Chris Horton on Taiwan’s History and Present | China Books Review

Colonized by the Dutch, the Qing and the Japanese, Taiwan's complicated past has led to its multi-layered identity today. We invited the author of a new primer to lay it out for us.

Alec Ash - November 4, 2025 Taiwan Share this on Twitter Share this on Facebook Share this to a text message Share this on Whatsapp Share this on Wechat Share this on Weibo Share this on LinkedIn This is an episode of the China Books Podcast, from China Books Review. Follow us to listen to the pod on your favorite platform, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify , where a new episode lands on the first Tuesday of every month. Or listen to this episode right here, where we also post the transcript. Buy the book Taiwan is one of the more contentious topics when it comes to the Sinosphere and the i

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