Amid the intensifying rivalry between China and the U.S., many Taiwanese have turned to podcaster Mindy Huang as a trusted voice to guide them through complex global events.
Huang, 36, engages with more than 80,000 listeners each week on , a two-hour forum where geopolitics and her island’s complicated relationship with China get discussed.
She says that engagement has given her some insight into the mindset of her audience.
“I think most Taiwanese, we see ourselves as Taiwanese. We see ourselves as an independent country different from China,” she told CBC News in Taipei.
“But ... I think people below 18 — the youth — are willing to get closer to China.”
China views Taiwan as a breakaway province and has vowed to reclaim the democratically-governed island by force if necessary.
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