The earthquake occurred in Taiwan, and the episode features reporting from NPR's Emily Feng in Taipei on the quake and its aftermath.
Taiwan's role as a key producer of advanced chips, and the implications of this for its relationship with China and the US, is a major topic of discussion.
The podcast episodes demonstrate the strategic importance of Taiwan, both geographically and economically, and the tensions surrounding its relationship with China and the United States.
In episode A Strategic Deep Dive on TikTok, The Boiling Moat of Taiwan, and China's Next-Gen Statecraft - Matt Pottinger, Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor, the discussion focuses on the significance of Taiwan, its semiconductor industry, and the risk of a potential Chinese invasion.
Episode Robin Visser, "Questioning Borders: Ecoliteratures of China and Taiwan" (Columbia UP, 2023) examines how ecoliterature from Taiwan and indigenous communities challenges dominant Chinese narratives and cosmologies.
Other episodes, such as Taiwan and Ukraine on agenda as Blinken visits China and Taiwan Earthquake, Wisconsin Primary, Texas Border Law, cover ongoing developments related to Taiwan, its relations with China, and the geopolitical implications.