your own defense,” he says, referring to Taiwan. “That's what we have concluded in Europe, and I think the same conclusion goes for Asia, that each individual country must demonstrate a clear commitment to its own security by increasing defense investment and by cooperating closer together.”\nHe warns of the consequence of a collective weakness if democracies don’t support each other. “If Putin gets success in Ukraine because of our weakness, it would send an extremely dangerous signal to autocrats in other parts of the world: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un…” \nHe spoke of the need for a reform of the United Nations. “The United Nations reflect the world as it was in 1945 with the United States as really, a dominant power. But since then, other powers have risen, like Germany in Europe, like Japan in Asia, like Brazil in South America… In the current [UN] Security Council, Russia and China have so called veto, right? So they can block all decisions in the United Nations that go against their interest, and that makes the United Nations useless, because we cannot pass any resolution. So I think we need a reform of the United Nations, but as it requires the consent of both Russia and China, it's more or less impossible in the short term. So yes, long term, we should reform the United Nations. Short term, we have to deal with what we do have.”\nIn the last 5 minutes of the episode we play Rasmussen’s full speech at Yushan Forum. \nTo see the full opening ceremony, see here. This includes speeches by Taiwan’s President Dr. Lai Ching-te, former Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janex Janša, Member of the Japanese House of Presentatives in the Diet Keiji Furuya, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan Raymond Greene, as well as Chairman of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Dr. Michael Hsiao: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ2qq_dLmn4\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a44f277d-d788-4097-8f24-b2a70091efa7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"22831804","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a44f277d-d788-4097-8f24-b2a70091efa7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/anders-fogh-rasmussen/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p><strong>Anders Fogh Rasmussen</strong> is former <strong>Prime Minister of Denmark</strong> (2001-2009) and Secretary General of <strong>NATO</strong> (2009-2014). He&rsquo;s Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation.<br><br>We sat down with Rasmussen this week at Yushan Forum, the annual summit organized by Taiwan&rsquo;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation. This conversation was recorded on March 17, 2025.<br><br>Rasmussen is worried about a new world order &ldquo;where might makes right&hellip; a world order with three power centers: one in Washington, one in Beijing, and one in Moscow. That's what concerns me the most, and I will devote the rest of my life to counter that world order.&rdquo;<br><br>In Asia and in the Indo-Pacific, he&rsquo;s looking to see more multilateral approaches on security and trade. &ldquo;I would also like to see a bigger investment in your own defense,&rdquo; he says, referring to Taiwan. &ldquo;That's what we have concluded in Europe, and I think the same conclusion goes for Asia, that each individual country must demonstrate a clear commitment to its own security by increasing defense investment and by cooperating closer together.&rdquo;<br><br>He warns of the consequence of a collective weakness if democracies don&rsquo;t support each other. &ldquo;If Putin gets success in Ukraine because of our weakness, it would send an extremely dangerous signal to autocrats in other parts of the world: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un&hellip;&rdquo;&nbsp;<br><br>He spoke of the need for a reform of the United Nations. &ldquo;The United Nations reflect the world as it was in 1945 with the United States as really, a dominant power. But since then, other powers have risen, like Germany in Europe, like Japan in Asia, like Brazil in South America&hellip; In the current [UN] Security Council, Russia and China have so called veto, right? So they can block all decisions in the United Nations that go against their interest, and that makes the United Nations useless, because we cannot pass any resolution. So I think we need a reform of the United Nations, but as it requires the consent of both Russia and China, it's more or less impossible in the short term. So yes, long term, we should reform the United Nations. Short term, we have to deal with what we do have.&rdquo;<br><br>In the last 5 minutes of the episode we play Rasmussen&rsquo;s full speech at Yushan Forum.&nbsp;<br><br>To see the full opening ceremony, see here. This includes speeches by Taiwan&rsquo;s President Dr. Lai Ching-te, former Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janex Jan&scaron;a, Member of the Japanese House of Presentatives in the Diet Keiji Furuya, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan Raymond Greene, as well as Chairman of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Dr. Michael Hsiao:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ2qq_dLmn4\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ2qq_dLmn4</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Anders Fogh Rasmussen is former Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009) and Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014). He’s Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation.\nWe sat down with Rasmussen this week at Yushan Forum, the annual summit organized by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation. This conversation was recorded on March 17, 2025.\nRasmussen is worried about a new world order “where might makes right… a world order with three power centers: one in Washington, one in Beijing, and one in Moscow. That's what concerns me the most, and I will devote the rest of my life to counter that world order.”\nIn Asia and in the Indo-Pacific, he’s looking to see more multilateral approaches on security and trade. “I would also like to see a bigger investment in your own defense,” he says, referring to Taiwan. “That's what we have concluded in Europe, and I think the same conclusion goes for Asia, that each individual country must demonstrate a clear commitment to its own security by increasing defense investment and by cooperating closer together.”\nHe warns of the consequence of a collective weakness if democracies don’t support each other. “If Putin gets success in Ukraine because of our weakness, it would send an extremely dangerous signal to autocrats in other parts of the world: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un…” \nHe spoke of the need for a reform of the United Nations. “The United Nations reflect the world as it was in 1945 with the United States as really, a dominant power. But since then, other powers have risen, like Germany in Europe, like Japan in Asia, like Brazil in South America… In the current [UN] Security Council, Russia and China have so called veto, right? So they can block all decisions in the United Nations that go against their interest, and that makes the United Nations useless, because we cannot pass any resolution. So I think we need a reform of the United Nations, but as it requires the consent of both Russia and China, it's more or less impossible in the short term. So yes, long term, we should reform the United Nations. Short term, we have to deal with what we do have.”\nIn the last 5 minutes of the episode we play Rasmussen’s full speech at Yushan Forum. \nTo see the full opening ceremony, see here. This includes speeches by Taiwan’s President Dr. Lai Ching-te, former Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janex Janša, Member of the Japanese House of Presentatives in the Diet Keiji Furuya, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan Raymond Greene, as well as Chairman of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Dr. Michael Hsiao: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ2qq_dLmn4\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"a44f277d-d788-4097-8f24-b2a70091efa7","isoDate":"2025-03-21T08:55:56.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1425","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"51","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"50. Ukraine War, 3 years: Mariia Makarovych (Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine)","pubDate":"Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:55:46 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Mariia Makarovych is Head of the East Asian Office of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Today, we discuss the on-going peace negotiations, the role of civil society organizations the past three years, society preparedness prior to 2022, Russian propaganda since 2014, and today, the role of China.&nbsp;<br><br>Makarovych is an economic and policy analyst with a background in CSO throughout Ukraine and in European think tanks. She had worked to strengthen democratic tools among communities in Donetsk and implemented projects on education, land management, and funding. She was an Information Defense Analyst at the European Values Center for Security Policy. Since 2022, she has shifted her focus to researching Ukrainian economic policy and Russia propaganda. <br><br>She moved to Taiwan from Ukraine in August 2023. <br><br>This conversation was recorded on March 10, 2025. <br><br>Makarovych reflects on the on-going peace agreements led by U.S. President Trump. She warns of the dangers of signing a mineral deal without security guarantees and emphasizes the risk of Russia regaining strength and attacking Ukraine again: a peace agreement without fair conditions could set a dangerous precedent for aggressive regimes worldwide.<br><br>Drawing from her own experience growing up in Eastern Ukraine and at the onset of the full-scale invasion in 2022, we discuss society's response to pressure, civil defense, and the differences between preparedness for natural disasters versus active hostilities. <br><br>Liberal Democratic League is a Ukrainian NGO established in 2014 by students in Kyiv as a response to the Revolution of Dignity (Maidan Revolution.)<br><br><strong>It&rsquo;s been three years since Russia&rsquo;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For our retrospectives on year one and two, please the following podcast interviews:</strong> <br><br>Alex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine): <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-war-two-years-taiwan-aid-alex-khomenko\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-war-two-years-taiwan-aid-alex-khomenko<br><br></a>Oleksandr Shyn (Ukrainian Voices): <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&amp;list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&amp;index=10&amp;t=23s\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&amp;list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&amp;index=10&amp;t=23s<br><br></a>Dmytro Burtsev (political scientist), in Mandarin: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsev\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsev</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a></p> <p><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Mariia Makarovych is Head of the East Asian Office of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Today, we discuss the on-going peace negotiations, the role of civil society organizations the past three years, society preparedness prior to 2022, Russian propaganda since 2014, and today, the role of China. \nMakarovych is an economic and policy analyst with a background in CSO throughout Ukraine and in European think tanks. She had worked to strengthen democratic tools among communities in Donetsk and implemented projects on education, land management, and funding. She was an Information Defense Analyst at the European Values Center for Security Policy. Since 2022, she has shifted her focus to researching Ukrainian economic policy and Russia propaganda. \nShe moved to Taiwan from Ukraine in August 2023. \nThis conversation was recorded on March 10, 2025. \nMakarovych reflects on the on-going peace agreements led by U.S. President Trump. She warns of the dangers of signing a mineral deal without security guarantees and emphasizes the risk of Russia regaining strength and attacking Ukraine again: a peace agreement without fair conditions could set a dangerous precedent for aggressive regimes worldwide.\nDrawing from her own experience growing up in Eastern Ukraine and at the onset of the full-scale invasion in 2022, we discuss society's response to pressure, civil defense, and the differences between preparedness for natural disasters versus active hostilities. \nLiberal Democratic League is a Ukrainian NGO established in 2014 by students in Kyiv as a response to the Revolution of Dignity (Maidan Revolution.)\nIt’s been three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For our retrospectives on year one and two, please the following podcast interviews: \nAlex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-war-two-years-taiwan-aid-alex-khomenko\nOleksandr Shyn (Ukrainian Voices): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&index=10&t=23s\nDmytro Burtsev (political scientist), in Mandarin: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsev\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\n \nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/c102d81d-4a75-4408-be55-b29e004dfddb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"56723430","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/c102d81d-4a75-4408-be55-b29e004dfddb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-mariia-makarovych/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Mariia Makarovych is Head of the East Asian Office of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Today, we discuss the on-going peace negotiations, the role of civil society organizations the past three years, society preparedness prior to 2022, Russian propaganda since 2014, and today, the role of China.&nbsp;<br><br>Makarovych is an economic and policy analyst with a background in CSO throughout Ukraine and in European think tanks. She had worked to strengthen democratic tools among communities in Donetsk and implemented projects on education, land management, and funding. She was an Information Defense Analyst at the European Values Center for Security Policy. Since 2022, she has shifted her focus to researching Ukrainian economic policy and Russia propaganda. <br><br>She moved to Taiwan from Ukraine in August 2023. <br><br>This conversation was recorded on March 10, 2025. <br><br>Makarovych reflects on the on-going peace agreements led by U.S. President Trump. She warns of the dangers of signing a mineral deal without security guarantees and emphasizes the risk of Russia regaining strength and attacking Ukraine again: a peace agreement without fair conditions could set a dangerous precedent for aggressive regimes worldwide.<br><br>Drawing from her own experience growing up in Eastern Ukraine and at the onset of the full-scale invasion in 2022, we discuss society's response to pressure, civil defense, and the differences between preparedness for natural disasters versus active hostilities. <br><br>Liberal Democratic League is a Ukrainian NGO established in 2014 by students in Kyiv as a response to the Revolution of Dignity (Maidan Revolution.)<br><br><strong>It&rsquo;s been three years since Russia&rsquo;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For our retrospectives on year one and two, please the following podcast interviews:</strong> <br><br>Alex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine): <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-war-two-years-taiwan-aid-alex-khomenko\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-war-two-years-taiwan-aid-alex-khomenko<br><br></a>Oleksandr Shyn (Ukrainian Voices): <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&amp;list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&amp;index=10&amp;t=23s\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&amp;list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&amp;index=10&amp;t=23s<br><br></a>Dmytro Burtsev (political scientist), in Mandarin: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsev\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsev</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a></p> <p><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Mariia Makarovych is Head of the East Asian Office of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Today, we discuss the on-going peace negotiations, the role of civil society organizations the past three years, society preparedness prior to 2022, Russian propaganda since 2014, and today, the role of China. \nMakarovych is an economic and policy analyst with a background in CSO throughout Ukraine and in European think tanks. She had worked to strengthen democratic tools among communities in Donetsk and implemented projects on education, land management, and funding. She was an Information Defense Analyst at the European Values Center for Security Policy. Since 2022, she has shifted her focus to researching Ukrainian economic policy and Russia propaganda. \nShe moved to Taiwan from Ukraine in August 2023. \nThis conversation was recorded on March 10, 2025. \nMakarovych reflects on the on-going peace agreements led by U.S. President Trump. She warns of the dangers of signing a mineral deal without security guarantees and emphasizes the risk of Russia regaining strength and attacking Ukraine again: a peace agreement without fair conditions could set a dangerous precedent for aggressive regimes worldwide.\nDrawing from her own experience growing up in Eastern Ukraine and at the onset of the full-scale invasion in 2022, we discuss society's response to pressure, civil defense, and the differences between preparedness for natural disasters versus active hostilities. \nLiberal Democratic League is a Ukrainian NGO established in 2014 by students in Kyiv as a response to the Revolution of Dignity (Maidan Revolution.)\nIt’s been three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For our retrospectives on year one and two, please the following podcast interviews: \nAlex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-war-two-years-taiwan-aid-alex-khomenko\nOleksandr Shyn (Ukrainian Voices): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&index=10&t=23s\nDmytro Burtsev (political scientist), in Mandarin: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsev\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\n \nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"c102d81d-4a75-4408-be55-b29e004dfddb","isoDate":"2025-03-12T04:55:46.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"3543","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"50","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"49. “The Battle for Taiwan” by Jonas Parello-Plesner (Live on Feb 19, 2025)","pubDate":"Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:57:05 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Jonas Parello-Plesner is Executive Director of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. He&rsquo;s the author of the book, &ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo;.<br><br>&ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo; (&ldquo;Kampen om Taiwan&rdquo;) was first published in Denmark in 2023 as the first book on Taiwan for the Danish audience. The English edition was published in April, 2024.<br><br>Alliance of Democracies works to strengthen democracies around the world and to encourage cooperation between the world&rsquo;s democracies. It also organizes the annual Copenhagen Democracy Summit. It&rsquo;s founded by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. In 2021, the Foundation was sanctioned by China.&nbsp;<br><br>This was recorded live on February 19th, 2025 at a book launch hosted by the European Values Center for Security Policy. Introduction by Marcin Jerzewski, Head of Taiwan Office of the European Values Center for Security Policy.<br><br>(Since then, U.S. President Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine; Taiwan&rsquo;s semiconductor company TSMC has announced an additional U.S. investment of 100 billion U.S. dollars.)<br><br>&ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo; on Amazon: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Taiwan-Jonas-Parello-Plesner/dp/B0CZRYS4RZ\">https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Taiwan-Jonas-Parello-Plesner/dp/B0CZRYS4RZ</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Jonas Parello-Plesner is Executive Director of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. He’s the author of the book, “The Battle for Taiwan”.\n“The Battle for Taiwan” (“Kampen om Taiwan”) was first published in Denmark in 2023 as the first book on Taiwan for the Danish audience. The English edition was published in April, 2024.\nAlliance of Democracies works to strengthen democracies around the world and to encourage cooperation between the world’s democracies. It also organizes the annual Copenhagen Democracy Summit. It’s founded by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. In 2021, the Foundation was sanctioned by China. \nThis was recorded live on February 19th, 2025 at a book launch hosted by the European Values Center for Security Policy. Introduction by Marcin Jerzewski, Head of Taiwan Office of the European Values Center for Security Policy.\n(Since then, U.S. President Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine; Taiwan’s semiconductor company TSMC has announced an additional U.S. investment of 100 billion U.S. dollars.)\n“The Battle for Taiwan” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Taiwan-Jonas-Parello-Plesner/dp/B0CZRYS4RZ\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/9a385f8e-d5e6-4197-82a6-b29900a7a5c0/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"59878601","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/9a385f8e-d5e6-4197-82a6-b29900a7a5c0/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/battle-for-taiwan-jonas-parello-plesner/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Jonas Parello-Plesner is Executive Director of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. He&rsquo;s the author of the book, &ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo;.<br><br>&ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo; (&ldquo;Kampen om Taiwan&rdquo;) was first published in Denmark in 2023 as the first book on Taiwan for the Danish audience. The English edition was published in April, 2024.<br><br>Alliance of Democracies works to strengthen democracies around the world and to encourage cooperation between the world&rsquo;s democracies. It also organizes the annual Copenhagen Democracy Summit. It&rsquo;s founded by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. In 2021, the Foundation was sanctioned by China.&nbsp;<br><br>This was recorded live on February 19th, 2025 at a book launch hosted by the European Values Center for Security Policy. Introduction by Marcin Jerzewski, Head of Taiwan Office of the European Values Center for Security Policy.<br><br>(Since then, U.S. President Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine; Taiwan&rsquo;s semiconductor company TSMC has announced an additional U.S. investment of 100 billion U.S. dollars.)<br><br>&ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo; on Amazon: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Taiwan-Jonas-Parello-Plesner/dp/B0CZRYS4RZ\">https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Taiwan-Jonas-Parello-Plesner/dp/B0CZRYS4RZ</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Jonas Parello-Plesner is Executive Director of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. He’s the author of the book, “The Battle for Taiwan”.\n“The Battle for Taiwan” (“Kampen om Taiwan”) was first published in Denmark in 2023 as the first book on Taiwan for the Danish audience. The English edition was published in April, 2024.\nAlliance of Democracies works to strengthen democracies around the world and to encourage cooperation between the world’s democracies. It also organizes the annual Copenhagen Democracy Summit. It’s founded by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. In 2021, the Foundation was sanctioned by China. \nThis was recorded live on February 19th, 2025 at a book launch hosted by the European Values Center for Security Policy. Introduction by Marcin Jerzewski, Head of Taiwan Office of the European Values Center for Security Policy.\n(Since then, U.S. President Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine; Taiwan’s semiconductor company TSMC has announced an additional U.S. investment of 100 billion U.S. dollars.)\n“The Battle for Taiwan” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Taiwan-Jonas-Parello-Plesner/dp/B0CZRYS4RZ\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"9a385f8e-d5e6-4197-82a6-b29900a7a5c0","isoDate":"2025-03-10T03:57:05.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"3740","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"49","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"48. Alejandro Mayoral Baños on RightsCon 2025 (Access Now)","pubDate":"Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:48:13 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Alejandro Mayoral Ba&ntilde;os is the Executive Director of Access Now, an international NGO focusing on digital human rights. <br><br>Access Now is the organizer of RightsCon - world&rsquo;s largest digital human rights summit. The 2025 edition is set to take place in Taipei from February 24 to 27, 2025, where more than 550 sessions are expected to be staged.&nbsp;<br><br>Ba&ntilde;os talks to Ghost Island Media about digital authoritarianism, data governance, and artificial intelligence.&nbsp;<br><br>Prior to his role at Access Now, Ba&ntilde;os has been a life-long leader in advocacy and research on&nbsp; indigenous rights and digital development. He gives advice to CSO on navigating new challenges, finding new financial sustainability, and the importance of networking. <br><br>This interview was conducted on January 22, 2025. Impact of the U.S. President Trump&rsquo;s executive orders on the freezing of foreign assistance was not discussed.&nbsp;<br><br>Ba&ntilde;os&rsquo;s grew up in Mexico as a member of the Mixtec indigenous people and is now based in Canada. In 2015 he founded the Indigenous Friends Association to bridge the gap between indigenous communities and digital technologies. He has been a Ashoka Fellow for his work as a social entrepreneur. In 2020 he was named a Toronto Community Champion by CBC.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>On-line sessions for RightsCon are available for those who cannot come to Taiwan. Register:</strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.rightscon.org/registration/\">https://www.rightscon.org/registration/</a></p> <p>Resources Ba&ntilde;os mentioned in the interview: <br><br>Indigenous Data Sovereignty: CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance: <a href=\"https://www.gida-global.org/care#:~:text=CARE%20Principles%20for%20Indigenous%20Data%20Governance,-The%20current%20movement&amp;text=Existing%20principles%20within%20the%20open,power%20differentials%20and%20historical%20contexts\">https://www.gida-global.org/care#:~:text=CARE%20Principles%20for%20Indigenous%20Data%20Governance,-The%20current%20movement&amp;text=Existing%20principles%20within%20the%20open,power%20differentials%20and%20historical%20contexts</a>.</p> <p>Approaches to create AI Models for the Indigenous -&nbsp; Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence Working Group: <a href=\"https://www.indigenous-ai.net/\">https://www.indigenous-ai.net/</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Alejandro Mayoral Baños is the Executive Director of Access Now, an international NGO focusing on digital human rights. \nAccess Now is the organizer of RightsCon - world’s largest digital human rights summit. The 2025 edition is set to take place in Taipei from February 24 to 27, 2025, where more than 550 sessions are expected to be staged. \nBaños talks to Ghost Island Media about digital authoritarianism, data governance, and artificial intelligence. \nPrior to his role at Access Now, Baños has been a life-long leader in advocacy and research on  indigenous rights and digital development. He gives advice to CSO on navigating new challenges, finding new financial sustainability, and the importance of networking. \nThis interview was conducted on January 22, 2025. Impact of the U.S. President Trump’s executive orders on the freezing of foreign assistance was not discussed. \nBaños’s grew up in Mexico as a member of the Mixtec indigenous people and is now based in Canada. In 2015 he founded the Indigenous Friends Association to bridge the gap between indigenous communities and digital technologies. He has been a Ashoka Fellow for his work as a social entrepreneur. In 2020 he was named a Toronto Community Champion by CBC. \nOn-line sessions for RightsCon are available for those who cannot come to Taiwan. Register: https://www.rightscon.org/registration/\n Resources Baños mentioned in the interview: \nIndigenous Data Sovereignty: CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance: https://www.gida-global.org/care#:~:text=CARE%20Principles%20for%20Indigenous%20Data%20Governance,-The%20current%20movement&text=Existing%20principles%20within%20the%20open,power%20differentials%20and%20historical%20contexts.\n Approaches to create AI Models for the Indigenous -  Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence Working Group: https://www.indigenous-ai.net/\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/4a54c3ae-4569-4bc2-8edc-b27d00b13dad/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"52681742","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/4a54c3ae-4569-4bc2-8edc-b27d00b13dad/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/alejandro-banos-access-now-rightscon/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Alejandro Mayoral Ba&ntilde;os is the Executive Director of Access Now, an international NGO focusing on digital human rights. <br><br>Access Now is the organizer of RightsCon - world&rsquo;s largest digital human rights summit. The 2025 edition is set to take place in Taipei from February 24 to 27, 2025, where more than 550 sessions are expected to be staged.&nbsp;<br><br>Ba&ntilde;os talks to Ghost Island Media about digital authoritarianism, data governance, and artificial intelligence.&nbsp;<br><br>Prior to his role at Access Now, Ba&ntilde;os has been a life-long leader in advocacy and research on&nbsp; indigenous rights and digital development. He gives advice to CSO on navigating new challenges, finding new financial sustainability, and the importance of networking. <br><br>This interview was conducted on January 22, 2025. Impact of the U.S. President Trump&rsquo;s executive orders on the freezing of foreign assistance was not discussed.&nbsp;<br><br>Ba&ntilde;os&rsquo;s grew up in Mexico as a member of the Mixtec indigenous people and is now based in Canada. In 2015 he founded the Indigenous Friends Association to bridge the gap between indigenous communities and digital technologies. He has been a Ashoka Fellow for his work as a social entrepreneur. In 2020 he was named a Toronto Community Champion by CBC.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>On-line sessions for RightsCon are available for those who cannot come to Taiwan. Register:</strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.rightscon.org/registration/\">https://www.rightscon.org/registration/</a></p> <p>Resources Ba&ntilde;os mentioned in the interview: <br><br>Indigenous Data Sovereignty: CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance: <a href=\"https://www.gida-global.org/care#:~:text=CARE%20Principles%20for%20Indigenous%20Data%20Governance,-The%20current%20movement&amp;text=Existing%20principles%20within%20the%20open,power%20differentials%20and%20historical%20contexts\">https://www.gida-global.org/care#:~:text=CARE%20Principles%20for%20Indigenous%20Data%20Governance,-The%20current%20movement&amp;text=Existing%20principles%20within%20the%20open,power%20differentials%20and%20historical%20contexts</a>.</p> <p>Approaches to create AI Models for the Indigenous -&nbsp; Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence Working Group: <a href=\"https://www.indigenous-ai.net/\">https://www.indigenous-ai.net/</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Alejandro Mayoral Baños is the Executive Director of Access Now, an international NGO focusing on digital human rights. \nAccess Now is the organizer of RightsCon - world’s largest digital human rights summit. The 2025 edition is set to take place in Taipei from February 24 to 27, 2025, where more than 550 sessions are expected to be staged. \nBaños talks to Ghost Island Media about digital authoritarianism, data governance, and artificial intelligence. \nPrior to his role at Access Now, Baños has been a life-long leader in advocacy and research on  indigenous rights and digital development. He gives advice to CSO on navigating new challenges, finding new financial sustainability, and the importance of networking. \nThis interview was conducted on January 22, 2025. Impact of the U.S. President Trump’s executive orders on the freezing of foreign assistance was not discussed. \nBaños’s grew up in Mexico as a member of the Mixtec indigenous people and is now based in Canada. In 2015 he founded the Indigenous Friends Association to bridge the gap between indigenous communities and digital technologies. He has been a Ashoka Fellow for his work as a social entrepreneur. In 2020 he was named a Toronto Community Champion by CBC. \nOn-line sessions for RightsCon are available for those who cannot come to Taiwan. Register: https://www.rightscon.org/registration/\n Resources Baños mentioned in the interview: \nIndigenous Data Sovereignty: CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance: https://www.gida-global.org/care#:~:text=CARE%20Principles%20for%20Indigenous%20Data%20Governance,-The%20current%20movement&text=Existing%20principles%20within%20the%20open,power%20differentials%20and%20historical%20contexts.\n Approaches to create AI Models for the Indigenous -  Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence Working Group: https://www.indigenous-ai.net/\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"4a54c3ae-4569-4bc2-8edc-b27d00b13dad","isoDate":"2025-02-07T10:48:13.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"3291","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"48","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"47. Countering FIMI and Election Interference in Taiwan: Ben Graham Jones (“Taiwan P.O.W.E.R”)","pubDate":"Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:08:10 +0000","content:encoded":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Ben Graham Jones is an election observer. In his new report “<a href=\"https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7\">Taiwan POWER</a>” on the 2024 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan, Jones sets up Taiwan as a model for resilience against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI).</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Jones identifies a set of strengths that's the core of Taiwan’s resilience against FIMI: Purpose-driven, Organic, Whole-society, Evolving, Remit-bound. Jones stresses it’s the bottom-up approach of Taiwan’s civic society that’s made it particularly resilient. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“What’s interesting about Taiwan is we often consider Taiwan to be patient zero of Chinese information operations, Beijing’s information operations… If we are to move from not just defining the problem, but also defining the solution, I think Taiwan is a place that provides a good deal of inspiration to the wider world.”</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Jones points to Chinese PRC influence of political elites, often through tourism, and why countries need to understand the work of the United Front.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">We also talk about AI, deep fake, media literacy, and where he stands on the responsibility of social media platforms against false information. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">The Taiwan 2024 elections took place on January 13, 2024. While the ruling DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) won an unprecedented third consecutive term in office, it lost the majority in parliament. Elections take place in Taiwan every two years. They alternate between national and local elections. The next local elections for mayors, city counselors, and village chiefs should be in November 2026.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Taiwan POWER by Ben Graham Jones, commissioned by DoubleThink Lab, was released in August 2024: <a href=\"https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7\">https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Previous episodes from Ghost Island Media on disinformation: </strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“Disinformation: Building Digital Resilience” on Dispatch From Taiwan - with voices from Taiwan FactCheck Center, DoubleThink Lab, and Citizen Lab: <a href=\"https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/disinformation-building-digital-resilience\">https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/disinformation-building-digital-resilience</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“Influence Operations on PTT” with Oddis J.F. Tsai and J.M. Hung (INDSR): <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-ptt-influence-operation\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-ptt-influence-operation</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“Disinformation” with Puma Shen (Doublethink Lab): <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/disinformation-doublethink-lab\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/disinformation-doublethink-lab</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“China Information Warfare” with Jeremy Hung (INDSR): <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-china-information-war\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-china-information-war</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon </strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> </strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p> <p> </p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Ben Graham Jones is an election observer. In his new report “Taiwan POWER” on the 2024 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan, Jones sets up Taiwan as a model for resilience against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI).\n Jones identifies a set of strengths that's the core of Taiwan’s resilience against FIMI: Purpose-driven, Organic, Whole-society, Evolving, Remit-bound. Jones stresses it’s the bottom-up approach of Taiwan’s civic society that’s made it particularly resilient. \n “What’s interesting about Taiwan is we often consider Taiwan to be patient zero of Chinese information operations, Beijing’s information operations… If we are to move from not just defining the problem, but also defining the solution, I think Taiwan is a place that provides a good deal of inspiration to the wider world.”\n Jones points to Chinese PRC influence of political elites, often through tourism, and why countries need to understand the work of the United Front.\n We also talk about AI, deep fake, media literacy, and where he stands on the responsibility of social media platforms against false information. \n The Taiwan 2024 elections took place on January 13, 2024. While the ruling DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) won an unprecedented third consecutive term in office, it lost the majority in parliament. Elections take place in Taiwan every two years. They alternate between national and local elections. The next local elections for mayors, city counselors, and village chiefs should be in November 2026.\n Taiwan POWER by Ben Graham Jones, commissioned by DoubleThink Lab, was released in August 2024: https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7\n Previous episodes from Ghost Island Media on disinformation: \n “Disinformation: Building Digital Resilience” on Dispatch From Taiwan - with voices from Taiwan FactCheck Center, DoubleThink Lab, and Citizen Lab: https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/disinformation-building-digital-resilience\n “Influence Operations on PTT” with Oddis J.F. Tsai and J.M. Hung (INDSR): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-ptt-influence-operation\n “Disinformation” with Puma Shen (Doublethink Lab): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/disinformation-doublethink-lab\n “China Information Warfare” with Jeremy Hung (INDSR): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-china-information-war\n Support us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \n Follow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\n A Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\n  \nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/bd66a6d0-7f24-41ef-a385-b20d0094251e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"42671197","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/bd66a6d0-7f24-41ef-a385-b20d0094251e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/countering-fimi-taiwan-ben-graham-jones/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Ben Graham Jones is an election observer. In his new report “<a href=\"https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7\">Taiwan POWER</a>” on the 2024 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan, Jones sets up Taiwan as a model for resilience against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI).</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Jones identifies a set of strengths that's the core of Taiwan’s resilience against FIMI: Purpose-driven, Organic, Whole-society, Evolving, Remit-bound. Jones stresses it’s the bottom-up approach of Taiwan’s civic society that’s made it particularly resilient. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“What’s interesting about Taiwan is we often consider Taiwan to be patient zero of Chinese information operations, Beijing’s information operations… If we are to move from not just defining the problem, but also defining the solution, I think Taiwan is a place that provides a good deal of inspiration to the wider world.”</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Jones points to Chinese PRC influence of political elites, often through tourism, and why countries need to understand the work of the United Front.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">We also talk about AI, deep fake, media literacy, and where he stands on the responsibility of social media platforms against false information. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">The Taiwan 2024 elections took place on January 13, 2024. While the ruling DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) won an unprecedented third consecutive term in office, it lost the majority in parliament. Elections take place in Taiwan every two years. They alternate between national and local elections. The next local elections for mayors, city counselors, and village chiefs should be in November 2026.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Taiwan POWER by Ben Graham Jones, commissioned by DoubleThink Lab, was released in August 2024: <a href=\"https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7\">https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Previous episodes from Ghost Island Media on disinformation: </strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“Disinformation: Building Digital Resilience” on Dispatch From Taiwan - with voices from Taiwan FactCheck Center, DoubleThink Lab, and Citizen Lab: <a href=\"https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/disinformation-building-digital-resilience\">https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/disinformation-building-digital-resilience</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“Influence Operations on PTT” with Oddis J.F. Tsai and J.M. Hung (INDSR): <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-ptt-influence-operation\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-ptt-influence-operation</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“Disinformation” with Puma Shen (Doublethink Lab): <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/disinformation-doublethink-lab\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/disinformation-doublethink-lab</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“China Information Warfare” with Jeremy Hung (INDSR): <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-china-information-war\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-china-information-war</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon </strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> </strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p> <p> </p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Ben Graham Jones is an election observer. In his new report “Taiwan POWER” on the 2024 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan, Jones sets up Taiwan as a model for resilience against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI).\n Jones identifies a set of strengths that's the core of Taiwan’s resilience against FIMI: Purpose-driven, Organic, Whole-society, Evolving, Remit-bound. Jones stresses it’s the bottom-up approach of Taiwan’s civic society that’s made it particularly resilient. \n “What’s interesting about Taiwan is we often consider Taiwan to be patient zero of Chinese information operations, Beijing’s information operations… If we are to move from not just defining the problem, but also defining the solution, I think Taiwan is a place that provides a good deal of inspiration to the wider world.”\n Jones points to Chinese PRC influence of political elites, often through tourism, and why countries need to understand the work of the United Front.\n We also talk about AI, deep fake, media literacy, and where he stands on the responsibility of social media platforms against false information. \n The Taiwan 2024 elections took place on January 13, 2024. While the ruling DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) won an unprecedented third consecutive term in office, it lost the majority in parliament. Elections take place in Taiwan every two years. They alternate between national and local elections. The next local elections for mayors, city counselors, and village chiefs should be in November 2026.\n Taiwan POWER by Ben Graham Jones, commissioned by DoubleThink Lab, was released in August 2024: https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7\n Previous episodes from Ghost Island Media on disinformation: \n “Disinformation: Building Digital Resilience” on Dispatch From Taiwan - with voices from Taiwan FactCheck Center, DoubleThink Lab, and Citizen Lab: https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/disinformation-building-digital-resilience\n “Influence Operations on PTT” with Oddis J.F. Tsai and J.M. Hung (INDSR): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-ptt-influence-operation\n “Disinformation” with Puma Shen (Doublethink Lab): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/disinformation-doublethink-lab\n “China Information Warfare” with Jeremy Hung (INDSR): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-china-information-war\n Support us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \n Follow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\n A Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\n  \nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"bd66a6d0-7f24-41ef-a385-b20d0094251e","isoDate":"2024-10-18T09:08:10.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2665","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"47","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"46. Rafer Johnson and Taiwanese Olympian C.K. Yang in 1960: journalist Mike Chinoy and filmmaker Frank W. Chen","pubDate":"Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:15:09 +0000","content:encoded":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>&ldquo;Decathlon: The CK Yang &amp; Rafer Johnson Story&rdquo; </strong>《奧運傳奇：楊傳廣與強生》is a tribute to one of the greatest Taiwanese Olympians - C.K. Yang - and his American rival and long-time friend, Rafer Johnson.