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Presenting Global Insider: Taiwan’s digital minister on China’s “digital authoritarianism”

Episode Summary

Imagine a world in which middle schoolers fact check presidential debates and public officials publish transcripts of every conversation they have. That’s the world that Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s digital minister, has helped create, thereby fortifying Taiwan’s democracy even as it faces increasing threats from China. In this special presentation of POLITICO's Global Insider, Tang tells host Ryan Heath what it’s like to govern and live in the shadow of China.

Episode Notes

Imagine a world in which middle schoolers fact check presidential debates and public officials publish transcripts of every conversation they have. That’s the world that Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s digital minister, has helped create, thereby fortifying Taiwan’s democracy even as it faces increasing threats from China. In this special presentation of POLITICO's Global Insider, Tang tells host Ryan Heath what it’s like to govern and live in the shadow of China.

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