**Michael Caster** (全球中国项目负责人) 和 **I-Chen Liu** (亚洲项目官员) 是国际非营利组织 **ARTICLE 19** 的研究员，该组织发表了题为 **“****具有中国特色的网络安全**” (2025) 的报告，概述了中国在印度尼西亚、巴基斯坦和越南这三个印太国家对网络安全规范的影响，并提出了台湾的替代方案。**数字丝绸之路** 是一个总括概念，包括在更大的 **一带一路倡议** 下的数字性质的政策、优先事项、工具、技术和策略。它于 2015 年启动，是中国在全球推广其网络安全和数字治理规范以及技术标准的方式。它通过与中国科技公司的公共和私人合作来实现，这些公司提供能力建设倡议：马来西亚的 5G 网络安全测试实验室、泰国的移动支付、尼泊尔的数据中心、金边和加德满都的监控摄像头、柬埔寨的海底电缆以及泰国的卫星系统。在接受这些技术的同时，接受国也将中国式的审查制度和法规纳入其法律框架。例如越南 2018 年的网络安全法，该法规范了包括内容审核和数据本地化在内的各个方面。中国现在正在通过 **联合国、东盟** 和其他国家主导的论坛推动多边合作。它还建立了全球安全倡议、全球发展倡议和全球文明倡议等其他机构，以进一步规范中国式的规范。研究人员警告说，这可能对接受国的民主和言论自由产生影响。Caster 说：“当中国谈论多边主义时，他们正在采取一种否定多方利益相关者的方法；拒绝公民社会、科技行业、学术界和其他独立行为者。他们拒绝让他们参与其中。”中国式的数字政府成为专制行为者如何以促进安全或国家安全的名义使用网络安全法的工具包；但实际上它正在引入可能造成人道主义灾难的法律，这些法律将影响言论自由权和隐私权。值得注意的是即将在越南举行的联合国打击网络犯罪公约，被称为河内公约，已从 2025 年 7 月改期至 10 月。具有中国特色的网络安全 报告以 **台湾** 的民主网络安全防御模式作为结束，该模式确保公民社会的参与，作为遏制数字威权主义的替代模式。该报告是继 “**数字丝绸之路：中国与印度太平洋地区数字压迫的兴起**” (2024) 之后发布的，其中包括来自柬埔寨、马来西亚、尼泊尔和泰国的案例研究。访问此报告：https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/**支持 Ghost Island Media：**http://patreon.com/taiwan在社交媒体上关注并标记我们：Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywuGhost Island Media 出品：www.ghostisland.media支持节目：https://patreon.com/Taiwan查看 omnystudio.com/listener 以获取隐私信息。

Original title: How China's reshaping the global cybersecurity and digital norms (Article 19)

Original description: <p><strong>Michael Caster</strong> (Head of Global China Programme) and&nbsp;<strong>I-Chen Liu </strong>(Asia Programme Officer) are researchers from the international non-profit organization<strong> ARTICLE 19,</strong> whose report <strong>&ldquo;</strong><a href="https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/"><strong><em>Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics</em></strong></a><strong>&rdquo; </strong>(2025) outlines PRC&rsquo;s influence over cybersecurity norms in 3 Indo-Pacific countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam; and with a Taiwan alternative. <br /><br />The&nbsp;<strong>Digital Silk Road</strong> is an umbrella concept that includes policies, priorities, tools, technologies, and tactics of a digital nature under the larger <strong>Belt and Road Initiative</strong>. Launched in 2015, it&rsquo;s how PRC promotes its cybersecurity and digital governance norms and technical standards across the world.<br /><br />It does this through public and private partnerships with Chinese tech companies that provide capacity-building initiatives: 5G cyber security test labs ​​in Malaysia, mobile payment in Thailand, data centers in Nepal, surveillance cameras in Phnom Penh and Kathmandu, submarine cables in Cambodia, and satellite systems for Thailand. While receiving such technology, recipient countries have also adopted PRC-style censorship and regulations into their legal framework. Examples include Vietnam&rsquo;s 2018 cybersecurity law, which regulates aspects including content moderation and data localization.&nbsp;<br /><br />The PRC is now pushing for multilateral cooperation through institutions like the&nbsp;<strong>UN, ASEAN</strong>, and other state-led forums. It has established additional bodies like the Global Security Initiative, Global Development Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative to further the standardization of PRC-style norms. <br /><br />The researchers warn of the impact on democracy and freedom of speech this could have on the recipient country.&nbsp;&ldquo;When China talks about multilateralism, they're doing it as a renouncing multi-stakeholderism approach; Denying civil society, the tech sector, academia, other independent actors. They're denying them a seat at the table&rdquo;, says Caster.<br /><br />The PRC-style of digital government becomes a toolkit for the authoritarian actor on how to use cybersecurity laws in the name of promoting safety or national security; but it&rsquo;s actually introducing potentially humanitarian disaster laws that will impact the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy.<br /><br />Notable is the upcoming United Nations Cybercrime Convention in Vietnam, dubbed The Hanoi Convention, which has been rescheduled from July to October, 2025.&nbsp;<br /><br />The&nbsp;<em>Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics </em>report ends with <strong>Taiwan&rsquo;s</strong> democratic model of defending cybersecurity, which ensures the participation of civil society, as an alternative model to curb digital authoritarianism. <br /><br />This report follows &ldquo;<strong>The Digital Silk Road: China and the Rise of Digital Repression in the Indo-Pacific</strong>&rdquo; (2024) which includes case studies from Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Thailand. <br /><br />To access this report:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/">https://www.article19.org/resources/china-taiwan-cybersecurity/</a><br /><br /><strong>Support Ghost Island Media:&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href="http://patreon.com/taiwan">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br /></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br />Ghost Island Media | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme">Twitter</a><br />Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu">@emilyywu</a><br /><br />A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ghostisland.media">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/Taiwan" rel="payment">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

尤虹文是三本回憶錄的作者，其中包括 2019 年的書名「身體記得」，她在書中詳細描述了她從憂鬱症中康復的過程。 尤是一位大提琴家，曾與伊扎克·帕爾曼、馬友友、保羅·卡茨和羅伯特·萊文等音樂家合作。她曾在茱莉亞音樂學院演奏大提琴，並擁有哈佛大學經濟學學士學位。尤虹文出生於台灣高雄，15 歲時前往美國在克利夫蘭音樂學院學習。 二十多歲時，尤受到嚴重憂鬱症的影響，不得不停止演出。 我們討論了她的療癒之路；尋找佛教、道教、良好飲食和傾聽身體的重要性、追隨配偶。她現在是一位公共演講者、音樂治療師和心理健康教練。 「我們遇到的每個人身上都有一種美，當他們來找我時，一定有原因，我只是來支持和愛，有時這種愛會喚醒他們內心深處對自己的愛。當這種情況發生時，療癒就會發生。」 「身體記得」因為身體記得：告別憂鬱症的療癒之路 (尤虹文 / 天下文化 / 2019) ：https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445 她在全球中央雜誌上的播客（中文）【尤虹文的療癒時光】：https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/ 在 Patreon 上捐款支持 Ghost Island Media http://patreon.com/taiwan 在社交媒體上關注並標記我們： Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Emily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu Ghost Island Media 出品：www.ghostisland.media 支持節目：https://patreon.com/Taiwan 有關隱私資訊，請參閱 omnystudio.com/listener。

Original title: On classical music and healing: Mimi Yu (cellist, author of “The Unforgetting Body”)