&nbsp;</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">At the <strong>1960 Summer Olympics in Rome</strong>, C.K. Yang (Yang Chuan-kwang <strong>楊傳廣</strong>) won silver and became the first person with a Chinese surname to win an Olympic medal. Rafer Johnson carried the flag for the U.S.A national team and was the first black American to do so.&nbsp;</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">The 45-minute film - 18 years in making - was released in August 2024 during the Paris Olympics. Directed by <strong>Frank W Chen</strong>. Written by <strong>Mike Chinoy </strong>and <strong>John Krich</strong>. Interview footage with C.K. Yang, Tom Brokaw, Chi Cheng, Michael Eaves, and more.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Mike Chinoy is an American journalist who spent 24 years as a foreign correspondent for CNN. He was CNN&rsquo;s first bureau chief in Beijing, and has won the Emmy, the Dupond, and the Peabody Awards for his coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. He is the author of five books. He currently lives in Taipei.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Frank W. Chen is a Taiwanese-Canadian documentary filmmaker. His previous film, &ldquo;Late Life&rdquo; (2018) on the Taiwanese MLB pitcher Wang Chien-Ming (New York Yankees, 2005-2007) was nominated for a Golden Horse Award and won audience awards in Los Angeles and Vancouver.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Stream the film here on TaiwanPlus Docs: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbdC5v3LX8\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbdC5v3LX8</a><br><strong></strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">If you&rsquo;d like to organize a screening in your city, please contact <a href=\"mailto:mikechinoy@gmail.com\">mikechinoy@gmail.com</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon </strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Tag and follow&nbsp;Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br><br>Host / Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Editing / Wayne Tsai<br>Researcher / Zack Chiang&nbsp;<br>A Ghost Island Media production /&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"“Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story” 《奧運傳奇：楊傳廣與強生》is a tribute to one of the greatest Taiwanese Olympians - C.K. Yang - and his American rival and long-time friend, Rafer Johnson. \n At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, C.K. Yang (Yang Chuan-kwang 楊傳廣) won silver and became the first person with a Chinese surname to win an Olympic medal. Rafer Johnson carried the flag for the U.S.A national team and was the first black American to do so. \n The 45-minute film - 18 years in making - was released in August 2024 during the Paris Olympics. Directed by Frank W Chen. Written by Mike Chinoy and John Krich. Interview footage with C.K. Yang, Tom Brokaw, Chi Cheng, Michael Eaves, and more.\n Mike Chinoy is an American journalist who spent 24 years as a foreign correspondent for CNN. He was CNN’s first bureau chief in Beijing, and has won the Emmy, the Dupond, and the Peabody Awards for his coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. He is the author of five books. He currently lives in Taipei.\n Frank W. Chen is a Taiwanese-Canadian documentary filmmaker. His previous film, “Late Life” (2018) on the Taiwanese MLB pitcher Wang Chien-Ming (New York Yankees, 2005-2007) was nominated for a Golden Horse Award and won audience awards in Los Angeles and Vancouver.\n Stream the film here on TaiwanPlus Docs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbdC5v3LX8\n\n If you’d like to organize a screening in your city, please contact mikechinoy@gmail.com\n Support us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan\n Tag and follow Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nEditing / Wayne Tsai\nResearcher / Zack Chiang \nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\n www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/9e02f413-979a-42e5-9ccd-b20a00a61340/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"38884535","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/9e02f413-979a-42e5-9ccd-b20a00a61340/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/decathlon-documenary/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>&ldquo;Decathlon: The CK Yang &amp; Rafer Johnson Story&rdquo; </strong>《奧運傳奇：楊傳廣與強生》is a tribute to one of the greatest Taiwanese Olympians - C.K. Yang - and his American rival and long-time friend, Rafer Johnson.&nbsp;</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">At the <strong>1960 Summer Olympics in Rome</strong>, C.K. Yang (Yang Chuan-kwang <strong>楊傳廣</strong>) won silver and became the first person with a Chinese surname to win an Olympic medal. Rafer Johnson carried the flag for the U.S.A national team and was the first black American to do so.&nbsp;</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">The 45-minute film - 18 years in making - was released in August 2024 during the Paris Olympics. Directed by <strong>Frank W Chen</strong>. Written by <strong>Mike Chinoy </strong>and <strong>John Krich</strong>. Interview footage with C.K. Yang, Tom Brokaw, Chi Cheng, Michael Eaves, and more.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Mike Chinoy is an American journalist who spent 24 years as a foreign correspondent for CNN. He was CNN&rsquo;s first bureau chief in Beijing, and has won the Emmy, the Dupond, and the Peabody Awards for his coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. He is the author of five books. He currently lives in Taipei.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Frank W. Chen is a Taiwanese-Canadian documentary filmmaker. His previous film, &ldquo;Late Life&rdquo; (2018) on the Taiwanese MLB pitcher Wang Chien-Ming (New York Yankees, 2005-2007) was nominated for a Golden Horse Award and won audience awards in Los Angeles and Vancouver.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Stream the film here on TaiwanPlus Docs: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbdC5v3LX8\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbdC5v3LX8</a><br><strong></strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">If you&rsquo;d like to organize a screening in your city, please contact <a href=\"mailto:mikechinoy@gmail.com\">mikechinoy@gmail.com</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon </strong><strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Tag and follow&nbsp;Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br><br>Host / Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Editing / Wayne Tsai<br>Researcher / Zack Chiang&nbsp;<br>A Ghost Island Media production /&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"“Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story” 《奧運傳奇：楊傳廣與強生》is a tribute to one of the greatest Taiwanese Olympians - C.K. Yang - and his American rival and long-time friend, Rafer Johnson. \n At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, C.K. Yang (Yang Chuan-kwang 楊傳廣) won silver and became the first person with a Chinese surname to win an Olympic medal. Rafer Johnson carried the flag for the U.S.A national team and was the first black American to do so. \n The 45-minute film - 18 years in making - was released in August 2024 during the Paris Olympics. Directed by Frank W Chen. Written by Mike Chinoy and John Krich. Interview footage with C.K. Yang, Tom Brokaw, Chi Cheng, Michael Eaves, and more.\n Mike Chinoy is an American journalist who spent 24 years as a foreign correspondent for CNN. He was CNN’s first bureau chief in Beijing, and has won the Emmy, the Dupond, and the Peabody Awards for his coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. He is the author of five books. He currently lives in Taipei.\n Frank W. Chen is a Taiwanese-Canadian documentary filmmaker. His previous film, “Late Life” (2018) on the Taiwanese MLB pitcher Wang Chien-Ming (New York Yankees, 2005-2007) was nominated for a Golden Horse Award and won audience awards in Los Angeles and Vancouver.\n Stream the film here on TaiwanPlus Docs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbdC5v3LX8\n\n If you’d like to organize a screening in your city, please contact mikechinoy@gmail.com\n Support us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan\n Tag and follow Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nEditing / Wayne Tsai\nResearcher / Zack Chiang \nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\n www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"9e02f413-979a-42e5-9ccd-b20a00a61340","isoDate":"2024-10-15T10:15:09.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2428","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"46","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"45. Science Fiction & Queer Literature: Chi Ta-wei (“The Membranes”)","pubDate":"Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:52:12 +0000","content:encoded":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Taiwanese writer Chi Ta-wei (紀大偉)'s 1996 novel “The Membranes” has seen global success in recent years, with translations in French, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Spanish, Danish, and forthcoming editions in Portuguese, Greek, and Vietnamese.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“The Membranes” is a dystopian fiction set in the 22nd century. Climate change has devastated Earth, and humans now live at the bottom of the sea. The protagonist is a dermatologist named Momo who can read her clients’ memories through their skins.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Chi Ta-wei is an important voice in Taiwanese queer literature. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">We talk about the year 1994 - the era of Pulp Fiction, Nine Inch Nails, and Nirvana. In Taipei, a bookstore called FemBooks (女書店) was opened. Artists and students wanting international cinema flocked to the Golden Horse Film Festival. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">One of Ta-wei’s contemporaries is the late author Qiu Miaojin (邱妙津). Ta-wei talks about why he and Qiu shared a fondness for Europe. We also talk about the Australian writer and translator <a href=\"https://www.ariheinrich.com/about.html\">Ari Heinrich</a> who worked on English translations for both Chi Ta-wei and <a href=\"https://www.nyrb.com/products/last-words-from-montmartre?variant=1094930009\">Qiu Miaojin</a>.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Chi Ta-Wei also talks about his appreciation for translators, and advice for writers, editors, and publishers who are working on bringing Taiwanese books to the world. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">For French listeners, here’s our Interview with theater director Cédric Delorme-Bouchard on the stage adaptation that premiered in Montreal 2024: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/membrane-cedric-delorme-bouchard\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/membrane-cedric-delorme-bouchard</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">More on Chi Ta-wei: <a href=\"https://www.taweichi.com/\">www.taweichi.com/</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Links to the novel “The Membranes”:</strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">(In English) “The Membranes” translated by Ari Heinrich (University of Columbia Press, 2021) - <a href=\"https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-membranes/9780231195713\">https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-membranes/9780231195713</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">(En français) “Membrane” traduit par Gwennaël Gaffric (L'Asiathèque. 2020) <br><a href=\"https://www.asiatheque.com/fr/livre/membrane\">https://www.asiatheque.com/fr/livre/membrane</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">《膜》繁體中文版 (聯經出版, 1996) <a href=\"https://www.linkingbooks.com.tw/LNB/book/Book.aspx?ID=184182&amp;vs=pc\">https://www.linkingbooks.com.tw/LNB/book/Book.aspx?ID=184182&amp;vs=pc</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Tag and follow Ghost Island Media on social media: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a></strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Support us by donating on Patreon - <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a> </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">EPISODE CREDIT</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Editing / Zack Chiang, Wayne Tsai<br>Researcher / Skylar Nguyen<br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Taiwanese writer Chi Ta-wei (紀大偉)'s 1996 novel “The Membranes” has seen global success in recent years, with translations in French, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Spanish, Danish, and forthcoming editions in Portuguese, Greek, and Vietnamese.\n “The Membranes” is a dystopian fiction set in the 22nd century. Climate change has devastated Earth, and humans now live at the bottom of the sea. The protagonist is a dermatologist named Momo who can read her clients’ memories through their skins.\n Chi Ta-wei is an important voice in Taiwanese queer literature. \n We talk about the year 1994 - the era of Pulp Fiction, Nine Inch Nails, and Nirvana. In Taipei, a bookstore called FemBooks (女書店) was opened. Artists and students wanting international cinema flocked to the Golden Horse Film Festival. \n One of Ta-wei’s contemporaries is the late author Qiu Miaojin (邱妙津). Ta-wei talks about why he and Qiu shared a fondness for Europe. We also talk about the Australian writer and translator Ari Heinrich who worked on English translations for both Chi Ta-wei and Qiu Miaojin.\n Chi Ta-Wei also talks about his appreciation for translators, and advice for writers, editors, and publishers who are working on bringing Taiwanese books to the world. \n For French listeners, here’s our Interview with theater director Cédric Delorme-Bouchard on the stage adaptation that premiered in Montreal 2024: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/membrane-cedric-delorme-bouchard\n More on Chi Ta-wei: www.taweichi.com/\n Links to the novel “The Membranes”:\n (In English) “The Membranes” translated by Ari Heinrich (University of Columbia Press, 2021) - https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-membranes/9780231195713\n (En français) “Membrane” traduit par Gwennaël Gaffric (L'Asiathèque. 2020) \nhttps://www.asiatheque.com/fr/livre/membrane\n 《膜》繁體中文版 (聯經出版, 1996) https://www.linkingbooks.com.tw/LNB/book/Book.aspx?ID=184182&vs=pc\n Tag and follow Ghost Island Media on social media: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\n Support us by donating on Patreon - http://patreon.com/taiwan \n EPISODE CREDIT\n Host / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nEditing / Zack Chiang, Wayne Tsai\nResearcher / Skylar Nguyen\nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/bbb38b64-759b-4262-b0c0-b1f8007f0d1d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"46234691","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/bbb38b64-759b-4262-b0c0-b1f8007f0d1d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/chi-ta-wei/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Taiwanese writer Chi Ta-wei (紀大偉)'s 1996 novel “The Membranes” has seen global success in recent years, with translations in French, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Spanish, Danish, and forthcoming editions in Portuguese, Greek, and Vietnamese.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">“The Membranes” is a dystopian fiction set in the 22nd century. Climate change has devastated Earth, and humans now live at the bottom of the sea. The protagonist is a dermatologist named Momo who can read her clients’ memories through their skins.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Chi Ta-wei is an important voice in Taiwanese queer literature. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">We talk about the year 1994 - the era of Pulp Fiction, Nine Inch Nails, and Nirvana. In Taipei, a bookstore called FemBooks (女書店) was opened. Artists and students wanting international cinema flocked to the Golden Horse Film Festival. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">One of Ta-wei’s contemporaries is the late author Qiu Miaojin (邱妙津). Ta-wei talks about why he and Qiu shared a fondness for Europe. We also talk about the Australian writer and translator <a href=\"https://www.ariheinrich.com/about.html\">Ari Heinrich</a> who worked on English translations for both Chi Ta-wei and <a href=\"https://www.nyrb.com/products/last-words-from-montmartre?variant=1094930009\">Qiu Miaojin</a>.</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Chi Ta-Wei also talks about his appreciation for translators, and advice for writers, editors, and publishers who are working on bringing Taiwanese books to the world. </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">For French listeners, here’s our Interview with theater director Cédric Delorme-Bouchard on the stage adaptation that premiered in Montreal 2024: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/membrane-cedric-delorme-bouchard\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/membrane-cedric-delorme-bouchard</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">More on Chi Ta-wei: <a href=\"https://www.taweichi.com/\">www.taweichi.com/</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Links to the novel “The Membranes”:</strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">(In English) “The Membranes” translated by Ari Heinrich (University of Columbia Press, 2021) - <a href=\"https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-membranes/9780231195713\">https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-membranes/9780231195713</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">(En français) “Membrane” traduit par Gwennaël Gaffric (L'Asiathèque. 2020) <br><a href=\"https://www.asiatheque.com/fr/livre/membrane\">https://www.asiatheque.com/fr/livre/membrane</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">《膜》繁體中文版 (聯經出版, 1996) <a href=\"https://www.linkingbooks.com.tw/LNB/book/Book.aspx?ID=184182&amp;vs=pc\">https://www.linkingbooks.com.tw/LNB/book/Book.aspx?ID=184182&amp;vs=pc</a></p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Tag and follow Ghost Island Media on social media: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a></strong></p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Support us by donating on Patreon - <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a> </p> <p dir=\"ltr\">EPISODE CREDIT</p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Editing / Zack Chiang, Wayne Tsai<br>Researcher / Skylar Nguyen<br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Taiwanese writer Chi Ta-wei (紀大偉)'s 1996 novel “The Membranes” has seen global success in recent years, with translations in French, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Spanish, Danish, and forthcoming editions in Portuguese, Greek, and Vietnamese.\n “The Membranes” is a dystopian fiction set in the 22nd century. Climate change has devastated Earth, and humans now live at the bottom of the sea. The protagonist is a dermatologist named Momo who can read her clients’ memories through their skins.\n Chi Ta-wei is an important voice in Taiwanese queer literature. \n We talk about the year 1994 - the era of Pulp Fiction, Nine Inch Nails, and Nirvana. In Taipei, a bookstore called FemBooks (女書店) was opened. Artists and students wanting international cinema flocked to the Golden Horse Film Festival. \n One of Ta-wei’s contemporaries is the late author Qiu Miaojin (邱妙津). Ta-wei talks about why he and Qiu shared a fondness for Europe. We also talk about the Australian writer and translator Ari Heinrich who worked on English translations for both Chi Ta-wei and Qiu Miaojin.\n Chi Ta-Wei also talks about his appreciation for translators, and advice for writers, editors, and publishers who are working on bringing Taiwanese books to the world. \n For French listeners, here’s our Interview with theater director Cédric Delorme-Bouchard on the stage adaptation that premiered in Montreal 2024: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/membrane-cedric-delorme-bouchard\n More on Chi Ta-wei: www.taweichi.com/\n Links to the novel “The Membranes”:\n (In English) “The Membranes” translated by Ari Heinrich (University of Columbia Press, 2021) - https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-membranes/9780231195713\n (En français) “Membrane” traduit par Gwennaël Gaffric (L'Asiathèque. 2020) \nhttps://www.asiatheque.com/fr/livre/membrane\n 《膜》繁體中文版 (聯經出版, 1996) https://www.linkingbooks.com.tw/LNB/book/Book.aspx?ID=184182&vs=pc\n Tag and follow Ghost Island Media on social media: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\n Support us by donating on Patreon - http://patreon.com/taiwan \n EPISODE CREDIT\n Host / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nEditing / Zack Chiang, Wayne Tsai\nResearcher / Skylar Nguyen\nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"bbb38b64-759b-4262-b0c0-b1f8007f0d1d","isoDate":"2024-09-27T07:52:12.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2888","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"45","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"44. Academy Awards nominated documentary about Taiwan: S. Leo Chiang (director of “Island in Between”)","pubDate":"Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:07:17 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>This was the first Academy Awards nomination for a documentary from Taiwan. <strong>“Island in Between”</strong>《金門》was a nominee for Best Documentary Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. <br><br>In this 19-minute documentary, we see Kinmen (Quemoy) through the lens of filmmaker <strong>S. Leo Chiang</strong> (江松長) and the diverse cast of characters he meets there. Kinmen - made of a set of islands - is governed by Taiwan but sits just 2 miles across from China. Here Chiang portrays an “uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.” <br><br>We talk about Kinmen, the making of the film, the path to the Oscars, and Chiang’s personal journey from being a parachute kid to the U.S., and his evolving identity as a Chinese, Taiwanese, American, and everything in between.  <br><br>Chiang is co-founder of the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc). In 2009, Chiang was nominated for an Emmy for the documentary “A Village Called Versailles.”<br><br>“Island in Between” is produced by <strong>CNEX</strong>, and distributed by the New York Times Op-Docs. Producer, Jean Tsien. Watch: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000009146242/island-in-between.html\">https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000009146242/island-in-between.html</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon: </strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\"><strong>http://patreon.com/taiwan</strong></a><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"This was the first Academy Awards nomination for a documentary from Taiwan. “Island in Between”《金門》was a nominee for Best Documentary Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. \nIn this 19-minute documentary, we see Kinmen (Quemoy) through the lens of filmmaker S. Leo Chiang (江松長) and the diverse cast of characters he meets there. Kinmen - made of a set of islands - is governed by Taiwan but sits just 2 miles across from China. Here Chiang portrays an “uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.” \nWe talk about Kinmen, the making of the film, the path to the Oscars, and Chiang’s personal journey from being a parachute kid to the U.S., and his evolving identity as a Chinese, Taiwanese, American, and everything in between.  \nChiang is co-founder of the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc). In 2009, Chiang was nominated for an Emmy for the documentary “A Village Called Versailles.”\n“Island in Between” is produced by CNEX, and distributed by the New York Times Op-Docs. Producer, Jean Tsien. Watch: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000009146242/island-in-between.html\nSupport us by donating on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/09da3370-f489-43e7-9153-b13400a55d30/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"40932531","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/09da3370-f489-43e7-9153-b13400a55d30/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/s-leo-chiang-island-in-between-oscars/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>This was the first Academy Awards nomination for a documentary from Taiwan. <strong>“Island in Between”</strong>《金門》was a nominee for Best Documentary Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. <br><br>In this 19-minute documentary, we see Kinmen (Quemoy) through the lens of filmmaker <strong>S. Leo Chiang</strong> (江松長) and the diverse cast of characters he meets there. Kinmen - made of a set of islands - is governed by Taiwan but sits just 2 miles across from China. Here Chiang portrays an “uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.” <br><br>We talk about Kinmen, the making of the film, the path to the Oscars, and Chiang’s personal journey from being a parachute kid to the U.S., and his evolving identity as a Chinese, Taiwanese, American, and everything in between.  <br><br>Chiang is co-founder of the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc). In 2009, Chiang was nominated for an Emmy for the documentary “A Village Called Versailles.”<br><br>“Island in Between” is produced by <strong>CNEX</strong>, and distributed by the New York Times Op-Docs. Producer, Jean Tsien. Watch: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000009146242/island-in-between.html\">https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000009146242/island-in-between.html</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon: </strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\"><strong>http://patreon.com/taiwan</strong></a><strong> <br><br></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"This was the first Academy Awards nomination for a documentary from Taiwan. “Island in Between”《金門》was a nominee for Best Documentary Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. \nIn this 19-minute documentary, we see Kinmen (Quemoy) through the lens of filmmaker S. Leo Chiang (江松長) and the diverse cast of characters he meets there. Kinmen - made of a set of islands - is governed by Taiwan but sits just 2 miles across from China. Here Chiang portrays an “uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.” \nWe talk about Kinmen, the making of the film, the path to the Oscars, and Chiang’s personal journey from being a parachute kid to the U.S., and his evolving identity as a Chinese, Taiwanese, American, and everything in between.  \nChiang is co-founder of the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc). In 2009, Chiang was nominated for an Emmy for the documentary “A Village Called Versailles.”\n“Island in Between” is produced by CNEX, and distributed by the New York Times Op-Docs. Producer, Jean Tsien. Watch: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000009146242/island-in-between.html\nSupport us by donating on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taiwan \nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"09da3370-f489-43e7-9153-b13400a55d30","isoDate":"2024-03-15T10:07:17.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2556","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"44","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"43. Ukraine War, 2 Years - Citizen Diplomacy with Alex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine)","pubDate":"Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:09:42 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Alex Khomenko is the organizer of Taiwan Stands with Ukraine 台灣烏克蘭陣線. We talk about conducting citizen diplomacy at a time of war, Taiwan’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine and public donations that amounted to the sending of power generators and ambulances, Taiwan and Ukraine relations, and the internal politics the Ukrainian government may be facing at home. <br><br>Ukraine has no representatives based in Taiwan. When the war broke out on February 24, 2022, there were around 250 Ukrainians living in Taiwan. Many have had to do the difficult job of citizen diplomacy at a time of war. <br><br>They have formed groups to rally support from the Taiwanese public, the Taiwanese government, and foreign offices based in Taiwan. They have held fundraiser events, cultural days, demonstrations near the Moscow office, exhibitions at the National Human Rights Museum, and the two-year anniversary march.<br><br>They are the best example of citizen diplomacy, but at the worst of times. <br><br><strong>Ukrainian Food day in Taipei </strong>(<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/222581517605398/\">More info</a>)<br>1-7pm on Sunday, March 10<br>Location: Bar FEST 台北市汀州路三段149號 - <a href=\"https://maps.app.goo.gl/wqzkbvXRf64uYi497\">(Google Map</a>)<br><br><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/222581517605398/\"></a><strong>For our previous interviews on Ukraine -<br></strong>Olek Shyn on Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&amp;list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&amp;index=9&amp;t=23s\">Watch Video<br></a>Dmytro Burtsev on Five Star Nation (Mandarin) - <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsev\">Listen</a><br><br><strong>Follow and tag us on social media:</strong><br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><strong><br>Support us by donating on Patreon </strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\"><strong>http://patreon.com/taiwan</strong></a><strong> </strong><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Alex Khomenko is the organizer of Taiwan Stands with Ukraine 台灣烏克蘭陣線. We talk about conducting citizen diplomacy at a time of war, Taiwan’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine and public donations that amounted to the sending of power generators and ambulances, Taiwan and Ukraine relations, and the internal politics the Ukrainian government may be facing at home. \nUkraine has no representatives based in Taiwan. When the war broke out on February 24, 2022, there were around 250 Ukrainians living in Taiwan. Many have had to do the difficult job of citizen diplomacy at a time of war. \nThey have formed groups to rally support from the Taiwanese public, the Taiwanese government, and foreign offices based in Taiwan. They have held fundraiser events, cultural days, demonstrations near the Moscow office, exhibitions at the National Human Rights Museum, and the two-year anniversary march.\nThey are the best example of citizen diplomacy, but at the worst of times. \nUkrainian Food day in Taipei (More info)\n1-7pm on Sunday, March 10\nLocation: Bar FEST 台北市汀州路三段149號 - (Google Map)\nFor our previous interviews on Ukraine -\nOlek Shyn on Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - Watch Video\nDmytro Burtsev on Five Star Nation (Mandarin) - Listen\nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\n\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/401e21d6-e171-490b-be28-b12900f829a4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"30026094","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/401e21d6-e171-490b-be28-b12900f829a4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-war-two-years-taiwan-aid-alex-khomenko/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Alex Khomenko is the organizer of Taiwan Stands with Ukraine 台灣烏克蘭陣線. We talk about conducting citizen diplomacy at a time of war, Taiwan’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine and public donations that amounted to the sending of power generators and ambulances, Taiwan and Ukraine relations, and the internal politics the Ukrainian government may be facing at home. <br><br>Ukraine has no representatives based in Taiwan. When the war broke out on February 24, 2022, there were around 250 Ukrainians living in Taiwan. Many have had to do the difficult job of citizen diplomacy at a time of war. <br><br>They have formed groups to rally support from the Taiwanese public, the Taiwanese government, and foreign offices based in Taiwan. They have held fundraiser events, cultural days, demonstrations near the Moscow office, exhibitions at the National Human Rights Museum, and the two-year anniversary march.<br><br>They are the best example of citizen diplomacy, but at the worst of times. <br><br><strong>Ukrainian Food day in Taipei </strong>(<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/222581517605398/\">More info</a>)<br>1-7pm on Sunday, March 10<br>Location: Bar FEST 台北市汀州路三段149號 - <a href=\"https://maps.app.goo.gl/wqzkbvXRf64uYi497\">(Google Map</a>)<br><br><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/222581517605398/\"></a><strong>For our previous interviews on Ukraine -<br></strong>Olek Shyn on Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&amp;list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&amp;index=9&amp;t=23s\">Watch Video<br></a>Dmytro Burtsev on Five Star Nation (Mandarin) - <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsev\">Listen</a><br><br><strong>Follow and tag us on social media:</strong><br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br>Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br><strong><br>Support us by donating on Patreon </strong><a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\"><strong>http://patreon.com/taiwan</strong></a><strong> </strong><br><br>A Ghost Island Media production: <a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Alex Khomenko is the organizer of Taiwan Stands with Ukraine 台灣烏克蘭陣線. We talk about conducting citizen diplomacy at a time of war, Taiwan’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine and public donations that amounted to the sending of power generators and ambulances, Taiwan and Ukraine relations, and the internal politics the Ukrainian government may be facing at home. \nUkraine has no representatives based in Taiwan. When the war broke out on February 24, 2022, there were around 250 Ukrainians living in Taiwan. Many have had to do the difficult job of citizen diplomacy at a time of war. \nThey have formed groups to rally support from the Taiwanese public, the Taiwanese government, and foreign offices based in Taiwan. They have held fundraiser events, cultural days, demonstrations near the Moscow office, exhibitions at the National Human Rights Museum, and the two-year anniversary march.\nThey are the best example of citizen diplomacy, but at the worst of times. \nUkrainian Food day in Taipei (More info)\n1-7pm on Sunday, March 10\nLocation: Bar FEST 台北市汀州路三段149號 - (Google Map)\nFor our previous interviews on Ukraine -\nOlek Shyn on Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - Watch Video\nDmytro Burtsev on Five Star Nation (Mandarin) - Listen\nFollow and tag us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu\n\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"401e21d6-e171-490b-be28-b12900f829a4","isoDate":"2024-03-04T15:09:42.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1875","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"43","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"42. Europe and Taiwan: Reinhard Bütikofer (MEP, European Parliament)","pubDate":"Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:38:27 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Reinhard Bütikofer is a familiar name in Europe and Taiwan relations. He has been a Member of European Parliament since 2009, where he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chairperson of the Delegation for Relations with China, and an alternate member of the Committee on International Trade. Reinhard also co-chairs IPAC, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. <br><br>(This conversation was recorded prior to the 2024 January 13 election in Taiwan.)<br><br>We discuss the history of Europe-Taiwan relations, how 2016 and 2019 paved the way for an increased level of engagement with Taiwan, and how Bütikofer stays hopeful (“pessimism of the intellect, and optimism of the will.”)<br><br>Plus, a quote of hope from Hong Kong pro-democracy politician, Martin Lee.<br><br>Bütikofer is the organizer of the annual <strong>Berlin Taiwan Conference</strong>. See archive video here: <br><br>2022 - “Opportunities and Challenges in Times of Geopolitical Change” (Dec 5, 6)<br>Day 1 - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDzUT7EpB0\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDzUT7EpB0</a><br>Day 2 - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTrFoRWu8ow\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTrFoRWu8ow</a><br><br>2023 - “Taiwan before the Presidential Elections” (Nov 13,14)<br>Day 1 - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4s_6Q_zoc\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4s_6Q_zoc</a><br>Day 2 - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKynM7SURs\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKynM7SURs</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a> </strong><br><br><strong>Tag and follow us on social media:</strong><br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Editing / Gerald Williams<br>Researcher / Min Chao <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">@wordsfromtaiwan</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Reinhard Bütikofer is a familiar name in Europe and Taiwan relations. He has been a Member of European Parliament since 2009, where he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chairperson of the Delegation for Relations with China, and an alternate member of the Committee on International Trade. Reinhard also co-chairs IPAC, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. \n(This conversation was recorded prior to the 2024 January 13 election in Taiwan.)\nWe discuss the history of Europe-Taiwan relations, how 2016 and 2019 paved the way for an increased level of engagement with Taiwan, and how Bütikofer stays hopeful (“pessimism of the intellect, and optimism of the will.”)\nPlus, a quote of hope from Hong Kong pro-democracy politician, Martin Lee.\nBütikofer is the organizer of the annual Berlin Taiwan Conference. See archive video here: \n2022 - “Opportunities and Challenges in Times of Geopolitical Change” (Dec 5, 6)\nDay 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDzUT7EpB0\nDay 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTrFoRWu8ow\n2023 - “Taiwan before the Presidential Elections” (Nov 13,14)\nDay 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4s_6Q_zoc\nDay 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKynM7SURs\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nTag and follow us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nEditing / Gerald Williams\nResearcher / Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan\nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nwww.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/2acd4e7a-0424-4b30-90a5-b0ff00da13ab/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"46042426","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/2acd4e7a-0424-4b30-90a5-b0ff00da13ab/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/reinhard-butikofer-greens-mep/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Reinhard Bütikofer is a familiar name in Europe and Taiwan relations. He has been a Member of European Parliament since 2009, where he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chairperson of the Delegation for Relations with China, and an alternate member of the Committee on International Trade. Reinhard also co-chairs IPAC, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. <br><br>(This conversation was recorded prior to the 2024 January 13 election in Taiwan.)<br><br>We discuss the history of Europe-Taiwan relations, how 2016 and 2019 paved the way for an increased level of engagement with Taiwan, and how Bütikofer stays hopeful (“pessimism of the intellect, and optimism of the will.”)<br><br>Plus, a quote of hope from Hong Kong pro-democracy politician, Martin Lee.<br><br>Bütikofer is the organizer of the annual <strong>Berlin Taiwan Conference</strong>. See archive video here: <br><br>2022 - “Opportunities and Challenges in Times of Geopolitical Change” (Dec 5, 6)<br>Day 1 - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDzUT7EpB0\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDzUT7EpB0</a><br>Day 2 - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTrFoRWu8ow\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTrFoRWu8ow</a><br><br>2023 - “Taiwan before the Presidential Elections” (Nov 13,14)<br>Day 1 - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4s_6Q_zoc\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4s_6Q_zoc</a><br>Day 2 - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKynM7SURs\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKynM7SURs</a><br><br><strong>Support us by donating on Patreon <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a> </strong><br><br><strong>Tag and follow us on social media:</strong><br>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Editing / Gerald Williams<br>Researcher / Min Chao <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">@wordsfromtaiwan</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Reinhard Bütikofer is a familiar name in Europe and Taiwan relations. He has been a Member of European Parliament since 2009, where he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chairperson of the Delegation for Relations with China, and an alternate member of the Committee on International Trade. Reinhard also co-chairs IPAC, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. \n(This conversation was recorded prior to the 2024 January 13 election in Taiwan.)\nWe discuss the history of Europe-Taiwan relations, how 2016 and 2019 paved the way for an increased level of engagement with Taiwan, and how Bütikofer stays hopeful (“pessimism of the intellect, and optimism of the will.”)\nPlus, a quote of hope from Hong Kong pro-democracy politician, Martin Lee.\nBütikofer is the organizer of the annual Berlin Taiwan Conference. See archive video here: \n2022 - “Opportunities and Challenges in Times of Geopolitical Change” (Dec 5, 6)\nDay 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDzUT7EpB0\nDay 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTrFoRWu8ow\n2023 - “Taiwan before the Presidential Elections” (Nov 13,14)\nDay 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4s_6Q_zoc\nDay 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKynM7SURs\nSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan \nTag and follow us on social media:\nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nEditing / Gerald Williams\nResearcher / Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan\nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nwww.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"2acd4e7a-0424-4b30-90a5-b0ff00da13ab","isoDate":"2024-01-22T13:38:27.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2876","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"42","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"41. Introducing \"Dispatch from Taiwan\" podcast (with USIP)","pubDate":"Thu, 11 Jan 2024 07:53:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>This 5-episode limited series delves into policy debates within Taiwan that could have implications for the region and beyond. Each episode features Taiwanese local experts and voices weighing in on social, economic and defense issues as they discusses how Taiwanese society is responding to these challenges.<br><br><strong>From Ghost Island Media in Taipei and U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C, this is \"Dispatch from Taiwan.\"</strong> <br><br>Subscribe -<br>Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-apple\">https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-apple</a><br>Spotify: <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-spotify\">https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-spotify</a><br>Amazon: <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-amazon\">https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-amazon</a><br><br><strong>Episode 1: Defense — Rising Awareness and Preparation<br><br></strong>Taiwan elects a new president on January 13, 2024. Peace across the Taiwan Strait is on people’s minds, but where the candidates and their political parties differ is how to maintain it. All three presidential candidates have indicated they would continue Taiwan’s current foreign policies, though they have different views of what shape relations with China and with the United States should take, as well as different priorities for Taiwan’s defense preparedness.</p> <p>As China continues its military aggression in the region, many in Taiwan are thinking of how best to defend their home. In 2024, Taiwan will see a record-high national defense budget of 19.4 billion USD. Military conscription also was extended to one year.</p> <p>In his New Year’s speech, Chinese leader Xi Jinping renewed the Chinese Communist Party’s threats to take over Taiwan, which China considers its own but has never ruled.</p> <p>This episode includes expert views from Ying-Yu LIN from Tamkang University and CHIEH Chung from the National Policy Foundation, as well as the civilian voices of Robin HSU from the TaiwanADIZ club and Tsung-lin TSAI.<br><br>Ghost Island Media: <a href=\"https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com/\">https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com/</a><br>USIP: <a href=\"https://www.usip.org/dispatch-taiwan\">https://www.usip.org/dispatch-taiwan</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"This 5-episode limited series delves into policy debates within Taiwan that could have implications for the region and beyond. Each episode features Taiwanese local experts and voices weighing in on social, economic and defense issues as they discusses how Taiwanese society is responding to these challenges.\nFrom Ghost Island Media in Taipei and U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C, this is \"Dispatch from Taiwan.\" \nSubscribe -\nApple Podcasts: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-apple\nSpotify: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-spotify\nAmazon: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-amazon\nEpisode 1: Defense — Rising Awareness and Preparation\nTaiwan elects a new president on January 13, 2024. Peace across the Taiwan Strait is on people’s minds, but where the candidates and their political parties differ is how to maintain it. All three presidential candidates have indicated they would continue Taiwan’s current foreign policies, though they have different views of what shape relations with China and with the United States should take, as well as different priorities for Taiwan’s defense preparedness.\n As China continues its military aggression in the region, many in Taiwan are thinking of how best to defend their home. In 2024, Taiwan will see a record-high national defense budget of 19.4 billion USD. Military conscription also was extended to one year.\n In his New Year’s speech, Chinese leader Xi Jinping renewed the Chinese Communist Party’s threats to take over Taiwan, which China considers its own but has never ruled.\n This episode includes expert views from Ying-Yu LIN from Tamkang University and CHIEH Chung from the National Policy Foundation, as well as the civilian voices of Robin HSU from the TaiwanADIZ club and Tsung-lin TSAI.\nGhost Island Media: https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com/\nUSIP: https://www.usip.org/dispatch-taiwan\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a454a3f2-8d06-4ca2-95c3-b0f4007fe478/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"24252949","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a454a3f2-8d06-4ca2-95c3-b0f4007fe478/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/introduce-dispatch-taiwan/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>This 5-episode limited series delves into policy debates within Taiwan that could have implications for the region and beyond. Each episode features Taiwanese local experts and voices weighing in on social, economic and defense issues as they discusses how Taiwanese society is responding to these challenges.