Episode 5: People’s Relations -- Moving Between Taiwan and China

March 04, 2024 00:36:35
Episode 5: People’s Relations -- Moving Between Taiwan and China
Dispatch from Taiwan
Episode 5: People’s Relations -- Moving Between Taiwan and China

Mar 04 2024 | 00:36:35

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Show Notes

From 1945 to 1949, an estimated million-plus people from China arrived in Taiwan. The newcomers joined an existing population of 6 million, significantly changing the demographic makeup of modern Taiwan. In this episode, we look at the stories of some of those who arrived, and how perspectives of China differ among generations and those who travel back and forth.

People we spoke to agreed that regular and meaningful interactions between citizens across the Taiwan Strait are necessary. Otherwise, as military and political tensions continue to rise across the Strait, the chances of misunderstanding escalate and could lead to conflict.

This episode includes interviews with Shiang-Chu Tang, a filmmaker and Peabody Awardee, Jin Liao from New Frontier Foundation, Ian Rowen from National Taiwan Normal University, journalist Yu-Ping Chang, and master’s student Olivia Lin.

Views in the podcast do not reflect those of the United States Institute of Peace and Ghost Island Media.

 

For more: https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/03/peoples-relations-moving-between-taiwan-and-china

 

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