Original description: <p>Mimi Yu (尤虹文) is the author of three memoirs, including the 2019 title &ldquo;The Unforgetting Body&rdquo; in which she details her recovery from depression. <br /><br />Yu is a cellist who has worked with musicians like Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Katz, and Robert Levin. She played cello while at The Juilliard School and has a B.A. in economics from Harvard University. Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Mimi Yu went to the U.S. at age 15 to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music.&nbsp;<br /><br />In her mid-twenties, Yu was impacted by severe depression and had to stop performing.<br /><br />We discuss her path to healing; finding Buddhism, Taosim, the importance of eating well and listening to your body, trailing spouses. She&rsquo;s now a public speaker, a music healer, and a coach on mental wellness.<br /><br />&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a beauty in every person we meet, and when they come to me, there must be a reason, and I am just here to support and to love, and sometimes that love awakens the deep love they have for themselves inside. And when that happens, then healing happens.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;The Unforgetting Body&rdquo; 因為身體記得：告別憂鬱症的療癒之路 (尤虹文 / 天下文化 / 2019)&nbsp; ：<a href="https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445">https://bookzone.cwgv.com.tw/book/BBP445</a><br /><br />Her podcast at Global View Magazine (in Mandarin)【尤虹文的療癒時光】：<a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/">https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16bG3gZ12o/</a><br /><br /><strong>Support Ghost Island Media by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href="http://patreon.com/taiwan">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br /><br /></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br />Ghost Island Media | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme">Twitter</a><br />Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu">@emilyywu</a><br /><br />A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ghostisland.media">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/Taiwan" rel="payment">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

吉米·賴，77歲，英國籍傳媒大亨，已被拘留五年多，大部分時間處於隔離狀態。他是香港1500多名政治犯之一。 今天的採訪包含一段吉米·賴和納坦·夏蘭斯基於2020年11月20日，賴被捕前一個月的對話片段。夏蘭斯基是前蘇聯異議人士，在1970年代和1980年代作為拒絕者被監禁九年。 &ldquo;...你說的關於身體的生存並不重要。精神上的生存非常重要。永遠不要退縮。你人生的巔峰是在監獄裡。我完全理解，這非常重要；因為我承擔起想像自己作為榜樣影響這麼多人的責任。如果我不退縮，他們就不會退縮。所以這也是一種提升我精神的責任。我真的很感謝你啟發了我。&rdquo; - 吉米·賴，2020年11月。（記錄稿） 馬克·L·克利福德是&ldquo;麻煩製造者：吉米·賴如何成為億萬富翁、香港最偉大的異議人士和中國最恐懼的批評家&rdquo;（西蒙與舒斯特，2024年）的作者。他於1993年首次見到賴。 吉米·賴出生於中國廣東。12歲時，他擠進一艘漁船，作為非法移民抵達香港。那一年是1961年。香港當時還是英國殖民地。二十年後，賴成為香港時裝和紡織行業的領導者，然後成為報紙出版商。他於1990年創辦了壹週刊，然後於1995年創辦了蘋果日報，兩者都迅速成為香港最暢銷的出版物。 2001年，壹傳媒開設了台灣辦事處。在這次採訪中，克利福德回顧了台灣業務的重要性。克利福德解釋說，它本應成為在中國出版的墊腳石。 吉米·賴作為一位直言不諱的親民主事業倡導者的商業大亨而脫穎而出。 1989年，賴向在北京天安門廣場抗議的學生提供援助。2014年，他加入了香港雨傘運動的抗議者，並在2019年再次加入，當時數百萬居民遊行反對中國，成為香港歷史上最大規模的一系列示威活動。 自1997年以來，香港是中華人民共和國的特別行政區，於2020年6月30日實施了國家安全法。幾個月後，2020年12月31日，吉米·賴被捕。 蘋果日報於2021年6月24日在香港印刷了最後一期。另外五名編輯被判入獄。 我們今天的嘉賓是吉米·賴新傳記的作者馬克·克利福德。克利福德在2020年離開香港之前，在香港生活了28年。克利福德曾擔任壹傳媒（蘋果日報的出版商）的董事、亞洲商業理事會的執行董事、《南華早報》的總編輯以及《英文虎報》的出版人和總編輯。 克利福德於2020年離開香港，現在擔任香港自由委員會（CFHK）基金會的創始主席，該基金會是一家總部位於美國的非政府組織，成立於2022年，旨在中國國家安全鎮壓後為香港及其人民而戰。 吉米·賴審判的最新進展： * 2025年3月6日：賴結束了他的證詞。 * 2025年3月10日：賴的兒子塞巴斯蒂安在紐約郵報的一篇專欄文章中寫給美國總統川普，&ldquo;川普總統，我們需要你的幫助，讓香港釋放我的父親吉米·賴——在他死於單獨監禁之前&rdquo;。（川普的承諾是在2024年10月在休·休伊特秀中聲明的。） * 3月11日：結案陳詞定於2025年8月14日進行（香港電台） * 4月1日：在美國提出了一項兩黨法案。美國立法者提出了一項兩黨法案，將香港華盛頓特區辦事處在杜邦圈附近的街道重新命名為&ldquo;吉米·賴路&rdquo;（克里斯·史密斯，新澤西州共和黨眾議員） * 4月10日：賴將成為布拉德利獎的榮譽獲得者，因為他是一位&ldquo;勇敢的民主和新聞自由倡導者&rdquo;。 有關定期更新，請參閱&ldquo;支持吉米·賴點com&rdquo;：https://supportjimmylai.com 來自香港自由委員會的更多信息：https://thecfhk.org/ 支持鬼島媒體：http://patreon.com/taiwan 在社交媒體上關注並標記我們： 鬼島媒體 | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Emily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu 鬼島媒體製作：www.ghostisland.media 支持節目：https://patreon.com/Taiwan 有關隱私信息，請參閱omnystudio.com/listener。

Original title: Jimmy Lai is China's most feared critic: Mark L. Clifford (author of "The Troublemaker")

Original description: <p>Jimmy Lai, the 77-year-old media tycoon of British citizenship, has been detained for over five years, mostly in isolation. He is one of over 1,500 political prisoners in Hong Kong.<br /><br />Today's interview contains a clip of a conversation between&nbsp;<strong>Jimmy Lai </strong>and <strong>Natan Sharansky</strong> from November 20, 2020, one month before Lai&rsquo;s arrest. Sharansky is a former Soviet dissident who spent nine years imprisoned as a refusenik during the 1970s and 1980s. <br /><br />&ldquo;... What you said about physical survival is not important. Spiritual survival is very important. Never back down. The peak of your life is when you were in prison. I totally understand, and that is very important; because I take up the responsibility of imagining myself influencing so many people as an example. If I don&rsquo;t back down then they won&rsquo;t back down. So that is a responsibility that is also uplifting spirit for me. And I really thank you so much for inspiring me on this.&rdquo; - Jimmy Lai in November, 2020. (<a href="https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Natan-Sharansky-with-Jimmy-Lai-transcript.pdf">Transcript</a>)<br /><br />Mark L. Clifford is the author of&nbsp;<strong>&ldquo;</strong><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Troublemaker/Mark-L-Clifford/9781668027691"><strong>The Troublemaker</strong></a><strong>: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic&rdquo;</strong> (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2024). He first met Lai in 1993. <br /><br />Jimmy Lai was born in Guangdong, China. At age 12, he cramped into a fishing boat and arrived in Hong Kong as an illegal immigrant. The year was 1961. Hong Kong was still a British colony. In two decades Lai became a leader in the city&rsquo;s fashion and textiles industry, then became a newspaper publisher. He launched&nbsp;<em>Next</em> magazine in 1990 then<em> Apple Daily</em> newspaper in 1995, both quickly became Hong Kong&rsquo;s top-selling publications.<br /><br />In 2001, Next opened its Taiwan offices. In this interview, Clifford recounts the importance of the Taiwan operation. It was supposed to have been a stepping-stone to publishing in China, Clifford explains.<br /><br />Jimmy Lai stands out as a business tycoon who is an outspoken advocate for pro-democracy causes.<br /><br />In 1989 Lai sent aid to students protesting at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In 2014 he joined protesters at the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, and again in 2019 as million-plus residents marched against China for what became the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.&nbsp;<br /><br />Hong Kong, a special administrative region of People's Republic of China since 1997, implemented its National Security Law on June 30, 2020. Months later, on December 31, 2020, Jimmy Lai was arrested.