Ep. 323 | The History of Taiwan (Part 14)
Chen Shuibian and Ma Ying-jeou both served two terms as president of the Republic of China. These years from 2000 to 2016 illustrated the glaring examples between the KMT and the DPP. Beginning with T...
2 Apr 202343min
The Peking Express with James Zimmerman
Hitting the shelves April 4th is Beijing-based attorney James Zimmerman's new book: "The Peking Express - The Bandits who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China." This explos...
29 Mars 202358min
I Should've Known Better | The Chinese Sayings Podcast
You didn't ask for it. But you're getting it anyway. This week's Chinese Sayings Podcast reaches back all the way to those fateful years following the fall of the Qin Dynasty and the contentious perio...
26 Mars 202312min
Shanghai's Uchiyama Bookstore with Naoko Kato
Laszlo welcomes Dr. Naoko Kato onto the CHP to talk about her new book: "Kaleidoscope: The Uchiyama Bookstore and its Sino-Japanese Visionaries." During one of the most fertile periods in modern Chine...
22 Mars 202334min
Ep. 322 | The History of Taiwan (Part 13)
In this Part 13 installment, in what I can tell you now, will be a 15-Part series, we look at some of the main events from 1977-1987. This was the final decade in the life of Chiang Ching-Kuo. He ende...
19 Mars 202343min
Locked and Loaded | The Chinese Sayings Podcast
I don't do this too often but I'm featuring this week's Chinese Sayings Podcast in the CHP feed. Firstly this is a tale rooted in 7th century BC Spring and Autumn history. But also, just in case you n...
12 Mars 202312min
Ep. 321 | The History of Taiwan (Part 12)
Another barnburner of an episode here in Part 12. The 1960s and 70s witnessed a lot of turbulence in Taiwan. Following the Sino-Soviet Split, Chiang Kai-shek had a funny feeling his U.S. ally was goin...
5 Mars 202343min
Ep. 320 | The History of Taiwan (Part 11)
The focus for this time will be on the main events of 1957-1962. The KMT and the ROC government had been on a wartime footing throughout the 1950s. We'll also look at the infamous KMT repression and m...
19 Feb 202344min