<br><br><strong>From Ghost Island Media in Taipei and U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C, this is \"Dispatch from Taiwan.\"</strong> <br><br>Subscribe -<br>Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-apple\">https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-apple</a><br>Spotify: <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-spotify\">https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-spotify</a><br>Amazon: <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-amazon\">https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-amazon</a><br><br><strong>Episode 1: Defense — Rising Awareness and Preparation<br><br></strong>Taiwan elects a new president on January 13, 2024. Peace across the Taiwan Strait is on people’s minds, but where the candidates and their political parties differ is how to maintain it. All three presidential candidates have indicated they would continue Taiwan’s current foreign policies, though they have different views of what shape relations with China and with the United States should take, as well as different priorities for Taiwan’s defense preparedness.</p> <p>As China continues its military aggression in the region, many in Taiwan are thinking of how best to defend their home. In 2024, Taiwan will see a record-high national defense budget of 19.4 billion USD. Military conscription also was extended to one year.</p> <p>In his New Year’s speech, Chinese leader Xi Jinping renewed the Chinese Communist Party’s threats to take over Taiwan, which China considers its own but has never ruled.</p> <p>This episode includes expert views from Ying-Yu LIN from Tamkang University and CHIEH Chung from the National Policy Foundation, as well as the civilian voices of Robin HSU from the TaiwanADIZ club and Tsung-lin TSAI.<br><br>Ghost Island Media: <a href=\"https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com/\">https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com/</a><br>USIP: <a href=\"https://www.usip.org/dispatch-taiwan\">https://www.usip.org/dispatch-taiwan</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"This 5-episode limited series delves into policy debates within Taiwan that could have implications for the region and beyond. Each episode features Taiwanese local experts and voices weighing in on social, economic and defense issues as they discusses how Taiwanese society is responding to these challenges.\nFrom Ghost Island Media in Taipei and U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C, this is \"Dispatch from Taiwan.\" \nSubscribe -\nApple Podcasts: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-apple\nSpotify: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-spotify\nAmazon: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-amazon\nEpisode 1: Defense — Rising Awareness and Preparation\nTaiwan elects a new president on January 13, 2024. Peace across the Taiwan Strait is on people’s minds, but where the candidates and their political parties differ is how to maintain it. All three presidential candidates have indicated they would continue Taiwan’s current foreign policies, though they have different views of what shape relations with China and with the United States should take, as well as different priorities for Taiwan’s defense preparedness.\n As China continues its military aggression in the region, many in Taiwan are thinking of how best to defend their home. In 2024, Taiwan will see a record-high national defense budget of 19.4 billion USD. Military conscription also was extended to one year.\n In his New Year’s speech, Chinese leader Xi Jinping renewed the Chinese Communist Party’s threats to take over Taiwan, which China considers its own but has never ruled.\n This episode includes expert views from Ying-Yu LIN from Tamkang University and CHIEH Chung from the National Policy Foundation, as well as the civilian voices of Robin HSU from the TaiwanADIZ club and Tsung-lin TSAI.\nGhost Island Media: https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com/\nUSIP: https://www.usip.org/dispatch-taiwan\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"a454a3f2-8d06-4ca2-95c3-b0f4007fe478","isoDate":"2024-01-11T07:53:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1514","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"41","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"40. Gold Card series: Louis Heng (President, Taishin Life Insurance)","pubDate":"Sun, 24 Dec 2023 04:49:51 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Merry Christmas and happy holidays!<br><br>Prior to moving to Taiwan, Louis Heng had spent time in Singapore, Germany, Malta, and Scotland. Louis’ first time in Taiwan was with the Singaporian military. He then worked briefly as an airline pilot before entering a career in life insurance. In this episode, Louis and Emily talk about relocation with your family, managing and navigating multi-cultural teams, and Germany’s famous Oktoberfest.<br><br>This episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.<br><strong><br></strong><strong>Interested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at </strong><a href=\"https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw\"><strong>https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw</strong></a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Project Manager / Serena Pai<br>Editing / Gerald Williams</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Merry Christmas and happy holidays!\nPrior to moving to Taiwan, Louis Heng had spent time in Singapore, Germany, Malta, and Scotland. Louis’ first time in Taiwan was with the Singaporian military. He then worked briefly as an airline pilot before entering a career in life insurance. In this episode, Louis and Emily talk about relocation with your family, managing and navigating multi-cultural teams, and Germany’s famous Oktoberfest.\nThis episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.\n\nInterested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nProject Manager / Serena Pai\nEditing / Gerald Williams\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/84644354-fd81-4d7a-8eaa-b0e2004ddb48/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"37765162","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/84644354-fd81-4d7a-8eaa-b0e2004ddb48/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/gold-card-louis-heng/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Merry Christmas and happy holidays!<br><br>Prior to moving to Taiwan, Louis Heng had spent time in Singapore, Germany, Malta, and Scotland. Louis’ first time in Taiwan was with the Singaporian military. He then worked briefly as an airline pilot before entering a career in life insurance. In this episode, Louis and Emily talk about relocation with your family, managing and navigating multi-cultural teams, and Germany’s famous Oktoberfest.<br><br>This episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.<br><strong><br></strong><strong>Interested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at </strong><a href=\"https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw\"><strong>https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw</strong></a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Project Manager / Serena Pai<br>Editing / Gerald Williams</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Merry Christmas and happy holidays!\nPrior to moving to Taiwan, Louis Heng had spent time in Singapore, Germany, Malta, and Scotland. Louis’ first time in Taiwan was with the Singaporian military. He then worked briefly as an airline pilot before entering a career in life insurance. In this episode, Louis and Emily talk about relocation with your family, managing and navigating multi-cultural teams, and Germany’s famous Oktoberfest.\nThis episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.\n\nInterested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nProject Manager / Serena Pai\nEditing / Gerald Williams\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"84644354-fd81-4d7a-8eaa-b0e2004ddb48","isoDate":"2023-12-24T04:49:51.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2358","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"40","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"39. 2024 Elections: Covering Taiwan, centering local perspective (with NüVoices)","pubDate":"Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:45:49 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>As global attention on Taiwan intensifies, so does the significance of the work undertaken by domestic journalists. Today we speak with Taipei-based journalists as Taiwan gears up for its presidential and legislative election on January 13th, 2024. <br><br>This is a collaboration with the <a href=\"https://nuvoices.com/category/podcast/\">NüVoices Podcast. </a> Many thanks to the team at NüVoices partnering with us for this collaborative episode.  Today's guests are: <br><br><a href=\"https://twitter.com/silvashih\"><strong>Silva Shih - </strong></a> Head of data journalism at <a href=\"https://english.cw.com.tw/\">CommonWealth Magazine</a> (天下雜誌) in Taiwan, where she’s also a managing editor. Silva had previously spent five years at the <a href=\"http://www.ftchinese.com/\">Financial Times Chinese</a> in Beijing where she oversaw data-driven stories, graphics and cross-strait relations coverage.</p> <p><a href=\"https://www.leewenyee.com/\"><strong>Wen-Yee Lee - </strong></a>A tech reporter with Business Weekly Magazine (商業周刊) in Taiwan, covering Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain. She has been covering the semiconductor industry since 2018. </p> <p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/afore-hsieh-b4a72473/?originalSubdomain=tw\"><strong>Afore Hsieh -</strong> </a> A local fixer for the Asia bureau of the French-language network of CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Prior to being a news assistant, Hsieh was a digital project manager at United Daily News in Taiwan. <br><br>Taiwan’s upcoming election has become one of the most closely monitored events in decades, drawing the attention of foreign press members, international scholars, and think-tanks. This heightened interest is reflected not only in the increased number of books published about Taiwan, spanning countries such as Denmark, Germany, and the U.S., but also in the creation of numerous high-quality newsletters dedicated to Taiwan this year. <br><br><strong>Links to stories mentioned in the discussion:</strong></p> <p><a href=\"https://web.cw.com.tw/taiwan-strait-2021-en/\">“The Direst Straits : Why the Chinese Military Has Increased Activity Near Taiwan”</a> by Silva Shih (Commonwealth Magazine, 2021)</p> <p><a href=\"https://www.leewenyee.com/tsmc-arizona\">“Uncovering the US-China Tech War: The Chip Rush in 21st Century America”</a> by Wen-Yee Lee (Business Weekly, 2022)</p> <p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqheR7Da5aQ\">“Un musée pour combattre le tabou des menstruations à Taïwan”</a> by Philippe Leblanc with Afore Hsieh (CBC/Radio-Canada, 2022)<br><br><strong>Support us by donating on<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\"> patreon.com/taiwan</a><br><br></strong>Tag and follow us on social media: <br>Ghost Island Media |<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\"> Instagram</a> |<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\"> Facebook</a> |<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\"> Twitter</a><br><br>Host - Emily Y. Wu<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"> @emilyywu</a><br>Research - Khera Ganongo<br>Editing, Music - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/nuvoices\">NüVoices</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"As global attention on Taiwan intensifies, so does the significance of the work undertaken by domestic journalists. Today we speak with Taipei-based journalists as Taiwan gears up for its presidential and legislative election on January 13th, 2024. \nThis is a collaboration with the NüVoices Podcast.  Many thanks to the team at NüVoices partnering with us for this collaborative episode.  Today's guests are: \nSilva Shih -  Head of data journalism at CommonWealth Magazine (天下雜誌) in Taiwan, where she’s also a managing editor. Silva had previously spent five years at the Financial Times Chinese in Beijing where she oversaw data-driven stories, graphics and cross-strait relations coverage.\n Wen-Yee Lee - A tech reporter with Business Weekly Magazine (商業周刊) in Taiwan, covering Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain. She has been covering the semiconductor industry since 2018. \n Afore Hsieh -  A local fixer for the Asia bureau of the French-language network of CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Prior to being a news assistant, Hsieh was a digital project manager at United Daily News in Taiwan. \nTaiwan’s upcoming election has become one of the most closely monitored events in decades, drawing the attention of foreign press members, international scholars, and think-tanks. This heightened interest is reflected not only in the increased number of books published about Taiwan, spanning countries such as Denmark, Germany, and the U.S., but also in the creation of numerous high-quality newsletters dedicated to Taiwan this year. \nLinks to stories mentioned in the discussion:\n “The Direst Straits : Why the Chinese Military Has Increased Activity Near Taiwan” by Silva Shih (Commonwealth Magazine, 2021)\n “Uncovering the US-China Tech War: The Chip Rush in 21st Century America” by Wen-Yee Lee (Business Weekly, 2022)\n “Un musée pour combattre le tabou des menstruations à Taïwan” by Philippe Leblanc with Afore Hsieh (CBC/Radio-Canada, 2022)\nSupport us by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nTag and follow us on social media: \nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nHost - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch - Khera Ganongo\nEditing, Music - NüVoices\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f3d47fcc-66ec-4e3a-998a-b0c70049752a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"38769949","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f3d47fcc-66ec-4e3a-998a-b0c70049752a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/nuvoices-covering-taiwan/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>As global attention on Taiwan intensifies, so does the significance of the work undertaken by domestic journalists. Today we speak with Taipei-based journalists as Taiwan gears up for its presidential and legislative election on January 13th, 2024. <br><br>This is a collaboration with the <a href=\"https://nuvoices.com/category/podcast/\">NüVoices Podcast. </a> Many thanks to the team at NüVoices partnering with us for this collaborative episode.  Today's guests are: <br><br><a href=\"https://twitter.com/silvashih\"><strong>Silva Shih - </strong></a> Head of data journalism at <a href=\"https://english.cw.com.tw/\">CommonWealth Magazine</a> (天下雜誌) in Taiwan, where she’s also a managing editor. Silva had previously spent five years at the <a href=\"http://www.ftchinese.com/\">Financial Times Chinese</a> in Beijing where she oversaw data-driven stories, graphics and cross-strait relations coverage.</p> <p><a href=\"https://www.leewenyee.com/\"><strong>Wen-Yee Lee - </strong></a>A tech reporter with Business Weekly Magazine (商業周刊) in Taiwan, covering Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain. She has been covering the semiconductor industry since 2018. </p> <p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/afore-hsieh-b4a72473/?originalSubdomain=tw\"><strong>Afore Hsieh -</strong> </a> A local fixer for the Asia bureau of the French-language network of CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Prior to being a news assistant, Hsieh was a digital project manager at United Daily News in Taiwan. <br><br>Taiwan’s upcoming election has become one of the most closely monitored events in decades, drawing the attention of foreign press members, international scholars, and think-tanks. This heightened interest is reflected not only in the increased number of books published about Taiwan, spanning countries such as Denmark, Germany, and the U.S., but also in the creation of numerous high-quality newsletters dedicated to Taiwan this year. <br><br><strong>Links to stories mentioned in the discussion:</strong></p> <p><a href=\"https://web.cw.com.tw/taiwan-strait-2021-en/\">“The Direst Straits : Why the Chinese Military Has Increased Activity Near Taiwan”</a> by Silva Shih (Commonwealth Magazine, 2021)</p> <p><a href=\"https://www.leewenyee.com/tsmc-arizona\">“Uncovering the US-China Tech War: The Chip Rush in 21st Century America”</a> by Wen-Yee Lee (Business Weekly, 2022)</p> <p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqheR7Da5aQ\">“Un musée pour combattre le tabou des menstruations à Taïwan”</a> by Philippe Leblanc with Afore Hsieh (CBC/Radio-Canada, 2022)<br><br><strong>Support us by donating on<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\"> patreon.com/taiwan</a><br><br></strong>Tag and follow us on social media: <br>Ghost Island Media |<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\"> Instagram</a> |<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\"> Facebook</a> |<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\"> Twitter</a><br><br>Host - Emily Y. Wu<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"> @emilyywu</a><br>Research - Khera Ganongo<br>Editing, Music - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/nuvoices\">NüVoices</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"As global attention on Taiwan intensifies, so does the significance of the work undertaken by domestic journalists. Today we speak with Taipei-based journalists as Taiwan gears up for its presidential and legislative election on January 13th, 2024. \nThis is a collaboration with the NüVoices Podcast.  Many thanks to the team at NüVoices partnering with us for this collaborative episode.  Today's guests are: \nSilva Shih -  Head of data journalism at CommonWealth Magazine (天下雜誌) in Taiwan, where she’s also a managing editor. Silva had previously spent five years at the Financial Times Chinese in Beijing where she oversaw data-driven stories, graphics and cross-strait relations coverage.\n Wen-Yee Lee - A tech reporter with Business Weekly Magazine (商業周刊) in Taiwan, covering Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain. She has been covering the semiconductor industry since 2018. \n Afore Hsieh -  A local fixer for the Asia bureau of the French-language network of CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Prior to being a news assistant, Hsieh was a digital project manager at United Daily News in Taiwan. \nTaiwan’s upcoming election has become one of the most closely monitored events in decades, drawing the attention of foreign press members, international scholars, and think-tanks. This heightened interest is reflected not only in the increased number of books published about Taiwan, spanning countries such as Denmark, Germany, and the U.S., but also in the creation of numerous high-quality newsletters dedicated to Taiwan this year. \nLinks to stories mentioned in the discussion:\n “The Direst Straits : Why the Chinese Military Has Increased Activity Near Taiwan” by Silva Shih (Commonwealth Magazine, 2021)\n “Uncovering the US-China Tech War: The Chip Rush in 21st Century America” by Wen-Yee Lee (Business Weekly, 2022)\n “Un musée pour combattre le tabou des menstruations à Taïwan” by Philippe Leblanc with Afore Hsieh (CBC/Radio-Canada, 2022)\nSupport us by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nTag and follow us on social media: \nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nHost - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch - Khera Ganongo\nEditing, Music - NüVoices\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"f3d47fcc-66ec-4e3a-998a-b0c70049752a","isoDate":"2023-11-27T04:45:49.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2421","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"39","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"38. “Made in Taiwan” cookbook: Clarissa Wei (Journalist)","pubDate":"Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:26:01 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>“Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation” includes over 130 recipes and stories of the food in Taiwan, its history, and its people. It’s been named a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetitit, Forbes, Food &amp; Wine, New York Magazine, Eater, and Tasting Table. It was published by <a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Made-in-Taiwan/Clarissa-Wei/9781982198978\">Simon &amp; Schuster</a> in September, 2023.<br><br>Clarissa Wei has been a food journalist for a decade - writing about Asian cuisine in the L.A Times, about Nicaragua for VICE, on China for Goldthread of the SCMP. Her writings on the intersection of food and politics appear regularly in the New York Times, the Guardian, and The New Yorker. She’s based in Taipei.<br><br><strong>Support the show by donating on</strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\"><strong> </strong><strong>patreon.com/taiwan</strong></a><br><br>Tag and follow us on social media: <br>Ghost Island Media |<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\"> Instagram</a> |<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\"> Facebook</a> |<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\"> Twitter</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media <br><br></strong>Producer, Host - Emily Y. Wu<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"> @emilyywu</a><br>Research / Khera Ganongo<br>Production - www.ghostisland.media</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"“Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation” includes over 130 recipes and stories of the food in Taiwan, its history, and its people. It’s been named a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetitit, Forbes, Food & Wine, New York Magazine, Eater, and Tasting Table. It was published by Simon & Schuster in September, 2023.\nClarissa Wei has been a food journalist for a decade - writing about Asian cuisine in the L.A Times, about Nicaragua for VICE, on China for Goldthread of the SCMP. Her writings on the intersection of food and politics appear regularly in the New York Times, the Guardian, and The New Yorker. She’s based in Taipei.\nSupport the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nTag and follow us on social media: \nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nProduced by Ghost Island Media \nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch / Khera Ganongo\nProduction - www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/71ebd414-5b9d-4db2-919a-b0b300aa0ac4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"37293696","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/71ebd414-5b9d-4db2-919a-b0b300aa0ac4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/clarissa-wei/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>“Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation” includes over 130 recipes and stories of the food in Taiwan, its history, and its people. It’s been named a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetitit, Forbes, Food &amp; Wine, New York Magazine, Eater, and Tasting Table. It was published by <a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Made-in-Taiwan/Clarissa-Wei/9781982198978\">Simon &amp; Schuster</a> in September, 2023.<br><br>Clarissa Wei has been a food journalist for a decade - writing about Asian cuisine in the L.A Times, about Nicaragua for VICE, on China for Goldthread of the SCMP. Her writings on the intersection of food and politics appear regularly in the New York Times, the Guardian, and The New Yorker. She’s based in Taipei.<br><br><strong>Support the show by donating on</strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\"><strong> </strong><strong>patreon.com/taiwan</strong></a><br><br>Tag and follow us on social media: <br>Ghost Island Media |<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\"> Instagram</a> |<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\"> Facebook</a> |<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\"> Twitter</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media <br><br></strong>Producer, Host - Emily Y. Wu<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"> @emilyywu</a><br>Research / Khera Ganongo<br>Production - www.ghostisland.media</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"“Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation” includes over 130 recipes and stories of the food in Taiwan, its history, and its people. It’s been named a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetitit, Forbes, Food & Wine, New York Magazine, Eater, and Tasting Table. It was published by Simon & Schuster in September, 2023.\nClarissa Wei has been a food journalist for a decade - writing about Asian cuisine in the L.A Times, about Nicaragua for VICE, on China for Goldthread of the SCMP. Her writings on the intersection of food and politics appear regularly in the New York Times, the Guardian, and The New Yorker. She’s based in Taipei.\nSupport the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nTag and follow us on social media: \nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nProduced by Ghost Island Media \nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch / Khera Ganongo\nProduction - www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"71ebd414-5b9d-4db2-919a-b0b300aa0ac4","isoDate":"2023-11-07T10:26:01.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2329","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"38","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"37. \"Game Changers\" series: Emerging musicians Twincussion","pubDate":"Tue, 07 Nov 2023 03:10:57 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Winner of 2023 Golden Melody Award in Best Arrangement, Jen-Ting Chien 簡任廷 and Jen-Yu Chien 簡任佑 are the two pieces of Twincussion 雙子二重奏. <br><br>Jen-Ting and Jen-Yu trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2018 they played in Carnegie Hall. In 2023 they were selected for Center Stage, a cultural-exchange program from the U.S. Department of State. The brothers are versatile in Western classical music, Taiwanese folk, and new works by contemporary composers. This episode is fun to listen to, but it’s even more fun to watch!<br><br>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus -<a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-jaguar-jonze-metoo\"> </a><a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-twincussion-music\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-twincussion-music</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook -<a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\"> https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram -<a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\"> @ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter -<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\"> @ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host -<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"> Emily Y. Wu</a> <br>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher -<a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\"> Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video -<a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\"> Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor -<a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\"> Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on</strong><a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\"><strong> </strong><strong>TaiwanPlus</strong></a><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Winner of 2023 Golden Melody Award in Best Arrangement, Jen-Ting Chien 簡任廷 and Jen-Yu Chien 簡任佑 are the two pieces of Twincussion 雙子二重奏. \nJen-Ting and Jen-Yu trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2018 they played in Carnegie Hall. In 2023 they were selected for Center Stage, a cultural-exchange program from the U.S. Department of State. The brothers are versatile in Western classical music, Taiwanese folk, and new works by contemporary composers. This episode is fun to listen to, but it’s even more fun to watch!\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-twincussion-music\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/267bf7b6-4658-4195-b814-b0b3003348c3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"24270831","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/267bf7b6-4658-4195-b814-b0b3003348c3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/twincussion/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Winner of 2023 Golden Melody Award in Best Arrangement, Jen-Ting Chien 簡任廷 and Jen-Yu Chien 簡任佑 are the two pieces of Twincussion 雙子二重奏. <br><br>Jen-Ting and Jen-Yu trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2018 they played in Carnegie Hall. In 2023 they were selected for Center Stage, a cultural-exchange program from the U.S. Department of State. The brothers are versatile in Western classical music, Taiwanese folk, and new works by contemporary composers. This episode is fun to listen to, but it’s even more fun to watch!<br><br>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus -<a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-jaguar-jonze-metoo\"> </a><a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-twincussion-music\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-twincussion-music</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook -<a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\"> https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram -<a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\"> @ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter -<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\"> @ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host -<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"> Emily Y. Wu</a> <br>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher -<a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\"> Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video -<a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\"> Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor -<a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\"> Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on</strong><a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\"><strong> </strong><strong>TaiwanPlus</strong></a><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Winner of 2023 Golden Melody Award in Best Arrangement, Jen-Ting Chien 簡任廷 and Jen-Yu Chien 簡任佑 are the two pieces of Twincussion 雙子二重奏. \nJen-Ting and Jen-Yu trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2018 they played in Carnegie Hall. In 2023 they were selected for Center Stage, a cultural-exchange program from the U.S. Department of State. The brothers are versatile in Western classical music, Taiwanese folk, and new works by contemporary composers. This episode is fun to listen to, but it’s even more fun to watch!\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-twincussion-music\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"267bf7b6-4658-4195-b814-b0b3003348c3","isoDate":"2023-11-07T03:10:57.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1514","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/267bf7b6-4658-4195-b814-b0b3003348c3/image.jpg?t=1699326734&size=Large","episode":"37","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"36. \"Game Changers\" series: Indie music with Weining Hung (LUCfest)","pubDate":"Wed, 01 Nov 2023 01:40:13 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Weining Hung 洪維寧 founded LUCfest, a music showcase festival, in 2017 with KK Yeh 葉宛青 (White Wabbit Records). Taiwanese bands first played there before they went international, bands like Outlet Drift, The Fur, Go Go Machine Orchestra, Lücy, and Trout Fresh. <br><br>When Weining’s not managing the festival, she’s managing Asian talents like Phum Viphurit from Thailand. We talk about her love for music, the “it” factor for a superstar-to-be, and how the live music industry is changing post-COVID.<br><br>Weining’s advice for emerging musicians?<strong> “</strong>Get yourself a manager, a team. Then get yourself an agent, a publicist, some business managers. Organise your team. Then you have a possibility to grow.”<br><strong><br></strong>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-weining-hung-music-lucfest\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-weining-hung-music-lucfest</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Weining Hung 洪維寧 founded LUCfest, a music showcase festival, in 2017 with KK Yeh 葉宛青 (White Wabbit Records). Taiwanese bands first played there before they went international, bands like Outlet Drift, The Fur, Go Go Machine Orchestra, Lücy, and Trout Fresh. \nWhen Weining’s not managing the festival, she’s managing Asian talents like Phum Viphurit from Thailand. We talk about her love for music, the “it” factor for a superstar-to-be, and how the live music industry is changing post-COVID.\nWeining’s advice for emerging musicians? “Get yourself a manager, a team. Then get yourself an agent, a publicist, some business managers. Organise your team. Then you have a possibility to grow.”\n\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-weining-hung-music-lucfest\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/8b01e728-c566-4c51-8db9-b0ad001a31e5/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"24340221","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/8b01e728-c566-4c51-8db9-b0ad001a31e5/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/lucfest-weining-hung/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Weining Hung 洪維寧 founded LUCfest, a music showcase festival, in 2017 with KK Yeh 葉宛青 (White Wabbit Records). Taiwanese bands first played there before they went international, bands like Outlet Drift, The Fur, Go Go Machine Orchestra, Lücy, and Trout Fresh. <br><br>When Weining’s not managing the festival, she’s managing Asian talents like Phum Viphurit from Thailand. We talk about her love for music, the “it” factor for a superstar-to-be, and how the live music industry is changing post-COVID.<br><br>Weining’s advice for emerging musicians?<strong> “</strong>Get yourself a manager, a team. Then get yourself an agent, a publicist, some business managers. Organise your team. Then you have a possibility to grow.”<br><strong><br></strong>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-weining-hung-music-lucfest\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-weining-hung-music-lucfest</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Weining Hung 洪維寧 founded LUCfest, a music showcase festival, in 2017 with KK Yeh 葉宛青 (White Wabbit Records). Taiwanese bands first played there before they went international, bands like Outlet Drift, The Fur, Go Go Machine Orchestra, Lücy, and Trout Fresh. \nWhen Weining’s not managing the festival, she’s managing Asian talents like Phum Viphurit from Thailand. We talk about her love for music, the “it” factor for a superstar-to-be, and how the live music industry is changing post-COVID.\nWeining’s advice for emerging musicians? “Get yourself a manager, a team. Then get yourself an agent, a publicist, some business managers. Organise your team. Then you have a possibility to grow.”\n\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-weining-hung-music-lucfest\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"8b01e728-c566-4c51-8db9-b0ad001a31e5","isoDate":"2023-11-01T01:40:13.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1519","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/8b01e728-c566-4c51-8db9-b0ad001a31e5/image.jpg?t=1698802695&size=Large","episode":"36","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"35. \"Game Changers\" series: #MeToo in Australia with Jaguar Jonze (Musician)","pubDate":"Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:42:17 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>She's a “21 Women Who Defined 2021” (VOGUE magazine Australia), a “Change Maker” (Australian Women in Music Award), and a “25 Trailblazers Reshaping Australia” (Sydney Morning Herald, 2022), Jaguar Jonze is a rockstar. <br><br>The Taiwanese-Australian is also an advocate for mental health, trauma awareness, and MeToo against sexual harassment. <br><br>“If I can change one person's life and make it all worthwhile, that's what I'm holding on to,” she said about her decision to speak up against sexual assault.<strong><br><br></strong>Tickets to Jaguar Jonze’s show in Taiwan this week: <br>Nov 1 in Taipei: <a href=\"https://www.indievox.com/activity/detail/23_iv026456f#notice-note\">https://www.indievox.com/activity/detail/23_iv026456f#notice-note</a><br>Nov 4 in Tainan (LUCfest): <a href=\"https://www.lucfest.com/\">https://www.lucfest.com/</a><strong><br></strong><br>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-jaguar-jonze-metoo\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-jaguar-jonze-metoo</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"She's a “21 Women Who Defined 2021” (VOGUE magazine Australia), a “Change Maker” (Australian Women in Music Award), and a “25 Trailblazers Reshaping Australia” (Sydney Morning Herald, 2022), Jaguar Jonze is a rockstar. \nThe Taiwanese-Australian is also an advocate for mental health, trauma awareness, and MeToo against sexual harassment. \n“If I can change one person's life and make it all worthwhile, that's what I'm holding on to,” she said about her decision to speak up against sexual assault.\nTickets to Jaguar Jonze’s show in Taiwan this week: \nNov 1 in Taipei: https://www.indievox.com/activity/detail/23_iv026456f#notice-note\nNov 4 in Tainan (LUCfest): https://www.lucfest.com/\n\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-jaguar-jonze-metoo\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1d9e9155-5947-41be-9dcd-b0ab00bfe1e0/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"23469203","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1d9e9155-5947-41be-9dcd-b0ab00bfe1e0/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/jaguar-jonze/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>She's a “21 Women Who Defined 2021” (VOGUE magazine Australia), a “Change Maker” (Australian Women in Music Award), and a “25 Trailblazers Reshaping Australia” (Sydney Morning Herald, 2022), Jaguar Jonze is a rockstar. <br><br>The Taiwanese-Australian is also an advocate for mental health, trauma awareness, and MeToo against sexual harassment. <br><br>“If I can change one person's life and make it all worthwhile, that's what I'm holding on to,” she said about her decision to speak up against sexual assault.<strong><br><br></strong>Tickets to Jaguar Jonze’s show in Taiwan this week: <br>Nov 1 in Taipei: <a href=\"https://www.indievox.com/activity/detail/23_iv026456f#notice-note\">https://www.indievox.com/activity/detail/23_iv026456f#notice-note</a><br>Nov 4 in Tainan (LUCfest): <a href=\"https://www.lucfest.com/\">https://www.lucfest.com/</a><strong><br></strong><br>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-jaguar-jonze-metoo\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-jaguar-jonze-metoo</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"She's a “21 Women Who Defined 2021” (VOGUE magazine Australia), a “Change Maker” (Australian Women in Music Award), and a “25 Trailblazers Reshaping Australia” (Sydney Morning Herald, 2022), Jaguar Jonze is a rockstar. \nThe Taiwanese-Australian is also an advocate for mental health, trauma awareness, and MeToo against sexual harassment. \n“If I can change one person's life and make it all worthwhile, that's what I'm holding on to,” she said about her decision to speak up against sexual assault.\nTickets to Jaguar Jonze’s show in Taiwan this week: \nNov 1 in Taipei: https://www.indievox.com/activity/detail/23_iv026456f#notice-note\nNov 4 in Tainan (LUCfest): https://www.lucfest.com/\n\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-jaguar-jonze-metoo\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"1d9e9155-5947-41be-9dcd-b0ab00bfe1e0","isoDate":"2023-10-30T11:42:17.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1464","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1d9e9155-5947-41be-9dcd-b0ab00bfe1e0/image.jpg?t=1698666131&size=Large","episode":"35","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"34. \"Game Changers\" series: The humanities of medicine with Harry Wu (Historian)","pubDate":"Thu, 19 Oct 2023 03:25:55 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Harry Wu’s 吳易叡 is a historian of medicine. His book “Mad by the Millions: Mental Disorders and the Early Years of the World Health Organization” was published in 2021 by MIT Press.</p> <p>“Scientific method is actually a cultural process. Studying science is actually studying a society.”</p> <p>From 2013 to 2021 Wu led the humanities programs at the medical schools of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He’s now Associate Professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan. His current research is on the transnational histories of mental health.</p> <p>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-harry-wu-history\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-harry-wu-history</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Harry Wu’s 吳易叡 is a historian of medicine. His book “Mad by the Millions: Mental Disorders and the Early Years of the World Health Organization” was published in 2021 by MIT Press.\n “Scientific method is actually a cultural process. Studying science is actually studying a society.”\n From 2013 to 2021 Wu led the humanities programs at the medical schools of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He’s now Associate Professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan. His current research is on the transnational histories of mental health.\n This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-harry-wu-history\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/4cad1367-ab9d-497d-bc8d-b0a0003735d9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"23246017","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/4cad1367-ab9d-497d-bc8d-b0a0003735d9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/medicine-harry-wu/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Harry Wu’s 吳易叡 is a historian of medicine. His book “Mad by the Millions: Mental Disorders and the Early Years of the World Health Organization” was published in 2021 by MIT Press.</p> <p>“Scientific method is actually a cultural process. Studying science is actually studying a society.”</p> <p>From 2013 to 2021 Wu led the humanities programs at the medical schools of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He’s now Associate Professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan. His current research is on the transnational histories of mental health.</p> <p>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-harry-wu-history\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-harry-wu-history</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Harry Wu’s 吳易叡 is a historian of medicine. His book “Mad by the Millions: Mental Disorders and the Early Years of the World Health Organization” was published in 2021 by MIT Press.\n “Scientific method is actually a cultural process. Studying science is actually studying a society.”\n From 2013 to 2021 Wu led the humanities programs at the medical schools of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He’s now Associate Professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan. His current research is on the transnational histories of mental health.\n This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-harry-wu-history\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"4cad1367-ab9d-497d-bc8d-b0a0003735d9","isoDate":"2023-10-19T03:25:55.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1450","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/4cad1367-ab9d-497d-bc8d-b0a0003735d9/image.jpg?t=1698387380&size=Large","episode":"34","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"33. \"Game Changers\" series: Youth rep to the UN, APEC, with Vivian Chen","pubDate":"Mon, 16 Oct 2023 03:32:51 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Vivian Chen 陳依靖 was a delegate to APEC and a youth representative to UN forums. Now, she heads Girls in Tech in Taiwan, a non-profit that mentors girls and women in technology. She’s since founded Hepta Protocol and Da0, a collective for civic engagement in digital innovation using Web3.<br><br><strong>If we are not a part of international organizations, “it's really possible that our rights will be left behind,” she says.<br><br></strong>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivian-chen-blockchain-empowerment\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivian-chen-blockchain-empowerment</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Vivian Chen 陳依靖 was a delegate to APEC and a youth representative to UN forums. Now, she heads Girls in Tech in Taiwan, a non-profit that mentors girls and women in technology. She’s since founded Hepta Protocol and Da0, a collective for civic engagement in digital innovation using Web3.\nIf we are not a part of international organizations, “it's really possible that our rights will be left behind,” she says.\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivian-chen-blockchain-empowerment\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1ba1a594-e667-4c34-bbdf-b09d00384eb7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"23135666","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1ba1a594-e667-4c34-bbdf-b09d00384eb7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/web3-vivian-chen/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Vivian Chen 陳依靖 was a delegate to APEC and a youth representative to UN forums. Now, she heads Girls in Tech in Taiwan, a non-profit that mentors girls and women in technology. She’s since founded Hepta Protocol and Da0, a collective for civic engagement in digital innovation using Web3.<br><br><strong>If we are not a part of international organizations, “it's really possible that our rights will be left behind,” she says.<br><br></strong>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivian-chen-blockchain-empowerment\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivian-chen-blockchain-empowerment</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Vivian Chen 陳依靖 was a delegate to APEC and a youth representative to UN forums. Now, she heads Girls in Tech in Taiwan, a non-profit that mentors girls and women in technology. She’s since founded Hepta Protocol and Da0, a collective for civic engagement in digital innovation using Web3.\nIf we are not a part of international organizations, “it's really possible that our rights will be left behind,” she says.\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivian-chen-blockchain-empowerment\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"1ba1a594-e667-4c34-bbdf-b09d00384eb7","isoDate":"2023-10-16T03:32:51.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1443","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1ba1a594-e667-4c34-bbdf-b09d00384eb7/image.jpg?t=1698387353&size=Large","episode":"33","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"32. \"Game Changers\" series: Indigenous affairs with Tuhi Martukaw","pubDate":"Fri, 06 Oct 2023 03:39:30 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Tuhi Martukaw 洪簡廷卉 was co-chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) from 2010 to 2015. She’s now a policy advocate, journalist, community organiser, and founder of the Taiwan Indigenous Youth Working Group (LIMA). She’s from the Pinuyumayan Nation, one of the 16 recognized indigenous nations in Taiwan.<br><br><strong>“We should be in the decision-making process, not just to have someone sitting at the table.”<br><br></strong>Tuhi Martukaw is also known as Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien.<br><br>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-tuh-martukaw-indigenous\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-tuh-martukaw-indigenous</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Tuhi Martukaw 洪簡廷卉 was co-chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) from 2010 to 2015. She’s now a policy advocate, journalist, community organiser, and founder of the Taiwan Indigenous Youth Working Group (LIMA). She’s from the Pinuyumayan Nation, one of the 16 recognized indigenous nations in Taiwan.\n“We should be in the decision-making process, not just to have someone sitting at the table.”\nTuhi Martukaw is also known as Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien.\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-tuh-martukaw-indigenous\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/14e92f06-2895-474b-8f3e-b093003b1144/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"23386018","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/14e92f06-2895-474b-8f3e-b093003b1144/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/indigenous-tuhi-martukaw/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Tuhi Martukaw 洪簡廷卉 was co-chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) from 2010 to 2015. She’s now a policy advocate, journalist, community organiser, and founder of the Taiwan Indigenous Youth Working Group (LIMA). She’s from the Pinuyumayan Nation, one of the 16 recognized indigenous nations in Taiwan.<br><br><strong>“We should be in the decision-making process, not just to have someone sitting at the table.”<br><br></strong>Tuhi Martukaw is also known as Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien.<br><br>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-tuh-martukaw-indigenous\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-tuh-martukaw-indigenous</a><br><br><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Tuhi Martukaw 洪簡廷卉 was co-chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) from 2010 to 2015. She’s now a policy advocate, journalist, community organiser, and founder of the Taiwan Indigenous Youth Working Group (LIMA). She’s from the Pinuyumayan Nation, one of the 16 recognized indigenous nations in Taiwan.\n“We should be in the decision-making process, not just to have someone sitting at the table.”\nTuhi Martukaw is also known as Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien.\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-tuh-martukaw-indigenous\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"14e92f06-2895-474b-8f3e-b093003b1144","isoDate":"2023-10-06T03:39:30.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1459","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/14e92f06-2895-474b-8f3e-b093003b1144/image.jpg?t=1698387301&size=Large","episode":"32","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"31. “For My Country”: a TW/FR co-production by Rachid Hami (Film director)","pubDate":"Sun, 01 Oct 2023 15:51:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Rachid Hami’s autobiographical film “For My Country” (2023, \"Pour la France\") tells story of his younger brother Jallal who passed away in 2012 at the age of 24 from a hazing incident at Saint-Cyr Military Academy. In real life, Rachid and Jallal grew up in Algeria and France, and they spent their final days together in Taiwan.<br><br>“For My Country” - shot in Taiwan, Monaco, and France - premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022. It opens in the theatre in Taiwan on September 28. <br><br><strong>Support the show by donating on </strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\"><strong>patreon.com/taiwan</strong></a><br><br>We previously spoke to Rachid Hami in our 2022 series with the French Office in Taipei. Links to “Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises”:<br><br>Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pour-la-france-film-avec-rachid-hami-r%C3%A9alisateur-karim/id1613926039?i=1000562201481\">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pour-la-france-film-avec-rachid-hami-r%C3%A9alisateur-karim/id1613926039?i=1000562201481</a><br><br>Spotify: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JKL9JRHpb4eiXJdoa9tPM?si=7f42789ed5804be6\">https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JKL9JRHpb4eiXJdoa9tPM?si=7f42789ed5804be6</a><br><br><strong>Tag and follow us on social media <br></strong>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media <br></strong>Producer, Host - Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Research / Khera Ganongo - Min Chao <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">@wordsfromtaiwan<br></a>Production - www.ghostisland.media</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Rachid Hami’s autobiographical film “For My Country” (2023, \"Pour la France\") tells story of his younger brother Jallal who passed away in 2012 at the age of 24 from a hazing incident at Saint-Cyr Military Academy. In real life, Rachid and Jallal grew up in Algeria and France, and they spent their final days together in Taiwan.\n“For My Country” - shot in Taiwan, Monaco, and France - premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022. It opens in the theatre in Taiwan on September 28. \nSupport the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nWe previously spoke to Rachid Hami in our 2022 series with the French Office in Taipei. Links to “Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises”:\nApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pour-la-france-film-avec-rachid-hami-r%C3%A9alisateur-karim/id1613926039?i=1000562201481\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JKL9JRHpb4eiXJdoa9tPM?si=7f42789ed5804be6\nTag and follow us on social media \nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nProduced by Ghost Island Media \nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch / Khera Ganongo - Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan\nProduction - www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/3b6efad3-2ef7-454c-8e09-b090004de9bc/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"37109812","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/3b6efad3-2ef7-454c-8e09-b090004de9bc/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/rachid-hami/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Rachid Hami’s autobiographical film “For My Country” (2023, \"Pour la France\") tells story of his younger brother Jallal who passed away in 2012 at the age of 24 from a hazing incident at Saint-Cyr Military Academy. In real life, Rachid and Jallal grew up in Algeria and France, and they spent their final days together in Taiwan.<br><br>“For My Country” - shot in Taiwan, Monaco, and France - premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022. It opens in the theatre in Taiwan on September 28. <br><br><strong>Support the show by donating on </strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\"><strong>patreon.com/taiwan</strong></a><br><br>We previously spoke to Rachid Hami in our 2022 series with the French Office in Taipei. Links to “Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises”:<br><br>Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pour-la-france-film-avec-rachid-hami-r%C3%A9alisateur-karim/id1613926039?i=1000562201481\">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pour-la-france-film-avec-rachid-hami-r%C3%A9alisateur-karim/id1613926039?i=1000562201481</a><br><br>Spotify: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JKL9JRHpb4eiXJdoa9tPM?si=7f42789ed5804be6\">https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JKL9JRHpb4eiXJdoa9tPM?si=7f42789ed5804be6</a><br><br><strong>Tag and follow us on social media <br></strong>Ghost Island Media | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/\">Facebook</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">Twitter</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media <br></strong>Producer, Host - Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Research / Khera Ganongo - Min Chao <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">@wordsfromtaiwan<br></a>Production - www.ghostisland.media</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Rachid Hami’s autobiographical film “For My Country” (2023, \"Pour la France\") tells story of his younger brother Jallal who passed away in 2012 at the age of 24 from a hazing incident at Saint-Cyr Military Academy. In real life, Rachid and Jallal grew up in Algeria and France, and they spent their final days together in Taiwan.\n“For My Country” - shot in Taiwan, Monaco, and France - premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022. It opens in the theatre in Taiwan on September 28. \nSupport the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nWe previously spoke to Rachid Hami in our 2022 series with the French Office in Taipei. Links to “Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises”:\nApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pour-la-france-film-avec-rachid-hami-r%C3%A9alisateur-karim/id1613926039?i=1000562201481\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JKL9JRHpb4eiXJdoa9tPM?si=7f42789ed5804be6\nTag and follow us on social media \nGhost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter\nProduced by Ghost Island Media \nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch / Khera Ganongo - Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan\nProduction - www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"3b6efad3-2ef7-454c-8e09-b090004de9bc","isoDate":"2023-10-01T15:51:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2317","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"31","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"30. \"Game Changers\" series: Period equity with Vivi Lin (Health advocate)","pubDate":"Fri, 22 Sep 2023 08:11:27 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Vivi Lin 林薇 is a global period equity activist. She’s the 2021 recipient of the Diana Legacy Award from the UK - an award for youths aged 9-25 years in recognition of their social action or humanitarian work. Lin founded WithRed, an NGO to solve period poverty, boost education for women’s health, and eliminate stigma surrounding menstrual cycles.<br><br>“Whenever we talk to people or negotiate with people or lobby with a government, we always try to remove all these obstacles that we already can see right in front of them.”<strong><br><br></strong>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivi-lin-period-equity\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivi-lin-period-equity</a><a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\"><br><br></a><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Vivi Lin 林薇 is a global period equity activist. She’s the 2021 recipient of the Diana Legacy Award from the UK - an award for youths aged 9-25 years in recognition of their social action or humanitarian work. Lin founded WithRed, an NGO to solve period poverty, boost education for women’s health, and eliminate stigma surrounding menstrual cycles.\n“Whenever we talk to people or negotiate with people or lobby with a government, we always try to remove all these obstacles that we already can see right in front of them.”\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivi-lin-period-equity\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/ecf584ba-c549-4939-b246-b08500847333/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"23534819","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/ecf584ba-c549-4939-b246-b08500847333/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/health-vivi-lin/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Vivi Lin 林薇 is a global period equity activist. She’s the 2021 recipient of the Diana Legacy Award from the UK - an award for youths aged 9-25 years in recognition of their social action or humanitarian work. Lin founded WithRed, an NGO to solve period poverty, boost education for women’s health, and eliminate stigma surrounding menstrual cycles.<br><br>“Whenever we talk to people or negotiate with people or lobby with a government, we always try to remove all these obstacles that we already can see right in front of them.”<strong><br><br></strong>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivi-lin-period-equity\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivi-lin-period-equity</a><a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\"><br><br></a><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Vivi Lin 林薇 is a global period equity activist. She’s the 2021 recipient of the Diana Legacy Award from the UK - an award for youths aged 9-25 years in recognition of their social action or humanitarian work. Lin founded WithRed, an NGO to solve period poverty, boost education for women’s health, and eliminate stigma surrounding menstrual cycles.\n“Whenever we talk to people or negotiate with people or lobby with a government, we always try to remove all these obstacles that we already can see right in front of them.”\nThis is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-vivi-lin-period-equity\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"ecf584ba-c549-4939-b246-b08500847333","isoDate":"2023-09-22T08:11:27.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1468","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/ecf584ba-c549-4939-b246-b08500847333/image.jpg?t=1698387095&size=Large","episode":"30","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"29. \"Game Changers\" series: Former World No. 1  Yani Tseng (LGPA)","pubDate":"Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:56:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Yani Tseng 曾雅妮 is a former world No. 1 in women's golf when she was 24 years old. She was Number 1 in women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks; Time Magazine’s \"100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012; and the youngest golfer ever to win five major championships. <br><br>Today, Yani is 34 years old. She’s fighting off injuries and making a comeback. <br><br>“I look at who I was when I was 12 years-old. I want to bring out that kid who loved playing golf, no matter the result.”</p> <p>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-yani-tseng-golf-sports\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-yani-tseng-golf-sports</a><a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\"><br><br></a><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Yani Tseng 曾雅妮 is a former world No. 1 in women's golf when she was 24 years old. She was Number 1 in women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks; Time Magazine’s \"100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012; and the youngest golfer ever to win five major championships. \nToday, Yani is 34 years old. She’s fighting off injuries and making a comeback. \n“I look at who I was when I was 12 years-old. I want to bring out that kid who loved playing golf, no matter the result.”\n This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-yani-tseng-golf-sports\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/98dbf8c1-f95f-41f3-bbd0-b085008071c2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"23639719","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/98dbf8c1-f95f-41f3-bbd0-b085008071c2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/lpga-golf-yani-tseng/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Yani Tseng 曾雅妮 is a former world No. 1 in women's golf when she was 24 years old. She was Number 1 in women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks; Time Magazine’s \"100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012; and the youngest golfer ever to win five major championships. <br><br>Today, Yani is 34 years old. She’s fighting off injuries and making a comeback. <br><br>“I look at who I was when I was 12 years-old. I want to bring out that kid who loved playing golf, no matter the result.”</p> <p>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-yani-tseng-golf-sports\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-yani-tseng-golf-sports</a><a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\"><br><br></a><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Yani Tseng 曾雅妮 is a former world No. 1 in women's golf when she was 24 years old. She was Number 1 in women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks; Time Magazine’s \"100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012; and the youngest golfer ever to win five major championships. \nToday, Yani is 34 years old. She’s fighting off injuries and making a comeback. \n“I look at who I was when I was 12 years-old. I want to bring out that kid who loved playing golf, no matter the result.”\n This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-yani-tseng-golf-sports\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"98dbf8c1-f95f-41f3-bbd0-b085008071c2","isoDate":"2023-09-20T07:56:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1475","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/98dbf8c1-f95f-41f3-bbd0-b085008071c2/image.jpg?t=1698387001&size=Large","episode":"29","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"28. \"Game Changers\" series: Growing women's basketball, Gena Pan (Double Pump)","pubDate":"Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:47:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Gena Pan 潘郡瑤 is a co-founder of Double Pump, a media site and community for girls and women’s basketball. She posts game schedules, highlights, and player profiles, covering high school, college, semi-professional, and our national teams. She’s raising the visibility of women through sports.<br><br>\"We want to spread the idea that girls can be a better version of herself through playing sports.\" <strong><br></strong></p> <p>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball</a><a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\"><br><br></a><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Gena Pan 潘郡瑤 is a co-founder of Double Pump, a media site and community for girls and women’s basketball. She posts game schedules, highlights, and player profiles, covering high school, college, semi-professional, and our national teams. She’s raising the visibility of women through sports.\n\"We want to spread the idea that girls can be a better version of herself through playing sports.\" \n\n This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/6d526738-bc7c-4f88-aaa6-b085007d16bd/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"24081097","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/6d526738-bc7c-4f88-aaa6-b085007d16bd/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/sports-women-gena-pan/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Gena Pan 潘郡瑤 is a co-founder of Double Pump, a media site and community for girls and women’s basketball. She posts game schedules, highlights, and player profiles, covering high school, college, semi-professional, and our national teams. She’s raising the visibility of women through sports.<br><br>\"We want to spread the idea that girls can be a better version of herself through playing sports.\" <strong><br></strong></p> <p>This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - <a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\">https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball</a><a href=\"https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\"><br><br></a><strong>Get in touch with Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Facebook - <a href=\"https://fb.com/ghostislandme\">https://fb.com/ghostislandme</a><br>Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>  <br>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><strong>Produced by Ghost Island Media<br><br></strong>Producer, Host - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">Emily Y. Wu</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\"><br></a>Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh<br>Researcher - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">Min Chao</a> <br>Podcast Editor - Dino Lin<br>Production Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams<br>Director for Video - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lashfan\">Laticia Fan</a> <br>Post-Production Supervisor - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/kaleyrex\">Kaley Emerson</a><br>Video Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang<br><br><strong>Copyright by, and First Broadcasted on <a href=\"https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/originals/game-changers-with-emily-y-wu\">TaiwanPlus</a></strong><br><br>Executive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    <br>Supervisor - Eric Yang    <br>Production Coordinator - Jenny Luo</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Gena Pan 潘郡瑤 is a co-founder of Double Pump, a media site and community for girls and women’s basketball. She posts game schedules, highlights, and player profiles, covering high school, college, semi-professional, and our national teams. She’s raising the visibility of women through sports.\n\"We want to spread the idea that girls can be a better version of herself through playing sports.\" \n\n This is the podcast edition of \"Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu\". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-gena-pan-basketball\nGet in touch with Ghost Island Media\nFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandme\nInstagram - @ghostislandme  \nTwitter - @ghostislandme\nProduced by Ghost Island Media\nProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu \nAssociate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting Yeh\nResearcher - Min Chao \nPodcast Editor - Dino Lin\nProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald Williams\nDirector for Video - Laticia Fan \nPost-Production Supervisor - Kaley Emerson\nVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi Wang\nCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlus\nExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    \nSupervisor - Eric Yang    \nProduction Coordinator - Jenny Luo\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"6d526738-bc7c-4f88-aaa6-b085007d16bd","isoDate":"2023-09-18T07:47:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1502","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/6d526738-bc7c-4f88-aaa6-b085007d16bd/image.jpg?t=1698387179&size=Large","episode":"28","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"27. Gold Card series: Annie Ivanova (Founder, Anibaba + Studio Ivanova)","pubDate":"Mon, 15 May 2023 12:15:16 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Annie Ivanova grew up in Bulgaria before moving to Australia. She’s an art curator, an advocate of cultural diplomacy, and the founder of the design firms Anibaba Co. and Studio Ivanova.<br><br><strong>This episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.<br><br></strong>Ivanova’s worked with art institutions like ZKM, Centre Pompidou, Ars Electronica, The Barbican, Centre Pompidou, Aaros Museum, Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, and the National Palace Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Taiwan. In 2016 she received an ANZ Chamber of Commerce Business Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the Australia-Taiwan partnership’.<br><br>Her 2016 book is called “Taiwan by Design: 88 Products for Better Living”.  <br><br><strong>Interested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at </strong><a href=\"https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw\"><strong>https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw</strong></a><br><br>GO4GOLD is the 10% discount code for the Go.Do.Be. LIVE! cards by Ivanova: <a href=\"https://www.godobelive.com/\">https://www.godobelive.com/</a><br><br>See a cut-down version of this interview: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZI2lm0vJjU\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZI2lm0vJjU</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Project Manager / Serena Pai<br>Editing / Gerald Williams</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Annie Ivanova grew up in Bulgaria before moving to Australia. She’s an art curator, an advocate of cultural diplomacy, and the founder of the design firms Anibaba Co. and Studio Ivanova.\nThis episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.\nIvanova’s worked with art institutions like ZKM, Centre Pompidou, Ars Electronica, The Barbican, Centre Pompidou, Aaros Museum, Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, and the National Palace Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Taiwan. In 2016 she received an ANZ Chamber of Commerce Business Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the Australia-Taiwan partnership’.\nHer 2016 book is called “Taiwan by Design: 88 Products for Better Living”.  \nInterested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw\nGO4GOLD is the 10% discount code for the Go.Do.Be. LIVE! cards by Ivanova: https://www.godobelive.com/\nSee a cut-down version of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZI2lm0vJjU\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nProject Manager / Serena Pai\nEditing / Gerald Williams\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/3dd6a202-cfd4-4411-a43b-b00300c8720b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"34818970","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/3dd6a202-cfd4-4411-a43b-b00300c8720b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/gold-card-ivanova/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Annie Ivanova grew up in Bulgaria before moving to Australia. She’s an art curator, an advocate of cultural diplomacy, and the founder of the design firms Anibaba Co. and Studio Ivanova.<br><br><strong>This episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.<br><br></strong>Ivanova’s worked with art institutions like ZKM, Centre Pompidou, Ars Electronica, The Barbican, Centre Pompidou, Aaros Museum, Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, and the National Palace Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Taiwan. In 2016 she received an ANZ Chamber of Commerce Business Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the Australia-Taiwan partnership’.<br><br>Her 2016 book is called “Taiwan by Design: 88 Products for Better Living”.  <br><br><strong>Interested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at </strong><a href=\"https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw\"><strong>https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw</strong></a><br><br>GO4GOLD is the 10% discount code for the Go.Do.Be. LIVE! cards by Ivanova: <a href=\"https://www.godobelive.com/\">https://www.godobelive.com/</a><br><br>See a cut-down version of this interview: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZI2lm0vJjU\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZI2lm0vJjU</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Project Manager / Serena Pai<br>Editing / Gerald Williams</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Annie Ivanova grew up in Bulgaria before moving to Australia. She’s an art curator, an advocate of cultural diplomacy, and the founder of the design firms Anibaba Co. and Studio Ivanova.\nThis episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.\nIvanova’s worked with art institutions like ZKM, Centre Pompidou, Ars Electronica, The Barbican, Centre Pompidou, Aaros Museum, Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, and the National Palace Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Taiwan. In 2016 she received an ANZ Chamber of Commerce Business Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the Australia-Taiwan partnership’.\nHer 2016 book is called “Taiwan by Design: 88 Products for Better Living”.  \nInterested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at https://goldcard.nat.gov.tw\nGO4GOLD is the 10% discount code for the Go.Do.Be. LIVE! cards by Ivanova: https://www.godobelive.com/\nSee a cut-down version of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZI2lm0vJjU\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nProject Manager / Serena Pai\nEditing / Gerald Williams\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"3dd6a202-cfd4-4411-a43b-b00300c8720b","isoDate":"2023-05-15T12:15:16.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2174","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"27","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"26. Lunar New Year updates from Ghost Island Media","pubDate":"Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:14:59 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Happy lunar new year from all of us at Ghost Island Media! At time of this new years greetings recording, we didn't know yet of the mass shooting in Monterey Park in California that took the lives of 10 people on new years eve, Saturday, January 21, 2023. Our deepest condolences to families affected by the horrific tragedy. Our hearts are with our Asian American community.<br><br>We have new shows waiting to announce this spring. Meanwhile, our newest partner is AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan, do check out the podcast we're helping to produce. \"Executive Sweet\":<br><br><strong>Search \"Executive Sweet\" </strong>right here where you're listening, or use this link: <a href=\"https://topics.amcham.com.tw/listen/\">https://topics.amcham.com.tw/listen/ </a><br><br>Happy new year of the rabbit. Hop hop! <br><br><strong>Other shows we mentioned in the announcement: </strong><br>Waste Not Why Not: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/waste-not-why-not/<br>The Taiwan Take: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/<br>Metalhead Politics: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/metalhead-politics/<br><br><strong>In French and Mandarin:</strong><br>Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/<br><br><strong>In Mandarin:</strong><br>Z Green Party: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/green-party/\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/green-party/</a><br>In the Weeds 大麻煩不煩: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/in-the-weeds/<br>Dos Salidas: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/dos-salidas/\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/dos-salidas/</a><br>Five Star Nation: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Happy lunar new year from all of us at Ghost Island Media! At time of this new years greetings recording, we didn't know yet of the mass shooting in Monterey Park in California that took the lives of 10 people on new years eve, Saturday, January 21, 2023. Our deepest condolences to families affected by the horrific tragedy. Our hearts are with our Asian American community.\nWe have new shows waiting to announce this spring. Meanwhile, our newest partner is AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan, do check out the podcast we're helping to produce. \"Executive Sweet\":\nSearch \"Executive Sweet\" right here where you're listening, or use this link: https://topics.amcham.com.tw/listen/ \nHappy new year of the rabbit. Hop hop! \nOther shows we mentioned in the announcement: \nWaste Not Why Not: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/waste-not-why-not/\nThe Taiwan Take: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/\nMetalhead Politics: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/metalhead-politics/\nIn French and Mandarin:\nBalades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/\nIn Mandarin:\nZ Green Party: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/green-party/\nIn the Weeds 大麻煩不煩: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/in-the-weeds/\nDos Salidas: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/dos-salidas/\nFive Star Nation: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/33af6605-b891-4c6f-be79-af930087a809/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"3346882","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/33af6605-b891-4c6f-be79-af930087a809/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/lunar-new-year/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Happy lunar new year from all of us at Ghost Island Media! At time of this new years greetings recording, we didn't know yet of the mass shooting in Monterey Park in California that took the lives of 10 people on new years eve, Saturday, January 21, 2023. Our deepest condolences to families affected by the horrific tragedy. Our hearts are with our Asian American community.<br><br>We have new shows waiting to announce this spring. Meanwhile, our newest partner is AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan, do check out the podcast we're helping to produce. \"Executive Sweet\":<br><br><strong>Search \"Executive Sweet\" </strong>right here where you're listening, or use this link: <a href=\"https://topics.amcham.com.tw/listen/\">https://topics.amcham.com.tw/listen/ </a><br><br>Happy new year of the rabbit. Hop hop! <br><br><strong>Other shows we mentioned in the announcement: </strong><br>Waste Not Why Not: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/waste-not-why-not/<br>The Taiwan Take: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/<br>Metalhead Politics: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/metalhead-politics/<br><br><strong>In French and Mandarin:</strong><br>Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/<br><br><strong>In Mandarin:</strong><br>Z Green Party: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/green-party/\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/green-party/</a><br>In the Weeds 大麻煩不煩: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/in-the-weeds/<br>Dos Salidas: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/dos-salidas/\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/dos-salidas/</a><br>Five Star Nation: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/\">https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Happy lunar new year from all of us at Ghost Island Media! At time of this new years greetings recording, we didn't know yet of the mass shooting in Monterey Park in California that took the lives of 10 people on new years eve, Saturday, January 21, 2023. Our deepest condolences to families affected by the horrific tragedy. Our hearts are with our Asian American community.\nWe have new shows waiting to announce this spring. Meanwhile, our newest partner is AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan, do check out the podcast we're helping to produce. \"Executive Sweet\":\nSearch \"Executive Sweet\" right here where you're listening, or use this link: https://topics.amcham.com.tw/listen/ \nHappy new year of the rabbit. Hop hop! \nOther shows we mentioned in the announcement: \nWaste Not Why Not: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/waste-not-why-not/\nThe Taiwan Take: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/\nMetalhead Politics: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/metalhead-politics/\nIn French and Mandarin:\nBalades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/\nIn Mandarin:\nZ Green Party: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/green-party/\nIn the Weeds 大麻煩不煩: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/in-the-weeds/\nDos Salidas: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/dos-salidas/\nFive Star Nation: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"33af6605-b891-4c6f-be79-af930087a809","isoDate":"2023-01-23T08:14:59.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"207","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"26","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"25. P. League+ Basketball: James Mao (GM, New Taipei Kings)","pubDate":"Sat, 24 Dec 2022 12:00:07 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>James Mao (毛加恩) is a former basketball player on Taiwan’s national team. Today, he's general manager of the New Taipei Kings. His roster includes Joseph Lin (brother of Jeremy Lin) and Quincy Davis, a L.A. native who’s now a Taiwanese citizen. <br><br>For the last 20 years, a fully professional basketball league simply didn’t exist in Taiwan. And as of 2022, there are now two professional leagues at play: The P. League+ (6 teams) and the T-1 League (6 teams).<br><br>“There's no reason why Taiwan basketball can't be as good as Japan or Korea or China, but it comes down to a lot of people investing a lot of time and energy and also resources to help these players improve,” says James Mao.<br><br>See New Taipei Kings website for season schedule: <a href=\"https://www.newtaipeikings.com/\">https://www.newtaipeikings.com/</a><br><br>Today’s host is JR Wu, a former journalist with two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Support the show by donating on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/taiwan</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Host / JR Wu<br>Producer / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Research &amp; Editing / Gerald Williams<br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"James Mao (毛加恩) is a former basketball player on Taiwan’s national team. Today, he's general manager of the New Taipei Kings. His roster includes Joseph Lin (brother of Jeremy Lin) and Quincy Davis, a L.A. native who’s now a Taiwanese citizen. \nFor the last 20 years, a fully professional basketball league simply didn’t exist in Taiwan. And as of 2022, there are now two professional leagues at play: The P. League+ (6 teams) and the T-1 League (6 teams).\n“There's no reason why Taiwan basketball can't be as good as Japan or Korea or China, but it comes down to a lot of people investing a lot of time and energy and also resources to help these players improve,” says James Mao.\nSee New Taipei Kings website for season schedule: https://www.newtaipeikings.com/\nToday’s host is JR Wu, a former journalist with two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nSupport the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / JR Wu\nProducer / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch & Editing / Gerald Williams\nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nwww.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1310a566-7acd-4d1e-acf9-af7500c0642c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"38917884","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1310a566-7acd-4d1e-acf9-af7500c0642c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/basketball-james-mao-new-taipei-kings-plg/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>James Mao (毛加恩) is a former basketball player on Taiwan’s national team. Today, he's general manager of the New Taipei Kings. His roster includes Joseph Lin (brother of Jeremy Lin) and Quincy Davis, a L.A. native who’s now a Taiwanese citizen. <br><br>For the last 20 years, a fully professional basketball league simply didn’t exist in Taiwan. And as of 2022, there are now two professional leagues at play: The P. League+ (6 teams) and the T-1 League (6 teams).<br><br>“There's no reason why Taiwan basketball can't be as good as Japan or Korea or China, but it comes down to a lot of people investing a lot of time and energy and also resources to help these players improve,” says James Mao.<br><br>See New Taipei Kings website for season schedule: <a href=\"https://www.newtaipeikings.com/\">https://www.newtaipeikings.com/</a><br><br>Today’s host is JR Wu, a former journalist with two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Support the show by donating on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/taiwan</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Host / JR Wu<br>Producer / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Research &amp; Editing / Gerald Williams<br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.ghostisland.media\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"James Mao (毛加恩) is a former basketball player on Taiwan’s national team. Today, he's general manager of the New Taipei Kings. His roster includes Joseph Lin (brother of Jeremy Lin) and Quincy Davis, a L.A. native who’s now a Taiwanese citizen. \nFor the last 20 years, a fully professional basketball league simply didn’t exist in Taiwan. And as of 2022, there are now two professional leagues at play: The P. League+ (6 teams) and the T-1 League (6 teams).\n“There's no reason why Taiwan basketball can't be as good as Japan or Korea or China, but it comes down to a lot of people investing a lot of time and energy and also resources to help these players improve,” says James Mao.\nSee New Taipei Kings website for season schedule: https://www.newtaipeikings.com/\nToday’s host is JR Wu, a former journalist with two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nSupport the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nEPISODE CREDIT\nHost / JR Wu\nProducer / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch & Editing / Gerald Williams\nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nwww.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"1310a566-7acd-4d1e-acf9-af7500c0642c","isoDate":"2022-12-24T12:00:07.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2430","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"25","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"24. One China Policy? One China Principle? Dr. Yu-Jie Chen (Academia Sinica)","pubDate":"Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:36:59 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Yu-Jie CHEN (陳玉潔) is a key legal expert on international law and diplomacy in the context of China-Taiwan relations. <br><br>As democratic support for Taiwan increases, so has Beijing’s message to the world about its “One China principle” and the myth of a global consensus regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan. The truth is, every country - including Taiwan - has its own “One China policy”. And that policy (according to each country) is not the same as the principle (according to the PRC).<br><br>It can be confusing. <br><br>In a fight about international discourse on Taiwan, Beijing’s diplomats and ambassadors are proactively trying to confuse the world. And this confusion is increasingly challenging for Taiwan’s participation in global affairs and organizations. It’s also challenging for different countries’ own One China policy. <br><br>Beijing insists that its “principle” should be adhered to by every country in the world. <br><br>The end goal is for the world to confuse Beijing’s’ “principle” with an actual international law. The PRC would later use international law to say: exactly, this is our internal affairs and we can do whatever we want to do. <br><br>No such international law exists. <br><br>The UN resolution 2758 doesn’t say that Taiwan is a part of China (despite what China says in its recent white paper.) The One China principle is PRC’s principle only - not international law. And each country has (and should) clarify their own positions on Taiwan's sovereignty. <br><br>China’s “trying to say to the international society, to create a confusion that Taiwan belongs to China. So when China either sends out military aircrafts or flight jets around Taiwan, it's China's international affairs that other countries should not interfere with,” says Dr. Chen Yu-Jie. <br><br>Dr. CHEN offers a solution. <br><br>It’s very important that all countries, including Taiwan, that don't agree with the One China principle to speak up, says Dr. Chen. “It's important that countries should voice out their different opinions, because international law depends on international practice. So if countries don't object to something that's being said, in the long run when it becomes a practice it might become a norm.” <br><br>Dr. CHEN has a JSD from the New York University School of Law. She is an assistant research professor at Taiwan's prestigious Academia Sinica. In addition to publishing and academic journals in the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the UK, CHEN also writes op-eds and takes part in public facing discussions. <br><br>Articles mentioned in this episode include: </p> <p>“I'm Taiwanese and I Want to Thank Nancy Pelosi”, op-ed by Yu-Jie CHEN (New York Times, August 5, 2022): <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion/taiwan-china-pelosi-democracy.html\">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion/taiwan-china-pelosi-democracy.html</a><br><br>““One China” Contention in China–Taiwan Relations: Law, Politics and Identity”, scholarly paper by Yu-Jie CHEN (China Quarterly, September 27, 2022): <a href=\"https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/abs/one-china-contention-in-chinataiwan-relations-law-politics-and-identity/3D4369ACBC0E9062F2FB9462D8961763#\">https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/abs/one-china-contention-in-chinataiwan-relations-law-politics-and-identity/3D4369ACBC0E9062F2FB9462D8961763#</a><br><br>“China Is Using a UN Resolution to Further Its Claim Over Taiwan” by Madoka Fukuda (The Diplomat, August 26. 2022): <a href=\"https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/china-is-using-a-un-resolution-to-further-its-claim-over-taiwan/\">https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/china-is-using-a-un-resolution-to-further-its-claim-over-taiwan/</a><br><br>China white paper on Taiwan: <a href=\"https://english.news.cn/20220810/df9d3b8702154b34bbf1d451b99bf64a/c.html\">https://english.news.cn/20220810/df9d3b8702154b34bbf1d451b99bf64a/c.html</a><br><br>Today’s host is JR Wu, a former journalist with two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Support the show by donating on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/taiwan</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Producer, Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Research / Min Chao <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">@wordsfromtaiwan</a><br>Production Assistant / Gerald Williams<br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>www.ghostisland.media</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Yu-Jie CHEN (陳玉潔) is a key legal expert on international law and diplomacy in the context of China-Taiwan relations. \nAs democratic support for Taiwan increases, so has Beijing’s message to the world about its “One China principle” and the myth of a global consensus regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan. The truth is, every country - including Taiwan - has its own “One China policy”. And that policy (according to each country) is not the same as the principle (according to the PRC).\nIt can be confusing. \nIn a fight about international discourse on Taiwan, Beijing’s diplomats and ambassadors are proactively trying to confuse the world. And this confusion is increasingly challenging for Taiwan’s participation in global affairs and organizations. It’s also challenging for different countries’ own One China policy. \nBeijing insists that its “principle” should be adhered to by every country in the world. \nThe end goal is for the world to confuse Beijing’s’ “principle” with an actual international law. The PRC would later use international law to say: exactly, this is our internal affairs and we can do whatever we want to do. \nNo such international law exists. \nThe UN resolution 2758 doesn’t say that Taiwan is a part of China (despite what China says in its recent white paper.) The One China principle is PRC’s principle only - not international law. And each country has (and should) clarify their own positions on Taiwan's sovereignty. \nChina’s “trying to say to the international society, to create a confusion that Taiwan belongs to China. So when China either sends out military aircrafts or flight jets around Taiwan, it's China's international affairs that other countries should not interfere with,” says Dr. Chen Yu-Jie. \nDr. CHEN offers a solution. \nIt’s very important that all countries, including Taiwan, that don't agree with the One China principle to speak up, says Dr. Chen. “It's important that countries should voice out their different opinions, because international law depends on international practice. So if countries don't object to something that's being said, in the long run when it becomes a practice it might become a norm.” \nDr. CHEN has a JSD from the New York University School of Law. She is an assistant research professor at Taiwan's prestigious Academia Sinica. In addition to publishing and academic journals in the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the UK, CHEN also writes op-eds and takes part in public facing discussions. \nArticles mentioned in this episode include: \n “I'm Taiwanese and I Want to Thank Nancy Pelosi”, op-ed by Yu-Jie CHEN (New York Times, August 5, 2022): https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion/taiwan-china-pelosi-democracy.html\n““One China” Contention in China–Taiwan Relations: Law, Politics and Identity”, scholarly paper by Yu-Jie CHEN (China Quarterly, September 27, 2022): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/abs/one-china-contention-in-chinataiwan-relations-law-politics-and-identity/3D4369ACBC0E9062F2FB9462D8961763#\n“China Is Using a UN Resolution to Further Its Claim Over Taiwan” by Madoka Fukuda (The Diplomat, August 26. 