Next week we will continue the Psalmanazar story, covering how his Formosan claims were challenged and how he defended himself. Our French conman had some very cunning explanations to rebut his challengers, and also the confidence that came from an increasing intake of drugs.

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By Dr. TUNG Chen-Yuan (currently Taiwan’s Representative to Singapore). Chapter 1: Rise – From Impoverished Island to Global Economic Powerhouse This year…

This episode is different from the significantly edited on available on the official Formosa Files podcast, where we try to adhere to the mostly non-political stances. This video, however, has no restrictions and is the full one-hour, almost unedited version of Eryk Michael Smith’s chat with Ben Sando.

This book seeks to address a central question: How did Singapore, beginning under such disadvantageous conditions and facing daunting challenges, manage to transform into a modern global leader?

Today, the Kaohsiung Times gratefully begins running John Ross’ Taiwan in 100 Books (2020). It tells the story of Taiwan through the prism of some of the most important and/or most interesting English-language works on the country. Unfortunately, due to some dark publisher drama, the title is not currently available for sale; so, John is making it available here. In the coming months, we will, in weekly installments, be serializing the entire book.