Emily Y. Wu
@emilyywu.com
🎙️ Producing/founded, Ghost Island Media podcast network based in Taiwan. 16 shows in English, Mandarin, French: https://ghostisland.media 📺 Producer/host of "Cover to Cover" and "Game Changers" on TaiwanPlus. Twitter @ emilyywu
Really sad to hear the passing of Lam Wing-Kee. In April 2021 he welcomed our team into his bookshop. He talked about his jailing by the CCP, relocation considerations, Hong Kongers in exile, and the reading books to combat disinformation. ghostisland.media/zh/shows/5-s...
Thank you for covering this, @pw.org ! Lin King is absolutely phenomenal! For everyone else, here's the video link to all 4 episodes of "Cover to Cover"! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
📺 𝙎𝙃𝙊𝙒｜"Cover to Cover" (Full Episodes) - YouTube
Hosted by podcast producer Emily Y. Wu, "Cover to Cover" features interviews with writers whose literary works, non-fiction, or memoirs tell the story of Tai...
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Poets & Writers@pw.org · 3mo ago#ClipOfTheDay: In this Cover to Cover podcast interview hosted by Emily Y. Wu, writer and translator Lin King talks about the process of translating Yáng Shuāng-zi’s novel Taiwan Travelogue (Graywolf Press), which won the National Book Award for Translated Literature. Watch: at.pw.org/LinKing
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Min Chao@wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 3mo agoDespite 519 White Terror Memorial Day no longer being recognized as an official holiday, the Ministry of Culture is organizing a series of events related to Taiwan's authoritarian past until July, including a talk between @emilyywu.com and "Taiwan Travelogue" translator @linkinglionking.bsky.social.
Women's experiences under White Terror is a central theme in our podcast Z色派對 this year. Today, Rita Jhang & Zoe Lee discuss the life of Tan Sian-cha (1922-2020) whose husband Wang Yu-lin was taken then killed by KMT police March 14, 1947. Listen (in Mandarin): ghostisland.media/en/shows/gre...
Starting today, Taiwan's permanent residents (APRC holders w/10+ years of total residency as foreign professionals) are now eligible for disability care. Listen to my conversation with David Chang from Crossroads who began this advocacy work 3 yr ago: ghostisland.media/en/shows/tai...
We will discuss the environmental realities of chip manufacturing in the US and Taiwan. Moderator: @emilyywu.com Members can sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RSVP: TFCCxATJ Talk on the Empire of AI's Hidden Cost
For the next installation of our monthly TFCCxATJ talk, we will host a panel titled "The Empire of AI's Hidden Cost," a timely discussion on the collision between tech giants and the climate crisis.Th...
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The Foreign Correspondents’ 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-...
Visa denial for Rebecca Choong Wilkins underscores press freedom concerns
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is deeply concerned by the confirmation that Bloomberg journalist Rebecca Choong Wilkins has had her visa renewal application denied. Choong Wilki...
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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: Spotify: gimpod.me/zero-day-spo... Apple Pod: gimpod.me/zero-day-apple
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 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: Apple Pod: gimpod.me/recall-apple Spotify: gimpod.me/recall-spotify YouTube: gimpod.me/recall-youtube
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...
Digital Silk Road: how China's reshaping the global digital norm
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Nous parlons à nouveau cinéma dans le podcast "Balades Culturelles Franco-Taïwanaises" - cette fois en compagnie de Wafa Ghermani, professeure et autrice. "Histoire du cinéma taïwanais avec Wafa Ghermani": ghostisland.media/zh/shows/fra...
🥳 Z GREEN PARTY our pod on feminism & gender has been nominated for an International Women's Podcast Awards! Congratulations to hosts Dr. Rita Jhang and lawyer Zoe Lee.
Today marks 1,601 days in prison for Jimmy Lai. I recently spoke to @thecfhk.bsky.social 's Mark L. Clifford on his Lai biography, "The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic". Watch here: youtu.be/nBOfFkXU9XQ?...
Who is Jimmy Lai: Mark L. Clifford (Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong, CFHK)
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We first interviewed Jessica J. Lee in 2020 for "Waste Not Why Not" podcast. Five years later we finally got to meet her in person. Thank you @yehaoqin.bsky.social at the Czech Hub in Taiwan for co-organizing this great talk. Moderated by the amazing Esther Kim.
Join us for a talk this Friday, April 11, with British-Canadian-Taiwanese author Jessica J. Lee, whose works offer one of the most unique reading experiences about Taiwan. RSVP: gimpod.me/LeeApr11
Kaitlyn Chen is the first Taiwanese American to win an NCAA basketball championship! She was previously the captain at Princeton where they won the 2024 Ivy League tournament. 🏀🏆
Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter@realbachscore.bsky.social · last yr.Most productive college career ever? Kaitlyn Chen played three years at Princeton and earned an Ivy League degree. Then she transferred to UConn, enrolled in grad school and won a national title.
