We will discuss the environmental realities of chip manufacturing in the US and Taiwan. Moderator: @emilyywu.com
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The Foreign Correspondentsโ Club, Hong Kong is deeply concerned by the confirmation that @bloomberg.com journalist Rebecca Choong Wilkins has had her visa renewal application denied.
Full statement: www.fcchk.org/visa-denial-...
โZero Day Attackโ (2025, 10 ep) premiered on Public Television Service in Taiwan on August 2, 2025. Itโs available for streaming in Japan through Amazon Japan; and in Taiwan on PTS+, Line TV, MyVideo, and Hami Video. Listen: ghostisland.media/en/shows/tai...
CHENG began her career as a journalist covering national disasters and crises, most notably the 921 Earthquake in 1999 and the SARS outbreak in 2003. She is hopeful about the Taiwanese society's ability to unite during stress.
In computer terms, Zero-Day (0-Day) is a security flaw of the software, hardware, or firmware thatโs unknown to developers. CHENG explains that for Taiwan, the most vulnerable period would be the 4 months between a presidential election and the inauguration.
The term Zero-Day (Z Day) used to describe the notional date of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan was first used by security analyst Ian Easton in his 2017 book, โThe Chinese Invasion Threatโ. He laid out the Zero Day scenario: blockade, amphibious landing, then a total takeover.
CHENG discusses how self-censorship in the creative industries have typically prevented political stories from being developed, funded, and produced. Potential funders shied away from the project, and in some cases, entire talent agencies refused to participate.
โZero Day Attackโ (้ถๆฅๆปๆ) is a 10-episode drama that imagines Taiwanese internal divide and cohesion after the Chinese PLA have launched an invasion of Taiwan. Each ep is about a different aspect of society: military, media, cyber attack, religious and business communities.
New on #TheTaiwanTake pod: I spoke with the producer of "Zero Day Attack" TV series about an imagined Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Hsin-mei CHENG talks about what it's like developing this series: Listen:
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Here's a look at the recall thresholds for this Saturday's recall referendum in Taiwan.
Listen to our interview with political scientist Nathan Batto on Great Recall - available on "The Taiwan Take" wherever you get your podcasts.
We've edited in some highlights here. Check this out. And then, listen to my conversation with Nathan Batto on "The Great Recall of 2025" -
Podcast: gimpod.me/recall-listen
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This newest one is a music video sung in Taiwanese/Tai-gi, with archival footage of democracy activism during and after martial law. The release of this video coincides with anniversary of 38 years since 38 years of martial law: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClDn...
This is on "removing facial moles" is with puppetry. A staff favorite at Ghost Island Media: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP4l...
This short film is about "doing your homework". Father yells at son for not studying, only to realize he also needs to be responsible for society. Meanwhile, his wife is an organizer. Directed by Wang Shaudi ็ๅฐๆฃฃ whose father was General with CKS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQwy...
This very first one is about "taking out the trash". A person sees a pile of trash on the street, begins yelling at the trash. A second person comes by, and takes away the trash: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky-X...
Something we only briefly mentioned is "Taiwan Action" - the series of online films by a 100 filmmakers in Taiwan. They are music videos, reels, mini documentaries, short films, get out the vote films. Multiple of them have surpassed million views.
We also discuss the impact of a perpetual election cycle. This recall affects more than 1/4 of elected members. (That's 24 out 79 elected seats - in a house of 113 legislators). By-elections will be held in the fall for districts that meet the threshold.
Phase 1 and 2 of recall bids were more successful in cities than in rural communities. The varying social cost of participation could be one reason to this, Batto explains.
Nathan Batto shared so much insights and analysis on the recall movement. We spoke about how thresholds were lowered in 2016 (the Sunflower Movement), why bids were more successful in cities vs rural communities (social cost), and the impact of a perpetual election cycle (behavior change).
We caught up with political scientist Nathan Batto on Taiwan's upcoming recall referendum. Listen to "The Great Recall of 2025": gimpod.me/recall-listen
The Taiwan Take podcast:
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I caught up with @mcaster.bsky.social and I-Chen Liu of @article19.bsky.social on their 2025 report on China's Digital Digital Silk Road: "Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics". We talked about UN, ASEAN, the upcoming Hanoi Convention. Have a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5a...
Aurรฉlien Rossanino et Wafa Ghermani ainsent question de lโhistoire de la reconnaissance du cinรฉma taรฏwanais dans le monde, de ses liens avec le Japon et de lโun de ses thรจmes phares : les trains. Avis donc aux amateurs dโaventures ferroviaires et aux cinรฉphiles curieux !
Wafa Ghermani raconte Taรฏwan, sa sociรฉtรฉ, ses conflits internes, ses paradoxes ร travers des films rares, en abordant aussi bien le cinรฉma populaire que les ลuvres de propagande ou les films dโauteur.
Nous parlons ร nouveau cinรฉma dans le podcast "Balades Culturelles Franco-Taรฏwanaises" - cette fois en compagnie de Wafa Ghermani, professeure et autrice. "Histoire du cinรฉma taรฏwanais avec Wafa Ghermani": ghostisland.media/zh/shows/fra...
This is the only international podcast competition with a category dedicated to non-English productions. Thank you to the team at IWPA - International Women's Podcast Awards for putting this together year after year! Award ceremony is set for June 17th, 2025 at the BBC Radio Theatre in London.
From Taiwan, our podcast "Z Green Party (Z่ฒๆดพๅฐ)" on feminism and gender issues. In this episode we spoke to author Nancy Chen Baldwin about her childhood in Taiwan in the 1950's: at age 5 she was sold to a chambermaid who served American G.I.'s. Listen: ghostisland.media/en/shows/gre...
From @cnnportugaloficial.bsky.social, the narrative podcast โGungunhana - When Portugal Kidnapped a King (Gungunhana - Quando Portugal Raptou um Rei)โ; and as supported by @ec.europa.eu โTrucker Life (Vie de routieres)โ.
From Germany, โ12 Lives (12 Leben)โ of stories of crimes against women; and from Spain, โThe Big House (La Casa Grande)โ of testimonials from women who have survived domestic violence and coercive control.
Fellow nominees include two productions by Radio-Canada @iciradiocanada.bsky.social, the French-language national broadcaster in Canada: โAbortion: A country like no other (Avortement : un pays pas comme les autres)โ on abortion and โAngry Periods (Frue menstruates)โ on endometriosis.
