Dominance. Get us to the head with d w business beyond. Ah, its midnight and were in south taiwan. Be headed toward an area where military exercises are scheduled to take place. Close. Aah its september. 13th, 2021. The 37th annual military drill will start at dawn. And these High School Students from the capitol, taipei are here to watch the show. I just compare it to this year and last year with you going to do the features, just upload Sheila Instagram and that everyone. Those tie wisely. The fans power. Why is it important to show you things are we want love words to know. We are concrete not now stem to the peoples republic of china. One of tie ones leading broadcasters, t v b s has the best spot right now. Are we accompanied ting, ting . You the broadcaster, star presenter. We are going to go to that. The vantage points are the only one who are these are all those recalls are the delta for 0 rent, this kind of platform. So feel with fear less than 100 meters away. A war game is already underway. The airports have just been destroyed by the chinese army. Taiwan needs to use the highway to start and land. Its fighter jets. Ah we come across a surprising scene. The soldiers have swapped their weapons for brooms and dustpan. Our photographer explains whats going on. I come and jabbered their clearing obstacles from the road to make sure the aircraft can start and land safely on sundays, and jump to prevent accidents. The highway has to be as clean and smooth as a runway. Now the military exercises can begin so it was all about us, all right, come to the 37th. Major military exercise in 3 aircraft models are taking part to day to be genji, sound good idea. The f. 16 will be our very own mirage to 1000. I know, of course the eat, okay. Rater equipped to aircraft who i want largest broadcasters are reporting live military also supplies, stills and video material. A special guest is here to see the fighter jets, Early Warning aircraft, and the pilots, the president of ty, wine, sy ing when shes the 1st woman to leave the country. As commander in chief of the armed forces. Shes here in uniform. These exercises lasted 5 days and have taken place since 1984 the military films, the drills like this one showing the response to a chinese attack. Its a deliberate demonstration of military might. Thats especially directed at ty, ones neighbor and rival, the peoples republic of china with but few people realize where taiwan is true. Power lies. Though taiwan, population is only around 23000000. 00. The global leading Semiconductor Manufacture is based here. D s m. C is one of the most Influential Companies in the world, from the Automotive Industry to computers, smartphones and gaming console. So, many sectors depend on components made in taiwan, which has helped the island territory prosper with strong exports and one of asia most important seaports. Tie ones, economy grew some 6 percent and 2021. 1 of the best growth rates in the world. Despite its economic clamped tie, one finds itself in an unusual situation. Only a handful of nations recognize it as an independent country. High one has its own flag, national anthem, currency, and democratically elected president and government. But it is still not officially recognized by any major power. And its all down till the countrys complicated relationship with china. Mouse at tongs communist party has never forgotten that its greatest opponent junk. I check the previous leader of china retreated to taiwan in 1949 defect or creating a new country. The peoples republic of china has never recognized taiwan and regards it as one of its own provinces. Chinese president , she jin pink continues to insist that taiwan must be re unified with john woman. We do not rule out the possible use of force. Most taiwanese agree that they should keep a low profile rather than risk provoking china, even if it costs i won their independence. They see that as the best way to preserve peace and Economic Freedom with our builds it also. So everyone knows child once an independent country, we dont need to shouted from the rooftops they dont for them. But an increasing number of taiwanese are beginning to advocate for independence, including many young people. Even though that risks, aggression from china. It was an odd on the all womens thumbnail. If a conflict erupt, my friends and i are prepared to go to war machine again. Jude signs on deja. Freedom of the press. Marriage equality, freedom of speech, and the right to protest and Digital Democracy spearheaded by a popular transgender cabinet minister to will. Im law in the capital taipei, nearly every one rejects the chinese dictatorship and re unification. A small group though, continues to insist that taiwan belongs to china in time when hes politics to very different worlds collide. There are metal singers who go into politics and former gangsters who sparked violence between the 2 camps. Ah, how do people and i wanna deal with the situation of living in a country that officially does not exist . We want to know more about the last bastion of political resistance to communist party china. Ah, most time when you share the same goal for things to remain as they are, wayne also doesnt want to provoke china, but opposes reunification is on the conservative side, has 2 children and lives in an upscale type, a neighborhood. He values the stability and safety of taiwan and wants to keep it that way. We dont have shootings all the time. We dont have, you know, id say we dont have jihad is, you know, trying to blow themselves up. You know, we have freedom of speech. We have a very Democratic Society or National Health care. I mean, ill tell you a secret. All of my friends who live in america would fly to taiwan to do their help check. Its all wrong, good place to live, you know, and i will come french, people