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The Taiwan Take

A current affairs podcast on Taiwan and the world. Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issue... Read more

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10. COVID-19 and National Security: Dr. Lee and Dr. Tzeng (INDSR)

10. COVID-19 and National Security: Dr. Lee and Dr. Tzeng (INDSR)

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is seriously reshaping security considerations for governments around the world. In this e... Read more

5 May 2020

38mins

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9. Taiwan Baseball: Jacky Lee + Adam Wang (“Hito 大聯盟”)

9. Taiwan Baseball: Jacky Lee + Adam Wang (“Hito 大聯盟”)

On April 12, Taiwan's CPBL (confusingly named, the “Chinese Professional Baseball League” 中華職棒大聯盟) became the first pro ... Read more

27 Apr 2020

41mins

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8. Lee Ming-Che 3rd anniversary: E-ling Chiu (Amnesty International, Taiwan)

8. Lee Ming-Che 3rd anniversary: E-ling Chiu (Amnesty International, Taiwan)

On March 19, 2017, Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-Che (李明哲) disappeared in China. Ten days later, China admit... Read more

18 Mar 2020

36mins

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7. Taiwan Election 2020: Chris Horton (Journalist)

7. Taiwan Election 2020: Chris Horton (Journalist)

It’s two more months until the second inauguration of Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen. This episode, we chat with journali... Read more

4 Mar 2020

33mins

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6. Trade Policy and National Identity: Syaru Shirley Lin (“Taiwan’s China Dilemma”)

6. Trade Policy and National Identity: Syaru Shirley Lin (“Taiwan’s China Dilemma”)

Although many countries have begun to reconsider how to balance what they get in return for trading with China, this que... Read more

20 Jan 2020

47mins

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5. Life and Times of: Kent Feng (former Minister of National Defense)

5. Life and Times of: Kent Feng (former Minister of National Defense)

Kent Feng (馮世寬) is a top-gun and twice-appointed Taiwan cabinet minister. He was the Minister of National Defense from 2... Read more

31 Dec 2019

46mins

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4. US-China Trade and Taiwan: Rupert Hammond-Chambers (US-Taiwan Business Council)

4. US-China Trade and Taiwan: Rupert Hammond-Chambers (US-Taiwan Business Council)

When it comes to US and China trade disputes, perhaps no country is feeling the effects quite as acutely as Taiwan. Amid... Read more

20 Dec 2019

34mins

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3. Making a Political Drama: Sylvia Feng (“Island Nation”)

3. Making a Political Drama: Sylvia Feng (“Island Nation”)

Sylvia Feng (馮賢賢) is the producer of a new political TV drama, “Island Nation 國際橋牌社" - which looks at Taiwan from 1990-9... Read more

12 Dec 2019

41mins

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2. China Infiltration: Jeremy Hung (INDSR)

2. China Infiltration: Jeremy Hung (INDSR)

Today, we look at Chinese influence and infiltration. Our guest is Dr. Jeremy Hung - a researcher at INDSR (Institute fo... Read more

3 Dec 2019

30mins

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1. National Security: Kharis Templeman (Stanford University)

1. National Security: Kharis Templeman (Stanford University)

Welcome to the first episode. Today, we discuss the changing landscape of Asia-Pacific security, its implications on Tai... Read more

26 Nov 2019

35mins

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