🇹🇼 Taiwan, Province of China Episodes

We talk President Tsai Ing-wen's CNN interview, talk of a return to home coronavirus quarantine; a "specific trade concerns" matter slated for debate at the WTO and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a Taichung recall, the European Union seeking to expand ties with Taiwan, controversy over Deepfake porn videos and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk Double Ten day events and comments, the latest on the planned Datan liquid natural gas terminal and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk China's stepped-up show of strength in Taiwan's ADIZ, the latest coronavirus related news and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk undiluted coronavirus vaccine doses, ire feelings in the legislature, support for a hike in the minimum wage and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a vaccine grilling, an application to join the CPTPP, China's banning of more fruit imports from Taiwan and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the latest coronavirus vaccine situation, reports the name of Taiwan's representative office in Washington D.C. could be changed, Taiwan's first nacelle assembly plant and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk Delta variant concerns, but no plans to raise the coronavirus alert, chatter Tegucigalpa could sever ties with Taiwan, a proposal to create a "Greater Hsinchu" special municipality and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk eased coronavirus level 2 alert restrictions for some, comments concerning following Singapore's coronavirus method, the launch of a new government-funded English-language content platform and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the Medigen vaccine rollout, controversy over a military memorial ceremony, contraband felines from China and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk claims the US could abandon Taiwan, a request for emergency use authorization denied, the completion of registrations for the KMT leadership election and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk an extended alert with some changes, a date for the Medigen jab rollout, the KMT leadership election and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk more issues related to a local coronavirus vaccine and Taiwan at the Tokyo Olympics. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the a lowered alert, an possible August rollout for a domestic coronavirus vaccine and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk more businesses to reopen, Medigen getting emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine, economy class and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk vaccine purchases, more vaccine deliveries, vaccine coverage concerns and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the easing of some level 3 coronavirus alert regulations, vaccine coverage, vaccine priority and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the latest on the coronavirus variant cluster in Pingtung, chatter of a return to dine-in services, the end of a controversial stay-at-home order for migrant workers and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk allegations of begging for vaccines, stepped up quarantine requirements and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

PTT is one of the most open social media platforms in the Chinese language. Though it’s not more populous than Facebook, it’s arguably more impactful than Facebook here in Taiwan. It’s a reflection of Taiwan's spirited democracy, and it’s used heavily as a source for local journalists. We speak with two INDSR researchers on a year-long project, “A Pilot Study on PTT in the Context of Influence Operations” (批踢踢影響力作戰前導研究）which attempts to identify CCP state actors on the platfor. The researchers are Oddis J.F. Tsai (Policy Analyst at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources) and Dr. Jui-Ming Hung (Assistant Research Fellow at the Division of Defense Strategy and Resources). The paper lays out mechanics and - through quantitative analysis - identifies types of suspect behavior on the world’s largest non-commercial, forum-based, open-source online bulletin board system in the Chinese language. This interview was recorded in January 2021 after the paper was published by INDSR. The paper is available here: https://indsr.org.tw/en/News_detail/2181/A-Year-of-Influence-en Today’s host is J.R. Wu - a non-resident advisor at INDSR (Institute for National Defense and Security Research) in Taiwan. Wu is a former journalist with nearly two decades of media experience in the US and Asia. She has led news bureaus for Reuters and Dow Jones. Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taiwan Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostislandmeEPISODE CREDIT | Producer & Editing, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Research, Alice YehA Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.