to come to taiwan. Seriously. Its a great country. Taiwan has been good to wait and his family as part of the countrys top one percent. He also does business with china. They dont, dont, dont go to your cell phone. I see me. The businessman runs 6 english Language School including one in china as he heads off in his luxury electric car. He has a telephone meeting with the chinese schools, director, me when i wanted to ask how the students are doing right now. And theyre doing well. But if you knew students are struggling, i want them to get tutoring, but we dont have enough teachers. Me. The school in china accounts for 10 percent of waynes business. So it comes as little surprised, but the business man wants to avoid stepping on chinese toes. Thats true for many here. More than 40 percent of taiwan exports go to china. Ah, i hear you. A dancing way. Okay. Go. Today wayne is bringing his daughter to one of the 6 schools. He runs its about 430 in the afternoon to come to our school after theyre trying to school to get a u. S. Curriculum. If we were to calculate our students our class time throughout the day, plus our program, it will be longer. Dana bold, full time working schedule. So how many kids worked very hard most . How when these parents actually eng for us . Only about 5 percent of families here can afford to send their children to schools like this. Mm hm. Wayne is now headed to his mothers place. He checks in on her every day with lisa runs the show here. She found at the 6 war 30 years ago, or sun now handles the day to day management, but shes still the one in charge. And when it comes to finances, shes all business tuition fees that you know, you mean for school next year, february to june. Thats right, and to day lisa has an appointment with 2 bankers with an annual turnover of 4000000. 00 a year. Shes looking for investment and find ah, my mom told me he bought stock in apple. Hes happy because the return is 14 percent. My value keeps rising, were good, but i want to invest in new in china. She has been doing quite well since when public business is good for lisa and wayne, and they dont want politics to interfere with things that i mean people have grown used to living in peace and happiness from help. And thats how it should be nice. I almost shall be broken by what they want to. Okay. 8, what they want to things are going well when she ends him. But if taiwan were to become independent or decide to reject the status quo area, our society would become divided and she, however renewed, so and hate would grow among taiwanese, incidental. And yes, the woman i lisa is satisfied with the meeting. She is always felt comfortable calling the shots about good people in taiwan have grown used to their way of life and freedoms. And they want to continue doing business with china. In other words, taiwan wants to benefit from chinas economic might. Without the drawbacks of dictatorship, lou, thats why im pro status quo because a when it comes to it, i do not want to risk my business. I do not want to risk like my family. Im in, you know, some people ask me, old high one is now recognized. So what, i dont care because of my de taiwanese password on of dell, i use, you know, we can try where we everywhere. You know, i did miss the ice t. You could you compare to tonys password versus the peoples republic of china. Passport to town is password can go more places in a china password. How long will tie, want be able to walk this tightrope . Placate its powerful neighbor and rival especially given that some taiwanese are chafing at the status quo. Like roy was 25 and advocates for taiwanese independence, blue vocal guardian, william jenkins, all the people in my neighbourhood dont like mail, but they dont like people who demand taiwanese independence and who resist to the status quo. Roy lives in a conservative district in a suburb of taipei, which looks down. People like him. Hes on his way to his apartment, where his girlfriend is waiting for him. A bombay hello love. Im home long. They live in a 3 room apartment which belongs to roys grandmother. Roy met one way, 4 years ago at a political gathering. She has a tie when hes father and a chinese mother. Something that occasionally bothers her. I speak with an accent and people often ask me, oh, you chinese. So id like that because i regard myself as tywon as he does is it was high long ways. Mother is worried that her partner is taiwanese. I was when you, once my mother asked me, who will you vote for . I was, i told her i would vote for sy in when. Whos now president . She asked me why i told her, because citing when cares about taiwan. Then she said, youre a treasurer if you vote for sy in when roy and wing way are both convinced that taiwan should become independent on the woman your legs, your why we may have the same culture and the same language. But our way of life is different. John thomas, we are a free and democratic country woman, the one there and all for a tarion country. Thats why we need to oppose china and gain independence. It will not waste. While china is angry, even if nothing changes, china will still be angry. If we let them have their way, will end up like hong kong. Eventually wed be under the control of the communist party of china on the policy for the roy is even prepared to stand up to china himself. If need be powerful in an attack, most taiwanese would run away. That would be easier in guy, but i believe we should take up weapons and defend our families on our homeland and our way of life. So the time that we need to stand up to china to not run away or possible me, but his roy underestimating the threat to taiwan. This is chinas military propaganda images designed to impress and intimidate taiwan. Chinas army is much more powerful than ty wants. With every day chinese fighter