Show Notes
“White Terror” usually refers to Taiwan's period of authoritarian rule under the Kuomintang. In this episode, we use White Terrors deliberately — to examine how historical repression, political memory, and nationalist narratives continue to shape East Asia today, while echoing in Western politics as well.
Chris shares observations from recent travel in China and Japan, focusing on culture, public behavior, and how social order actually functions on the ground. The conversation turns to Taiwan's political reality: the legacy of Chiang Kai-shek, the DPP's identity project, the KMT's evolving position, and why most Taiwanese favor the status quo over dramatic change.
Rather than flattening East Asia into a Western morality play, this episode centers regional history, lived experience, and strategic realism — and asks what happens when outside powers project their anxieties onto places that have their own pasts, priorities, and futures.
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