Lin studied Taiwan-PRC relations, focusing on the CCP's United Front Work in Taiwan. He worked as an aide to Democratic Progressive Party council members in Taipei and New Taipei City prior to running office. He served in the Special Forces of Taiwan's army before as part of the country’s compulsory active duty military service for men. We spoke about China, both its influence operations and the threat of conflicts, as well as the challenges facing Taiwan’s defense. Full Transcript »
"The Taiwan Interview Series" is a result of a China Change team going around Taiwan for 30 days in Nov. and Dec, 2022. The time frame for the trip was deliberately chosen to observe the local elections against the backdrop of China’s military threat, and to take measure of Taiwanese attitudes towards totalitarian China as they enjoy their robust democracy. Full Transcript »
On June 1, 2, and 3, 2021, Stand News in Hong Kong ran a three-part feature story titled The Battle of the ‘Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China’: 1989-2021. This 17-minute short, subtitled by China Change, is a documentary accompanying the feature story in which you see and hear some key members of the Alliance speaking before their arrests. Full Transcript »