planes like these Nuclear Capable age 6 bombers are sent over the Taiwanese Air defense identification. So in 2021 there were more than 600 such incursions. But ty, once government refuses to be intimidated, the countrys leaders say they are ready to go to war if need be. Foreign minister joseph is Standing Firm we have been preparing is that we have the ability to defend ourselves even is going to happen to morrow. So we are trying to make ourselves ready for a possible conflict with china. And i want to say again, we have the determination to defend ourselves. This is our territory. This is our sovereignty, and this is our way of life. We want to protect it. The minister sales, confident, but others say the taiwan is not ready to defend itself. This retired military officer is carrying 41 different awards on his shoulder no received during his 38 years anti wants air force. Today, the former Deputy Defense minister wants to draw attention to the mirage. 2000 fighter, which taiwan bought from france 30 years ago. The former officer is convinced mirage fighter is no longer a match for chinas fleet. But only a handful of broadcasters show any interest to my young jesus east, that the mirage is a 4th generation fighter jet. And china is already working on the 5th generation. We have no choice but to up our game where youll be, what im talking to was military knows it needs to be prepared for a chinese offensive particularly because the Younger Generation is increasingly against the status quo, which risks of backlash from aging. Now the Sunflower Movement began march 18th, 2014, when a group of students and other activists storm to the national legislature. They wanted to prevent a sweeping trade agreement with china, which would have strengthened chinese influence. At the time of ruling china friendly commune, tongue party planned to waive the agreement through what followed or 23 days of protest where the student vehemently showed their determination. Ah, ah, you have always a hole when we leave this parliament with me. And we will have to live up to our responsibility wont be easy, but we have to preserve the spirit of the movement or that the Sunflower Movement helped pave the way for the election of president sy, in when the Democratic Progressive Party in 2016 it was a bitter defeat for the old guard woman tongue, which had dominated taiwanese politics since the beginning. In 1949, we pay a visit to 1. 00 of the Sunflower Movement activists in the parliament building. Audrey tang has now twice been appointed, taiwanese digital minister by the president. Shes the worlds 1st openly transgender national minister. And as a former hacker, shes also an advocate for radical transparency. As it is entity i need to make ah, everything the minister says to the press is made available to the people of taiwan. Our entire interview will be posted to her, you to channel. All her government statements are posted there to ah, and basically to speak my mind. So thats no extra training required. I guess of course a lot of the actual work is of course also a group entered. I think my main contribution is the individual is to insist that the materials are forming the message and also the medium is delivered as creative coma. Oh, today, tang wants to encourage tie when he citizens to purchase government issued spending vouchers. The goal is to stimulate the local economy in the wake of the pandemic. Unlike the more formal chinese style of official communication, audrey tang isnt afraid to let her personality, shon loo virtual vouchers come and get them all the humorous clips dont take much time to meet with. Wow, hurry follow kyle Young Taiwanese love it. Colorful, whimsical. A very effective public message minister audrey tag is very creative. She always has new ideas that are ahead of her time, especially when it comes to technology. Blue. The digital minister has contributed to another unique instrument which emerged from the gov. 0 Community Called v taiwan for virtual taiwan. Its an Online Platform that allows for civic debate on legislative topics with fostering this Digital Democracy is one site of audrey tanks work. But theres another more disquieting site in late 2021 tie when hes officials set the government faced up to 5000000. 00 Cyber Attacks or probes per day. In may 2020 hackers, targeted a state run Energy Company causing payment issues and chaos at gas stations across the country to help protect against such attacks. The minister employs whitehead hackers to test government projects and software programs. Make sure that we also understand so called the Red Team Thinking how that penetration testers think about this as, as the we can defend ourselves better and also pro active leave hunt and the threats the c e o of team t 5. But taiwan based Cyber Security company is familiar with many Cyber Espionage groups. They were even able to identify the one responsible for the Energy Company attack called a p t 41. They are a notorious group of china backed hackers. Also wanted to buy the f b i they have very, ah, high skill. They are really good as cyber attack. And according to our raker, our research, we know them did compromise. Lots are very Large Enterprises and buried on very important greystone infrastructures. And are some Like Technology companies . Yeah. A p t 41. Are hackers for hire . They work for organized crime as well as state entities such as china. That they all the tag is very close to on taiwan, our president ial, our integration ceremony. So many people guess it might be related. They want to cause sun, i impact because not only this company on it happened to a 2 major um oil um on product providers in taiwan. Taiwan fears that critical infrastructure, like the electricity and power supply could also be hacked, which would bring the entire country