2022): https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/china-is-using-a-un-resolution-to-further-its-claim-over-taiwan/\nChina white paper on Taiwan: https://english.news.cn/20220810/df9d3b8702154b34bbf1d451b99bf64a/c.html\nToday’s host is JR Wu, a former journalist with two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nSupport the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nEPISODE CREDIT\nProducer, Host / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch / Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan\nProduction Assistant / Gerald Williams\nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nwww.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/bb55b595-e91f-46c3-a86e-af2700dd483d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"40338962","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/bb55b595-e91f-46c3-a86e-af2700dd483d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/one-china-principle-or-policy-yujie-chen/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Yu-Jie CHEN (陳玉潔) is a key legal expert on international law and diplomacy in the context of China-Taiwan relations. <br><br>As democratic support for Taiwan increases, so has Beijing’s message to the world about its “One China principle” and the myth of a global consensus regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan. The truth is, every country - including Taiwan - has its own “One China policy”. And that policy (according to each country) is not the same as the principle (according to the PRC).<br><br>It can be confusing. <br><br>In a fight about international discourse on Taiwan, Beijing’s diplomats and ambassadors are proactively trying to confuse the world. And this confusion is increasingly challenging for Taiwan’s participation in global affairs and organizations. It’s also challenging for different countries’ own One China policy. <br><br>Beijing insists that its “principle” should be adhered to by every country in the world. <br><br>The end goal is for the world to confuse Beijing’s’ “principle” with an actual international law. The PRC would later use international law to say: exactly, this is our internal affairs and we can do whatever we want to do. <br><br>No such international law exists. <br><br>The UN resolution 2758 doesn’t say that Taiwan is a part of China (despite what China says in its recent white paper.) The One China principle is PRC’s principle only - not international law. And each country has (and should) clarify their own positions on Taiwan's sovereignty. <br><br>China’s “trying to say to the international society, to create a confusion that Taiwan belongs to China. So when China either sends out military aircrafts or flight jets around Taiwan, it's China's international affairs that other countries should not interfere with,” says Dr. Chen Yu-Jie. <br><br>Dr. CHEN offers a solution. <br><br>It’s very important that all countries, including Taiwan, that don't agree with the One China principle to speak up, says Dr. Chen. “It's important that countries should voice out their different opinions, because international law depends on international practice. So if countries don't object to something that's being said, in the long run when it becomes a practice it might become a norm.” <br><br>Dr. CHEN has a JSD from the New York University School of Law. She is an assistant research professor at Taiwan's prestigious Academia Sinica. In addition to publishing and academic journals in the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the UK, CHEN also writes op-eds and takes part in public facing discussions. <br><br>Articles mentioned in this episode include: </p> <p>“I'm Taiwanese and I Want to Thank Nancy Pelosi”, op-ed by Yu-Jie CHEN (New York Times, August 5, 2022): <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion/taiwan-china-pelosi-democracy.html\">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion/taiwan-china-pelosi-democracy.html</a><br><br>““One China” Contention in China–Taiwan Relations: Law, Politics and Identity”, scholarly paper by Yu-Jie CHEN (China Quarterly, September 27, 2022): <a href=\"https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/abs/one-china-contention-in-chinataiwan-relations-law-politics-and-identity/3D4369ACBC0E9062F2FB9462D8961763#\">https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/abs/one-china-contention-in-chinataiwan-relations-law-politics-and-identity/3D4369ACBC0E9062F2FB9462D8961763#</a><br><br>“China Is Using a UN Resolution to Further Its Claim Over Taiwan” by Madoka Fukuda (The Diplomat, August 26. 2022): <a href=\"https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/china-is-using-a-un-resolution-to-further-its-claim-over-taiwan/\">https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/china-is-using-a-un-resolution-to-further-its-claim-over-taiwan/</a><br><br>China white paper on Taiwan: <a href=\"https://english.news.cn/20220810/df9d3b8702154b34bbf1d451b99bf64a/c.html\">https://english.news.cn/20220810/df9d3b8702154b34bbf1d451b99bf64a/c.html</a><br><br>Today’s host is JR Wu, a former journalist with two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Support the show by donating on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/taiwan</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT<br>Producer, Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a><br>Research / Min Chao <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wordsfromtaiwan\">@wordsfromtaiwan</a><br>Production Assistant / Gerald Williams<br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>www.ghostisland.media</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Yu-Jie CHEN (陳玉潔) is a key legal expert on international law and diplomacy in the context of China-Taiwan relations. \nAs democratic support for Taiwan increases, so has Beijing’s message to the world about its “One China principle” and the myth of a global consensus regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan. The truth is, every country - including Taiwan - has its own “One China policy”. And that policy (according to each country) is not the same as the principle (according to the PRC).\nIt can be confusing. \nIn a fight about international discourse on Taiwan, Beijing’s diplomats and ambassadors are proactively trying to confuse the world. And this confusion is increasingly challenging for Taiwan’s participation in global affairs and organizations. It’s also challenging for different countries’ own One China policy. \nBeijing insists that its “principle” should be adhered to by every country in the world. \nThe end goal is for the world to confuse Beijing’s’ “principle” with an actual international law. The PRC would later use international law to say: exactly, this is our internal affairs and we can do whatever we want to do. \nNo such international law exists. \nThe UN resolution 2758 doesn’t say that Taiwan is a part of China (despite what China says in its recent white paper.) The One China principle is PRC’s principle only - not international law. And each country has (and should) clarify their own positions on Taiwan's sovereignty. \nChina’s “trying to say to the international society, to create a confusion that Taiwan belongs to China. So when China either sends out military aircrafts or flight jets around Taiwan, it's China's international affairs that other countries should not interfere with,” says Dr. Chen Yu-Jie. \nDr. CHEN offers a solution. \nIt’s very important that all countries, including Taiwan, that don't agree with the One China principle to speak up, says Dr. Chen. “It's important that countries should voice out their different opinions, because international law depends on international practice. So if countries don't object to something that's being said, in the long run when it becomes a practice it might become a norm.” \nDr. CHEN has a JSD from the New York University School of Law. She is an assistant research professor at Taiwan's prestigious Academia Sinica. In addition to publishing and academic journals in the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the UK, CHEN also writes op-eds and takes part in public facing discussions. \nArticles mentioned in this episode include: \n “I'm Taiwanese and I Want to Thank Nancy Pelosi”, op-ed by Yu-Jie CHEN (New York Times, August 5, 2022): https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion/taiwan-china-pelosi-democracy.html\n““One China” Contention in China–Taiwan Relations: Law, Politics and Identity”, scholarly paper by Yu-Jie CHEN (China Quarterly, September 27, 2022): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/abs/one-china-contention-in-chinataiwan-relations-law-politics-and-identity/3D4369ACBC0E9062F2FB9462D8961763#\n“China Is Using a UN Resolution to Further Its Claim Over Taiwan” by Madoka Fukuda (The Diplomat, August 26. 2022): https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/china-is-using-a-un-resolution-to-further-its-claim-over-taiwan/\nChina white paper on Taiwan: https://english.news.cn/20220810/df9d3b8702154b34bbf1d451b99bf64a/c.html\nToday’s host is JR Wu, a former journalist with two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nSupport the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwan\nEPISODE CREDIT\nProducer, Host / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu\nResearch / Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan\nProduction Assistant / Gerald Williams\nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nwww.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"bb55b595-e91f-46c3-a86e-af2700dd483d","isoDate":"2022-10-07T13:36:59.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2519","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"24","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"23. Steve Chen (Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund 2022)","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:55:49 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Steve Chen was born in Taiwan in 1978 and moved to the U.S. at age eight. After working at PayPal, he co-founded YouTube in 2005 and sold it to Google next year. Steve moved back to Taiwan in 2019 and lives here now with his wife and two sons. </p> <p>Today’s conversation was a part of the 2022 Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund (TASF) ceremony, a scholarship fund for Taiwanese American students from low-income families. If you are a student in need, please apply: <a href=\"https://tascholarshipfund.org/\">https://tascholarshipfund.org/</a></p> <p>Steve Chen was this year's recipient of the Visionary Leadership Award - a recognition of a Taiwanese American with extraordinary achievements. Previous recipients included Patrick Lee, co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes, Debby Soo, CEO of OpenTable, California Congressman Ted W. Lieu, and philanthropist Joseph Fan.</p> <p>We caught up with Steve Chen over video. We talked about fitting in, quitting school, and setting up YouTube as dating service. We asked him about leadership and teamwork, and what it means to him now to be reconnecting with Taiwan. </p> <p>Support \"The Taiwan Take\" by donating on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p> <p>EPISODE CREDIT</p> <p>Producer, Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu </a><br>Production Assistant / Gerald Williams<br>Intern / Sophia Zuo <br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>www.ghostisland.media</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Steve Chen was born in Taiwan in 1978 and moved to the U.S. at age eight. After working at PayPal, he co-founded YouTube in 2005 and sold it to Google next year. Steve moved back to Taiwan in 2019 and lives here now with his wife and two sons. \n Today’s conversation was a part of the 2022 Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund (TASF) ceremony, a scholarship fund for Taiwanese American students from low-income families. If you are a student in need, please apply: https://tascholarshipfund.org/\n Steve Chen was this year's recipient of the Visionary Leadership Award - a recognition of a Taiwanese American with extraordinary achievements. Previous recipients included Patrick Lee, co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes, Debby Soo, CEO of OpenTable, California Congressman Ted W. Lieu, and philanthropist Joseph Fan.\n We caught up with Steve Chen over video. We talked about fitting in, quitting school, and setting up YouTube as dating service. We asked him about leadership and teamwork, and what it means to him now to be reconnecting with Taiwan. \n Support \"The Taiwan Take\" by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan\n EPISODE CREDIT\n Producer, Host / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu \nProduction Assistant / Gerald Williams\nIntern / Sophia Zuo \nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nwww.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1fff90b6-0479-4328-a3c5-aee5004de9ff/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"40829050","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1fff90b6-0479-4328-a3c5-aee5004de9ff/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/steve-chen-tasf/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Steve Chen was born in Taiwan in 1978 and moved to the U.S. at age eight. After working at PayPal, he co-founded YouTube in 2005 and sold it to Google next year. Steve moved back to Taiwan in 2019 and lives here now with his wife and two sons. </p> <p>Today’s conversation was a part of the 2022 Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund (TASF) ceremony, a scholarship fund for Taiwanese American students from low-income families. If you are a student in need, please apply: <a href=\"https://tascholarshipfund.org/\">https://tascholarshipfund.org/</a></p> <p>Steve Chen was this year's recipient of the Visionary Leadership Award - a recognition of a Taiwanese American with extraordinary achievements. Previous recipients included Patrick Lee, co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes, Debby Soo, CEO of OpenTable, California Congressman Ted W. Lieu, and philanthropist Joseph Fan.</p> <p>We caught up with Steve Chen over video. We talked about fitting in, quitting school, and setting up YouTube as dating service. We asked him about leadership and teamwork, and what it means to him now to be reconnecting with Taiwan. </p> <p>Support \"The Taiwan Take\" by donating on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p> <p>EPISODE CREDIT</p> <p>Producer, Host / Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu </a><br>Production Assistant / Gerald Williams<br>Intern / Sophia Zuo <br>A Ghost Island Media production / <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>www.ghostisland.media</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Steve Chen was born in Taiwan in 1978 and moved to the U.S. at age eight. After working at PayPal, he co-founded YouTube in 2005 and sold it to Google next year. Steve moved back to Taiwan in 2019 and lives here now with his wife and two sons. \n Today’s conversation was a part of the 2022 Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund (TASF) ceremony, a scholarship fund for Taiwanese American students from low-income families. If you are a student in need, please apply: https://tascholarshipfund.org/\n Steve Chen was this year's recipient of the Visionary Leadership Award - a recognition of a Taiwanese American with extraordinary achievements. Previous recipients included Patrick Lee, co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes, Debby Soo, CEO of OpenTable, California Congressman Ted W. Lieu, and philanthropist Joseph Fan.\n We caught up with Steve Chen over video. We talked about fitting in, quitting school, and setting up YouTube as dating service. We asked him about leadership and teamwork, and what it means to him now to be reconnecting with Taiwan. \n Support \"The Taiwan Take\" by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan\n EPISODE CREDIT\n Producer, Host / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu \nProduction Assistant / Gerald Williams\nIntern / Sophia Zuo \nA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandme\nwww.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"1fff90b6-0479-4328-a3c5-aee5004de9ff","isoDate":"2022-08-02T04:55:49.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2550","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"23","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"22. That Way You Talk: Alice Yeh (PhD candidate, U Chicago)","pubDate":"Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:07:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Alice and Catherine are two anthropologists whose &ldquo;jobs&rdquo; is to write about other people-types&hellip; but they can&rsquo;t stop obsessing over their own sociocultural categories - working-class or elite, Chinese American or Taiwanese American - and whether or not you can hear it in the way(s) they talk. <br><br>Alice was an intern on The Taiwan Take and Metalhead Politics. This episode was originally aired as a part of &ldquo;In Training 小鬼登島&rdquo; - our program for and by emerging creators / interns: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/#intern\">https://ghostisland.media/#intern</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Writing by: Alice Yeh<br>Production Coordinator: Trevor Liu<br>Supervising Producers: Ghost Island Media<br><br>Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at Ghost Island Media!!<br><br>Support us on Patreon: <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a><br>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">https://twitter.com/ghostislandme</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Alice and Catherine are two anthropologists whose “jobs” is to write about other people-types… but they can’t stop obsessing over their own sociocultural categories - working-class or elite, Chinese American or Taiwanese American - and whether or not you can hear it in the way(s) they talk. \nAlice was an intern on The Taiwan Take and Metalhead Politics. This episode was originally aired as a part of “In Training 小鬼登島” - our program for and by emerging creators / interns: https://ghostisland.media/#intern. \n Writing by: Alice Yeh\nProduction Coordinator: Trevor Liu\nSupervising Producers: Ghost Island Media\nHappy Lunar New Year from all of us at Ghost Island Media!!\nSupport us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taiwan\nFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\nA Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1e26ea77-0041-4323-a16b-ae300094fca8/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"22985121","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/1e26ea77-0041-4323-a16b-ae300094fca8/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/alice-yeh-accent-asian-american/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Alice and Catherine are two anthropologists whose &ldquo;jobs&rdquo; is to write about other people-types&hellip; but they can&rsquo;t stop obsessing over their own sociocultural categories - working-class or elite, Chinese American or Taiwanese American - and whether or not you can hear it in the way(s) they talk. <br><br>Alice was an intern on The Taiwan Take and Metalhead Politics. This episode was originally aired as a part of &ldquo;In Training 小鬼登島&rdquo; - our program for and by emerging creators / interns: <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/#intern\">https://ghostisland.media/#intern</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Writing by: Alice Yeh<br>Production Coordinator: Trevor Liu<br>Supervising Producers: Ghost Island Media<br><br>Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at Ghost Island Media!!<br><br>Support us on Patreon: <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a><br>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">https://twitter.com/ghostislandme</a><br>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Alice and Catherine are two anthropologists whose “jobs” is to write about other people-types… but they can’t stop obsessing over their own sociocultural categories - working-class or elite, Chinese American or Taiwanese American - and whether or not you can hear it in the way(s) they talk. \nAlice was an intern on The Taiwan Take and Metalhead Politics. This episode was originally aired as a part of “In Training 小鬼登島” - our program for and by emerging creators / interns: https://ghostisland.media/#intern. \n Writing by: Alice Yeh\nProduction Coordinator: Trevor Liu\nSupervising Producers: Ghost Island Media\nHappy Lunar New Year from all of us at Ghost Island Media!!\nSupport us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taiwan\nFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\nA Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"1e26ea77-0041-4323-a16b-ae300094fca8","isoDate":"2022-02-02T09:07:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1435","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"22","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"21. Security 3 - Influence Operations on PTT: Oddis J.F. Tsai + J.M. Hung (INDSR)","pubDate":"Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:56:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>PTT is one of the most open social media platforms in the Chinese language. Though it&rsquo;s not more populous than Facebook, it&rsquo;s arguably more impactful than Facebook here in Taiwan. It&rsquo;s a reflection of Taiwan's spirited democracy, and it&rsquo;s used heavily as a source for local journalists.</p> <p>We speak with two INDSR researchers on a year-long project, &ldquo;A Pilot Study on PTT in the Context of Influence Operations&rdquo; (批踢踢影響力作戰前導研究）which attempts to identify CCP state actors on the platfor. The researchers are Oddis J.F. Tsai (Policy Analyst at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources) and Dr. Jui-Ming Hung (Assistant Research Fellow at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources).</p> <p>The paper lays out mechanics and - through quantitative analysis - identifies types of suspect behavior on the world&rsquo;s largest non-commercial, forum-based, open-source online bulletin board system in the Chinese language. This interview was recorded in January 2021 after the paper was published by INDSR. The paper is available here: https://indsr.org.tw/en/News_detail/2181/A-Year-of-Influence-en</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s host is J.R. Wu - a non-resident advisor at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.</p> <p>Support us on Patreon: <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">https://twitter.com/ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer &amp; Editing, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Host, JR Wu | Research, Alice Yeh<br><br>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"PTT is one of the most open social media platforms in the Chinese language. Though it’s not more populous than Facebook, it’s arguably more impactful than Facebook here in Taiwan. It’s a reflection of Taiwan's spirited democracy, and it’s used heavily as a source for local journalists.\n We speak with two INDSR researchers on a year-long project, “A Pilot Study on PTT in the Context of Influence Operations” (批踢踢影響力作戰前導研究）which attempts to identify CCP state actors on the platfor. The researchers are Oddis J.F. Tsai (Policy Analyst at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources) and Dr. Jui-Ming Hung (Assistant Research Fellow at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources).\n The paper lays out mechanics and - through quantitative analysis - identifies types of suspect behavior on the world’s largest non-commercial, forum-based, open-source online bulletin board system in the Chinese language. This interview was recorded in January 2021 after the paper was published by INDSR. The paper is available here: https://indsr.org.tw/en/News_detail/2181/A-Year-of-Influence-en\n Today’s host is J.R. Wu - a non-resident advisor at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\n Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taiwan\n Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Producer & Editing, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Research, Alice Yeh\nA Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/28bd1221-67c7-4f95-8d2e-ad4e00d1c298/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"34305150","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/28bd1221-67c7-4f95-8d2e-ad4e00d1c298/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-ptt-influence-operation/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>PTT is one of the most open social media platforms in the Chinese language. Though it&rsquo;s not more populous than Facebook, it&rsquo;s arguably more impactful than Facebook here in Taiwan. It&rsquo;s a reflection of Taiwan's spirited democracy, and it&rsquo;s used heavily as a source for local journalists.</p> <p>We speak with two INDSR researchers on a year-long project, &ldquo;A Pilot Study on PTT in the Context of Influence Operations&rdquo; (批踢踢影響力作戰前導研究）which attempts to identify CCP state actors on the platfor. The researchers are Oddis J.F. Tsai (Policy Analyst at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources) and Dr. Jui-Ming Hung (Assistant Research Fellow at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources).</p> <p>The paper lays out mechanics and - through quantitative analysis - identifies types of suspect behavior on the world&rsquo;s largest non-commercial, forum-based, open-source online bulletin board system in the Chinese language. This interview was recorded in January 2021 after the paper was published by INDSR. The paper is available here: https://indsr.org.tw/en/News_detail/2181/A-Year-of-Influence-en</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s host is J.R. Wu - a non-resident advisor at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.</p> <p>Support us on Patreon: <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">https://twitter.com/ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer &amp; Editing, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Host, JR Wu | Research, Alice Yeh<br><br>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"PTT is one of the most open social media platforms in the Chinese language. Though it’s not more populous than Facebook, it’s arguably more impactful than Facebook here in Taiwan. It’s a reflection of Taiwan's spirited democracy, and it’s used heavily as a source for local journalists.\n We speak with two INDSR researchers on a year-long project, “A Pilot Study on PTT in the Context of Influence Operations” (批踢踢影響力作戰前導研究）which attempts to identify CCP state actors on the platfor. The researchers are Oddis J.F. Tsai (Policy Analyst at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources) and Dr. Jui-Ming Hung (Assistant Research Fellow at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources).\n The paper lays out mechanics and - through quantitative analysis - identifies types of suspect behavior on the world’s largest non-commercial, forum-based, open-source online bulletin board system in the Chinese language. This interview was recorded in January 2021 after the paper was published by INDSR. The paper is available here: https://indsr.org.tw/en/News_detail/2181/A-Year-of-Influence-en\n Today’s host is J.R. Wu - a non-resident advisor at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\n Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taiwan\n Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Producer & Editing, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Research, Alice Yeh\nA Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"28bd1221-67c7-4f95-8d2e-ad4e00d1c298","isoDate":"2021-06-21T13:56:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2142","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"21","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"20. Security 2 - Disinformation: Puma Shen (Doublethink Lab)","pubDate":"Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:03:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Today’s guest is Dr. Puma Shen (沈伯洋), chairman of Doublethink Lab (台灣民主實驗室) and an assistant professor at National Taipei University.<br><br>“Democracy is a failure” - that’s the narrative the Chinese Communist Party has been trying to plant over the past year and hopes to take root in international discourse and in the minds of its 1.4 billion citizens. This disinformation has heavy implications for democracy in Taiwan, and it’s never been as serious as it is now.</p> <p>CCP disinformation methods are detailed in a report issued late last year titled “<a href=\"https://medium.com/doublethinklab/deafening-whispers-f9b1d773f6cd\">Deafening Whispers</a>” by Doublethink Lab, a Taiwanese organization whose mission is to strengthen democracy through digital defense. The report has just been made available in English.</p> <p>This interview was recorded in January 2021 when the Chinese-version of the report was first published.</p> <p>Online disinformation and influence operations affect offline real-world defense and security. Fake news is a global issue and this is The Taiwan Take. <br><br>Today’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.</p> <p>Support us by donating on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p> <p>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Host, JR Wu | Editing &amp; Research, Alice Yeh</p> <p>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Today’s guest is Dr. Puma Shen (沈伯洋), chairman of Doublethink Lab (台灣民主實驗室) and an assistant professor at National Taipei University.\n“Democracy is a failure” - that’s the narrative the Chinese Communist Party has been trying to plant over the past year and hopes to take root in international discourse and in the minds of its 1.4 billion citizens. This disinformation has heavy implications for democracy in Taiwan, and it’s never been as serious as it is now.\n CCP disinformation methods are detailed in a report issued late last year titled “Deafening Whispers” by Doublethink Lab, a Taiwanese organization whose mission is to strengthen democracy through digital defense. The report has just been made available in English.\n This interview was recorded in January 2021 when the Chinese-version of the report was first published.\n Online disinformation and influence operations affect offline real-world defense and security. Fake news is a global issue and this is The Taiwan Take. \nToday’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\n Support us by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\n EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Editing & Research, Alice Yeh\n A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/13859a09-5157-41dd-83a8-ad41010af82e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"43800178","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/13859a09-5157-41dd-83a8-ad41010af82e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/disinformation-doublethink-lab/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Today’s guest is Dr. Puma Shen (沈伯洋), chairman of Doublethink Lab (台灣民主實驗室) and an assistant professor at National Taipei University.<br><br>“Democracy is a failure” - that’s the narrative the Chinese Communist Party has been trying to plant over the past year and hopes to take root in international discourse and in the minds of its 1.4 billion citizens. This disinformation has heavy implications for democracy in Taiwan, and it’s never been as serious as it is now.</p> <p>CCP disinformation methods are detailed in a report issued late last year titled “<a href=\"https://medium.com/doublethinklab/deafening-whispers-f9b1d773f6cd\">Deafening Whispers</a>” by Doublethink Lab, a Taiwanese organization whose mission is to strengthen democracy through digital defense. The report has just been made available in English.</p> <p>This interview was recorded in January 2021 when the Chinese-version of the report was first published.</p> <p>Online disinformation and influence operations affect offline real-world defense and security. Fake news is a global issue and this is The Taiwan Take. <br><br>Today’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.</p> <p>Support us by donating on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p> <p>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Host, JR Wu | Editing &amp; Research, Alice Yeh</p> <p>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Today’s guest is Dr. Puma Shen (沈伯洋), chairman of Doublethink Lab (台灣民主實驗室) and an assistant professor at National Taipei University.\n“Democracy is a failure” - that’s the narrative the Chinese Communist Party has been trying to plant over the past year and hopes to take root in international discourse and in the minds of its 1.4 billion citizens. This disinformation has heavy implications for democracy in Taiwan, and it’s never been as serious as it is now.\n CCP disinformation methods are detailed in a report issued late last year titled “Deafening Whispers” by Doublethink Lab, a Taiwanese organization whose mission is to strengthen democracy through digital defense. The report has just been made available in English.\n This interview was recorded in January 2021 when the Chinese-version of the report was first published.\n Online disinformation and influence operations affect offline real-world defense and security. Fake news is a global issue and this is The Taiwan Take. \nToday’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\n Support us by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\n EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Editing & Research, Alice Yeh\n A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"13859a09-5157-41dd-83a8-ad41010af82e","isoDate":"2021-06-08T17:03:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2735","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"20","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"19. Taiwan’s Green Parties: Dafydd Fell (SOAS University of London)","pubDate":"Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:03:02 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s next referendum will soon vote on activating the nation&rsquo;s fourth nuclear plant, as well as constructing a natural gas plant on an algal reef that's critical for Taiwan&rsquo;s biodiversity. These decisions come as governments around the world are scrambling to meet the demands of the Paris Agreement, and as environmental activists fight for a more sustainable planet.&nbsp;</p> <p>Green Parties propose an alternative voice in politics to tackle our environmental ruin. All over the world, there are 91 Green Parties that believe in committing our governments to environmental stewardship, through electing green movement leaders into office. In Asia, Taiwan is home to the region&rsquo;s oldest Green Party, which won a National Assembly seat in 1996 - their very first election campaign.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our guest today is Professor Dafydd Fell, a political scientist at SOAS University of London, and Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies. Dafydd Fell is author of the new book:<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Taiwans-Green-Parties-Alternative-Routledge/dp/0367650312\"> &ldquo;Taiwan&rsquo;s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan&rdquo;</a>, published in March 2021 by<a href=\"https://www.routledge.com/Taiwans-Green-Parties-Alternative-Politics-in-Taiwan/Fell/p/book/9780367650315\"> Routledge</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by Nate Maynard - Senior Consultant at Reset Carbon, and host of <a href=\"http://ghostisland.media/#wnwn\">Waste Not Why Not</a>. You can check out his show for more insights on the world&rsquo;s ocean, energy, and waste issues.&nbsp;</p> <p>Support us by donating on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">patron.com/Taiwan</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p> <p>EPISODE CREDIT | Executive Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Producer, Yu-Chen Lai <a href=\"http://twitter.com/aguavaemoji\">@aguavaemoji</a> | Host, Nate Maynard <a href=\"http://twitter.com/n8may\">@N8MAY</a> | Assistance from Elise Chan.&nbsp;</p> <p>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Taiwan’s next referendum will soon vote on activating the nation’s fourth nuclear plant, as well as constructing a natural gas plant on an algal reef that's critical for Taiwan’s biodiversity. These decisions come as governments around the world are scrambling to meet the demands of the Paris Agreement, and as environmental activists fight for a more sustainable planet. \n Green Parties propose an alternative voice in politics to tackle our environmental ruin. All over the world, there are 91 Green Parties that believe in committing our governments to environmental stewardship, through electing green movement leaders into office. In Asia, Taiwan is home to the region’s oldest Green Party, which won a National Assembly seat in 1996 - their very first election campaign. \n Our guest today is Professor Dafydd Fell, a political scientist at SOAS University of London, and Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies. Dafydd Fell is author of the new book: “Taiwan’s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan”, published in March 2021 by Routledge.\n Today’s episode is hosted by Nate Maynard - Senior Consultant at Reset Carbon, and host of Waste Not Why Not. You can check out his show for more insights on the world’s ocean, energy, and waste issues. \n Support us by donating on patron.com/Taiwan\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\n EPISODE CREDIT | Executive Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Producer, Yu-Chen Lai @aguavaemoji | Host, Nate Maynard @N8MAY | Assistance from Elise Chan. \n A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f420b241-4ead-48ac-b16d-ad3b01012491/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"30313321","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f420b241-4ead-48ac-b16d-ad3b01012491/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/dafydd-fell-taiwan-green-parties/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s next referendum will soon vote on activating the nation&rsquo;s fourth nuclear plant, as well as constructing a natural gas plant on an algal reef that's critical for Taiwan&rsquo;s biodiversity. These decisions come as governments around the world are scrambling to meet the demands of the Paris Agreement, and as environmental activists fight for a more sustainable planet.&nbsp;</p> <p>Green Parties propose an alternative voice in politics to tackle our environmental ruin. All over the world, there are 91 Green Parties that believe in committing our governments to environmental stewardship, through electing green movement leaders into office. In Asia, Taiwan is home to the region&rsquo;s oldest Green Party, which won a National Assembly seat in 1996 - their very first election campaign.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our guest today is Professor Dafydd Fell, a political scientist at SOAS University of London, and Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies. Dafydd Fell is author of the new book:<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Taiwans-Green-Parties-Alternative-Routledge/dp/0367650312\"> &ldquo;Taiwan&rsquo;s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan&rdquo;</a>, published in March 2021 by<a href=\"https://www.routledge.com/Taiwans-Green-Parties-Alternative-Politics-in-Taiwan/Fell/p/book/9780367650315\"> Routledge</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by Nate Maynard - Senior Consultant at Reset Carbon, and host of <a href=\"http://ghostisland.media/#wnwn\">Waste Not Why Not</a>. You can check out his show for more insights on the world&rsquo;s ocean, energy, and waste issues.&nbsp;</p> <p>Support us by donating on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">patron.com/Taiwan</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p> <p>EPISODE CREDIT | Executive Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Producer, Yu-Chen Lai <a href=\"http://twitter.com/aguavaemoji\">@aguavaemoji</a> | Host, Nate Maynard <a href=\"http://twitter.com/n8may\">@N8MAY</a> | Assistance from Elise Chan.&nbsp;</p> <p>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Taiwan’s next referendum will soon vote on activating the nation’s fourth nuclear plant, as well as constructing a natural gas plant on an algal reef that's critical for Taiwan’s biodiversity. These decisions come as governments around the world are scrambling to meet the demands of the Paris Agreement, and as environmental activists fight for a more sustainable planet. \n Green Parties propose an alternative voice in politics to tackle our environmental ruin. All over the world, there are 91 Green Parties that believe in committing our governments to environmental stewardship, through electing green movement leaders into office. In Asia, Taiwan is home to the region’s oldest Green Party, which won a National Assembly seat in 1996 - their very first election campaign. \n Our guest today is Professor Dafydd Fell, a political scientist at SOAS University of London, and Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies. Dafydd Fell is author of the new book: “Taiwan’s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan”, published in March 2021 by Routledge.\n Today’s episode is hosted by Nate Maynard - Senior Consultant at Reset Carbon, and host of Waste Not Why Not. You can check out his show for more insights on the world’s ocean, energy, and waste issues. \n Support us by donating on patron.com/Taiwan\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\n EPISODE CREDIT | Executive Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Producer, Yu-Chen Lai @aguavaemoji | Host, Nate Maynard @N8MAY | Assistance from Elise Chan. \n A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"f420b241-4ead-48ac-b16d-ad3b01012491","categories":["taiwan","current affairs","ghost island media","鬼島之音","the taiwan take","sustainability","science","podcast","waste not why not","nate maynard","nature n8","Green Party","green politics","environmentalism","activism","climate change","small parties","third party politics","alternative politics","Global Greens","nuclear","natural gas","environmental policies","elections","campaigns","voting","green parties"],"isoDate":"2021-06-02T16:03:02.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","summary":"Nate Maynard discusses green party politics with Dafydd Fell, a political scientist who focuses on Taiwan.","explicit":"clean","duration":"1893","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"19","season":"1","keywords":"taiwan, current affairs, ghost island media, 鬼島之音, the taiwan take, sustainability, science, podcast, waste not why not, nate maynard, nature n8, Green Party, green politics, environmentalism, activism, climate change, small parties, third party politics, alternative politics, Global Greens, nuclear, natural gas, environmental policies, elections, campaigns, voting, green parties","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"18. Cannabis in Taiwan: Zoe Lee (Lawyer)","pubDate":"Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:16:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>The state of cannabis in Taiwan with the country’s only lawyer who <em>only </em>takes on cannabis-related cases. <br><br>In 2020, Zoe LEE (李菁琪) ran for a seat in the parliament on the platform of legalizing medical marijuana. She’s currently deputy secretary general of the Green Party in Taiwan. In March 2021, Ms. LEE won “Best Show Host” at the inaugural KKBOX Podcasts Awards for her podcast on cannabis, “In The Weeds with Lawyer Zoe Lee #大麻煩不煩,” produced by Ghost Island Media. <br><br>Marijuana remains a taboo in Taiwan. It’s a Class-2 narcotics. That’s the same class as meth. Possession over 20 grams can get you 5 years to life time in jail. <br><br>There is a movement for legalization here in Taiwan, and Ms. Zoe is a key person leading this movement. The global legal marijuana market, by one estimate, is predicted to be at 65 Billion USD by 2027. Cannabis is a global trend, and this is The Taiwan Take.<br><br>Today’s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media and producer of The Taiwan Take.<br><br>Support us by donating on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/Taiwan</a><br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer/Host, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Researcher, Alice Yeh | Assistance from Elise Chan. <br><br>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"The state of cannabis in Taiwan with the country’s only lawyer who only takes on cannabis-related cases. \nIn 2020, Zoe LEE (李菁琪) ran for a seat in the parliament on the platform of legalizing medical marijuana. She’s currently deputy secretary general of the Green Party in Taiwan. In March 2021, Ms. LEE won “Best Show Host” at the inaugural KKBOX Podcasts Awards for her podcast on cannabis, “In The Weeds with Lawyer Zoe Lee #大麻煩不煩,” produced by Ghost Island Media. \nMarijuana remains a taboo in Taiwan. It’s a Class-2 narcotics. That’s the same class as meth. Possession over 20 grams can get you 5 years to life time in jail. \nThere is a movement for legalization here in Taiwan, and Ms. Zoe is a key person leading this movement. The global legal marijuana market, by one estimate, is predicted to be at 65 Billion USD by 2027. Cannabis is a global trend, and this is The Taiwan Take.\nToday’s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media and producer of The Taiwan Take.\nSupport us by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Producer/Host, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Researcher, Alice Yeh | Assistance from Elise Chan. \nA Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f38b2777-5a57-4019-9358-ad12012ae590/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"28849340","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f38b2777-5a57-4019-9358-ad12012ae590/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/zoe-lee-cannabis/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>The state of cannabis in Taiwan with the country’s only lawyer who <em>only </em>takes on cannabis-related cases. <br><br>In 2020, Zoe LEE (李菁琪) ran for a seat in the parliament on the platform of legalizing medical marijuana. She’s currently deputy secretary general of the Green Party in Taiwan. In March 2021, Ms. LEE won “Best Show Host” at the inaugural KKBOX Podcasts Awards for her podcast on cannabis, “In The Weeds with Lawyer Zoe Lee #大麻煩不煩,” produced by Ghost Island Media. <br><br>Marijuana remains a taboo in Taiwan. It’s a Class-2 narcotics. That’s the same class as meth. Possession over 20 grams can get you 5 years to life time in jail. <br><br>There is a movement for legalization here in Taiwan, and Ms. Zoe is a key person leading this movement. The global legal marijuana market, by one estimate, is predicted to be at 65 Billion USD by 2027. Cannabis is a global trend, and this is The Taiwan Take.<br><br>Today’s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media and producer of The Taiwan Take.<br><br>Support us by donating on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/Taiwan</a><br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer/Host, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Researcher, Alice Yeh | Assistance from Elise Chan. <br><br>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"The state of cannabis in Taiwan with the country’s only lawyer who only takes on cannabis-related cases. \nIn 2020, Zoe LEE (李菁琪) ran for a seat in the parliament on the platform of legalizing medical marijuana. She’s currently deputy secretary general of the Green Party in Taiwan. In March 2021, Ms. LEE won “Best Show Host” at the inaugural KKBOX Podcasts Awards for her podcast on cannabis, “In The Weeds with Lawyer Zoe Lee #大麻煩不煩,” produced by Ghost Island Media. \nMarijuana remains a taboo in Taiwan. It’s a Class-2 narcotics. That’s the same class as meth. Possession over 20 grams can get you 5 years to life time in jail. \nThere is a movement for legalization here in Taiwan, and Ms. Zoe is a key person leading this movement. The global legal marijuana market, by one estimate, is predicted to be at 65 Billion USD by 2027. Cannabis is a global trend, and this is The Taiwan Take.