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Taiwan: flourishing democracy meets uncertain future&nbsp;Aug 20, 6-7:30pm, JF BOOKSIn English Taiwan Undaunted, the book (and eponymous documentary), explores the emergence of Taiwan&#39;s nationhood, identity and challenges from colonial and dynastic times to its democratic awakening. Drawing on 80 in-depth interviews conducted across the island, it blends anecdote and analysis to reveal how Taiwanese see themselves. The talk summarizes key findings, focusing on how Taiwan is more than a land in limbo; it has become a mover and a shaker with a flourishing democracy. But Taiwan&#39;s hopes and dreams are bound up with China in contrary ways, causing tensions that test Taiwanese resolve and global, especially US, commitments to freedom and peaceful conflict resolution.&nbsp; Neal E. Robbins is a freelance journalist/documentary maker. Formerly a foreign correspondent in Hong Kong, New Delhi, Taipei, London and Washington, he studied Chinese in Taiwan in the 1970s and taught journalism at National Taiwan University in the 1990s. He returned to Taiwan in 2023-24 as an NTU visiting scholar. &nbsp;He lives in Cambridge, England, with his family.

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Taiwan: flourishing democracy meets uncertain future Aug 20, 6-7:30pm, JF BOOKSIn English Taiwan Undaunted, the book (and eponymous documentary), explores the emergence of Taiwan's nationhood, identity and challenges from colonial and dynastic times to its democratic awakening. Drawing on 80 in-depth interviews conducted across the island, it blends anecdote and analysis to reveal how Taiwanese see themselves. The talk summarizes key findings, focusing on how Taiwan is more than a land in limbo; it has become a mover and a shaker with a flourishing democracy. But Taiwan's hopes and dreams are bound up with China in contrary ways, causing tensions that test Taiwanese resolve and global, especially US, commitments to freedom and peaceful conflict resolution.  Neal E. Robbins is a freelance journalist/documentary maker. Formerly a foreign correspondent in Hong Kong, New Delhi, Taipei, London and Washington, he studied Chinese in Taiwan in the 1970s and taught journalism at National Taiwan University in the 1990s. He returned to Taiwan in 2023-24 as an NTU visiting scholar.  He lives in Cambridge, England, with his family.

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