🇹🇼 Taiwan, Province of China Episodes

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.

We talk chatter of a level 2.5 coronavirus alert, the coronavirus vaccines latest, testing and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the latest on the coronavirus situation and issues surrounding migrant workers and priority vaccinations lists. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today’s guest is Dr. Puma Shen (沈伯洋), chairman of Doublethink Lab (台灣民主實驗室) and an assistant professor at National Taipei University.“Democracy is a failure” - that’s the narrative the Chinese Communist Party has been trying to plant over the past year and hopes to take root in international discourse and in the minds of its 1.4 billion citizens. This disinformation has heavy implications for democracy in Taiwan, and it’s never been as serious as it is now. CCP disinformation methods are detailed in a report issued late last year titled “Deafening Whispers” by Doublethink Lab, a Taiwanese organization whose mission is to strengthen democracy through digital defense. The report has just been made available in English. This interview was recorded in January 2021 when the Chinese-version of the report was first published. Online disinformation and influence operations affect offline real-world defense and security. Fake news is a global issue and this is The Taiwan Take. Today’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for 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 by donating on patreon.com/Taiwan Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandme EPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Editing & Research, Alice Yeh A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk the latest on the coronavirus outbreak from a southern perspective. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nate Maynard discusses green party politics with Dafydd Fell, a political scientist who focuses on Taiwan.

We talk the latest on the coronavirus situation here in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk that latest coronavirus news and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a pending MIT coronavirus vaccine, it surprising nobody that Taiwan wasn't invited to the WHA, weeding out the mob from political parties and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk calls for Taiwan's WHA participation, the latest coronavirus vaccine news, life under the water shortage and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a new transport minister, another Taiwan draft bill in the US, the KMT's referendum promotion campaign and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The state of cannabis in Taiwan with the country’s only lawyer who only takes on cannabis-related cases. In 2020, Zoe LEE (李菁琪) ran for a seat in the parliament on the platform of legalizing medical marijuana. She’s currently deputy secretary general of the Green Party in Taiwan. In March 2021, Ms. LEE won “Best Show Host” at the inaugural KKBOX Podcasts Awards for her podcast on cannabis, “In The Weeds with Lawyer Zoe Lee #大麻煩不煩,” produced by Ghost Island Media. Marijuana remains a taboo in Taiwan. It’s a Class-2 narcotics. That’s the same class as meth. Possession over 20 grams can get you 5 years to life time in jail. There is a movement for legalization here in Taiwan, and Ms. Zoe is a key person leading this movement. The global legal marijuana market, by one estimate, is predicted to be at 65 Billion USD by 2027. Cannabis is a global trend, and this is The Taiwan Take.Today’s episode is hosted by Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media and producer of The Taiwan Take.Support us by donating on patreon.com/TaiwanFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandmeEPISODE CREDIT | Producer/Host, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Researcher, Alice Yeh | Assistance from Elise Chan. A Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk an unannounced visit by a US delegation, a Taiwan pineapple loving former US Secretary of State, a too soft" response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk that latest news about the Hualien train crash, the expansion of the government's coronavirus inoculation program, bearing BB guns to deter marauding macaques and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the coronavirus vaccine rollout, Chinese 'vaccine diplomacy' targeting one of Taiwan's diplomatic allies, talk of adding Taiwan to America's 'NATO Plus' group of states and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk supervised holidays in Palau, a coronavirus vaccine rollout timeframe, the delivery of a controversial referendum and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

(This interview was recorded in November 2020.) In 2019, according to the Pentagon, China launched more ballistic missiles for testing and training than the rest of the world combined. It did it through its newly minted rocket force, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force - acronym P-L-A-R-F. PLARF is a critical component of China's nuclear deterrence strategy to deter and counter third-party intervention in regional conflicts. China's current defense minister, General Wei Fenghe, knows missiles. He was previously the commander of the predecessor of PLARF before PLARF was reorganized and given its new name.Mark Stokes is our guest today. He is executive director of the Project 2049 Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC. Mr. Stokes is a 20-year United States Air Force veteran who served in intelligence planning and policy roles.Today’s episode is hosted by J.R. Wu - Chief of the Secretariat for 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 by donating on patreon.com/TaiwanFollow us on Twitter @ghostislandmeEPISODE CREDIT | Producer, Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu | Host, JR Wu | Researchers, Alice Yeh | Editing, Alice Yeh, Emily Y. Wu | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.