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Formosa Files cover mainly the early Formosa history of Taiwan (1600 C.E. - 2000) told through interesting and entertaining podcast by John Ross, author, and publisher of works on Taiwan and China, and Eryk Michael Smith, a writer, and journalist for several media outlets in Taiwan. Both hosts hav…

The 1990s were a particularly interesting time in Taiwan's history as they featured the biggest change ever -- the official switch to multi-party democracy and direct elections for the president and lawmakers. While changes to Taiwan had first come after martial law was lifted in the late 1980s -- …

The 1990s were a particularly interesting time in Taiwan's history as they featured a major change: the official switch to multi-party democracy and direct elections for the president and lawmakers. While changes to Taiwan had first come after martial law was lifted in the late 1980s -- including t…

Via Wikipedia: The island of Taiwan, together with the Penghu Islands, became a dependency of Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after the Japanese victory in the First Sino-Japanese War. The consequent Republic of Formosa resistance mov…

The 1980s saw huge economic growth in Taiwan, but the island was marred by pollution, corruption and other ills that come with economic success. Still, many in Taiwan view the 1980s as a golden age of relative political peace, and financial prosperity.