<br /><br /><em>Apple Daily</em> printed its final edition in Hong Kong on June 24, 2021. Five additional editors were jailed.<br /><br />Our guest today is <strong>Mark Clifford</strong>, author of the new biography on Jimmy Lai. Clifford spent 28 years in Hong Kong before leaving the city in 2020. Clifford had been a director of Next Digital - publisher of the newspaper Apple Daily, executive director of the Asia Business Council, editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post, and publisher and editor-in-chief of The Standard. <br /><br />Clifford left Hong Kong in 2020 and now serves as the founding president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, a U.S.-based NGO established in 2022 to fight for Hong Kong and its people in the wake of China&rsquo;s national security crackdown.<br /><br />Recent updates on the Jimmy Lai trial:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>March 6, 2025: Lai wrapped up his testimony.<br /><br /></li> <li>March 10, 2025: Lai&rsquo;s son, Sebastien, wrote to the U.S. President Trump in an op-ed in the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/10/opinion/president-trump-fulfill-your-campaign-promise-and-get-hong-kong-to-release-my-dad-jimmy-lai-before-he-dies-in-solitary-confinement/">New York Post</a>, &ldquo;President Trump, we need your help to get Hong Kong to release my dad, Jimmy Lai &mdash; before he dies in solitary confinement&rdquo;. (Trump&rsquo;s commitment was stated on the <a href="https://hughhewitt.com/former-and-future-president-donald-trump-on-chairman-xi-vp-harris-and-the-closing-days-of-campaign-2024">Hugh Hewitt Show</a> in October 2024.<br /><br /></li> <li>March 11: Closing argument is set for August 14, 2025 (<a href="https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%BB%8E%E6%99%BA%E8%8B%B1%E6%A1%88%E6%8E%A7%E8%BE%AF%E9%9B%99%E6%96%B9%E6%96%BC8%E6%9C%8814%E6%97%A5%E9%96%8B%E5%A7%8B%E7%B5%90%E6%A1%88%E9%99%B3%E8%A9%9E-%E7%82%BA%E6%9C%9F8%E6%97%A5-091636913.html">RTHK</a>)<br /><br /></li> <li>April 1: A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to rename the street next to Hong Kong&rsquo;s Washington D.C. office in Dupont Circle to &ldquo;Jimmy Lai Way&rdquo; (<a href="https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413602">Chris Smith, R-NJ</a>)<br /><br /></li> <li>April 10: Lai will be an honorary recipient of the <a href="https://www.bradleyfdn.org/prizes/recipients">Bradley Prize</a> for being a &ldquo;courageous advocate for democracy and freedom of the press.&rdquo;</li> </ul> <p><strong><br />See &ldquo;Support Jimmy Lai dot com&rdquo; for regular updates:<br /></strong>https://<a href="https://supportjimmylai.com/trial-updates/">supportjimmylai.com</a><br /><br /><strong>More information from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong: </strong><a href="https://thecfhk.org/">https://thecfhk.org/</a><br /><br /><strong>Support Ghost Island Media: </strong><strong><a href="http://patreon.com/taiwan">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br /><br /></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br />Ghost Island Media | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme">Twitter</a><br />Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu">@emilyywu</a><br /><br />A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ghostisland.media">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/Taiwan" rel="payment">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

英國-加拿大-台灣作家**潔西卡·J·李**（李潔珂）是三本自然寫作書籍的作者，**_Dispersals_**（2024）、**_Two Trees Make a Forest_**（2019）和_Turning_（2017）、兒童讀物_A Garden Called Home_（2024）以及論文集_Dog Hearted_（2023）的共同編輯。她擁有環境歷史與美學博士學位，並且是The Willowherb Review的創始編輯。她在加拿大國王學院教授創意寫作。她住在柏林。 本集節目於2025年4月11日在台灣台北現場錄製。當晚由捷克駐台灣中心共同舉辦，並由韓裔美籍作家Esther Kim主持。 **關於捷克駐台灣中心** - 這個位於台北的聚會空間於2023年啟動，每月舉辦關於政策、安全和商業的論壇。它由歐洲價值安全政策中心和捷克-台灣商會策劃。註冊其新聞通訊Indo-Pacific Currents：https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/ **關於主持人** - Esther Kim是一位居住在台灣的作家。她是Asian American Writers&rsquo; Workshop的第一任也是前任數位傳播經理，這是紐約市一家主要的文學非營利組織。她以雜誌編輯的身份加入該工作坊。在此之前，她曾在具有國際視野的圖書出版社工作，並在倫敦大學亞非學院和愛丁堡大學獲得碩士學位。她為《韓國時報》撰寫專欄，並正在努力將一件家族傳家寶出版成藝術書籍。 **關於對話** - _Two Trees Make a Forest_是潔西卡在台灣尋找家族根源的旅程回憶錄。最新書名_Dispersals_是十四篇關於植物生命與人類世界相互聯繫的論文集。今晚，潔西卡和Esther談論了大豆、游泳、自然寫作及其與政治和人類學的關係，以及為散居社群寫作。 潔西卡對調查植物身份及其文化意義的差距感興趣。雖然大豆 - 她在_Dispersals_中寫到的一種植物 - 在加拿大長大的她，被她的家人視為食物來源，但她經常在家外聽到反大豆的說法。 潔西卡討論了在自然寫作中解決政治和社會問題的重要性。 「我們正處於生物多樣性危機、氣候變遷的時刻，」她說。「而這些事情不成比例地影響了那些對這些問題貢獻最少的人……因此，對於聲稱正在撰寫關於這些危機及其後果的自然作家來說，如果不同時解決人類代價、使我們陷入這種境地的文化框架，那就沒有意義了。」 潔西卡引用台灣作家吳明益和美國人類學家安娜·金（Anna Tsing）作為寫作影響。 鬼島之音於2020年8月首次採訪了潔西卡·J·李，為播客節目_Waste Not Why Not_。在此處查看此集：https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee **潔西卡·J·李的出版連結：** _Dispersals_ (2024) - https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals 中文版《離散的植物》 - https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902 Two Trees Make a Forest (2020) -&nbsp;https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees 中文版《山與林的深處》 - https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572 **在Patreon上捐款支持The Taiwan Take**http://patreon.com/taiwan 在社交媒體上關注並標記我們： 鬼島之音 | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Emily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu 鬼島之音製作：www.ghostisland.media 支持節目：https://patreon.com/Taiwan 查看omnystudio.com/listener以獲取隱私資訊。

Original title: Borders, politics, and identity through nature writing: Jessica J. Lee (author of "Dispersals") (Live on April 11, 2025)

Original description: <p>British-Canadian-Taiwanese writer <strong>Jessica J. Lee</strong> (李潔珂) is the author of three books of nature writing,&nbsp;<em><strong>Dispersals</strong> </em>(2024), <strong><em>Two Trees Make a Forest</em> </strong>(2019), and <em>Turning</em> (2017), the children&rsquo;s book<em> A Garden Called Home</em> (2024), and co-editor of the essay collection <em>Dog Hearted</em> (2023). She has a PhD in Environmental History and Aesthetics and is the founding editor of <a href="https://www.thewillowherbreview.com/">The Willowherb Review</a>. She teaches creative writing at the University of King&rsquo;s College in Canada. She lives in Berlin.<br /><br />This episode was recorded live on April 11th, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. The evening was co-organized by the Czech Hub in Taiwan, and moderated by Korean-American writer, Esther Kim.