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Read and Listen TRANSCRIPT VIDEO: S2-E1 - The CIA vs. Made in Taiwan Nukes By the mid-1960s, the global nuclear club included the UK, the USA, the USSR, and the People's Republic of China (the PRC). Taiwan's supreme ruler Chiang Kai-shek wanted to join this club, but nuclear non-proliferation was…

Formosa Files and the FRANK CHEN FOUNDATION (陳啟川先生文教基金會) present: THE STORY OF TURTLE ISLAND Called “Turtle Island” due to its perceived turtle-like shape, this mini volcanic island was once home to a thriving group of fisherfolk, but after the ROC arrived in 1945, its perfect location as a cross-fire position…

Formosa Files and the FRANK CHEN FOUNDATION (陳啟川先生文教基金會) present: A Kaohsiung History Moment – MILITARY DEPENDENTS VILLAGES What does a small island do when it’s flooded with over a million Chinese troops and civilian refugees between 1945 and 1949? Where do you house them? From tiny shacks crammed into what…

Formosa Files and the FRANK CHEN FOUNDATION (陳啟川先生文教基金會) present: A Kaohsiung History Moment – THE KAOHSIUNG LIGHTHOUSE Why was the harbor at Takao once very hard to navigate? How did local fishermen find their way? Who first ordered the construction of a lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the port in…

Formosa Files and the FRANK CHEN FOUNDATION (陳啟川先生文教基金會) present: A Kaohsiung History Moment – BANANA PIER How did Taiwan once become the third-largest exporter of bananas? How was the fruit transported from hilly plantations in Chishan and Meinung? Why did the island lose its crown as the “Banana Kingdom?” Check…

Formosa Files and the FRANK CHEN FOUNDATION (陳啟川先生文教基金會) present: A Kaohsiung History Moment – THE OLD WALLS AT FENGSHAN COUNTY (ZUOYING) Why did the Qing authorities ban walls in Taiwan? And why did they change their mind? How were the walls in what’s now Zuoying built? What was used for…

Formosa Files and the FRANK CHEN FOUNDATION (陳啟川先生文教基金會) present: A Kaohsiung History Moment – LOTUS POND Where did its name come from? How does the pond connect to rivers and the sea? When were the famous Tiger and Dragon Pagodas built, and why? Check out this short history explainer on…