to a standstill. Some of these hackers work out of bass, 311 in the chinese city of fuko. Bass. 311 is where the Chinese MilitaryCyber Warfare Operations are headquartered, just off the coast from a time when hes archipelago. Much like with the kenman islands to the south, which is only a half hour vote right from the mainland. In kingman county, people worry more about a chinese attack than anywhere else in taiwan. That fear is exemplified by these defensive stakes, which recall the robin is from taiwan at works as a tour guide on kidman. So when it got here about 3 days during nice attacking was just came and was called a r o c troops. So there are standard file 900 boats as some tide a night time 2 oclock, attacking to kim and for 3 days. Mm hm. In taipei, the time when his Government Faces another challenger, the form in tongue. Its the Main Opposition Party and the oldest in taiwan. The conservative one china party tries to force the new government at every turn. Freddy live as a newer member, the legislature who won his district in january 2016 election. Thats ox i in when, when the presidency a we are and some say, says im which is a market that are built in japanese colonial hero hero, almost 100 years. The small market is located in a historic type, a district in the heart of freddie limbs, constituency. I go to long, and this is one of the most famous dumpling shot in these areas surrounded by voters. Freddy lim looks in his element perhaps because he is not only a politician. He also possesses a special talent, crazy, very farmers wife imus way. Her seeing single mortuary mercer this you know all is a petition. Oh yeah. Oh oh. Okay. Oh, the front man for taiwan is most famous. Heavy metal band ah ah, to night is performing before an audience of 20000 he also takes the opportunity to send his message to his fans or Pro Independence message, much to the displeasure of the conservative warm intact on the job. So im going to go to our country is valuable, even though its a small no dictatorship should be allowed to tell fingers writers and artists and what they can thing right or perform just to enforce their terrible policies. Denies. Yeah. Code as well. It goes away. Yeah, because its pretty lim when his election, the common toe is doing everything in its power to retake his district in parliament. Lynn has even been physically seized by political opponents to keep him from voting. The opposition all wearing blue grabbed him and held him in place. Shocking images. What are the order of the day in taiwan . I think they can say all their, their idea about being closing with china so. So how, how they can position themselves and they found it so difficult. So they, theyve, it might be easier for them to go extreme and to get attention from the people. But thats as far as why i dont think it makes sense but, but they just do that. The form in tongue is not the only party that poses a threat to tie wants democracy. Theres also the china unification, promotion party, or the c u. P. P. An extremist approach, a party though its just a fringe party. It knows how to capture public attention. The lettering on their best delivers a clear message. We support reunification with china. Today mr. Chung and his comrades are demonstrating for the 122nd time in front of Taiwan Center for disease control. Their demand is always the same. I want to purchase chinese made coby texting. Being cured, the china is prepared to make safe and effective Vaccines Available to us quickly. We have to protect peoples, i fear in hi, wanna come up with we cant allow the government to block chinese vaccines all called and i was done in those. Somebody mentioned that in the job in our, into the protest. The Police Stepping with what are you in, im informing you that today, september 20th you must leave the premises. Otherwise we will remove you by force the c u. P. P. Activists comply and to leave the area we take the opportunity to follow chung futon to his headquarters just a few kilometers outside typing. With as we entered the premises, we were struck with the impression that these could possibly be mainland Chinese Military forces on taiwanese soil. Which could be a serious danger to democracy here. Ah, we 1st encounter a statue of the Chinese Communist leader dang, shall. Pink. In the 1950s thing was a close comrade of miles of dawn. 40 years later, he was responsible for the t n in mid square massacre. I in the next room, c, u p. P. Propaganda videos are being filled. The demonstration from earlier that day will also go online soon. A man in a blue track suit is keeping a careful eye on things. He has an air of authority that peaks or curiosity, especially since he stick and close to the parties chairman for the so im not the, this is the office of the c u, p. P president bundles who . Oh, ill introduce you to his son of. Suddenly when his father chung and lo, the president of the c u. P. P isnt here. His son chung way takes over the home. But the shadow of his father was a china right now is always present. This would sculpture was given to my father when he returned to taiwan. Its a souvenir, a wolf, because my fathers nickname is white wolf. Pushing the whole to joel, i dont. White wolf may have a romantic sound to it, but the name comes from the time when chung with father was a leader of the bamboo union, the largest of taiwan triads, chung and spent 10 years in the us prison on drug charges. More recently though, hes been investigated for claims that the c u. P. P. Has been accepting funding from china. Chung way, it tries to convince us that hes different from his father. Since he was raised in argentina by his mother. He conducts the rest of the interview with us in spanish, this schedule and i was 21 when i met him the 1st time hed spent 10 years in prison in the us on my