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>About Czech Hub in Taiwan</strong> - Launched in 2023, this gathering space in Taipei hosts monthly forums on policy, security, and business. It&rsquo;s curated by the European Values Center for Security Policy and the Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber. Sign up for its newsletter, Indo-Pacific Currents:<a href="https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/">https://europeanvalues.cz/en/newsletters/</a><br /><br /><strong>About the Moderator</strong> - <a href="https://www.estheryk.com/">Esther Kim</a> is a writer living in Taiwan. She is the first and former Digital Communications Manager of the <a href="https://aaww.org/">Asian American Writers&rsquo; Workshop</a>, a major literary nonprofit in NYC. She joined the Workshop as a magazine editor. Before that, she worked on staff at book publishers with an international perspective and received her Masters degrees at SOAS, London and at Edinburgh. She writes a column for The Korea Times and is working on publishing a family heirloom into an art book.<br /><br /><strong>About the Conversation&nbsp;</strong>- <em>Two Trees Make a Forest </em>is a memoir on Jessica&rsquo;s journey searching for her family roots in Taiwan. The latest title, <em>Dispersals</em>, is a collection of fourteen essays on the interconnectedness of the lives of plants and the human world. This evening, Jessica and Esther spoke about soy, swimming, nature writing and its relations to politics and anthropology, and writing for the diaspora community. <br /><br />Jessica is interested in investigating the gaps in the identity of plants and their cultural significance. While soy - a plant she writes about in&nbsp;<em>Dispersals</em> - is valued by her family as a source of food while growing up in Canada, she often heard anti-soy narratives outside of home.<br /><br />Jessica discusses the significance of addressing political and societal issues in natural writings.&nbsp;<br /><br />&ldquo;We're living in this moment of biodiversity crisis, climate change,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;And these are things that disproportionately impact the people who have contributed to those problems the least&hellip; So it doesn't really make sense for nature writers who purport to be writing about those crises and the sort of fallout from them, to not also address the human cost, the cultural framings that get us to that place.&rdquo;<br /><br />Jessica cites Taiwanese writer Wu Ming-yi and American anthropologist Anna Tsing as writing influences.&nbsp;<br /><br />Ghost Island Media first interviewed Jessica J. Lee in August 2020 for the podcast&nbsp;<em>Waste Not Why Not</em>. Check out this episode here: <a href="https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee">https://ghostisland.media/zh/shows/waste-not-why-not/jessica-j-lee</a><br /><br /><strong>Jessica J. Lee&rsquo;s publication links:</strong><br /><br /><em>Dispersals</em> (2024) - <a href="https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals">https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/dispersals</a><br />Mandarin as《離散的植物》 - <a href="https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902">https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=100902</a><br />Two Trees Make a Forest (2020) -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees">https://www.jessicajleewrites.com/two-trees</a><br />Mandarin as《山與林的深處》 - <a href="https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572">https://www.cite.com.tw/book?id=91572</a><br /><br /><strong>Support The Taiwan Take by donating on Patreon&nbsp;</strong><strong><a href="http://patreon.com/taiwan">http://patreon.com/taiwan</a></strong><strong> <br /><br /></strong>Follow and tag us on social media:<br />Ghost Island Media | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme">Twitter</a><br />Emily Y. Wu | Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu">@emilyywu</a><br />A Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ghostisland.media">www.ghostisland.media</a></p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/Taiwan" rel="payment">Support the show: https://patreon.com/Taiwan</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

Anders Fogh Rasmussen is former Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009) and Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014). He&rsquo;s Chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation.We sat down with Rasmussen this week at Yushan Forum, the annual summit organized by Taiwan&rsquo;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation.Rasmussen is worried about a new world order &ldquo;where might makes right&hellip; a world order with three power centers: one in Washington, one in Beijing, and one in Moscow. That's what concerns me the most, and I will devote the rest of my life to counter that world order.&rdquo;In Asia and in the Indo-Pacific, he&rsquo;s looking to see more multilateral approaches on security and trade. &ldquo;I would also like to see a bigger investment in your own defense,&rdquo; he says, referring to Taiwan. &ldquo;That's what we have concluded in Europe, and I think the same conclusion goes for Asia, that each individual country must demonstrate a clear commitment to its own security by increasing defense investment and by cooperating closer together.&rdquo;He warns of the consequence of a collective weakness if democracies don&rsquo;t support each other. &ldquo;If Putin gets success in Ukraine because of our weakness, it would send an extremely dangerous signal to autocrats in other parts of the world: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un&hellip;&rdquo;&nbsp;He spoke of the need for a reform of the United Nations. &ldquo;The United Nations reflect the world as it was in 1945 with the United States as really, a dominant power. But since then, other powers have risen, like Germany in Europe, like Japan in Asia, like Brazil in South America&hellip; In the current [UN] Security Council, Russia and China have so called veto, right? So they can block all decisions in the United Nations that go against their interest, and that makes the United Nations useless, because we cannot pass any resolution. So I think we need a reform of the United Nations, but as it requires the consent of both Russia and China, it's more or less impossible in the short term. So yes, long term, we should reform the United Nations. Short term, we have to deal with what we do have.&rdquo;In the last 5 minutes of the episode we play Rasmussen&rsquo;s full speech at Yushan Forum.