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Tomas is an expert on Chinese-Taiwanese relationships from The Netherlands. He has lived in Taiwan for over three years and speaks fluent Chinese.
Related episodeEpisode 5: Exchange studies in Zimbabwe and Taiwan
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Contents00:06:10 – Asia Pacific studies00:08:00 – An announcement for our respected Taiwanese listeners00:12:20 – Peoplekind00:19:15 – The Chinese surveillance state00:22:50 – The beef between Taiwan and China explained00:29:30 – The Taiwanese identity & current tensions with mainland China00:50:25 – Censorship in China01:03:00 – Life in Taiwan01:07:40 – Cultural conflicts between China and Taiwan01:15:25 – Bar fights01:29:50 – Internet trolls & scammers
Mentioned links & booksDude getting beat up with Taiwanese face tattoos news storyNigerian scammer baiterPrank the monkey book
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Recording detailsRecorded on Sep 13, 2018; on a nice summer day in the backyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.
Recorded on the big setup.
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Tomas is an expert on Chinese-Taiwanese relationships from The Netherlands. He has lived in Taiwan for over three years and speaks fluent Chinese.
Related episodeEpisode 5: Exchange studies in Zimbabwe and Taiwan
The show
Contents00:06:10 – Asia Pacific studies00:08:00 – An announcement for our respected Taiwanese listeners00:12:20 – Peoplekind00:19:15 – The Chinese surveillance state00:22:50 – The beef between Taiwan and China explained00:29:30 – The Taiwanese identity & current tensions with mainland China00:50:25 – Censorship in China01:03:00 – Life in Taiwan01:07:40 – Cultural conflicts between China and Taiwan01:15:25 – Bar fights01:29:50 – Internet trolls & scammers
Mentioned links & booksDude getting beat up with Taiwanese face tattoos news storyNigerian scammer baiterPrank the monkey book
Mentioned video clips
Recording detailsRecorded on Sep 13, 2018; on a nice summer day in the backyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.
Recorded on the big setup.
The Polarizer Podcast is brought to you by…
ALLERT, The ultimate iPhone app for travelers with food allergies.
Allert helps you warn people about your food allergies in 44 different languages with no data connection required.
ONNIT
Onnit is a health & fitness juggernaut dedicated to delivering total human optimization to its vast customer base of athletes, thinkers, fitness gurus and entrepreneurs. Through a wide array of products and supplements, Onnit combines cutting-edge science, Earth Grown Nutrients and time-tested strategies to help people reach peak performance. Get up to 10% off your entire order by using this link or by using the promo-code POLARIZER.
Amazon
Use this link to give the show a kick-back with every purchase you make. It costs you nothing and comes out of Amazon’s end.