If you didn't know how (PR) China's economic miracle of today came about, look no further than Taiwan. Who is China's biggest employer? Foxconn from Taiwan, with a workforce of 15 million on the mainland. And there's more examples, in a decades long history of value chains and the 台商.

This Podcast episode from Supchina has it all, starting with Japanese colonial times, a Chinese Civil War and cross-strait economic ties.

Sinica Podcast: How Taiwan propelled China’s economic rise, with Shelley Rigger https://chrt.fm/track/47257E/pdcn.co/e/rss.art19.com/episodes/581087c2-5ab9-46c8-9b0c-23929f5b3999.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg9BbnRlbm5hUG9kBjoGRVQ%3D--bba5bdd77df5f5806138bf3e7d4615ea7f8e6a75

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