&nbsp;To see the full opening ceremony, see here. This includes speeches by Taiwan&rsquo;s President Dr. Lai Ching-te, former Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janex Jan&scaron;a, Member of the Japanese House of Presentatives in the Diet Keiji Furuya, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan Raymond Greene, as well as Chairman of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Dr. Michael Hsiao:&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ2qq_dLmn4Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;http://patreon.com/taiwan Follow and tag us on social media:Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywuA Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mariia Makarovych is Head of the East Asian Office of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Today, we discuss the on-going peace negotiations, the role of civil society organizations the past three years, society preparedness prior to 2022, Russian propaganda since 2014, and today, the role of China.&nbsp;Makarovych is an economic and policy analyst with a background in CSO throughout Ukraine and in European think tanks. She had worked to strengthen democratic tools among communities in Donetsk and implemented projects on education, land management, and funding. She was an Information Defense Analyst at the European Values Center for Security Policy. Since 2022, she has shifted her focus to researching Ukrainian economic policy and Russia propaganda. She moved to Taiwan from Ukraine in August 2023. This conversation was recorded on March 10, 2025. Makarovych reflects on the on-going peace agreements led by U.S. President Trump. She warns of the dangers of signing a mineral deal without security guarantees and emphasizes the risk of Russia regaining strength and attacking Ukraine again: a peace agreement without fair conditions could set a dangerous precedent for aggressive regimes worldwide.Drawing from her own experience growing up in Eastern Ukraine and at the onset of the full-scale invasion in 2022, we discuss society's response to pressure, civil defense, and the differences between preparedness for natural disasters versus active hostilities. Liberal Democratic League is a Ukrainian NGO established in 2014 by students in Kyiv as a response to the Revolution of Dignity (Maidan Revolution.)It&rsquo;s been three years since Russia&rsquo;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For our retrospectives on year one and two, please the following podcast interviews: Alex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/ukraine-war-two-years-taiwan-aid-alex-khomenkoOleksandr Shyn (Ukrainian Voices): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87mQDj9X8rs&amp;list=PLOV_JV4K99T5UF76rRj9z5WUNztzIk0Fi&amp;index=10&amp;t=23sDmytro Burtsev (political scientist), in Mandarin: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/5-star-nation/ukraine-dmytro-burtsevSupport us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;http://patreon.com/taiwan Follow and tag us on social media:Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu A Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonas Parello-Plesner is Executive Director of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. He&rsquo;s the author of the book, &ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo;.&ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo; (&ldquo;Kampen om Taiwan&rdquo;) was first published in Denmark in 2023 as the first book on Taiwan for the Danish audience. The English edition was published in April, 2024.Alliance of Democracies works to strengthen democracies around the world and to encourage cooperation between the world&rsquo;s democracies. It also organizes the annual Copenhagen Democracy Summit. It&rsquo;s founded by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. In 2021, the Foundation was sanctioned by China.&nbsp;This was recorded live on February 19th, 2025 at a book launch hosted by the European Values Center for Security Policy. Introduction by Marcin Jerzewski, Head of Taiwan Office of the European Values Center for Security Policy.(Since then, U.S. President Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine; Taiwan&rsquo;s semiconductor company TSMC has announced an additional U.S. investment of 100 billion U.S. dollars.)&ldquo;The Battle for Taiwan&rdquo; on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Taiwan-Jonas-Parello-Plesner/dp/B0CZRYS4RZSupport us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;http://patreon.com/taiwan Follow and tag us on social media:Ghost Island Media |&nbsp;Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywuA Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alejandro Mayoral Ba&ntilde;os is the Executive Director of Access Now, an international NGO focusing on digital human rights. Access Now is the organizer of RightsCon - world&rsquo;s largest digital human rights summit. The 2025 edition is set to take place in Taipei from February 24 to 27, 2025, where more than 550 sessions are expected to be staged.&nbsp;Ba&ntilde;os talks to Ghost Island Media about digital authoritarianism, data governance, and artificial intelligence.&nbsp;Prior to his role at Access Now, Ba&ntilde;os has been a life-long leader in advocacy and research on&nbsp; indigenous rights and digital development. He gives advice to CSO on navigating new challenges, finding new financial sustainability, and the importance of networking. This interview was conducted on January 22, 2025. Impact of the U.S. President Trump&rsquo;s executive orders on the freezing of foreign assistance was not discussed.&nbsp;Ba&ntilde;os&rsquo;s grew up in Mexico as a member of the Mixtec indigenous people and is now based in Canada. In 2015 he founded the Indigenous Friends Association to bridge the gap between indigenous communities and digital technologies. He has been a Ashoka Fellow for his work as a social entrepreneur. In 2020 he was named a Toronto Community Champion by CBC.&nbsp;On-line sessions for RightsCon are available for those who cannot come to Taiwan. Register:&nbsp;https://www.rightscon.org/registration/ Resources Ba&ntilde;os mentioned in the interview: Indigenous Data Sovereignty: CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance: https://www.gida-global.org/care#:~:text=CARE%20Principles%20for%20Indigenous%20Data%20Governance,-The%20current%20movement&amp;text=Existing%20principles%20within%20the%20open,power%20differentials%20and%20historical%20contexts. Approaches to create AI Models for the Indigenous -&nbsp; Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence Working Group: https://www.indigenous-ai.net/Support us by donating on Patreon&nbsp;http://patreon.com/taiwan Follow and tag us on social media:Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywuA Ghost Island Media production:&nbsp;www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Graham Jones is an election observer. In his new report “Taiwan POWER” on the 2024 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan, Jones sets up Taiwan as a model for resilience against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). Jones identifies a set of strengths that's the core of Taiwan’s resilience against FIMI: Purpose-driven, Organic, Whole-society, Evolving, Remit-bound. Jones stresses it’s the bottom-up approach of Taiwan’s civic society that’s made it particularly resilient.  “What’s interesting about Taiwan is we often consider Taiwan to be patient zero of Chinese information operations, Beijing’s information operations… If we are to move from not just defining the problem, but also defining the solution, I think Taiwan is a place that provides a good deal of inspiration to the wider world.” Jones points to Chinese PRC influence of political elites, often through tourism, and why countries need to understand the work of the United Front. We also talk about AI, deep fake, media literacy, and where he stands on the responsibility of social media platforms against false information.  The Taiwan 2024 elections took place on January 13, 2024. While the ruling DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) won an unprecedented third consecutive term in office, it lost the majority in parliament. Elections take place in Taiwan every two years. They alternate between national and local elections. The next local elections for mayors, city counselors, and village chiefs should be in November 2026. Taiwan POWER by Ben Graham Jones, commissioned by DoubleThink Lab, was released in August 2024: https://medium.com/doublethinklab/taiwan-power-a-model-for-resilience-to-foreign-information-manipulation-interference-70ea81f859b7 Previous episodes from Ghost Island Media on disinformation: “Disinformation: Building Digital Resilience” on Dispatch From Taiwan - with voices from Taiwan FactCheck Center, DoubleThink Lab, and Citizen Lab: https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/01/disinformation-building-digital-resilience “Influence Operations on PTT” with Oddis J.F. Tsai and J.M. Hung (INDSR): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-ptt-influence-operation “Disinformation” with Puma Shen (Doublethink Lab): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/disinformation-doublethink-lab “China Information Warfare” with Jeremy Hung (INDSR): https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/taiwan-take/indsr-china-information-war Support us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan Follow and tag us on social media:Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywu A Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.media  Support the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

&ldquo;Decathlon: The CK Yang &amp; Rafer Johnson Story&rdquo; 《奧運傳奇：楊傳廣與強生》is a tribute to one of the greatest Taiwanese Olympians - C.K. Yang - and his American rival and long-time friend, Rafer Johnson.&nbsp; At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, C.K. Yang (Yang Chuan-kwang 楊傳廣) won silver and became the first person with a Chinese surname to win an Olympic medal. Rafer Johnson carried the flag for the U.S.A national team and was the first black American to do so.&nbsp; The 45-minute film - 18 years in making - was released in August 2024 during the Paris Olympics. Directed by Frank W Chen. Written by Mike Chinoy and John Krich. Interview footage with C.K. Yang, Tom Brokaw, Chi Cheng, Michael Eaves, and more. Mike Chinoy is an American journalist who spent 24 years as a foreign correspondent for CNN. He was CNN&rsquo;s first bureau chief in Beijing, and has won the Emmy, the Dupond, and the Peabody Awards for his coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. He is the author of five books. He currently lives in Taipei. Frank W. Chen is a Taiwanese-Canadian documentary filmmaker. His previous film, &ldquo;Late Life&rdquo; (2018) on the Taiwanese MLB pitcher Wang Chien-Ming (New York Yankees, 2005-2007) was nominated for a Golden Horse Award and won audience awards in Los Angeles and Vancouver. Stream the film here on TaiwanPlus Docs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbdC5v3LX8 If you&rsquo;d like to organize a screening in your city, please contact [email protected] Support us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan Tag and follow&nbsp;Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEPISODE CREDITHost / Emily Y. Wu&nbsp;@emilyywuEditing / Wayne TsaiResearcher / Zack Chiang&nbsp;A Ghost Island Media production /&nbsp;@ghostislandme www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taiwanese writer Chi Ta-wei (紀大偉)'s 1996 novel “The Membranes” has seen global success in recent years, with translations in French, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Spanish, Danish, and forthcoming editions in Portuguese, Greek, and Vietnamese. “The Membranes” is a dystopian fiction set in the 22nd century. Climate change has devastated Earth, and humans now live at the bottom of the sea. The protagonist is a dermatologist named Momo who can read her clients’ memories through their skins. Chi Ta-wei is an important voice in Taiwanese queer literature.  We talk about the year 1994 - the era of Pulp Fiction, Nine Inch Nails, and Nirvana. In Taipei, a bookstore called FemBooks (女書店) was opened. Artists and students wanting international cinema flocked to the Golden Horse Film Festival.  One of Ta-wei’s contemporaries is the late author Qiu Miaojin (邱妙津). Ta-wei talks about why he and Qiu shared a fondness for Europe. We also talk about the Australian writer and translator Ari Heinrich who worked on English translations for both Chi Ta-wei and Qiu Miaojin. Chi Ta-Wei also talks about his appreciation for translators, and advice for writers, editors, and publishers who are working on bringing Taiwanese books to the world.  For French listeners, here’s our Interview with theater director Cédric Delorme-Bouchard on the stage adaptation that premiered in Montreal 2024: https://ghostisland.media/en/shows/france-taiwan/membrane-cedric-delorme-bouchard More on Chi Ta-wei: www.taweichi.com/ Links to the novel “The Membranes”: (In English) “The Membranes” translated by Ari Heinrich (University of Columbia Press, 2021) - https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-membranes/9780231195713 (En français) “Membrane” traduit par Gwennaël Gaffric (L'Asiathèque. 