: An Indian listens to Taiwan’s heartbeat: Four conversations with women about life, work and China #IndiaNEWS When I flew to the Taiwanese capital of Taipei last November for Mandarin language training,

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An Indian listens to Taiwan’s heartbeat: Four conversations with women about life, work and China #IndiaNEWS
When I flew to the Taiwanese capital of Taipei last November for Mandarin language training, I came with close to no knowledge about the country. I had just one question: How do the Taiwanese perceive the threat from China, which claims that the island is a breakaway province? In an early conversation with my 30-year-old Taiwanese flatmate, who runs a digital diplomacy nonprofit, I was told this “threat� was something she has lived with since she was ten. “Honestly, we discuss the earthquakes in Taiwan more frequently than we discuss China,� she laughed. It seemed easy to launch into political discussions with friends and strangers alike. “I wouldn’t say China won’t take over Taiwan. That day might just come,� said a young woman seated next to me at dinner one night. “But I will definitely join the fight. I cannot forgo my freedom of speech!�Later, I unexpectedly spent the Lunar New Year holidays in southern Taiwan with a friend and her elderly parents. I was intrigued by how much more they spoke Taiwanese Hokkien over Mandarin in their day-to-day life, like so many in Taiwan.I had started learning Mandarin in 2019 during a short stint in China since I believed learning the language would...Read more

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