Stas Butler talks with Stanford political scientist Kharis Templeman about where President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are going with their Taiwan policies. 

2021-11-13

Stas Butler spoke with Dr. Ivana Karaskova from the Association for International Affairs to get her perspective on the EU Parliament delagation's visit to Taiwan.

When will Taiwan open up its borders? Well, that's a big question with a lot of potential answers, depending on how you define "open" and also who those borders might be open to.

How do you stop viral rumors, deepfakes and propaganda from ruining a democracy? Ask Taiwan. Staś Butler speaks to Wu Min-hsuan, the co-founder and CEO of Doublethink Lab, to find out what Taiwan does differently.

Last week, Taiwan's labor officials announced that they were raising the country's minimum wage by about 5%. That adjustment is great news for workers in the food and beverage industry, but others say it won't really affect them too much. Staś Butler spoke with NGO worker and activist Roy Ngerng to put the latest wage hike in context.

Staś Butler speaks with political scientist Sung Wen-ti about what Eric Chu's election as the new KMT chair, the party's strengths and weaknesses and what they need to do to win over the public.

Join Natalie, Leslie and Staś as they attempt to eat a sugar apple.

It’s the culmination of years of training: three Taiwanese fighter jets performed a safe landing and takeoff on a highway in rural Pingtung County, with none other than President Tsai Ing-wen watching on. Wednesday’s drill is the highlight of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang war games. But behind the carefully rehearsed photo ops, how ready is the military to defend Taiwan? Staś Butler speaks to military analyst Ian Easton to find out.

Stas Butler speaks with Professor Chia C. Wang about the latest discoveries about why dividers may be doing more harm than good in the fight against COVID-19.