Drum Tower: What does it mean to be Taiwanese?
October 24, 2023
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October 24, 2023
Drum Tower: What does it mean to be Taiwanese?
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<p>Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many have worried: is Taiwan next? China is giving Taiwan a terrifying choice: unify with China, or face war. People in Taiwan want neither of these.</p><p>For this special four-part series, David Rennie, <em>The Economist</em>’s Beijing bureau chief, and Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, ask whether <a href="https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023-03-11?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taiwan can preserve its freedoms and decide its own future</a>.</p><p>In this first episode, they explore how <a href="https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/03/06/how-taiwan-is-shaped-by-its-history-and-identity?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taiwan’s divided and changing identity</a> impacts how close Taiwanese people want to be to China. They meet Chen Yao-chang, a doctor turned novelist, whose idea of what it means to be Taiwanese has changed in recent years.</p><p>Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with <a href="https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-drumtower" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our limited time offer.</a> If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.</p><p>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our FAQs page</a> or watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our video</a> explaining how to link your account.</p><p><br /></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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