[A new chapter in US-Taiwan ties]

US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga have jointly highlighted concern about peace in the Taiwan Strait. This week, we talk to AIT Deputy Director Ray Greene about the US commitment to Taiwan’s defense and the new guidelines for interaction between officials from the two countries. 

PLUS:

Boba-pocalypse? Andrew Ryan shows you how to make boba at home!

Where to find the best tea in Taiwan: Brain Game

Why people are dishing insults at a typhoon, in #Taiwan

LINKS:

Full interview with AIT Deputy Director Raymond Greene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpm52Ue1MzQ

We consulted a lot of recipes for boba, but settled on the amounts used in this one by Dream Home Chef: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiB2RVRzxYQ 

Typhoon Surigae trajectory projection: https://www.cwb.gov.tw/Data/typhoon/TY_NEWS/PTA_202104220600-96_enus.png

Plurk thread insulting Surigae: https://www.plurk.com/p/obbssy