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S3-E42 - Taiwan in 1958

The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
Episode • Jan 25, 2024 • 25m

1958. Just 66 years ago, yet Taiwan back then was like a completely different country. There was no television, but there were Russian-language radio broadcasts to Siberia. Eryk and John share nuggets from a 1959 ROC booklet, “101 Questions about Taiwan,” which proves to be both a humorous and fascinating time capsule of facts and stats. Enjoy this journey back to the year 1958, when sugar dominated exports, and Taiwan manufactured 93 jeeps! 

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