2020) https://www.asiatheque.com/fr/livre/membrane 《膜》繁體中文版 (聯經出版, 1996) https://www.linkingbooks.com.tw/LNB/book/Book.aspx?ID=184182&amp;vs=pc Tag and follow Ghost Island Media on social media: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Support us by donating on Patreon - http://patreon.com/taiwan  EPISODE CREDIT Host / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywuEditing / Zack Chiang, Wayne TsaiResearcher / Skylar NguyenA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandmeSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was the first Academy Awards nomination for a documentary from Taiwan. “Island in Between”《金門》was a nominee for Best Documentary Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. In this 19-minute documentary, we see Kinmen (Quemoy) through the lens of filmmaker S. Leo Chiang (江松長) and the diverse cast of characters he meets there. Kinmen - made of a set of islands - is governed by Taiwan but sits just 2 miles across from China. Here Chiang portrays an “uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.” We talk about Kinmen, the making of the film, the path to the Oscars, and Chiang’s personal journey from being a parachute kid to the U.S., and his evolving identity as a Chinese, Taiwanese, American, and everything in between.  Chiang is co-founder of the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc). In 2009, Chiang was nominated for an Emmy for the documentary “A Village Called Versailles.”“Island in Between” is produced by CNEX, and distributed by the New York Times Op-Docs. Producer, Jean Tsien. Watch: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000009146242/island-in-between.htmlSupport us by donating on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taiwan Follow and tag us on social media:Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywuA Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Khomenko is the organizer of Taiwan Stands with Ukraine 台灣烏克蘭陣線. We talk about conducting citizen diplomacy at a time of war, Taiwan’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine and public donations that amounted to the sending of power generators and ambulances, Taiwan and Ukraine relations, and the internal politics the Ukrainian government may be facing at home. Ukraine has no representatives based in Taiwan. When the war broke out on February 24, 2022, there were around 250 Ukrainians living in Taiwan. Many have had to do the difficult job of citizen diplomacy at a time of war. They have formed groups to rally support from the Taiwanese public, the Taiwanese government, and foreign offices based in Taiwan. They have held fundraiser events, cultural days, demonstrations near the Moscow office, exhibitions at the National Human Rights Museum, and the two-year anniversary march.They are the best example of citizen diplomacy, but at the worst of times. Ukrainian Food day in Taipei (More info)1-7pm on Sunday, March 10Location: Bar FEST 台北市汀州路三段149號 - (Google Map)For our previous interviews on Ukraine -Olek Shyn on Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - Watch VideoDmytro Burtsev on Five Star Nation (Mandarin) - ListenFollow and tag us on social media:Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEmily Y. Wu | Twitter @emilyywuSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan A Ghost Island Media production: www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reinhard Bütikofer is a familiar name in Europe and Taiwan relations. He has been a Member of European Parliament since 2009, where he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chairperson of the Delegation for Relations with China, and an alternate member of the Committee on International Trade. Reinhard also co-chairs IPAC, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. (This conversation was recorded prior to the 2024 January 13 election in Taiwan.)We discuss the history of Europe-Taiwan relations, how 2016 and 2019 paved the way for an increased level of engagement with Taiwan, and how Bütikofer stays hopeful (“pessimism of the intellect, and optimism of the will.”)Plus, a quote of hope from Hong Kong pro-democracy politician, Martin Lee.Bütikofer is the organizer of the annual Berlin Taiwan Conference. See archive video here: 2022 - “Opportunities and Challenges in Times of Geopolitical Change” (Dec 5, 6)Day 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDzUT7EpB0Day 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTrFoRWu8ow2023 - “Taiwan before the Presidential Elections” (Nov 13,14)Day 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4s_6Q_zocDay 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKynM7SURsSupport us by donating on Patreon http://patreon.com/taiwan Tag and follow us on social media:Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterEPISODE CREDITHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywuEditing / Gerald WilliamsResearcher / Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwanA Ghost Island Media production / @ghostislandmewww.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 5-episode limited series delves into policy debates within Taiwan that could have implications for the region and beyond. Each episode features Taiwanese local experts and voices weighing in on social, economic and defense issues as they discusses how Taiwanese society is responding to these challenges.From Ghost Island Media in Taipei and U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C, this is "Dispatch from Taiwan." Subscribe -Apple Podcasts: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-appleSpotify: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-spotifyAmazon: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-amazonEpisode 1: Defense — Rising Awareness and PreparationTaiwan elects a new president on January 13, 2024. Peace across the Taiwan Strait is on people’s minds, but where the candidates and their political parties differ is how to maintain it. All three presidential candidates have indicated they would continue Taiwan’s current foreign policies, though they have different views of what shape relations with China and with the United States should take, as well as different priorities for Taiwan’s defense preparedness. As China continues its military aggression in the region, many in Taiwan are thinking of how best to defend their home. In 2024, Taiwan will see a record-high national defense budget of 19.4 billion USD. Military conscription also was extended to one year. In his New Year’s speech, Chinese leader Xi Jinping renewed the Chinese Communist Party’s threats to take over Taiwan, which China considers its own but has never ruled. This episode includes expert views from Ying-Yu LIN from Tamkang University and CHIEH Chung from the National Policy Foundation, as well as the civilian voices of Robin HSU from the TaiwanADIZ club and Tsung-lin TSAI.Ghost Island Media: https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com/USIP: https://www.usip.org/dispatch-taiwanSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!Prior to moving to Taiwan, Louis Heng had spent time in Singapore, Germany, Malta, and Scotland. Louis’ first time in Taiwan was with the Singaporian military. He then worked briefly as an airline pilot before entering a career in life insurance. In this episode, Louis and Emily talk about relocation with your family, managing and navigating multi-cultural teams, and Germany’s famous Oktoberfest.This episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office.Interested in moving to Taiwan? Find out more about this open work-permit and residency visa at https://goldcard.nat.gov.twEPISODE CREDITHost / Emily Y. Wu @emilyywuProject Manager / Serena PaiEditing / Gerald WilliamsSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As global attention on Taiwan intensifies, so does the significance of the work undertaken by domestic journalists. Today we speak with Taipei-based journalists as Taiwan gears up for its presidential and legislative election on January 13th, 2024. This is a collaboration with the NüVoices Podcast.  