About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Taiwan's history and its geopolitical significance with guests Charles Xu and Feiyang Sun.

This is a free preview of the episode "China Ep. 9: Taiwan w/ Charles Xu and Feiyang Sun." You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast As a Patreon subscriber you'll get access to bi-weekly bonus episodes ranging from conversations to readings and more. Signing up for Patreon is a great way to make Upstream a weekly show, and it will also give you access to our entire back catalog of Patreon episodes along with stickers and bumper stickers at certain subscription tiers. You'll also be helping to keep Upstream sustainable and allowing us to keep this project going. Charles Xu and Feiyang Sun join us for a conversation on Taiwan. Charles Xu is a member of Qiao Collective and Sovereign Media . Feiyang Sun is a member of Qiao Collective . Our conversation begins with an introduction to Taiwan geographically and historically prior to the modern period and into the early modern period, including the colonization by Japan in the early 20th century—disputing certain Taiwan separatist arguments along the way. We then revisit the Chinese Civil War, discussing the Communist Party of China (CPC) and The Kuomintang (KMT) as…

People in this episode

Guests: Charles Xu, Feiyang Sun

Topics covered

• Taiwan
• Chinese Civil War
• colonization
• US involvement
• historical context

Keywords

• Taiwan
• Chinese Civil War
• colonization
• Japan
• US involvement
• Kuomintang
• Communist Party of China

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Qiao Collective, Sovereign Media, Kuomintang, Communist Party of China

Places: Taiwan, Japan, China, United States

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