11 | Angelica Oung, Taiwan and Taipology

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is Angelica Oung (@AngelicaOung). Angelica is the author of Taipology, a substack based on Taiwan and is also a business reporter at Taipei Times.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, we cover China’s relationship with Taiwan, Taiwanese Identity, and just Taiwan in general.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I hope you enjoy my conversation with Angelica Oung.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on </span> <a href= "https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep11"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep11</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:00:32] - [First question] - Background and Angelica’s history with Taiwan</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:02:20] - What changed since Angelica left and came back</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:04:39] - How does Taiwan build their brand?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:05:50] - How might this all play out?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:07:14] - Some insight into Xi</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:08:23] - Taiwan’s relationship with China</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:10:56] - How should Taiwan improve their odds of a good outcome?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:13:16] - Is the Taiwanese government underreacting or overreacting?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:15:59] - Is there CCP threat fatigue in Taiwan?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:17:47] - What do people get wrong about the cross-straits relationship</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:22:04] - Hong Kong and how it affects T