\nToday’s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media and producer of The Taiwan Take.\nSupport us by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Producer/Host, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Researcher, Alice Yeh | Assistance from Elise Chan. \nA Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"f38b2777-5a57-4019-9358-ad12012ae590","isoDate":"2021-04-22T18:16:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1801","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"18","season":"1","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"17. Security 1 - PLA Rocket Force “PLARF”: Mark Stokes (Project 2049)","pubDate":"Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:29:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>(This interview was recorded in November 2020.) <br><br>In 2019, according to the Pentagon, China launched more ballistic missiles for testing and training than the rest of the world combined. It did it through its newly minted rocket force, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force - acronym P-L-A-R-F. <br><br>PLARF is a critical component of China's nuclear deterrence strategy to deter and counter third-party intervention in regional conflicts. China's current defense minister, General Wei Fenghe, knows missiles. He was previously the commander of the predecessor of PLARF before PLARF was reorganized and given its new name.<br><br>Mark Stokes is our guest today. He is executive director of the Project 2049 Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC. Mr. Stokes is a 20-year United States Air Force veteran who served in intelligence planning and policy roles.<br><br>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Support us by donating on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/Taiwan</a><br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Alice Yeh | Editing, Alice Yeh, Emily Y. Wu | a&nbsp;Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"(This interview was recorded in November 2020.) \nIn 2019, according to the Pentagon, China launched more ballistic missiles for testing and training than the rest of the world combined. It did it through its newly minted rocket force, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force - acronym P-L-A-R-F. \nPLARF is a critical component of China's nuclear deterrence strategy to deter and counter third-party intervention in regional conflicts. China's current defense minister, General Wei Fenghe, knows missiles. He was previously the commander of the predecessor of PLARF before PLARF was reorganized and given its new name.\nMark Stokes is our guest today. He is executive director of the Project 2049 Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC. Mr. Stokes is a 20-year United States Air Force veteran who served in intelligence planning and policy roles.\nToday’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nSupport us by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Alice Yeh | Editing, Alice Yeh, Emily Y. Wu | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/d8f303ff-0d55-4b9f-a7ea-acec00eb9996/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"43438916","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/d8f303ff-0d55-4b9f-a7ea-acec00eb9996/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/mark-stokes-project2049/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>(This interview was recorded in November 2020.) <br><br>In 2019, according to the Pentagon, China launched more ballistic missiles for testing and training than the rest of the world combined. It did it through its newly minted rocket force, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force - acronym P-L-A-R-F. <br><br>PLARF is a critical component of China's nuclear deterrence strategy to deter and counter third-party intervention in regional conflicts. China's current defense minister, General Wei Fenghe, knows missiles. He was previously the commander of the predecessor of PLARF before PLARF was reorganized and given its new name.<br><br>Mark Stokes is our guest today. He is executive director of the Project 2049 Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC. Mr. Stokes is a 20-year United States Air Force veteran who served in intelligence planning and policy roles.<br><br>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Support us by donating on <a href=\"http://patreon.com/taiwan\">patreon.com/Taiwan</a><br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Alice Yeh | Editing, Alice Yeh, Emily Y. Wu | a&nbsp;Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"(This interview was recorded in November 2020.) \nIn 2019, according to the Pentagon, China launched more ballistic missiles for testing and training than the rest of the world combined. It did it through its newly minted rocket force, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force - acronym P-L-A-R-F. \nPLARF is a critical component of China's nuclear deterrence strategy to deter and counter third-party intervention in regional conflicts. China's current defense minister, General Wei Fenghe, knows missiles. He was previously the commander of the predecessor of PLARF before PLARF was reorganized and given its new name.\nMark Stokes is our guest today. He is executive director of the Project 2049 Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC. Mr. Stokes is a 20-year United States Air Force veteran who served in intelligence planning and policy roles.\nToday’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nSupport us by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Alice Yeh | Editing, Alice Yeh, Emily Y. Wu | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"d8f303ff-0d55-4b9f-a7ea-acec00eb9996","categories":["taiwan","current affairs","ghost island media","鬼島之音","the taiwan take","PLA","china military","military","rocket","missiles","pentagon","PLA Second Artillery Force","PLA Rocket Force","china"],"isoDate":"2021-03-15T14:29:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2713","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","episode":"17","season":"1","keywords":"taiwan, current affairs, ghost island media, 鬼島之音, the taiwan take, PLA, china military, military, rocket, missiles, pentagon, PLA Second Artillery Force, PLA Rocket Force, china","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"16. Life & Times of: Audrey Tang (Digital Minister @ Taiwan)","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:13:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Digital Minister and self-taught coding whiz Audrey Tang (唐鳳) shares her unconventional life story – from gender identity to hacktivism, why she chose the name “Audrey” and what conservative anarchism means to her. <br><br>Having come of age together with Taiwanese democracy and the Internet, Tang relates how she took her education online after dropping out of junior high. Since then, Tang has striven to make knowledge as accessible, transparent, and collaborative as possible. She explains how open data initiatives (e.g. vTaiwan, g0v) can help citizens build consensus, participate in the legislative process, and ultimately, govern themselves.<br><br>Today’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p> <p>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Sam Robbins <a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">@helloitisSam</a>, Alice Yeh, Yu-Chen Lai <a href=\"https://twitter.com/aGuavaEmoji\">@aGuavaEmoji</a></p> <p>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Digital Minister and self-taught coding whiz Audrey Tang (唐鳳) shares her unconventional life story – from gender identity to hacktivism, why she chose the name “Audrey” and what conservative anarchism means to her. \nHaving come of age together with Taiwanese democracy and the Internet, Tang relates how she took her education online after dropping out of junior high. Since then, Tang has striven to make knowledge as accessible, transparent, and collaborative as possible. She explains how open data initiatives (e.g. vTaiwan, g0v) can help citizens build consensus, participate in the legislative process, and ultimately, govern themselves.\nToday’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\n EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Sam Robbins @helloitisSam, Alice Yeh, Yu-Chen Lai @aGuavaEmoji\n A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/29379edf-48a2-44e5-abd3-ace000548076/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"53338425","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/29379edf-48a2-44e5-abd3-ace000548076/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/audrey-tang/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Digital Minister and self-taught coding whiz Audrey Tang (唐鳳) shares her unconventional life story – from gender identity to hacktivism, why she chose the name “Audrey” and what conservative anarchism means to her. <br><br>Having come of age together with Taiwanese democracy and the Internet, Tang relates how she took her education online after dropping out of junior high. Since then, Tang has striven to make knowledge as accessible, transparent, and collaborative as possible. She explains how open data initiatives (e.g. vTaiwan, g0v) can help citizens build consensus, participate in the legislative process, and ultimately, govern themselves.<br><br>Today’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a></p> <p>EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Sam Robbins <a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">@helloitisSam</a>, Alice Yeh, Yu-Chen Lai <a href=\"https://twitter.com/aGuavaEmoji\">@aGuavaEmoji</a></p> <p>A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Digital Minister and self-taught coding whiz Audrey Tang (唐鳳) shares her unconventional life story – from gender identity to hacktivism, why she chose the name “Audrey” and what conservative anarchism means to her. \nHaving come of age together with Taiwanese democracy and the Internet, Tang relates how she took her education online after dropping out of junior high. Since then, Tang has striven to make knowledge as accessible, transparent, and collaborative as possible. She explains how open data initiatives (e.g. vTaiwan, g0v) can help citizens build consensus, participate in the legislative process, and ultimately, govern themselves.\nToday’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\n EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Sam Robbins @helloitisSam, Alice Yeh, Yu-Chen Lai @aGuavaEmoji\n A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/cy1A1e46D_IWmeE7JmFf-Otisf2me-mPqRUmc5-LeK4","categories":["alternative education","唐鳳","hackers","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast","the ghost island","taiwan","鬼島之音","current affairs","audrey tang","LGBTQ","g0v","siri","零政府","conservative anarchism"],"isoDate":"2021-03-02T16:13:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"3332","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/29379edf-48a2-44e5-abd3-ace000548076/image.jpg?t=1614748064&size=Large","episode":"16","season":"1","keywords":"alternative education, 唐鳳, hackers, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast, the ghost island, taiwan, 鬼島之音, current affairs, audrey tang, LGBTQ, g0v, siri, 零政府, conservative anarchism","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"15. Chef Andre Chiang 江振誠 (\"Andre and His Olive Tree\")","pubDate":"Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:21:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>The first Taiwanese to receive a Michelin star, Chef Andre (江振誠) closed his 2-star restaurant in Singapore in 2018 to come home. He is the subject of the documentary &ldquo;Andre and His Olive Tree&rdquo; on his art, life, and what he calls &ldquo;original intention&rdquo;.&nbsp;<br><br>Chef Andre left Taiwan to learn culinary arts at age 13. A citizen of the world, he was inspired while in Japan, trained in France, and made a name for himself in Singapore. Today, he talks to us about finding perfection and letting go; how he stays connected to home during his 30 years abroad; and his creative philosophy. The documentary is now available worldwide on Netflix.<br><br>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu - producer of The Taiwan Take. Video of this interview was broadcasted on Dec 12 at <a href=\"https://www.taiwan-fest.org/\">Taiwan Fest</a>. Special thanks to Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) for organizing the interview in collaboration with TAP (Taiwanese American Professionals) chapters Atlanta, Austin, LA, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC.&nbsp;<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Host/Producer | Claudia Sheng <a href=\"https://twitter.com/flaskprodx\">@flaskprodx</a>, Production Assistant | Video by Gazing Element | Special thanks to Blossom Cafe Taipei | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"The first Taiwanese to receive a Michelin star, Chef Andre (江振誠) closed his 2-star restaurant in Singapore in 2018 to come home. He is the subject of the documentary “Andre and His Olive Tree” on his art, life, and what he calls “original intention”. \nChef Andre left Taiwan to learn culinary arts at age 13. A citizen of the world, he was inspired while in Japan, trained in France, and made a name for himself in Singapore. Today, he talks to us about finding perfection and letting go; how he stays connected to home during his 30 years abroad; and his creative philosophy. The documentary is now available worldwide on Netflix.\nToday’s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu - producer of The Taiwan Take. Video of this interview was broadcasted on Dec 12 at Taiwan Fest. Special thanks to Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) for organizing the interview in collaboration with TAP (Taiwanese American Professionals) chapters Atlanta, Austin, LA, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. \nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Host/Producer | Claudia Sheng @flaskprodx, Production Assistant | Video by Gazing Element | Special thanks to Blossom Cafe Taipei | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\n  \nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/5ec12d1e-3b69-4857-bd6c-ace000548751/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"30662726","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/5ec12d1e-3b69-4857-bd6c-ace000548751/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/andre-chiang/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>The first Taiwanese to receive a Michelin star, Chef Andre (江振誠) closed his 2-star restaurant in Singapore in 2018 to come home. He is the subject of the documentary &ldquo;Andre and His Olive Tree&rdquo; on his art, life, and what he calls &ldquo;original intention&rdquo;.&nbsp;<br><br>Chef Andre left Taiwan to learn culinary arts at age 13. A citizen of the world, he was inspired while in Japan, trained in France, and made a name for himself in Singapore. Today, he talks to us about finding perfection and letting go; how he stays connected to home during his 30 years abroad; and his creative philosophy. The documentary is now available worldwide on Netflix.<br><br>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu - producer of The Taiwan Take. Video of this interview was broadcasted on Dec 12 at <a href=\"https://www.taiwan-fest.org/\">Taiwan Fest</a>. Special thanks to Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) for organizing the interview in collaboration with TAP (Taiwanese American Professionals) chapters Atlanta, Austin, LA, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC.&nbsp;<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Host/Producer | Claudia Sheng <a href=\"https://twitter.com/flaskprodx\">@flaskprodx</a>, Production Assistant | Video by Gazing Element | Special thanks to Blossom Cafe Taipei | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"The first Taiwanese to receive a Michelin star, Chef Andre (江振誠) closed his 2-star restaurant in Singapore in 2018 to come home. He is the subject of the documentary “Andre and His Olive Tree” on his art, life, and what he calls “original intention”. \nChef Andre left Taiwan to learn culinary arts at age 13. A citizen of the world, he was inspired while in Japan, trained in France, and made a name for himself in Singapore. Today, he talks to us about finding perfection and letting go; how he stays connected to home during his 30 years abroad; and his creative philosophy. The documentary is now available worldwide on Netflix.\nToday’s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu - producer of The Taiwan Take. Video of this interview was broadcasted on Dec 12 at Taiwan Fest. Special thanks to Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) for organizing the interview in collaboration with TAP (Taiwanese American Professionals) chapters Atlanta, Austin, LA, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. \nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Host/Producer | Claudia Sheng @flaskprodx, Production Assistant | Video by Gazing Element | Special thanks to Blossom Cafe Taipei | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\n  \nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/2jKJLnlwHzc8teQdfgBUvs9H0oqAU0wrII60H_Y9FnM","categories":["ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast","the ghost island","taiwan","鬼島之音","current affairs","michelin stars","江振誠","andre chiang","andre and his olive tree"],"isoDate":"2020-12-23T16:21:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"1914","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/5ec12d1e-3b69-4857-bd6c-ace000548751/image.jpg?t=1614748068&size=Large","episode":"15","season":"1","keywords":"ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast, the ghost island, taiwan, 鬼島之音, current affairs, michelin stars, 江振誠, andre chiang, andre and his olive tree","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"14. “Help Is On The Way”: Nick Calpakdjian (documentary on migrant labor 助守在異鄉)","pubDate":"Mon, 09 Nov 2020 07:36:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Documentary “Help Is On The Way” (助守在異鄉) won Best Feature at the 39th Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). It premiered in Taiwan on Public Television Service in 2020.<br><br>Nearly 40% of the 700,000 migrant workers in Taiwan are from Indonesia. We speak to Nick Calpakdjian, producer of the feature-length documentary from Indonesia that explores the nuances of being domestic caregivers workers in Taiwan. Stories of these migrant workers begin at a nanny school in West Java.</p> <p>International labor migration is a global issue, and this is The Taiwan Take. Guest-host today is Katherine Wei, a Taiwan-based journalist with The Strait Times. She is on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Katherinewei508\">@Katherinewei508</a>.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Host, Katherine Wei | Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Editing, Eli Morimoto, Emily Y. Wu | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p> <p> </p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Documentary “Help Is On The Way” (助守在異鄉) won Best Feature at the 39th Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). It premiered in Taiwan on Public Television Service in 2020.\nNearly 40% of the 700,000 migrant workers in Taiwan are from Indonesia. We speak to Nick Calpakdjian, producer of the feature-length documentary from Indonesia that explores the nuances of being domestic caregivers workers in Taiwan. Stories of these migrant workers begin at a nanny school in West Java.\n International labor migration is a global issue, and this is The Taiwan Take. Guest-host today is Katherine Wei, a Taiwan-based journalist with The Strait Times. She is on Twitter @Katherinewei508.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Host, Katherine Wei | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Editing, Eli Morimoto, Emily Y. Wu | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\n  \nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/146c712d-1dbe-409c-9771-ace000548d54/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"32645558","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/146c712d-1dbe-409c-9771-ace000548d54/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/nick-calpakdjian-help-is-on-way/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Documentary “Help Is On The Way” (助守在異鄉) won Best Feature at the 39th Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). It premiered in Taiwan on Public Television Service in 2020.<br><br>Nearly 40% of the 700,000 migrant workers in Taiwan are from Indonesia. We speak to Nick Calpakdjian, producer of the feature-length documentary from Indonesia that explores the nuances of being domestic caregivers workers in Taiwan. Stories of these migrant workers begin at a nanny school in West Java.</p> <p>International labor migration is a global issue, and this is The Taiwan Take. Guest-host today is Katherine Wei, a Taiwan-based journalist with The Strait Times. She is on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Katherinewei508\">@Katherinewei508</a>.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Host, Katherine Wei | Producer, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | Editing, Eli Morimoto, Emily Y. Wu | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p> <p> </p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Documentary “Help Is On The Way” (助守在異鄉) won Best Feature at the 39th Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). It premiered in Taiwan on Public Television Service in 2020.\nNearly 40% of the 700,000 migrant workers in Taiwan are from Indonesia. We speak to Nick Calpakdjian, producer of the feature-length documentary from Indonesia that explores the nuances of being domestic caregivers workers in Taiwan. Stories of these migrant workers begin at a nanny school in West Java.\n International labor migration is a global issue, and this is The Taiwan Take. Guest-host today is Katherine Wei, a Taiwan-based journalist with The Strait Times. She is on Twitter @Katherinewei508.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Host, Katherine Wei | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Editing, Eli Morimoto, Emily Y. Wu | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\n  \nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lMXiS9lUuJTsq04WFOOb5WO1HxG5fUxdkr9BaKOHqQE","categories":["ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast","the ghost island","Taiwan","鬼島之音","current affairs","help is on the way","Nick Calpakdjian","migrant workers","indonesia","documentary"],"isoDate":"2020-11-09T07:36:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2038","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/146c712d-1dbe-409c-9771-ace000548d54/image.jpg?t=1614748073&size=Large","episode":"14","season":"1","keywords":"ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast, the ghost island, Taiwan, 鬼島之音, current affairs, help is on the way, Nick Calpakdjian, migrant workers, indonesia, documentary","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"13. Taiwan Studies: Lev Nachman (UC-Irvine)","pubDate":"Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:33:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>We talk to PhD candidate Lev Nachman about the world of Taiwan Studies in academia. He discusses his entry into the field and provides practical advice for students around the world who are interested in studying Taiwan.<br><br>Lev Nachman is a PhD candidate in the political science department at UC-Irvine studying social movements and political parties in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He is also a Fulbright scholar and is currently based in Taiwan. He tweets (a lot!) at <a href=\"https://twitter.com/lnachman32\">https://twitter.com/lnachman32</a><br><br>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by Sam Robbins - a masters student at the department of sociology at National Taiwan University where he researches international data activism.&nbsp;He is also editor at Taiwan Insight, the online magazine from the University of Nottingham. This was Sam&rsquo;s final episode as a researcher on the Taiwan Take.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Host/Producer - Sam Robbins | Editor - Claudia Shen, Sam Robbins, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"We talk to PhD candidate Lev Nachman about the world of Taiwan Studies in academia. He discusses his entry into the field and provides practical advice for students around the world who are interested in studying Taiwan.\nLev Nachman is a PhD candidate in the political science department at UC-Irvine studying social movements and political parties in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He is also a Fulbright scholar and is currently based in Taiwan. He tweets (a lot!) at https://twitter.com/lnachman32\nToday’s episode is hosted by Sam Robbins - a masters student at the department of sociology at National Taiwan University where he researches international data activism. He is also editor at Taiwan Insight, the online magazine from the University of Nottingham. This was Sam’s final episode as a researcher on the Taiwan Take.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Host/Producer - Sam Robbins | Editor - Claudia Shen, Sam Robbins, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/9c7ac569-048c-481a-ac9c-ace0005491f1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"33161687","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/9c7ac569-048c-481a-ac9c-ace0005491f1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/lev-nachman-taiwan-studies/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>We talk to PhD candidate Lev Nachman about the world of Taiwan Studies in academia. He discusses his entry into the field and provides practical advice for students around the world who are interested in studying Taiwan.<br><br>Lev Nachman is a PhD candidate in the political science department at UC-Irvine studying social movements and political parties in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He is also a Fulbright scholar and is currently based in Taiwan. He tweets (a lot!) at <a href=\"https://twitter.com/lnachman32\">https://twitter.com/lnachman32</a><br><br>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by Sam Robbins - a masters student at the department of sociology at National Taiwan University where he researches international data activism.&nbsp;He is also editor at Taiwan Insight, the online magazine from the University of Nottingham. This was Sam&rsquo;s final episode as a researcher on the Taiwan Take.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Host/Producer - Sam Robbins | Editor - Claudia Shen, Sam Robbins, Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a> | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"We talk to PhD candidate Lev Nachman about the world of Taiwan Studies in academia. He discusses his entry into the field and provides practical advice for students around the world who are interested in studying Taiwan.\nLev Nachman is a PhD candidate in the political science department at UC-Irvine studying social movements and political parties in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He is also a Fulbright scholar and is currently based in Taiwan. He tweets (a lot!) at https://twitter.com/lnachman32\nToday’s episode is hosted by Sam Robbins - a masters student at the department of sociology at National Taiwan University where he researches international data activism. He is also editor at Taiwan Insight, the online magazine from the University of Nottingham. This was Sam’s final episode as a researcher on the Taiwan Take.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Host/Producer - Sam Robbins | Editor - Claudia Shen, Sam Robbins, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/wq_n68S6_O65oApKFJZ6F1M9OPtsoZRYJ5j-oK8GXOc","categories":["ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast","the ghost island","Taiwan","鬼島之音","current affairs","taiwan studies","lev nachman","sam robbins"],"isoDate":"2020-10-16T05:33:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2071","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/9c7ac569-048c-481a-ac9c-ace0005491f1/image.jpg?t=1614748077&size=Large","episode":"13","season":"1","keywords":"ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast, the ghost island, Taiwan, 鬼島之音, current affairs, taiwan studies, lev nachman, sam robbins","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"12. Classical Pianist: Gwhyneth Chen (Pride of Taiwan)","pubDate":"Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:12:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Gwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls &ldquo;piano kungfu&rdquo;.<br><br>Ms. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-impossible of &ldquo;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/6JXPHoYjcRcjSTRU2TYtIV?si=MXstloCIQ3OSlB3HLy3GZA\">Etudes d&rsquo;execution transcendante</a>&rdquo; by Franz Liszt - has just been nominated for a Golden Melody for Traditional Arts and Music. We feature three numbers from this album: No. 10, No. 1, and No. 8. More on Ms. Chen on her website: <a href=\"http://www.gwhynethchen.net/about-profile.php\">http://www.gwhynethchen.net</a><br><br>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Gwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls “piano kungfu”.\nMs. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-impossible of “Etudes d’execution transcendante” by Franz Liszt - has just been nominated for a Golden Melody for Traditional Arts and Music. We feature three numbers from this album: No. 10, No. 1, and No. 8. More on Ms. Chen on her website: http://www.gwhynethchen.net\nToday’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\n  \nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/6ea8d792-cc95-4dc3-9f72-ace0005497dd/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"43487798","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/6ea8d792-cc95-4dc3-9f72-ace0005497dd/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/gwhyneth-chen-pianist/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Gwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls &ldquo;piano kungfu&rdquo;.<br><br>Ms. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-impossible of &ldquo;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/6JXPHoYjcRcjSTRU2TYtIV?si=MXstloCIQ3OSlB3HLy3GZA\">Etudes d&rsquo;execution transcendante</a>&rdquo; by Franz Liszt - has just been nominated for a Golden Melody for Traditional Arts and Music. We feature three numbers from this album: No. 10, No. 1, and No. 8. More on Ms. Chen on her website: <a href=\"http://www.gwhynethchen.net/about-profile.php\">http://www.gwhynethchen.net</a><br><br>Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Gwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls “piano kungfu”.\nMs. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-impossible of “Etudes d’execution transcendante” by Franz Liszt - has just been nominated for a Golden Melody for Traditional Arts and Music. We feature three numbers from this album: No. 10, No. 1, and No. 8. More on Ms. Chen on her website: http://www.gwhynethchen.net\nToday’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\n  \nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/4uhl-PBMWLCo2ntfr_BVJIEzTyuXlFYeRBXAFeTrA_g","categories":["ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast","the ghost island","Taiwan","鬼島之音","current affairs","gwhyneth chen","台灣之光","steinway","national taiwan symphony orchestra","lee teng-hui","franz liszt"],"isoDate":"2020-08-20T13:12:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2716","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/6ea8d792-cc95-4dc3-9f72-ace0005497dd/image.jpg?t=1614748086&size=Large","episode":"12","season":"1","keywords":"ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast, the ghost island, Taiwan, 鬼島之音, current affairs, gwhyneth chen, 台灣之光, steinway, national taiwan symphony orchestra, lee teng-hui, franz liszt","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"Introducing: Metalhead Politics - Ep 2: Systematic Oppression","pubDate":"Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:12:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Metalhead Politics is a new show from Ghost Island Media that&rsquo;s on music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by GIM&rsquo;s own Emily Y. Wu and Freddy Lim, the most famous rockstar politician in Asia. He&rsquo;s lead vocalist of the metal band CHTHONIC and a member of the parliament in Taiwan. Check out Metalhead Politics now wherever you get your podcasts.&nbsp;</p> <p>🔌 Apple：<a href=\"https://bit.ly/metalhead-politics-apple?fbclid=IwAR0282RkE6rE6f2N0pABIbZTfFjEFORfW8Vu95hPCyplPBASPOvBgAimF0E\">bit.ly/metalhead-politics-apple</a></p> <p>🔌 Spotify：<a href=\"https://bit.ly/metalhead-politics-spot?fbclid=IwAR3RYYYfFKGhXn1uPc-begDBrTEc1lYUS1JQPNAU-PBCKNGg7rXf8eToSWw\">bit.ly/metalhead-politics-spot</a></p> <p>🔌 Google：<a href=\"https://bit.ly/metalhead-politics-goog?fbclid=IwAR2EY95dQBlIle-wCi68iayicSCwVM6sFPmIgj_sr0vwMHwAFFpJcITofTk\">bit.ly/metalhead-politics-goog</a></p> <p>🔌 Links to more apps：<a href=\"https://bit.ly/gim-mp?fbclid=IwAR2wbA8XLxhmfQsz0PLwb7r80pk2Ibr6gU54lYPKm1dB09m6dD0OoZk4djc\">https://bit.ly/gim-mp</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>. A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Metalhead Politics is a new show from Ghost Island Media that’s on music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by GIM’s own Emily Y. Wu and Freddy Lim, the most famous rockstar politician in Asia. He’s lead vocalist of the metal band CHTHONIC and a member of the parliament in Taiwan. Check out Metalhead Politics now wherever you get your podcasts. \n 🔌 Apple：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-apple\n 🔌 Spotify：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-spot\n 🔌 Google：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-goog\n 🔌 Links to more apps：https://bit.ly/gim-mp\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme. A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/54d25544-0ea5-4e5b-b8f7-ace00054a38d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"47297925","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/54d25544-0ea5-4e5b-b8f7-ace00054a38d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/metalhead-politics/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Metalhead Politics is a new show from Ghost Island Media that&rsquo;s on music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by GIM&rsquo;s own Emily Y. Wu and Freddy Lim, the most famous rockstar politician in Asia. He&rsquo;s lead vocalist of the metal band CHTHONIC and a member of the parliament in Taiwan. Check out Metalhead Politics now wherever you get your podcasts.&nbsp;</p> <p>🔌 Apple：<a href=\"https://bit.ly/metalhead-politics-apple?fbclid=IwAR0282RkE6rE6f2N0pABIbZTfFjEFORfW8Vu95hPCyplPBASPOvBgAimF0E\">bit.ly/metalhead-politics-apple</a></p> <p>🔌 Spotify：<a href=\"https://bit.ly/metalhead-politics-spot?fbclid=IwAR3RYYYfFKGhXn1uPc-begDBrTEc1lYUS1JQPNAU-PBCKNGg7rXf8eToSWw\">bit.ly/metalhead-politics-spot</a></p> <p>🔌 Google：<a href=\"https://bit.ly/metalhead-politics-goog?fbclid=IwAR2EY95dQBlIle-wCi68iayicSCwVM6sFPmIgj_sr0vwMHwAFFpJcITofTk\">bit.ly/metalhead-politics-goog</a></p> <p>🔌 Links to more apps：<a href=\"https://bit.ly/gim-mp?fbclid=IwAR2wbA8XLxhmfQsz0PLwb7r80pk2Ibr6gU54lYPKm1dB09m6dD0OoZk4djc\">https://bit.ly/gim-mp</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>. A Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Metalhead Politics is a new show from Ghost Island Media that’s on music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by GIM’s own Emily Y. Wu and Freddy Lim, the most famous rockstar politician in Asia. He’s lead vocalist of the metal band CHTHONIC and a member of the parliament in Taiwan. Check out Metalhead Politics now wherever you get your podcasts. \n 🔌 Apple：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-apple\n 🔌 Spotify：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-spot\n 🔌 Google：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-goog\n 🔌 Links to more apps：https://bit.ly/gim-mp\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme. A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/n-rZtRryUrn5iRvumOUuAVedoukNvIV7Z4OM_aPY0no","categories":["metalhead politics","chthonic","林昶佐","Taiwan","鬼島之音","current affairs","閃靈","freddy lim","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2020-07-11T10:12:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","explicit":"yes","duration":"2954","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/54d25544-0ea5-4e5b-b8f7-ace00054a38d/image.jpg?t=1614748093&size=Large","season":"1","keywords":"metalhead politics, chthonic, 林昶佐, Taiwan, 鬼島之音, current affairs, 閃靈, freddy lim, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"11. LGBT + Equality: Jennifer Lu (Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan)","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2020 11:24:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>May 24th marked one-year since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. We talk to life-long LGBT activist, Jennifer Lu, about the development of the LGBT rights movement over the last 30 years in Taiwan. Jennifer is the chief coordinator of Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan, and has been championing LGBT rights both in Taiwan and internationally for over 15 years.<br><br>This interview was recorded in the beginning of January, 2020. Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by William Yang, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei, and a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | William Yang <a href=\"https://twitter.com/WilliamYang120\">@williamyang120</a>, Host | Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer | Yu-Chen Lai <a href=\"https://twitter.com/aGuavaEmoji\">@aGuavaEmoji</a> | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Assistance | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"May 24th marked one-year since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. We talk to life-long LGBT activist, Jennifer Lu, about the development of the LGBT rights movement over the last 30 years in Taiwan. Jennifer is the chief coordinator of Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan, and has been championing LGBT rights both in Taiwan and internationally for over 15 years.\nThis interview was recorded in the beginning of January, 2020. Today’s episode is hosted by William Yang, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei, and a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | William Yang @williamyang120, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer | Yu-Chen Lai @aGuavaEmoji | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Assistance | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/293527c9-7747-49b5-b64d-ace00054ab14/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"34084567","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/293527c9-7747-49b5-b64d-ace00054ab14/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/jennifer-lu-lgbtq/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>May 24th marked one-year since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. We talk to life-long LGBT activist, Jennifer Lu, about the development of the LGBT rights movement over the last 30 years in Taiwan. Jennifer is the chief coordinator of Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan, and has been championing LGBT rights both in Taiwan and internationally for over 15 years.<br><br>This interview was recorded in the beginning of January, 2020. Today&rsquo;s episode is hosted by William Yang, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei, and a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | William Yang <a href=\"https://twitter.com/WilliamYang120\">@williamyang120</a>, Host | Emily Y. Wu <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer | Yu-Chen Lai <a href=\"https://twitter.com/aGuavaEmoji\">@aGuavaEmoji</a> | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Assistance | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | <a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"May 24th marked one-year since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. We talk to life-long LGBT activist, Jennifer Lu, about the development of the LGBT rights movement over the last 30 years in Taiwan. Jennifer is the chief coordinator of Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan, and has been championing LGBT rights both in Taiwan and internationally for over 15 years.\nThis interview was recorded in the beginning of January, 2020. Today’s episode is hosted by William Yang, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei, and a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | William Yang @williamyang120, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer | Yu-Chen Lai @aGuavaEmoji | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Assistance | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/JEsSNdRMtXkJv3e4wXQ5x_bl32PU9hiCBqmjPOZD8kg","categories":["Taiwan","鬼島之音","current affairs","LGBT","gay marriage","transgender","queer","#lovewins","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2020-06-02T11:24:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2128","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/293527c9-7747-49b5-b64d-ace00054ab14/image.jpg?t=1614748098&size=Large","episode":"11","season":"1","keywords":"Taiwan, 鬼島之音, current affairs, LGBT, gay marriage, transgender, queer, #lovewins, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"10. COVID-19 and National Security: Dr. Lee and Dr. Tzeng (INDSR)","pubDate":"Tue, 05 May 2020 16:40:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is seriously reshaping security considerations for governments around the world. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Che-chuan Lee (李哲全) and Dr. Yi-suo Tzeng (曾怡碩)&nbsp;about Taiwan&rsquo;s national security in an uncertain time when the global world order continues to shift.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Lee is chief of the Division of National Security and Decision-Making at INDSR. Dr. Tzeng is chief of the Division of Cyber Warfare and Information Security at INDSR.<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is seriously reshaping security considerations for governments around the world. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Che-chuan Lee (李哲全) and Dr. Yi-suo Tzeng (曾怡碩) about Taiwan’s national security in an uncertain time when the global world order continues to shift.   Dr. Lee is chief of the Division of National Security and Decision-Making at INDSR. Dr. Tzeng is chief of the Division of Cyber Warfare and Information Security at INDSR.\nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f47f5d78-b528-4a50-a11c-ace00054b154/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"37382430","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f47f5d78-b528-4a50-a11c-ace00054b154/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-covid-security/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is seriously reshaping security considerations for governments around the world. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Che-chuan Lee (李哲全) and Dr. Yi-suo Tzeng (曾怡碩)&nbsp;about Taiwan&rsquo;s national security in an uncertain time when the global world order continues to shift.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Lee is chief of the Division of National Security and Decision-Making at INDSR. Dr. Tzeng is chief of the Division of Cyber Warfare and Information Security at INDSR.<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is seriously reshaping security considerations for governments around the world. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Che-chuan Lee (李哲全) and Dr. Yi-suo Tzeng (曾怡碩) about Taiwan’s national security in an uncertain time when the global world order continues to shift.   Dr. Lee is chief of the Division of National Security and Decision-Making at INDSR. Dr. Tzeng is chief of the Division of Cyber Warfare and Information Security at INDSR.\nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"abd43634-c419-406a-99fd-ec5749e28c3b","categories":["pla","taiwan","china","鬼島之音","security","cyber security","ccp","coronavirus","cyber warfare","covid-19","national security","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2020-05-05T16:40:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2334","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/f47f5d78-b528-4a50-a11c-ace00054b154/image.jpg?t=1614748103&size=Large","episode":"10","season":"1","keywords":"pla, taiwan, china, 鬼島之音, security, cyber security, ccp, coronavirus, cyber warfare, covid-19, national security, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"9. Taiwan Baseball: Jacky Lee + Adam Wang (“Hito 大聯盟”)","pubDate":"Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:38:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>On April 12, Taiwan's CPBL (confusingly named, the &ldquo;Chinese Professional Baseball League&rdquo; 中華職棒大聯盟)&nbsp;became the first pro baseball league in the world to start its 2020 season. In this episode, we catch up with journalists Jacky Lee and<a href=\"https://twitter.com/adamp3\"> Adam Wang</a> on the innings and outs of the CPBL and on the history of Taiwan baseball.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jacky is a contributor to Fox Sports Taiwan and Eleven Sports. Adam, for the past three years, worked in the U.S. writing about Taiwanese players in the American Major League Baseball. Together, they host &ldquo;<a href=\"https://hitomlb.com\">Hito大聯盟</a>&rdquo;, a Mandarin-language podcast dedicated to the MLB.<br><br>Here&rsquo;s how to watch Taiwan baseball in English | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW\">Eleven Sports Taiwan</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/GOCPBL\">CPBLstats.com</a> - (an excellent fan site). This interview was recorded on April 15, 2020.<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"On April 12, Taiwan's CPBL (confusingly named, the “Chinese Professional Baseball League” 中華職棒大聯盟) became the first pro baseball league in the world to start its 2020 season. In this episode, we catch up with journalists Jacky Lee and Adam Wang on the innings and outs of the CPBL and on the history of Taiwan baseball.   Jacky is a contributor to Fox Sports Taiwan and Eleven Sports. Adam, for the past three years, worked in the U.S. writing about Taiwanese players in the American Major League Baseball. Together, they host “Hito大聯盟”, a Mandarin-language podcast dedicated to the MLB.\nHere’s how to watch Taiwan baseball in English | Eleven Sports Taiwan | CPBLstats.com - (an excellent fan site). This interview was recorded on April 15, 2020.\nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/37520318-2442-46b9-b448-ace00054b822/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"40143468","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/37520318-2442-46b9-b448-ace00054b822/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/baseball/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>On April 12, Taiwan's CPBL (confusingly named, the &ldquo;Chinese Professional Baseball League&rdquo; 中華職棒大聯盟)&nbsp;became the first pro baseball league in the world to start its 2020 season. In this episode, we catch up with journalists Jacky Lee and<a href=\"https://twitter.com/adamp3\"> Adam Wang</a> on the innings and outs of the CPBL and on the history of Taiwan baseball.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jacky is a contributor to Fox Sports Taiwan and Eleven Sports. Adam, for the past three years, worked in the U.S. writing about Taiwanese players in the American Major League Baseball. Together, they host &ldquo;<a href=\"https://hitomlb.com\">Hito大聯盟</a>&rdquo;, a Mandarin-language podcast dedicated to the MLB.