own or media. I only knew my father from news reports. You know, i knew he was my father, but id never met him. Louis, you know, purpose. Im not in the gang of what my father has forbidden. We meet another former member of the bamboo union. He succeeded in leaving the Crime Syndicate and has become a loyal supporter of independence. These days, hes glad for the freedom he enjoys. He runs 6 fitness centers. Holligan chan may still look like a gangster, but his bamboo union days are overt. Now hes an entrepreneur and an internet celebrity, with more than a 1000000 followers waive that he by shouldnt, is, isnt it . I work out 3 to 4 times a week. Was your bench pressing . What are those horses . Sandals is usually 160 or 170 kilos. Sometimes even 180. It was it but it balise although it by the way, bye see bye, bye soil. So as the sun does of this, his son, the buddha, was the good side. Doesnt put up all that this isnt irma, that is the bad side. They may own. I mean this signifies that our world doesnt just have one side, but to another. If you encounter a bad person, you have to use your bad side to beat him on colder those he in 2020 holger chain. Pay dearly for his new found Political Support for an independent. I want the incident made headlines far and wide, dizzy. Now for news of the day, we internets down held, our chin was shot in the arm and leg 3 times early this morning, and people going to live in town. As he left one of his Fitness Studios in the middle of the night, holger chen and 2 employees walked to his car. Suddenly, a gunman appeared, shot him at close range and flat. Ah bullet, yall mail, bumble schedule. Every day i still have pain in my legs. Oh, i had a total of 7 entry and exit wounds. I was in Critical Condition by a very critical i dont. I still have bullet fragments in my leg, and i worry that ill have pain for the rest of my life to folds on. The reason for the attack was clear. In 2019 holger chant helped organize mass demonstrations against powerful pro china media outlets. Hes been speaking out for taiwanese independence since leaving the bamboo union. I was here all taiwanese should rise up against the red media here and against the Chinese Communist party. I know the protests were mainly directed at one man sigh. Aiming the billionaire owner, the China Times Media Group older chin had accused him of working for beijing and seeking to destabilize taiwan by spreading propaganda on his media outlets. Including the cta cable news station. These are the tower that either hes an enemy of taiwan. We know that people like him are working for the enemy and getting money from the chinese school. I. In the wake of the 2019 protests, the media magnate was asked to appear before the Taiwanese National communications commission, which decided not to renew c t is license. City i news will stop broadcasting after nearly 3 decades. Authorities are the queues, the owner, tiger and sy, in men, all the interfering with the broadcast as editorial independence. Ah, older chin is not the only one to be threatened by pro china extremists. Taiwan was also home to political exiles who fled chinese controlled hong kong. One of them is lum winky. Oh, hes a bookseller who specializes in books that are critical of beijing. As a result, he spent 8 months in a chinese jail. The Chinese Police have their site set on him again because he refuses to divulge the names of his customers meeting, changing sonya and go i used to send 5 kilos of books per day to china look side so now there is always home. Oh yeah, i did that for almost 2 years. Is it on you guys . For 2 reasons. Foyer, john . First to turn money. There was a john and 2nd young. Dont want to influence people. Oak. Ive been to g. G. I believed that china can only be transformed from within why mandarin schumacher people have the right to read books. So this is, im opposed to any and all ban joe. With owen taiwan does not have an extradition treaty with china. Thats why lum winkie was able to open a new bookshop and 2020 with sy in wins blessing the time when hes president even left behind, a simple handwritten note that said a free taiwan supports the freedom of hong kong. The post it note is still there. Oh, words like these are a provocation for china. A country where the word freedom here framed on the wall has little place in a bookshop. Of provocation that would soon be answered ah, and red blotches on the walls. The floor and the table in on april 21st 2020 lamb when key was splashed with red paint while eating at a cafe. With his attacker who was captured on a security camera, was determined to intimidate the anti china activist into submission with non should i want to require a home shop, they arrested the people who threw paint on me or the on she gall. And now theyre in jail, you order the really williams, im well, how are you shipping ah, wife, louder than shot. Im glad because taiwan is a democratic country bobbing, plunging into a void, provoking china. Taiwan was long, reluctant to take in any one playing hong kong. But in 2020 taiwan gave refuge 211000 hong kong. Hers wanted to escape chinas brutal suppression. Dissent. Ah, it had become clear that for president she jane, paying the promise of one country to systems, meant something very different than what hong kong had hoped. And many here fear that taiwan could suffer the same fate. Do you believe in one country to systems and will taiwan be the next hong kong . Ah, you along to dodge i lows are empty words. You do you understand what i mean by that from the law . The Marine Biology always on la. Joseph lum. Something that doesnt exist. Yeah, yes. Sham, meaningless. Saying china would like to re conquer taiwan territory that it considers its own to day tie. One stands at a crossroads. 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