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Taiwan was concerned about a few storms this week - Typhoon Lingling and the possibility that the Solomon Islands, Taiwan’s biggest South Pacific ally, could break diplomatic ties. In this episode, we take a closer look at that prospect and explain the phenomenon of typhoons in Taiwan. 

As the US and China raise tariffs, we look at the trade war’s impact on Taiwan, including an influx of investment from global tech giants and returning Taiwanese companies.

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What if the government gave you US$1,000 every month? If Andrew Yang is elected, that could become a reality. Yang is the first Taiwanese-American to run for US president, and he’s pushing a Universal Basic Income (UBI) to solve the crisis of jobs being replaced by automation.