<br><br>Here&rsquo;s how to watch Taiwan baseball in English | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW\">Eleven Sports Taiwan</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/GOCPBL\">CPBLstats.com</a> - (an excellent fan site). This interview was recorded on April 15, 2020.<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"On April 12, Taiwan's CPBL (confusingly named, the “Chinese Professional Baseball League” 中華職棒大聯盟) became the first pro baseball league in the world to start its 2020 season. In this episode, we catch up with journalists Jacky Lee and Adam Wang on the innings and outs of the CPBL and on the history of Taiwan baseball.   Jacky is a contributor to Fox Sports Taiwan and Eleven Sports. Adam, for the past three years, worked in the U.S. writing about Taiwanese players in the American Major League Baseball. Together, they host “Hito大聯盟”, a Mandarin-language podcast dedicated to the MLB.\nHere’s how to watch Taiwan baseball in English | Eleven Sports Taiwan | CPBLstats.com - (an excellent fan site). This interview was recorded on April 15, 2020.\nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"8a96dd6c-20bb-4cd3-8937-a6b768019ca8","categories":["institute for national defense and security research","covid-19","taiwan","baseball","CPBL","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2020-04-27T15:38:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2507","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/37520318-2442-46b9-b448-ace00054b822/image.jpg?t=1614748109&size=Large","episode":"9","season":"1","keywords":"institute for national defense and security research, covid-19, taiwan, baseball, CPBL, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"8. Lee Ming-Che 3rd anniversary: E-ling Chiu (Amnesty International, Taiwan)","pubDate":"Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:24:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>On March 19, 2017, Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-Che (李明哲) disappeared in China. Ten days later, China admitted to having taken him. Mr. Lee is now serving a five-year sentence for the &ldquo;subversion of state&rdquo; in Hunan, China. Evidence against him included social media activities on QQ, WeChat, and Facebook, both when he was physically inside and outside Chinese borders.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Today&rsquo;s guest is <a href=\"https://twitter.com/eeling\">E-ling Chiu</a>（邱伊翎）Executive Director of <a href=\"https://twitter.com/amnestytw\">Amnesty International in Taiwan</a>, and former Secretary General of the <a href=\"https://twitter.com/tahr1984\">Taiwan Association for Human Rights</a>. Ms. Chiu has been working closely with Lee&rsquo;s wife, lobbying for international support and leading the coalition of civic society called &ldquo;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/whereislee_org\">the Lee Ming-Che Rescue Team</a>.\"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/WilliamYang120\">William Yang</a>, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei. Yang is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQpZug5FPMI\">Here is video</a> from Mr. Lee's trial on Sept 11, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Letters to Lee Ming-Che can be posted to:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;赤山監獄 ｜ 413104 中華人民共和國湖南省益陽市沅江市南嘴鎮赤山監獄 |&nbsp;收件人：獄政管理科 轉 李明哲 先生<br><br>To get in touch and support NGO&rsquo;s helping the case:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amnesty.tw/en/aboutus\">Amnesty International, Taiwan</a> | <a href=\"https://en.covenantswatch.org.tw/\">Covenants Watch</a> | <a href=\"https://www.tahr.org.tw/content/25\">Taiwan Association for Human Rights</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2661406860759409\">The Letter-Writing Campaign (Mandarin)&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"On March 19, 2017, Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-Che (李明哲) disappeared in China. Ten days later, China admitted to having taken him. Mr. Lee is now serving a five-year sentence for the “subversion of state” in Hunan, China. Evidence against him included social media activities on QQ, WeChat, and Facebook, both when he was physically inside and outside Chinese borders.   Today’s guest is E-ling Chiu（邱伊翎）Executive Director of Amnesty International in Taiwan, and former Secretary General of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights. Ms. Chiu has been working closely with Lee’s wife, lobbying for international support and leading the coalition of civic society called “the Lee Ming-Che Rescue Team.\"   \nHosted by William Yang, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei. Yang is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.   \nHere is video from Mr. Lee's trial on Sept 11, 2017.   \nLetters to Lee Ming-Che can be posted to:   赤山監獄 ｜ 413104 中華人民共和國湖南省益陽市沅江市南嘴鎮赤山監獄 | 收件人：獄政管理科 轉 李明哲 先生\nTo get in touch and support NGO’s helping the case:  Amnesty International, Taiwan | Covenants Watch | Taiwan Association for Human Rights | The Letter-Writing Campaign (Mandarin)   \nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/7f5d5e69-1aca-482b-8ada-ace00054bf23/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"34757240","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/7f5d5e69-1aca-482b-8ada-ace00054bf23/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/lee-ming-che/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>On March 19, 2017, Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-Che (李明哲) disappeared in China. Ten days later, China admitted to having taken him. Mr. Lee is now serving a five-year sentence for the &ldquo;subversion of state&rdquo; in Hunan, China. Evidence against him included social media activities on QQ, WeChat, and Facebook, both when he was physically inside and outside Chinese borders.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Today&rsquo;s guest is <a href=\"https://twitter.com/eeling\">E-ling Chiu</a>（邱伊翎）Executive Director of <a href=\"https://twitter.com/amnestytw\">Amnesty International in Taiwan</a>, and former Secretary General of the <a href=\"https://twitter.com/tahr1984\">Taiwan Association for Human Rights</a>. Ms. Chiu has been working closely with Lee&rsquo;s wife, lobbying for international support and leading the coalition of civic society called &ldquo;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/whereislee_org\">the Lee Ming-Che Rescue Team</a>.\"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/WilliamYang120\">William Yang</a>, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei. Yang is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQpZug5FPMI\">Here is video</a> from Mr. Lee's trial on Sept 11, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Letters to Lee Ming-Che can be posted to:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;赤山監獄 ｜ 413104 中華人民共和國湖南省益陽市沅江市南嘴鎮赤山監獄 |&nbsp;收件人：獄政管理科 轉 李明哲 先生<br><br>To get in touch and support NGO&rsquo;s helping the case:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amnesty.tw/en/aboutus\">Amnesty International, Taiwan</a> | <a href=\"https://en.covenantswatch.org.tw/\">Covenants Watch</a> | <a href=\"https://www.tahr.org.tw/content/25\">Taiwan Association for Human Rights</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2661406860759409\">The Letter-Writing Campaign (Mandarin)&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"On March 19, 2017, Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-Che (李明哲) disappeared in China. Ten days later, China admitted to having taken him. Mr. Lee is now serving a five-year sentence for the “subversion of state” in Hunan, China. Evidence against him included social media activities on QQ, WeChat, and Facebook, both when he was physically inside and outside Chinese borders.   Today’s guest is E-ling Chiu（邱伊翎）Executive Director of Amnesty International in Taiwan, and former Secretary General of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights. Ms. Chiu has been working closely with Lee’s wife, lobbying for international support and leading the coalition of civic society called “the Lee Ming-Che Rescue Team.\"   \nHosted by William Yang, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei. Yang is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.   \nHere is video from Mr. Lee's trial on Sept 11, 2017.   \nLetters to Lee Ming-Che can be posted to:   赤山監獄 ｜ 413104 中華人民共和國湖南省益陽市沅江市南嘴鎮赤山監獄 | 收件人：獄政管理科 轉 李明哲 先生\nTo get in touch and support NGO’s helping the case:  Amnesty International, Taiwan | Covenants Watch | Taiwan Association for Human Rights | The Letter-Writing Campaign (Mandarin)   \nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"8dc41a1f-9a98-488d-948a-41cc0f036625","categories":["amnesty international","taiwan","human rights","Lee Ming-Che","china","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2020-03-18T19:24:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2170","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/7f5d5e69-1aca-482b-8ada-ace00054bf23/image.jpg?t=1614748115&size=Large","episode":"8","season":"1","keywords":"amnesty international, taiwan, human rights, Lee Ming-Che, china, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"7. Taiwan Election 2020: Chris Horton (Journalist)","pubDate":"Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:46:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>It&rsquo;s two more months until the second inauguration of Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen. This episode, we chat with journalist <a href=\"https://twitter.com/heguisen\">Chris Horton </a>to recap the general election on January 11 and the race for national legislators. (This interview was recorded in late January, 2020.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris Horton is a freelance journalist based in Taipei. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times, The Nikkei Asian Review, and The Atlantic.<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>.<br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"It’s two more months until the second inauguration of Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen. This episode, we chat with journalist Chris Horton to recap the general election on January 11 and the race for national legislators. (This interview was recorded in late January, 2020.)  Chris Horton is a freelance journalist based in Taipei. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times, The Nikkei Asian Review, and The Atlantic.\nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme.\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a1e78367-9809-4f0d-b4ab-ace00054c2fb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"32447154","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a1e78367-9809-4f0d-b4ab-ace00054c2fb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/chris-horton-election-2020/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>It&rsquo;s two more months until the second inauguration of Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen. This episode, we chat with journalist <a href=\"https://twitter.com/heguisen\">Chris Horton </a>to recap the general election on January 11 and the race for national legislators. (This interview was recorded in late January, 2020.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris Horton is a freelance journalist based in Taipei. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times, The Nikkei Asian Review, and The Atlantic.<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a>.<br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"It’s two more months until the second inauguration of Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen. This episode, we chat with journalist Chris Horton to recap the general election on January 11 and the race for national legislators. (This interview was recorded in late January, 2020.)  Chris Horton is a freelance journalist based in Taipei. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times, The Nikkei Asian Review, and The Atlantic.\nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme.\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"cea6c3a2-5cd5-423f-ad53-b78c236734ec","categories":["taiwan election","taiwan statebuilding party","lai ping-yu","dpp","陳柏惟","賴品妤","tsai ing-wen","台灣基進黨","柯文哲","chen bo-wei","institute for national defense and security research","台灣民眾黨","吳怡農","enoch wu","鬼島之音","ko wen-je","林昶佐","taiwan people’s party","han guo-yu","freddy lim","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2020-03-04T09:46:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2026","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a1e78367-9809-4f0d-b4ab-ace00054c2fb/image.jpg?t=1614748118&size=Large","episode":"7","season":"1","keywords":"taiwan election, taiwan statebuilding party, lai ping-yu, dpp, 陳柏惟, 賴品妤, tsai ing-wen, 台灣基進黨, 柯文哲, chen bo-wei, institute for national defense and security research, 台灣民眾黨, 吳怡農, enoch wu, 鬼島之音, ko wen-je, 林昶佐, taiwan people’s party, han guo-yu, freddy lim, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"6. Taiwan-China Trade Policy: Syaru Shirley Lin (“Taiwan’s China Dilemma”)","pubDate":"Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:16:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Although many countries have begun to reconsider how to balance what they get in return for trading with China, this question has always been existential in Taiwan. Trade policies have oscillated inconsistently between opening up and restricting access to the Chinese economy.&nbsp;The challenges of doing trade with China is a global issue. And this is The Taiwan take.&nbsp;Our guest is political scientist, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/syaru\">Syaru Shirley Lin</a> (林夏如), author of the book &ldquo;Taiwan&rsquo;s China Dilemma&rdquo; (2016) and the forthcoming sequel &ldquo;High Income Trap in East Asia.&rdquo;<br><br>Today, Lin maps out the economic ties between Taiwan and China and what drives policymaking in that area.&nbsp;Lin retired as a partner at Goldman Sachs before becoming an academic. She now teaches world politics at the University of Virginia and global political economy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.<br><br>*This interview was recorded before the Jan. 11 general election.</p> <p>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Although many countries have begun to reconsider how to balance what they get in return for trading with China, this question has always been existential in Taiwan. Trade policies have oscillated inconsistently between opening up and restricting access to the Chinese economy. The challenges of doing trade with China is a global issue. And this is The Taiwan take. Our guest is political scientist, Syaru Shirley Lin (林夏如), author of the book “Taiwan’s China Dilemma” (2016) and the forthcoming sequel “High Income Trap in East Asia.”\nToday, Lin maps out the economic ties between Taiwan and China and what drives policymaking in that area. Lin retired as a partner at Goldman Sachs before becoming an academic. She now teaches world politics at the University of Virginia and global political economy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.\n*This interview was recorded before the Jan. 11 general election.\n Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/3de82b00-3e90-422f-bcc0-ace00054c940/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"46090635","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/3de82b00-3e90-422f-bcc0-ace00054c940/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/shirley-lin-syaru-china-trade-dilemma/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Although many countries have begun to reconsider how to balance what they get in return for trading with China, this question has always been existential in Taiwan. Trade policies have oscillated inconsistently between opening up and restricting access to the Chinese economy.&nbsp;The challenges of doing trade with China is a global issue. And this is The Taiwan take.&nbsp;Our guest is political scientist, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/syaru\">Syaru Shirley Lin</a> (林夏如), author of the book &ldquo;Taiwan&rsquo;s China Dilemma&rdquo; (2016) and the forthcoming sequel &ldquo;High Income Trap in East Asia.&rdquo;<br><br>Today, Lin maps out the economic ties between Taiwan and China and what drives policymaking in that area.&nbsp;Lin retired as a partner at Goldman Sachs before becoming an academic. She now teaches world politics at the University of Virginia and global political economy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.<br><br>*This interview was recorded before the Jan. 11 general election.</p> <p>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Although many countries have begun to reconsider how to balance what they get in return for trading with China, this question has always been existential in Taiwan. Trade policies have oscillated inconsistently between opening up and restricting access to the Chinese economy. The challenges of doing trade with China is a global issue. And this is The Taiwan take. Our guest is political scientist, Syaru Shirley Lin (林夏如), author of the book “Taiwan’s China Dilemma” (2016) and the forthcoming sequel “High Income Trap in East Asia.”\nToday, Lin maps out the economic ties between Taiwan and China and what drives policymaking in that area. Lin retired as a partner at Goldman Sachs before becoming an academic. She now teaches world politics at the University of Virginia and global political economy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.\n*This interview was recorded before the Jan. 11 general election.\n Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\n Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"4cc0b181-9367-4670-8e37-3c2accb1a999","categories":["earle ho","the taiwan take","chinese nationalist party","terry guo","taiwan","henry paulson","shirley lin syaru","lee teng-hui","han guo-yu","morris chang","tung ho steel","yu fu","high income trap","tsmc","goldman sachs","wang-koo summit","malcolm turnbull","cross-strait relations","tsai ing-wen","institute for national defense and security research","national identity","ma ying-jeou","bonnie glazer","south bound policy","shirley lin","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2020-01-20T18:16:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","duration":"2879","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/3de82b00-3e90-422f-bcc0-ace00054c940/image.jpg?t=1614748123&size=Large","episode":"6","season":"1","keywords":"earle ho, the taiwan take, chinese nationalist party, terry guo, taiwan, henry paulson, shirley lin syaru, lee teng-hui, han guo-yu, morris chang, tung ho steel, yu fu, high income trap, tsmc, goldman sachs, wang-koo summit, malcolm turnbull, cross-strait relations, tsai ing-wen, institute for national defense and security research, national identity, ma ying-jeou, bonnie glazer, south bound policy, shirley lin, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"5. Life and Times of: Kent Feng (former Minister of National Defense)","pubDate":"Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:13:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Kent Feng (馮世寬) is a top-gun and twice-appointed Taiwan cabinet minister. He was the Minister of National Defense from 2016-2018 and is currently the Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council. In this holiday special, Feng shares stories of his life and his times. It offers rare insights, in English, from this retired three-star general of the ROC Air Force.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins <a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">@helloitissam</a> and Yu-Chen Lai <a href=\"https://twitter.com/aGuavaEmoji\">@aGuavaEmoji</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Kent Feng (馮世寬) is a top-gun and twice-appointed Taiwan cabinet minister. He was the Minister of National Defense from 2016-2018 and is currently the Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council. In this holiday special, Feng shares stories of his life and his times. It offers rare insights, in English, from this retired three-star general of the ROC Air Force.  \nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam and Yu-Chen Lai @aGuavaEmoji, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/2902762e-5073-4124-852b-ace00054d331/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"44397462","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/2902762e-5073-4124-852b-ace00054d331/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/5-kent-feng-defense-minister/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Kent Feng (馮世寬) is a top-gun and twice-appointed Taiwan cabinet minister. He was the Minister of National Defense from 2016-2018 and is currently the Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council. In this holiday special, Feng shares stories of his life and his times. It offers rare insights, in English, from this retired three-star general of the ROC Air Force.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins <a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">@helloitissam</a> and Yu-Chen Lai <a href=\"https://twitter.com/aGuavaEmoji\">@aGuavaEmoji</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Kent Feng (馮世寬) is a top-gun and twice-appointed Taiwan cabinet minister. He was the Minister of National Defense from 2016-2018 and is currently the Minister of the Veterans Affairs Council. In this holiday special, Feng shares stories of his life and his times. It offers rare insights, in English, from this retired three-star general of the ROC Air Force.  \nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam and Yu-Chen Lai @aGuavaEmoji, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"b635d0d8-dbec-4f92-b843-38c7a8103551","categories":["假想敵","陳水扁","鬼島之音","國民黨","退輔會","八路軍","漢翔航太工業公司","雄風三型反艦飛彈","top gun","國防部","institute for national defense and security research","davis line","taiwan","國防安全研究院","the taiwan take","馮世寬","kent feng","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2019-12-31T07:13:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","explicit":"clean","duration":"2773","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/2902762e-5073-4124-852b-ace00054d331/image.jpg?t=1614748132&size=Large","episode":"5","season":"1","keywords":"假想敵, 陳水扁, 鬼島之音, 國民黨, 退輔會, 八路軍, 漢翔航太工業公司, 雄風三型反艦飛彈, top gun, 國防部, institute for national defense and security research, davis line, taiwan, 國防安全研究院, the taiwan take, 馮世寬, kent feng, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"4. US-China Trade and Taiwan: Rupert Hammond-Chambers (US-Taiwan Business Council)","pubDate":"Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:04:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>When it comes to US and China trade disputes, perhaps no country is feeling the effects quite as acutely as Taiwan. Amidst the uncertainty, how can players trapped in the middle make the most out of the situation they now find themselves in? These are global issues. And this is The Taiwan Take.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our guest is <a href=\"https://twitter.com/RJHCUSTBC\">Rupert Hammond-Chambers</a> - president of the US-Taiwan Business Council. We discuss the on-going trade war and its effect on Taiwan. We walk talk high tech, which makes up a large part of the Taiwanese economy, and the difficult decisions this sector is making to adapt to the new business landscape.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"When it comes to US and China trade disputes, perhaps no country is feeling the effects quite as acutely as Taiwan. Amidst the uncertainty, how can players trapped in the middle make the most out of the situation they now find themselves in? These are global issues. And this is The Taiwan Take.  Our guest is Rupert Hammond-Chambers - president of the US-Taiwan Business Council. We discuss the on-going trade war and its effect on Taiwan. We walk talk high tech, which makes up a large part of the Taiwanese economy, and the difficult decisions this sector is making to adapt to the new business landscape.  \nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a7c3922b-f65b-4f57-be75-ace00054db49/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"32919480","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a7c3922b-f65b-4f57-be75-ace00054db49/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/hammond-chamber-us-china-trade/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>When it comes to US and China trade disputes, perhaps no country is feeling the effects quite as acutely as Taiwan. Amidst the uncertainty, how can players trapped in the middle make the most out of the situation they now find themselves in? These are global issues. And this is The Taiwan Take.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our guest is <a href=\"https://twitter.com/RJHCUSTBC\">Rupert Hammond-Chambers</a> - president of the US-Taiwan Business Council. We discuss the on-going trade war and its effect on Taiwan. We walk talk high tech, which makes up a large part of the Taiwanese economy, and the difficult decisions this sector is making to adapt to the new business landscape.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"When it comes to US and China trade disputes, perhaps no country is feeling the effects quite as acutely as Taiwan. Amidst the uncertainty, how can players trapped in the middle make the most out of the situation they now find themselves in? These are global issues. And this is The Taiwan Take.  Our guest is Rupert Hammond-Chambers - president of the US-Taiwan Business Council. We discuss the on-going trade war and its effect on Taiwan. We walk talk high tech, which makes up a large part of the Taiwanese economy, and the difficult decisions this sector is making to adapt to the new business landscape.  \nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"bb1a826c-bcd5-4f14-9286-0643a15453a6","categories":["us-taiwan business council","trade","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2019-12-20T08:04:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","explicit":"clean","duration":"2055","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/a7c3922b-f65b-4f57-be75-ace00054db49/image.jpg?t=1614748138&size=Large","episode":"4","season":"1","keywords":"us-taiwan business council, trade, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"3. Making a Political Drama: Sylvia Feng (\"Island Nation\")","pubDate":"Thu, 12 Dec 2019 04:00:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Sylvia Feng (馮賢賢) is the producer of a new political TV drama, &ldquo;Island Nation 國際橋牌社\" - which looks at Taiwan from 1990-94 during its transition to democracy. Sylvia and J.R. discuss the media industry in Taiwan and the challenges media and creative professionals face today. Feng has had over three decades of experience in broadcast journalism, including a long career in Taiwan&rsquo;s public television network, of which she helped to build and later came a president.&nbsp;&nbsp;The challenge of balancing politics, profit, and creative freedom in an ever-changing, increasingly competitive market is a global issue, and this is The Taiwan Take.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://youtube.com/channel/UCxGyAsGkYR8X4pAU5kDQy3A/videos\">Trailers</a> and <a href=\"https://fb.com/IslandNation1990/\">Facebook</a> to &ldquo;Island Nation\".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Sylvia Feng (馮賢賢) is the producer of a new political TV drama, “Island Nation 國際橋牌社\" - which looks at Taiwan from 1990-94 during its transition to democracy. Sylvia and J.R. discuss the media industry in Taiwan and the challenges media and creative professionals face today. Feng has had over three decades of experience in broadcast journalism, including a long career in Taiwan’s public television network, of which she helped to build and later came a president.  The challenge of balancing politics, profit, and creative freedom in an ever-changing, increasingly competitive market is a global issue, and this is The Taiwan Take.  Trailers and Facebook to “Island Nation\".   \nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/c94d266e-7eea-4839-a373-ace00054e337/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"39555902","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/c94d266e-7eea-4839-a373-ace00054e337/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/sylvia-feng-island-nation-tv/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Sylvia Feng (馮賢賢) is the producer of a new political TV drama, &ldquo;Island Nation 國際橋牌社\" - which looks at Taiwan from 1990-94 during its transition to democracy. Sylvia and J.R. discuss the media industry in Taiwan and the challenges media and creative professionals face today. Feng has had over three decades of experience in broadcast journalism, including a long career in Taiwan&rsquo;s public television network, of which she helped to build and later came a president.&nbsp;&nbsp;The challenge of balancing politics, profit, and creative freedom in an ever-changing, increasingly competitive market is a global issue, and this is The Taiwan Take.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://youtube.com/channel/UCxGyAsGkYR8X4pAU5kDQy3A/videos\">Trailers</a> and <a href=\"https://fb.com/IslandNation1990/\">Facebook</a> to &ldquo;Island Nation\".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Sylvia Feng (馮賢賢) is the producer of a new political TV drama, “Island Nation 國際橋牌社\" - which looks at Taiwan from 1990-94 during its transition to democracy. Sylvia and J.R. discuss the media industry in Taiwan and the challenges media and creative professionals face today. Feng has had over three decades of experience in broadcast journalism, including a long career in Taiwan’s public television network, of which she helped to build and later came a president.  The challenge of balancing politics, profit, and creative freedom in an ever-changing, increasingly competitive market is a global issue, and this is The Taiwan Take.  Trailers and Facebook to “Island Nation\".   \nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"a2d44674-31ba-4eee-8e16-5bfbec123630","categories":["hollywood","taiwan","island nation","golden horse awards","public television service","sylvia feng","netflix","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2019-12-12T04:00:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","explicit":"clean","duration":"2470","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/c94d266e-7eea-4839-a373-ace00054e337/image.jpg?t=1614748146&size=Large","episode":"3","season":"1","keywords":"hollywood, taiwan, island nation, golden horse awards, public television service, sylvia feng, netflix, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"2. China Information Warefare: Jeremy Hung (INDSR)","pubDate":"Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:48:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Today, we look at Chinese influence and infiltration. Our guest is Dr. Jeremy Hung - a researcher at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research). We discuss the role of proxy agents (ie. intermediaries) and how they may be helping China to influence media, impact politics, and strengthen its control over Taiwan.<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design |&nbsp;Music license MB01ZAK7RWFCG4W&nbsp;| a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Today, we look at Chinese influence and infiltration. Our guest is Dr. Jeremy Hung - a researcher at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research). We discuss the role of proxy agents (ie. intermediaries) and how they may be helping China to influence media, impact politics, and strengthen its control over Taiwan.\nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | Music license MB01ZAK7RWFCG4W | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/0af02a85-575d-4abd-bbdd-ace00054ebcb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"29289054","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/0af02a85-575d-4abd-bbdd-ace00054ebcb/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-china-information-war/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Today, we look at Chinese influence and infiltration. Our guest is Dr. Jeremy Hung - a researcher at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research). We discuss the role of proxy agents (ie. intermediaries) and how they may be helping China to influence media, impact politics, and strengthen its control over Taiwan.<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design |&nbsp;Music license MB01ZAK7RWFCG4W&nbsp;| a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","contentSnippet":"Today, we look at Chinese influence and infiltration. Our guest is Dr. Jeremy Hung - a researcher at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research). We discuss the role of proxy agents (ie. intermediaries) and how they may be helping China to influence media, impact politics, and strengthen its control over Taiwan.\nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones.\nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | Music license MB01ZAK7RWFCG4W | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","guid":"fa7bd516-8f9e-4868-877f-915bda8b7c7d","categories":["influence campaign","disinformation","chinese influence","institute for national defense and security research","ccp","taiwan election","the ghost island","ghost island podcast","taiwan podcast"],"isoDate":"2019-12-03T11:48:00.000Z","itunes":{"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","explicit":"clean","duration":"1829","image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/0af02a85-575d-4abd-bbdd-ace00054ebcb/image.jpg?t=1614748153&size=Large","episode":"2","season":"1","keywords":"influence campaign, disinformation, chinese influence, institute for national defense and security research, ccp, taiwan election, the ghost island, ghost island podcast, taiwan podcast","episodeType":"full"}},{"title":"1. National Security: Kharis Templeman (Stanford University)","pubDate":"Tue, 26 Nov 2019 04:00:00 +0000","content:encoded":"<p>Welcome to the first episode. Today, we discuss the changing landscape of Asia-Pacific security, its implications on Taiwan, and the role that partners like the U.S. plays.&nbsp;&nbsp;Today's guest is <a href=\"https://twitter.com/kharisborloff\">Dr. Kharis Templeman</a> - a political scientist and an advisor on the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project at Stanford University.&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones. At INDSR, Wu advises the institute&rsquo;s leadership, handles international outreach with external stakeholders, and supports project management.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyywu\">@emilyywu</a>, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/helloitissam\">helloitissam</a>, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media&nbsp;production |&nbsp;<a href=\"https://ghostisland.media/\">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href=\"https://patreon.com/Taiwan\" rel=\"payment\">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","content:encodedSnippet":"Welcome to the first episode. Today, we discuss the changing landscape of Asia-Pacific security, its implications on Taiwan, and the role that partners like the U.S. plays.  Today's guest is Dr. Kharis Templeman - a political scientist and an advisor on the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project at Stanford University. \nHosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones. At INDSR, Wu advises the institute’s leadership, handles international outreach with external stakeholders, and supports project management.  \nFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandme\nEPISODE CREDIT | J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.media\nSupport the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","enclosure":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/6218f6fd-8d01-4794-88d7-ace00054f34c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","length":"33727373","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media":{"$":{"url":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/6218f6fd-8d01-4794-88d7-ace00054f34c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7","type":"audio/mpeg"},"media:player":[{"$":{"url":"https://omny.fm/shows/taiwan-take/kharis-templeman-security-asia/embed?media=Audio"}}]},"content":"<p>Welcome to the first episode. Today, we discuss the changing landscape of Asia-Pacific security, its implications on Taiwan, and the role that partners like the U.S. plays.&nbsp;&nbsp;Today's guest is <a href=\"https://twitter.com/kharisborloff\">Dr. Kharis Templeman</a> - a political scientist and an advisor on the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project at Stanford University.&nbsp;<br><br>Hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones. At INDSR, Wu advises the institute&rsquo;s leadership, handles international outreach with external stakeholders, and supports project management.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostislandme\">@ghostislandme</a><br><br>EPISODE CREDIT&nbsp;| J.R. Wu, Host | Emily Y. 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Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issues, and this is The Taiwan Take. <br><br>Nominated for Best News Podcast at 2020 Excellent Journalism Award in Taiwan.&nbsp;Produced by Ghost Island Media in Taipei, Taiwan.<br><br>2020年台灣卓越新聞獎 Podcast 新聞獎入圍者．這是一個專門討論臺灣時事的訪談性英文節目， 以「縱觀世界議題，以臺灣觀點論述」為主軸，由記者採訪跨領域專家、名人與來賓等，第一手將臺灣的故事推向國際．<br><br>鬼島之音製作播出．</p>","link":"https://art19.com/shows/the-taiwan-take","language":"en-US","copyright":"2026 鬼島傳播有限公司 Ghost Island Media Limited Co 958665","itunes":{"owner":{"name":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","email":"web@ghostisland.media"},"image":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/97f30dd7-8d12-4db0-b2b5-acca00d2b9e3/787dc9e5-a938-4ee8-87ca-ace000547cb4/695f4cf2-2d4a-48e2-9755-ace000547cc7/image.jpg?t=1614748058&size=Large","categories":["News","Society & Culture"],"categoriesWithSubs":[{"name":"News","subs":[{"name":"Politics"}]},{"name":"Society & Culture","subs":null}],"author":"Ghost Island Media 鬼島之音","summary":"A current affairs podcast on Taiwan and the world. Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issues, and this is The Taiwan Take. \n\nNominated for Best News Podcast at 2020 Excellent Journalism Award in Taiwan. Produced by Ghost Island Media in Taipei, Taiwan.\n\n2020年台灣卓越新聞獎 Podcast 新聞獎入圍者．這是一個專門討論臺灣時事的訪談性英文節目， 以「縱觀世界議題，以臺灣觀點論述」為主軸，由記者採訪跨領域專家、名人與來賓等，第一手將臺灣的故事推向國際．\n\n鬼島之音製作播出．","explicit":"no"}},"episodeData":{"id":"a10fdbc1-ed8d-5e49-907c-9cbb8a2acd53","node_locale":"zh-Hant-TW","episodeSlug":"europe-relations-matej-simalcik-ceias","episodeTitle":"58. Taiwan-Europe Relations 2026: Matej Šimalčík (CEIAS)","episodeDescription":{"raw":"{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"value\":\"Matej Šimalčík\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"},{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\" is Executive Director of \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"},{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"value\":\"CEIAS\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"},{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\" (Central European Institute of Asian Studies), a think tank that focuses on foreign and security policy issues related to East Asia. Its 2025\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"},{\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://ceias.eu/partners-in-need-partners-indeed-europe-taiwan-relations/\"},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\" report\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\"},{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\", \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"},{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"value\":\"“Partners in need, partners indeed? Tracking Europe-Taiwan relations amidst global disruption”\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"},{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\" is an updated overview of Taiwan’s relations with 30 European countries.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Šimalčík’s research looks at China’s economic and political presence and influence in Central Europe, elite relations, corrosive capital, and the role of European legal instruments in mitigating risks posed by China. In 2022, he founded the China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker project. 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Thanks for having me on the podcast.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Wu\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" You arrived in Taipei in January 2025. Throughout the last 12 months, how has it changed your perspective of how you examine and analyze Taiwan-Europe relations?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Of course, the relations have always been dynamic, right? Things are evolving due to changes happening on domestic levels in Taiwan, in Europe, but also external factors have influence on the relationship. 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And that was sort of a prediction that I had coming here for 2025 as well. And that prediction is largely true, right? We do see continuing engagement, even widening engagement. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"But of course, we did not yet know what would be the full impact of yet another disruption happening on the global stage. That being the second \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Trump\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" administration in the U.S., with its mercantilist and transactional foreign economic policy, which of course has major impacts – not just on Taiwan, but on Europe as well. Meaning that, of course, considerable political resources, personal resources in all of the countries that we are looking at, including Taiwan, have to be diverged on managing the relations with the United States. Which means that maybe we do not have as much capacity to push for more developments in the overall Europe-Taiwan relationship.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"But this does not mean - and should not be read as meaning - that the relationship is losing momentum or losing its significance. To the contrary, and not just due to the pressures both Taiwan and Europe are facing from the U.S. currently, but even more so due to the other crises that have been shaping Taiwan-Europe relations over the past five years. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Like the pandemic, supply chain disruptions related to the pandemic, but also related to China's weaponization of dependencies. 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So that we can improve our own governance, improve our societies, and ultimately make all of us more resilient, and able to withstand everything that's happening in the international arena these days.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Trade between Taiwan and Europe is strong. Europe is Taiwan's fourth largest trading partner, and Taiwan is the EU’s 13th largest partner. The EU is Taiwan's largest source of investment. Traditional industries like manufacturing, bicycles, ICT, but also in new industries: semiconductor, aerospace. Also in reaction of geopolitics, the investment and research into drone technology, clean energy, and so on. 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That China is, of course, still a partner for negotiations on topics of global importance, but also an economic competitor. And most importantly, a systemic rival that is pushing for, essentially, changes to the global norms and values that are detrimental to our own interests. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Over time, the whole concept of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"de-risking\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" has emerged. The need to de-risk was further reinforced during the pandemic, which was really one of the first major supply chain shocks in the past five years that Europe has been going through. Shortages of masks and other protective equipment were something that we were all talking about back then, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Taiwan was very helpful to many European countries, especially the smaller ones that were struggling to buy the equipment on the global markets. And donated not just masks, but, for example, in case of the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Czech Republic\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" at the time, also entire production-line for producing masks domestically. Several countries also reciprocated Taiwan, which was also facing its own supply chain disruptions related to access to vaccines. China's coercion on global pharma industry meant that Taiwan had very big difficulty accessing the new vaccines that were being produced to inoculate the population against the COVID-19 virus. 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It also sparked this big interest among parliamentarians, for example, which really started to push hard and started to come out every year - left and right - with new statements of support, resolutions of support for Taiwan's inclusion in the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"World Health Organization\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". Just for the primary reason that it just makes sense, right? Taiwan was doing so well, so why don't we include Taiwan in this crucial international body that is supposed to help us? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"If I just fast forward to the war in Ukraine, when \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Russia\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" invaded the country in 2022. 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And who else to talk about the risks and threats that China is posing than with Taiwan that is living through this threat on a daily basis, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"So this is where we were finding ourselves coming into this year - that a lot of new cooperation was starting with Europe. But of course, not all countries are cooperating with Taiwan equally. And that's also what kind of motivated our idea to well… let's just analyze all of them? Let's compare what they are doing? And on top of that, to show that so much cooperation is possible, actually, without even causing any controversy with Beijing, right? Of course, Beijing will have a rhetoric push back against essentially anything. But real consequences - those tend to still be rather rare, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" The report’s a 300-page report with 30 countries. Let's talk about  the Czech Republic, which is Taiwan's closest partner in Europe, whose relations with Taiwan is at a historic high. You reference 2019, so let's go back to 2019. Where were you? Do you remember the visit by the mayor of Prague to Taiwan? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" In \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"2019\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" I was in Slovakia, but of course engaging extensively also with the Czech Republic, given that it's sort of a natural epistemological space for us, right? Having been one country for so long, we do have a lot of exchanges between Slovakia and Czechia. So, yes, we were following this quite a bit. Also understand the context at the time: Czech Republic had a very pro-China president, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Mr. Miloš Zeman \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"(Czech President 2013-2023), but also a rather more pro-China government. Not as much maybe as Mr. Zeman, but still very strongly pro-China. That was, at the time, led by \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Prime Minister Andrej Babiš \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"(Czech Prime Minister, since December 2025; 2017-2021). Now, as of this week, he's Prime Minister for the second time. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Also at the time, the junior coalition partner, the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Czech Social Democratic Party\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", was very much a pro-China party. So any pushback against the cooperation with China - whatever negative risks it was carrying - was something that was not so usual at the time in the Czech Republic. Despite Czechia having this even longer political legacy of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Václav Havel,\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" the first democratic president of Czech Republic. But also the first democratic president of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Czechoslovakia\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" before then, who was a personal friend of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Dalai Lama\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", for example. So there was this sort of a legacy of having a critical outlook on China. But at that time, that part of the political camp was not in power. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The visit by \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Mr. Zdeněk Hřib \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"(Mayor of Prague 2028-2023), was a little bit of a change in the discourse, right? Of course, it also caused a big rift between Prague, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Beijing\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" and \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Shanghai\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", who were original partner cities of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Prague\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". But the rift was not necessarily caused by Mr. Hřib coming to Taiwan and starting to cooperate with Taipei. It was caused due to Prague trying to renegotiate the original sister city agreements, which included a very unusual, untypical \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"One-China\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" clause, which is something that is very unusual in that type of municipality-to-municipality agreement - which tend to be essentially depoliticized from the big central level, government, politics, normally.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"At the beginning of 2020, Prague and Taipei officially became sister cities.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" They became officially sister cities, while at the same time, Beijing and Shanghai severed their ties with Prague. And that's quite interesting, because it was something new, really. In my think tank, we compiled essentially a global, sort of, list of partnerships of Taiwanese cities: where they cooperate with any city in any other country, which at the same time, also cooperates with a Chinese city. So typically, that was fairly normal. And we couldn't really find any example where something like this would happen, that establishing ties with Taiwan would lead to such a big rift. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The one big difference was that, this was the first such triangular partnership that was about to be set up that would be happening under \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Xi Jinping.\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Maybe that's one explanatory factor that we can consider: that simply under Xi Jinping, the Communist Party of China is becoming that much more authoritarian than it was compared to its predecessors.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"2019 was a turning point for Taiwan and Czech Republic relations, which, in retrospect, now we know that it ended the golden era of Czech and Chinese relations.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" I would put the turning point in the relationship just maybe one year later into 2020. Because while the visit by Mr. Hřib that was still something happening on the municipal level, the big change was 2020 visit by the Czech Senate President, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Mr. Miloš Vystrčil,\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" to Taiwan. That was essentially the highest ranking visit from Czech Republic to Taiwan ever, and still is. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Mr. Vystrčil, at the time, was in the opposition, so it did not immediately lead to a big opening of the relations with Taiwan. But later on, the elections, which brought his party to power, that's when really the cooperation kickstarted. And we saw very sharp uptake in the relationship, both in terms of quality, but also quantity. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The number of people from Czech Republic that come to Taiwan is just astounding on all the possible levels of interactions: from parliamentarians, government officials, academia, industry leaders. This year, we even had a minister visit from Czech Republic. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Mr. Marek Ženíšek\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", the Minister of Science, one of the only two ministers from Europe that have visited Taiwan in the past five years. The other being the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"German Education Minister\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" a few years earlier.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Just speaking to the number, the scale of the delegations that have come through in 2023. It was a historical 150-person political and business delegation that came with the Speaker of the House of the Representatives of the parliament. That, to date, is still the largest single delegation from any European partner.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" While very important. What is, of course, important is that the momentum after that was maintained. And that Czech businesses, academia, startups, but also government, still actively engages Taiwan, and has been actually very much benefiting from that, right? Taiwan has, by now, invested over 1 billion dollars in Czechia. Of course, historically in \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"manufacturing\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", Foxconn was very much an early arrival to Czechia…\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"in the 90s. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" …yeah. But since then, also, a lot of cooperation happening in high tech sector. Czech Republic is trying to position itself as one of the semiconductor hubs in Europe that is also going to potentially very strongly benefit by \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"TSMC\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" setting up a new fab in \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Dresden\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" - which is really just across the border from Czechia.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"That's collaborations in education, in talent training. There's been arms deals, drone research, supply chain resilience, aerospace, art, the exchange between national museums, sports. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" For the rest of Europe, how are they looking at what's happening between Czech Republic and Taiwan? And to make the case that it is very important to have such strong ties with Taiwan.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" We are running, for several years, this database called \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://eutwtracker.ceias.eu/tracker\"},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"EU-Taiwan tracker\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"underline\"}],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" that we update more or less every two, three weeks, which includes very detailed information about what Taiwan is doing in cooperation with all the EU member states. So all the 27 of them. And based on that, we are able to have this sort of longitudinal outlook on the relationship with Europe. Make some sort of quantitative assessment. But it's also important to go so on the qualitative side of things, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Not all engagements are the same, right? So that's a little bit of a caveat that we need to consider, I think. They do have different strict interpretations of their One-China policies. They do have different risk appetites and different readings of their national interest vis-a-vis Taiwan, as well as vis-a-vis China. And that's something that we need to consider. Through this all, we essentially see Czechia being one of the top leaders of the relationship over the past few years. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Lithuania\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" as well. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Overall, we see this sort of trend. And based on this trend, we did group all the European countries into four groups based on how well-established the relations with Taiwan they have. For that we also included three non-EU countries, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"UK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Norway\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" and \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Switzerland\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", so 30 countries all together that we've analyzed. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The first sort of group that emerged. We called them “old partners”. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" UK, Germany, France… \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Of course, those relationships, they do have their ups and downs, but they are fairly settled. They are not really questioned domestically, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The other group, which is more interesting, we call them “new friends”. We have also three countries - and all of them from \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Central Europe\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\": Czechia, Poland and Lithuania. These countries are very much willing to engage Taiwanese political leaders. We've already talked about the delegations that Mr. Vystrčil and \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Ms. Markéta Pekarová Adamová\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" (President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament 2021-2025) led to Taiwan. This year we've seen very public engagement of Taiwanese Foreign Minister \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Lin Chia-lung\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" (林佳龍) in Poland. Not to mention the numerous engagements that Taiwan and Lithuania have going both ways. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"These are the, I would say, the most politically active countries in Europe right now. But they are still working on sort of stabilizing the economic relationship, right? Both sides are, of course, working on that. Even though, I guess it could be also happening a little bit faster - given that we do work in Europe and in Taiwan on four-year electoral cycles, and you need to show results as well, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Until 2023 I would have included \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Slovakia\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" in this group as well, because from 2020 to 2023 we did have in Slovakia a very pro-Taiwan government, very much open to collaboration. We've also seen large scale delegations that were led to Taiwan several times by the Deputy Ministers of Economy, Deputy Speakers of Parliament came to Taiwan at the time as well. But unfortunately, the 2023 snap elections have seen the return of a pro-China government coalition. And due to this, we had to move Slovakia one category lower into the third category, the “pragmatist” category, which is very reluctant to engage politically with Taiwan for a variety of reasons, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Sometimes it's fear of China's retaliation, which I think is a job for people like me and you, to showcase to these countries that retaliation is maybe not always happening. Some countries also take into consideration - they fear that by cooperating with Taiwan, they would be legitimizing their domestic nationalistic movements, right? Even though those are not necessarily very comparable situations. So that will be Spain, for example, which does have its own domestic issues with Catalonia, and it's sort of projecting its own anxiety into relationship with Taiwan. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Nevertheless, these countries are still very much open to cooperating economically. You know, everyone wants to improve their economies. Everyone's very happy to work on attracting new investments, re-industrializing their economies, upgrading the economy into higher value added sectors. And that's all areas where they are willing and are actively cooperating with Taiwan. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The last group, we call them “laggards”, right? They are lagging behind. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Interestingly, though, if we look on the quantitative data in each of these groups, we do see what I call a “Taiwan Wave”. So even those that are engaging with Taiwan very little, we do see a small uptake since 2022. I think this means that whatever Taiwan is doing in cooperation with the “old partners” and the “new friends,” is setting an example to the other countries - showing them a path forward simply by normalizing these exchangings and making them something that's rather normal, rather than unusual.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" You moved Slovakia from “New Friends” to a more pragmatist group. Now, with the new government in \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Czechia\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", let's talk about Babiš and his stance. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Of course.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Andrej Babiš \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"is very much a typical Central European populist leader: former businessman, so one of the oligarchic kinds of populist leaders. And his new government is formed with two Junior coalition parties, which both of them can be essentially described as far-right - or hard-right, however far you want to go with that description. And that is definitely going to have impact on how they run the foreign policy of the country. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"This foreign policy that we were used to over the past four years of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Fiala\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" government, that has put political values at the center and really was accenting cooperation with like-minded partners, that is very likely gone for now - at least until the next election and however that ends. But this does not necessarily mean that the relationship with Taiwan is over. Lot of good ground was laid during the past years on which the relationship can continue, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"In our report, we do make a little bit of a prediction or foresight for the next five years. And in the case of Czech Republic, we still maintained a positive outlook on the relationship. But the relationship is going to look different, right? Different priorities are going to be accentuated. So don't expect a lot of this high level symbolism that we grew accustomed with the previous government. High ranking, huge political delegations are probably not going to be happening, but all of these engagements happening on the lower levels, maybe even up to the deputy ministers. I think that will be continuing in some way, simply because the Czech business is also very heavily invested in the relationship. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"At the end of the day, as I said, Mr. Babiš, while he's a populist politician, he's primarily a businessman. He understands a good deal. So that means also, I think that Taiwan will need to adjust its approach to Czech Republic a little bit. Give less focus to the symbolic part of the relationship, and really focus and accentuate in statements, all of these substantial developments that are happening between the two countries. Simply so that Mr. Babiš has something to show, right? That the country is benefiting from the relationship. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"There was one worrying sign during the election campaign. But we do need to look at this also through the prism that this is also election rhetoric, right? When he was attacking the previous government of Mr. Fiala: that they are focusing too much on Taiwan, and they are not focusing enough on the relationship with China. And he was questioning, and asking like, show me the results of the relationship with Taiwan. And so this is a warning signal, I think, for Taiwan, that it needs to recognize, and simply just give Mr. Babiš the answer. So that he's invested also into the relationship and the relationship can continue, and both countries can keep benefiting from it. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Even if the political engagement is not happening to such a large extent with the new government, everything else that has been established through the past several years. That's going to be continuing, right? All of these industries where Taiwan does have some form of expertise and very good companies which offer platform for cooperation.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"I'm wondering about how you think about symbolic gestures. As the case of Czechia, we can see that symbolic gestures have developed into substantive actions, and Czechia has become a leader in this model of relationship with Taiwan. So if this was off the table, how does that affect European states' working relationships with Taiwan?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" It's also, I think, quite a big dilemma that Taiwan always faces with engaging European countries, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Substance\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" or \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"symbolism\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". I think that both of them have a place in the toolkit.  At the same time it is, I think, a little bit of a chicken-and-egg situation, right? Does symbolism lead to more substance? Or does more substance also lead to symbolism coming in later, right? Different actors would argue for different things. But we also need to understand what maybe are the interests, right? Of each side. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"I think that Europeans are, of course, very much interested in the substance, given the predicaments that Europe is currently facing, right? With the potential withdrawal of U.S. security umbrella, although that's still not really a settled thing. The need to re-industrialize, need to continue de-risking from China, as well as to catch up to China and U.S. in some of the key technological sectors. And that offers a lot of opportunities to collaborate with Taiwan, I think - on the substance right? But from Taiwan's perspective, I think we also need to recognize that symbolism is substance. What are Taiwan's needs? Taiwan's needs are to improve its access to the international environment, and symbolism is very important for that. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The substance is, I think, very important for creating essentially a long term sustainability of the relationship, in which also the ordinary people will feel that they are benefiting from the relationship, right? So this is why having practical developments will be and is very important. And they need to be visible so that we can prevent the remarks like we've seen, for example, from Mr. Babiš the election campaign. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"But also remarks that we've seen raised by the Lithuanian opposition from time to time. Just think of the opening of the Taiwanese representative office in Lithuania, the first one to open since 2003 and the first one ever to actually bear the name of Taiwan instead of just Taipei. There are some politicians in Lithuania that are also questioning that whether Lithuania is also benefiting from that economically, and not just Taiwan benefiting with this symbolism that helps to anchor it in the global discourse. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"I do think that symbolism is still very very important. Precisely, that all of these symbolic developments just help to maintain Taiwan in the European political discourse. Without these symbolic engagements we would not be talking about Taiwan in a way that we are talking about it today. We will just keep talking about it like it was maybe five or 10 years ago: a China-related footnote, and not a substantive partner, whom we can have very much mutually beneficial bilateral relationship that we can and should talk about and focus on separately from China. Because not everything that we actually work on with Taiwan together is even related to China.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"What has been the response from the public in Czechia regards to Taiwan? I'm thinking of citizens over in Taiwan in the last several years. The first we heard of a warming Czech-relations was the mayor's visit, which then led to the two capitals becoming \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"sister cities\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", which developed into a partnership between the zoos of the two cities. In 2022 Taipei City sent a couple of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"pangolins\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", which is very treasured in Taiwan. Taipei has the world's leading pangolin breeding center. So it sent two pangolins to Czechia, and since then, there's been a friendlies of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"baseball\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" match between Taiwan and Czechia. The \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Jade Cabbage\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", that's the most prized item in Taiwan's \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"National Palace Museum\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", is currently in Czechia. It's on tour for only the second time in history. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" In my Think Tank, CEIAS, we actually did a \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://ceias.eu/central-europe-geopolitics-public-opinion-2025/\"},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"public opinion survey\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"underline\"}],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" over the spring that we then published sometime in the summer. Which was looking at how various people of Central Europe, so in Czechia, but also in Poland, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Hungary\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" and Slovakia, perceive different foreign policy related issues, including how they see Taiwan, right? And, I mean, I don't think we were very surprised by the results that people do have quite positive opinion about Taiwan. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"What is, I think, more important to recognize is that when we've done very similar survey in 2020, we did see rapid change in perception of Taiwan towards more favorability across the whole region. Czechia already had a fairly positive views of Taiwan back in 2020. So maybe the growth in the positive sentiment has not been as large as, for example, in Slovakia or Hungary - which have recorded much higher uptakes. But in the current situation of 2025, Czechs are among the most positively perceiving countries of Taiwan. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Unfortunately, it's a pity that we don't have a Europe-wide survey on Taiwan available that would also allow us to look at this from a broader Europe-wide perspective, to situate Czechia. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"We do see that, however, that there are political divides that come into play. Essentially, when you look at political parties that, those voters that voted for the political parties of the previous government, those are very dominantly pro-Taiwanese, right? 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They're not overwhelmingly critical of China, not overwhelmingly positive on Taiwan, but also not being somewhere on the bottom, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"That paints a very diverse picture of Czech political life and the community's outlook on Taiwan. We did also ask people about, for example, what they think about Beijing's claim to Taiwan, right? And essentially, everyone rejects that, right? Very, very few people, like single digit percentages, support that Beijing's claim that Taiwan is part of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"PRC\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"However, we do see that also still large shares of population have a neutral opinion about these sort of topics, which is both a risk and an opportunity. Opportunity, of course, for Taiwan to improve its public diplomacy in Czechia - also in the broader region. Because we see very similar patterns elsewhere to make sure that these people who are neutral will turn into those that are Taiwan positive, right?. And it's also a risk that China will exploit the space with it with FIMI (foreign information manipulation & interference) campaigns.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU  \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"You've studied China quite a lot in the 2010s and you also spend time in Beijing. So given what you know about China, how might they take advantage of the situation? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" I think the easiest way that China can try to exploit this situation with the new government coming into power - and I don't want to go maybe into too much details, because let's not maybe give them - let's not give them a blueprint - it's just offering economic benefits, right? I said before that's what Taiwan should do with the new government. It's essentially what China will also try to do, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Of course, the big topic for Europe is China's dominance in the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"EV\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" sector, in the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"battery\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" sector. Czech economy does have big share of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"automotive\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" sector to it, right? But it's very much, even comparatively in the region, lagging behind in transitioning the automotive sector into the EV sector. Poland, Slovakia and Hungary are all further ahead in this project of upgrading the industry. In case of Poland, very much with the help of \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"South Korea\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". In case of Hungary, both South Korea, but also China as an important player. And in case of Slovakia, very much due to China. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"This is maybe something that China could be trying to do. Of course, automotive sector is maybe not something where, especially the EVs, is not something where Taiwan can really compete with China. We did really allow China to steal the race. And that is the dilemma for Europe, right? We keep talking about dilemmas. So this is the dilemma for Europe, to what extent improving, upgrading the industry means de-risking from China versus cooperating with China. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"This is, I think, something that they will be doing. Of course, also lot will depend on how Mr. Babiš and his government are received by the other international partners. Will they be welcome cooperation partners, or will they be getting into isolation? That's something that China can very easily exploit. And the neighboring Slovakia offers a very good example of that, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"I mentioned before that Slovakia was one of the top friends of Taiwan in Europe as well. Until 2023 when the Prime Minister \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Robert Fico\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"-led government came to power. This is Fico’s fourth term in power. And essentially through his whole career as a former Communist Party member back during the communist Czechoslovakia era, he's always had a very comfortable relationship with global autocrats. Not just with China, but also with Russia, with \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Vietnam\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". In the earlier days of his career, there were very famous photos circulating in Slovakia of him meeting the Libyan dictator \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Gaddafi\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" in a tent to have tea. So he's always been very comfortable in that position. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"But with this current term and with how he has made cooperation with Russia and China, a central tenet of his election campaign, he's gone that much more in on the relationship. And of course, China is very much happy to help him out with this, right? So he's been to China, already, twice, since his current term. Iif he did not have the 2024 assassination attempt against him in the spring, I think he would have gone even more. But of course, he was unable to travel for several months. He is very much choosing to engage in symbolic diplomacy, but not with Taiwan, but with the PRC: upgrading the relationship to a strategic partnership, bringing the largest ever delegation from Slovakia to China last year, which was quite interesting. Because besides him, there were eight other cabinet members with him, and such a large political delegation has never traveled from Slovakia anywhere. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"There is this question hanging in the air, like, why to China? All of a sudden, we do this​​.​​ This is very much playing into China's hand, even though it is motivated by his own organic interest in the relationship as well. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"We will need to see whether they will try to orchestrate something very similar with Mr. Babiš. The conventional wisdom that we have about Mr. Babiš and Czech Republic is that he is personally not very fond of China due to past business deals going sour from his business career. But you never know, right? Now he's a politician primarily, so maybe he will consider other things. Just a final thought on this topic: when he was in power for his first term, while there was a very pro-China Junior party in his government and a pro-China president in Czech Republic, he did not stop some of the very critical steps taken by Czech regulators at the time. Like the Czech cyber agency, issuing the now very famous \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://english.radio.cz/czech-pm-bans-use-huawei-mobile-phones-government-office-8143076\"},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"warning\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"underline\"}],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" against cyber risks posed by \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Huawei\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", for example.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Partners in need, partners indeed\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"italic\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". This 300-page report is quite large, consisting of 30 countries, so we're not going to get through all 30 countries today. But I'll just let you talk about some of the recommendations that you posed for Taiwan and for EU moving forward. You already talked about boosting trade, for example. And to clarify, there is no one single trade agreement between Taiwan and the EU, as there is with the UK, the US, Canada, for example.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" I think it's important to remember that we do see similar trends happening across Europe of more cooperation with Taiwan. Maybe not always so openly. Sometimes a little bit more of the record.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"You did mention in the beginning, the Europe trip by Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, but he also visited several Western European countries. He did visit \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"France\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". He did come to \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Italy\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", even \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Netherlands\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", right? And while that visit was originally kept hush hush at the request of the Dutch government, which it later did come out publicly, right? That this happened. And Netherlands is actually one of the most important partners for Taiwan in the economic area - if not so in the political so much, at least, in the overt sense. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"If we still sort of think about this symbolism-versus-substance question. We have seen a lot of symbolism over the years. The substance maybe needs to catch up a little bit to that. And then maybe we will see again, the next wave of symbolism as a sort of essentially interlinked way of how the relationship is managed. This means we both need to do important homework when it comes to the economic cooperation.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"First of all, we do sometimes see the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"economic cooperation\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" being approached very reflexively. Everyone you know, sort of knowing that Taiwan is the semiconductor powerhouse. So, oh yeah, let's go cooperate on semiconductors. And sometimes that led to maybe wrongly uh created expectations that, oh, every country in Europe is going to all of a sudden have a fab right? That's just impossible. So we need to be also realistic with these expectations, and focus on other sectors where we can work together. Ranging from new greenfield investments - coming both ways, of course - to even  smaller cooperation between startups, right?. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The second part of the homework is that there are still persistent \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"market access barriers\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" on both sides that need to be resolved. From a European perspective, the big issue recently was that European companies do want to invest into wind power in Taiwan, which is, of course, very beneficial to Taiwan given its very precarious energy security position. But market access barriers are making this much more difficult. To the point that last year EU had to initiate the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WTO\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" case against Taiwan. The case was settled by the end of the year, right? So it got the both European Union and Taiwan to the table. They hashed out the differences, and now we need to wait out and see how implementation of that agreement goes, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"It would help if European Union and Taiwan would conclude a sort of a broad ranging \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"economic agreement\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", something that Taiwan already has with several countries in North America, for example, but also with UK. But the momentum in Europe for concluding this type of agreement, the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Bilateral Investment Agreement\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" that would precisely resolve these market excess issues. The momentum, the appetite is unfortunately not there right now, especially on the political side, on the member state side, on the side of the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"European Commission\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" as well. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"However, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"European Parliament \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"has been very actively pushing for this. So there are allies of Taiwan on this topic in Europe as well. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"What has been emerging as a very interesting area of Economic Cooperation is cooperation in what I call in the report, “\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Defense-Adjacent Sectors\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"”. So think, drones, right? That's a very new hot topic for both Europe and Taiwan, especially the European frontline countries. So the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Baltic\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" states, Lithuania, but also \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Latvia\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Estonia\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" as well as Poland, are very interested in this topic - Czech Republic as well - and are already actively cooperating with Taiwan in sort of establishing the industry. While at the same time also working very closely with Ukraine, right? Which has been using drones very skillfully in defense against the Russian aggressor. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"This is something to think about, how this sort of economic cooperation which relates to drones, a “\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"dual use sector\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"”, is also helping to normalize the idea that we can cooperate with Taiwan on defense-related topics. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Crucially, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"energy\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" as well, in the sort of reverse. Taiwan does have a very unfortunate energy security situation, given the close down of the nuclear plant; given the overreliance on imports of fossil fuels. And the green energy sector, while it is evolving, it's maybe not evolving as fast as it should be, given the situation it is in. This over dependence on imports of carbohydrates, but also the rising energy needs of Taiwan due to the semiconductor sector, AI sector, etc. And this is where Europe can be helpful.  We do have good companies working on geothermal energy, which is also something that could be explored with Taiwan, given the geothermal potential that the island has. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"There are - the developments really happened in many sectors, beyond economics, through the entire European continent: from concluding new treaties, establishing new forms of security cooperation, especially on soft security issues like countering disinformation, countering \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"FIMI\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" from China, from Russia, from any other malign actor. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Dealing with economic security issues, exchanging experiences on protections of critical infrastructure. The \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"undersea cables\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" are a big topic right now this year, due to Taiwan facing cable cuttings, very likely by China. Europe facing cable cuttings very likely by Russia using \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Hong Kong\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"-use ships. So there are these sort of connections that Europe and Taiwan have been making. And this also leads us to the great cooperation that is emerging in the security sector proper, right? Energy security, economic security, supply chain resilience, countering FIMI. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Many of that happening thanks to ad hoc cooperation via the GCTF - \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Global Competence and Training Framework\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", established originally by US and Taiwan. This year we've seen UK to join the platform fully as a full member. And while we did see various EU member-states, as well as EU as an institution, participate in many ad hoc engagements through the GCTF platform, hopefully these countries will emulate the UK case and also join as full members. This platform has been very beneficial for Taiwan, because it also allowed Taiwan to work more closely, even with countries that are otherwise reluctant to engage Taiwan bilaterally. Because they maybe feel that working in a multilateral setting is just easier. So even \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Greece\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" has cooperated with Taiwan on security through this platform. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Taiwan also can be, I think, much more inventive in establishing new avenues for dialogue and cooperation. One of the lines that has been explored already quite well, and we talked about it a little bit, is \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"paradiplomacy\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", right? So the engagements on the levels of cities, self-governing regions, counties. Taiwanese cities already have 28 partners in Europe with these partnerships also sparking new cooperations on economy, on academic level as well. But there should be more. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Just with Japan, Taiwan has more than 30 partners. And we are talking about 28 across whole Europe, right? With US, it's more than 100. Of course, we do not have the, historical relationship with Taiwan, as Taiwan has with Japan. Or such a robust diaspora as Taiwan has in US compared to Europe. But still, this should be worked on more. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The other thing that is really almost non-existent is \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"party-to-party dialogue\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" on technical level…   \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"While politicians do engage, they only engage while they're already holding an office. That's too late and that is facing constraints. Taiwan can be engaging political leaders much sooner. Think of staffers, assistants, operatives within these political parties. Young and upcoming political leaders, right?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"First of all, you socialize them to the idea that cooperating with Taiwan is something normal. Second of all, you create links with these people that, at some point, some of them are actually going to hold positions of powers, and you will already have the relationship. Thirdly, this really needs to be happening across party lines. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Engagement needs to happen with all the relevant political actors. This is the big mistake that China actually did 10 years earlier. Being an autocracy, it completely misunderstands how the democratic system, the party system, works. And it really just focused on whichever parties were in power at the time they started engaging, and completely forgot engaging the opposition - very little engagement. This is the mistake that Taiwan needs to avoid. The same goes for Europeans, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The remarks that the new \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"KMT\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" chair had on Ukraine, that was something that really rattled the Europeans, because it just appeared to be so closely aligned with the misinformation that Russia has been peddling for many years. And we need dialogue with all the political parties, including KMT, right? So that we can just talk about these issues.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"You’re referring to where she said that Putin was not a dictator.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Yes, yes, yes. And if we have this sort of party-to-party dialogue platform, we can talk about this. We can voice this grievance in a very constructive way and move beyond it, right? And then we can also use these platforms for just brainstorming new ideas how to cooperate, right? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"I said about both sides needing to do homeworks on figuring out what their interests are. What are the alignments between the interests of both parties? What are the synergies that we can work on? And this type of platforms, including, let's say, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"1.5-track\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" diplomacy platforms where experts and political leaders and upcoming political leaders can brainstorm together, is something that would be very beneficial for the overall relationship moving forward.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Thank you for that. That's a lot of great recommendations, from policy to trade agreements to barriers, to dialogue within industries to political parties, to city-to-city. I would add on to that even more \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"people-to-people \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"activities. Because, this is how really the public gets a sense of who a new partner is, and they get excited about things like - yeah, it's an art show. It's an athletic sporting event. So they understand that: Oh, right! So the two countries are warming, and this is what it means for me. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Absolutely. This is a very crucial. We didn't get to discuss everything right? That is important for the relationship. But yeah, perceptions of people are among the most important things. And we didn't mention \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"tourism\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", right?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"That’s also something that, well more economic cooperation, but also something that helps to improve perceptions. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" It gives people the access. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" We do have direct flights… \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" That’s right\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" …into numerous European cities from Taipei. A lot of Taiwanese tourists travel to Europe. Now, let's get Europeans travel to Taiwan so they can experience this beautiful island.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"WU \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"It's been great talking to Matej. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"ŠIMALČIK\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Yeah, thanks for having me. And anyway, it's good that we are meeting on the last days, because I can reflect on the whole year long experience I've been having studying Europe-Taiwan relations from Taipei.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"hr\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Credit: Researcher: Zack Chiang, Zoe Hu, Hai-Ahn Nguyen. Audio editing by Wayne Tsai. Transcription by Albert Chang-Yoo. Produced and hosted by Emily Y. Wu.\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"italic\"}],\"data\":{}}]}]}","references":[]}},"showTitle":"The Taiwan Take"}}},
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