We sat down with Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Taipei this week for a conversation on support for Taiwan, warning against collective failure, and a new world order. Rasmussen is chairman @aodemocracies.bsky.social, former NATO Sec Gen, and former PM of Denmark. Listen: ghostisland.media/en/shows/tai...
Earlier this week, Mariia Makarovych of Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine joined me in a podcast to discuss peace negotiations, role of CSO the past three years, society preparedness pre-2022, Russian propaganda, and China. Listen on Spotify/Apple/YouTube: ghostisland.media/en/shows/tai...
My latest for The News Lens on Danish former diplomat and analyst Jonas Parello-Plesner's recent discussion of his book 'The Battle for Taiwan' and Taiwan's relations with Europe and the US, hosted by @europeanvalues.bsky.social: international.thenewslens.com/article/187410
Danish Analyst Emphasizes Preparedness in ‘Battle for Taiwan’ - The News Lens International Edition
Danish PM Frederiksen rejects Trump's Greenland offer, emphasizing European support for Ukraine. Analyst Parello-Plesner discusses Trump's foreign policy impact on Taiwan, suggesting leveraging Taiwa...
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I caught up recently with Jonas Parello-Plesner (Executive Director of Alliance of Democracies Foundation) on his book "The Battle for Taiwan". Published first as “Kampen om Taiwan” in 2023, this was the first book on Taiwanese politics aimed at a Danish audience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9uL...
“The Battle for Taiwan” by Jonas Parello-Plesner (Live on Feb 19, 2025)
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For those looking for translations of the Abe Shinzō memoir, a Mandarin version was published by 八旗文化 in Sept 2024. I hear an English translation is underway: www.bookrepclub.com.tw/index.php?md... www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
President-elect Trump hosts Akie Abe at Mar-a-Lago estate | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Akie Abe, the widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, dined with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Dec. 15.
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Just heard about this Taiwanese tennis player 🎾 Ranked 75th in the world by ITF for junior boys (#1 in Taiwan), 陳冠守 CHEN Kuan-Shou is qualified for the Australian Open (Jan 12, 2025) but he needs funds to travel. Chen started playing at age 5 in Tainan. Campaign: www.gofundme.com/f/empower-ku...
Donate to Empower Kuan-Shou Chen's Tennis Journey to Australia, organized by Mark Hsu
From Taiwan to the World: Support Kuan-Shou Chen's Journey to the Austra… Mark Hsu needs your support for Empower Kuan-Shou Chen's Tennis Journey to Australia
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In this Aug 2024 survey on French attitudes on international conflicts, respondents are on ave responsive to Taiwanese narratives (vs China's). W/ higher sensitivity from politically center, consumers of national/reg media, environmentalists, or aged 65+: www.fondationdescartes.org/2024/11/pene...
Laurent Cordonier@laurentcordonier.bsky.social · 2y ago[1/25] Les protagonistes des conflits internationaux rivalisent pour imposer leur récit des événements et délégitimer celui de l’adversaire. Mon étude pour la Fondation Descartes sur la pénétration en France des récits sur les conflits et tensions 🇷🇺vs🇺🇦 /Hamas vs🇮🇱 / 🇲🇱vs🇫🇷 / 🇨🇳vs🇹🇼 ⬇️
Agreed and the same story every year. A trade agreement between EU and Taiwan is an obvious choice but historically both sides see problems in e.g. financial services.
Emily Y. Wu@emilyywu.com · 2y agoTaiwan is EU’s 13th largest trading partner. EU is Taiwan's 4th largest trading partner (after China, US, Japan) and the largest source of Foreign Direct Investments (w/ majority in offshore wind). Summaries: EU: policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-rel... Taiwan: www.trade.gov.tw/english/Page...
Great visualizations by @asiasociety.org Asia Society Policy Institute. Compiled from near-2,500 survey results over the years 2000 to 2024. View by territory/GDP/population. Toggle between map/table modes. Filter by BRI/Global South. Track changes over time: asiasociety.org/policy-insti...
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Global Public Opinion on China (GPOC) aggregates worldwide polling data to better inform public debates and support China-related decision-making among the world’s governments and policy communities, ...
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Taiwan is EU’s 13th largest trading partner. EU is Taiwan's 4th largest trading partner (after China, US, Japan) and the largest source of Foreign Direct Investments (w/ majority in offshore wind). Summaries: EU: policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-rel... Taiwan: www.trade.gov.tw/english/Page...
Sense Hofstede@sensehofstede.nl · 2y agoEU and Taiwan hold third Trade and Investment Dialogue – European Commission: ‘Both sides expressed their appreciation for the recently achieved understanding on offshore wind investment conditions. […] The EU also raised its long-standing market access concerns on agri-food exports.’
