2022-11-05

2022-10-29

Natalie talks to expert Michael Schuman about what Xi's speech at the 20th CPC Congress could tell us about Beijing's plans for Taiwan. This and more on this week's Highlights.

There's no place in the world where people's sense of identity is monitored so closely as Taiwan. The Taiwanese identity is especially strong among young people. To hear from young people themselves, we asked students at at Mingchuan university about how they see their own identity. 

2022-10-08

Natalie interviews an 82 year old man who's sailing all around Taiwan.

We’ve seen alot of global leaders move to deter China from attacking Taiwan lately. In a 60 Minutes interview, US President Joe Biden said the US would send troops to defend Taiwan if China attacked. Stanford University Political Scientist Kharis Templeman, who heads Stanford’s Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific, explains the significance of this remark. The EU Parliament also just passed a resolution expressing solidarity with Taiwan and condemning China’s recent military drills. To tell us about that and a recent meeting of global lawmakers at Taiwan’s estate in Washington DC is Lithuanian MP Dovilė Šakalienė. 

Natalie discusses the importance of global support for Taiwan. This and other stories on this week's Highlights.

Stas talks to two experts on why Taiwan's digital services bill faltered. 

Stas reports on digital governance in Taiwan, plus other stories in this week's Highlights.