Talking Taiwan: US Taiwan Watch: Think Tank Focused on the Relationship Between the United States and Taiwan
Last year I spoke with Robin, Jerry and Peng-Hsuan about the U.S. Taiwan Watch after they organized a hackathon at the Taiwanese American Conference- East Coast that’s held annually around July 4th.
U.S. Taiwan Watch was founded in 2017 to synthesize data on Taiwan-related bills in Congress. Later, they expanded their work to include analysis on U.S. foreign policy and podcasts discussing U.S.-Taiwan relations.
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Jerry Hsu is Co-founder and President of US Taiwan Watch
Robin Liao is Co-founder of US Taiwan Watch
Peng-Hsuan Chen is Project Manager of the Hackathon Project, Program and Policy Specialist of US Taiwan Watch
Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
How the U.S. Taiwan Watch got started
How the U.S. Taiwan Watch educates people in Taiwan about the U.S.’s Taiwan-related bills, U.S. Congress, how bills are passed
Taiwan’s ban of pork from the U.S. containing ractopamine
Taiwanese people’s perceptions of the U.S.
Misinformation from Chinese language media in Taiwan
Taiwan-related bills for messaging vs. passage
How they synthesize data on the U.S’s Taiwan-related bills
How the U.S. Taiwan Watch has changed over time
The U.S. Taiwan Watch’s connection to American Citizens for Taiwan
How the U.S. Taiwan Watch started as a civil tech project
How the U.S. Taiwan Watch deals with anti-American sentiments from their audience
U.S. Taiwan Watch publishes articles, and produces a podcast
How in 1979 the U.S. switched recognition from the Republic of China to the People’s Republic of China
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s visit to China in June 2023 and his statement that the U.S. does not support the independence of Taiwan
U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks on the U.S.’s willingness to help defend Taiwan
Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August of 2022
The controversy over expansion of the A.I.T office in Neihu, Taiwan
How the U.S. Taiwan Watch deals with disinformation
How the pro-China media in Taiwan is anti-American
U.S. Taiwan Watch’s podcast covers its articles. Taiwan-related bills and U.S. news
The U.S. Taiwan Watch’s most popular podcast episodes
How WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accused Taiwan of slandering him
The U.S. Taiwan Watch hackathon at TAC-EC 2023 (Taiwanese American Conference- East Coast)
How the U.S. Taiwan Watch concept came out of a hackathon at the 2017 TAC-EC
Projects created at the U.S. Taiwan Watch hackathon at TAC-EC 2023
How the U.S. Taiwan Watch hackathon at TAC-EC 2023 was run
What is so meaningful about the work that U.S. Taiwan Watch does
How people have volunteered to wok for U.S. Taiwan Watch
How Peng-Hsuan got involved with U.S. Taiwan Watch
How Jerry got involved with U.S. Taiwan Watch
Related Links:
U.S. Taiwan Watch: https://www.ustw.watch/en
U.S. Taiwan Watch’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ustaiwanwatch
U.S. Taiwan Watch’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ustaiwanwatch
U.S. Taiwan Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/USTaiwanWatch
U.S. Taiwan Watch’s podcast: https://www.ustw.watch/en/podcast
The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA):
Pan-Blue Coalition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Blue_Coalition
Taiwan Relations Act:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/2479
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Relations_Act
Taiwan set for contentious referendum on US pork imports: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/17/taiwan-set-for-contentious-referendum-on-us-pork-imports
The politics behind Taiwan’s controversial ractopamine pork policy: https://thechinaproject.com/2021/01/26/the-politics-behind-taiwans-controversial-ractopamine-pork-policy/
President Tsai Ing-wen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen
Gov Zero: https://g0v.tw/intl/en/
Blinken ruffles feathers by stating US ‘does not support Taiwan independence’ after meeting China’s Xi: https://nypost.com/2023/06/19/blinken-ruffles-feathers-by-stating-us-does-not-support-taiwan-independence-after-meeting-chinas-xi/
Blinken Tells Xi Jinping U.S. Does Not Support Taiwanese Independence, After Meeting To Quell Tensions: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/06/19/blinken-meets-with-xi-jinping-in-beijing-as-us-and-china-try-to-address-tensions/?sh=6207392f51ef
Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi meets President Tsai to Beijing’s fury: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62398029
Since the Pelosi Visit, China Has Created a New Normal in the Taiwan Strait: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/since-the-pelosi-visit-china-has-created-a-new-normal-in-the-taiwan-strait/
2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_visit_by_Nancy_Pelosi_to_Taiwan
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Institute_in_Taiwan
Taipei residents oppose AIT expansion: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4943556
AIT says office expansion is show of ‘commitment’: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/07/06/2003802765
WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ACCUSES TAIWAN OF CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM INVOLVING “RACISM” AGAINST AFRICANS: https://newbloommag.net/2020/04/09/tedros-racism-comments/
Coronavirus: WHO chief and Taiwan in row over ‘racist’ comments: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52230833
Game Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy
Kuomintang (KMT): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang
Lawrence Lin about American Citizens for Taiwan (Episode 41): https://talkingtaiwan.com/tt039-lawrence-lin/
Understanding the History of Taiwan through Dr. Jerome Keating (Episode 97): https://talkingtaiwan.com/understanding-the-history-of-taiwan-through-dr-jerome-keating-ep-97/
Gerrit van der Wees: The Past and Present State of U.S. Taiwan Relations (Episode 199): https://talkingtaiwan.com/gerrit-van-der-wees-the-past-and-present-state-of-u-s-taiwan-relations-ep-199/
Dr. Mark Chen: Advocate for Taiwan in Both the U.S. and Taiwan (Episode 212): https://talkingtaiwan.com/dr-mark-chen-advocate-for-taiwan-in-both-the-u-s-and-taiwan-ep-212/
LISTEN to Episode 283: US Taiwan Watch: Think Tank Focused on the Relationship Between the United States and Taiwan HERE
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