Many thanks to the team at NüVoices partnering with us for this collaborative episode.  Today's guests are: Silva Shih -  Head of data journalism at CommonWealth Magazine (天下雜誌) in Taiwan, where she’s also a managing editor. Silva had previously spent five years at the Financial Times Chinese in Beijing where she oversaw data-driven stories, graphics and cross-strait relations coverage. Wen-Yee Lee - A tech reporter with Business Weekly Magazine (商業周刊) in Taiwan, covering Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain. She has been covering the semiconductor industry since 2018.  Afore Hsieh -  A local fixer for the Asia bureau of the French-language network of CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Prior to being a news assistant, Hsieh was a digital project manager at United Daily News in Taiwan. Taiwan’s upcoming election has become one of the most closely monitored events in decades, drawing the attention of foreign press members, international scholars, and think-tanks. This heightened interest is reflected not only in the increased number of books published about Taiwan, spanning countries such as Denmark, Germany, and the U.S., but also in the creation of numerous high-quality newsletters dedicated to Taiwan this year. Links to stories mentioned in the discussion: “The Direst Straits : Why the Chinese Military Has Increased Activity Near Taiwan” by Silva Shih (Commonwealth Magazine, 2021) “Uncovering the US-China Tech War: The Chip Rush in 21st Century America” by Wen-Yee Lee (Business Weekly, 2022) “Un musée pour combattre le tabou des menstruations à Taïwan” by Philippe Leblanc with Afore Hsieh (CBC/Radio-Canada, 2022)Support us by donating on patreon.com/taiwanTag and follow us on social media: Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterHost - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywuResearch - Khera GanongoEditing, Music - NüVoicesSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation” includes over 130 recipes and stories of the food in Taiwan, its history, and its people. It’s been named a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetitit, Forbes, Food &amp; Wine, New York Magazine, Eater, and Tasting Table. It was published by Simon &amp; Schuster in September, 2023.Clarissa Wei has been a food journalist for a decade - writing about Asian cuisine in the L.A Times, about Nicaragua for VICE, on China for Goldthread of the SCMP. Her writings on the intersection of food and politics appear regularly in the New York Times, the Guardian, and The New Yorker. She’s based in Taipei.Support the show by donating on patreon.com/taiwanTag and follow us on social media: Ghost Island Media | Instagram | Facebook | TwitterProduced by Ghost Island Media Producer, Host - Emily Y. Wu @emilyywuResearch / Khera GanongoProduction - www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winner of 2023 Golden Melody Award in Best Arrangement, Jen-Ting Chien 簡任廷 and Jen-Yu Chien 簡任佑 are the two pieces of Twincussion 雙子二重奏. Jen-Ting and Jen-Yu trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2018 they played in Carnegie Hall. In 2023 they were selected for Center Stage, a cultural-exchange program from the U.S. Department of State. The brothers are versatile in Western classical music, Taiwanese folk, and new works by contemporary composers. This episode is fun to listen to, but it’s even more fun to watch!This is the podcast edition of "Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-twincussion-musicGet in touch with Ghost Island MediaFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandmeInstagram - @ghostislandme  Twitter - @ghostislandmeProduced by Ghost Island MediaProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting YehResearcher - Min Chao Podcast Editor - Dino LinProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald WilliamsDirector for Video - Laticia Fan Post-Production Supervisor - Kaley EmersonVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi WangCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlusExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    Supervisor - Eric Yang    Production Coordinator - Jenny LuoSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weining Hung 洪維寧 founded LUCfest, a music showcase festival, in 2017 with KK Yeh 葉宛青 (White Wabbit Records). Taiwanese bands first played there before they went international, bands like Outlet Drift, The Fur, Go Go Machine Orchestra, Lücy, and Trout Fresh. When Weining’s not managing the festival, she’s managing Asian talents like Phum Viphurit from Thailand. We talk about her love for music, the “it” factor for a superstar-to-be, and how the live music industry is changing post-COVID.Weining’s advice for emerging musicians? “Get yourself a manager, a team. Then get yourself an agent, a publicist, some business managers. Organise your team. Then you have a possibility to grow.”This is the podcast edition of "Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu". Watch the video of this conversation on TaiwanPlus - https://gimpod.me/gamechangers-weining-hung-music-lucfestGet in touch with Ghost Island MediaFacebook - https://fb.com/ghostislandmeInstagram - @ghostislandme  Twitter - @ghostislandmeProduced by Ghost Island MediaProducer, Host - Emily Y. Wu Associate Producer, Co-Writer - Ting YehResearcher - Min Chao Podcast Editor - Dino LinProduction Assistance - Teresa Yen, Gerald WilliamsDirector for Video - Laticia Fan Post-Production Supervisor - Kaley EmersonVideo Editor - Emma Chou, Vivi WangCopyright by, and First Broadcasted on TaiwanPlusExecutive Producer - Shirley Keng, Kelly Kuo    Supervisor - Eric Yang    Production Coordinator - Jenny LuoSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.