2022-08-27

Police say as many as 5,000 Taiwanese people could have been trafficked to Cambodia. Stas spoke to human rights researchers and activists Lee Kaili and Mina Chiang to find out what the victims are suffering.

China conducted unprecedented military drills near Taiwan this past week. What is China trying to achieve through these drills? Natalie spoke with China watcher Bonnie Glaser, the director of the Asia Program at the US's German Marshall Fund.

The threat of war has been on people’s minds. Civil defense classes like those by the Forward Alliance and Spirit of America have been fully booked.

Media reports say US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan in August. Today, we speak with White House correspondent Jessica Stone about what President Joe Biden’s recent remarks mean for the potential trip.

The word “diplomacy” brings to mind a lot of things: grand embassy buildings, international summits, the UN. But what about Instagram? Facebook? Twitter? These are the tools of modern statecraft. And one organization in Taiwan knows best how to use them.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated last Friday while giving a campaign speech in the city of Nara. People remember Abe fondly in Taiwan, and the country’s top politicians paid their respects at his memorial in Taipei.

2022-07-09

Chain drink shops in Taiwan will be required to offer NT$5 discounts to anyone who brings their own cup. Leslie talks to some owners to see what that might mean. Then Stas asks Greenpeace Taiwan spokesperson Hung Sheng-bang if the government’s 2050 net-zero carbon emissions plan is good enough.

Our partners at Voice of America interviewed Americans to find out theirs views towards Taiwan and China. Also, take a trip to beautiful Maokong to learn about traditional Taiwanese tea.