Bits and Pieces: Patriots, Traitors and New Plum Rain Press Books – S6-E23

<p>The 1683 Battle of Penghu is over, but there’s plenty more to say after our last episode. Eryk reads some victory poetry by the Kangxi Emperor. John is not a fan. We then turn to changing ideas of patriotism. Why have some Han Chinese nationalists objected to a new film celebrating Shi Lang’s conquest of Taiwan? And does Chiang Kai-shek look rather different if we view him principally as a Chinese nationalist – especially when compared with the Chinese Communist Party’s relationship with Stalin and the Soviet Union?</p><p><br></p><p>But all that is a modest preamble to two big announcements. First, there are some non-<em>Formosa Files</em> podcasts you should know about, including Eryk and John discussing Yang Shuang-zi’s <a href="https://booksonasia.net/podcast/boa-podcast-86-taiwan-travelogue-food-and-friendship-in-japanese-formosa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Taiwan Travelogue</em> on the <em>Books on Asia</em> podcast</a>. John also chatted on that podcast with Tyrel Eskelson about his <a href="https://www.plumrainpress.com/product-page/taiwan-22-travels-in-paradox" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Taiwan 22: Travels in Paradox</em></a>.</p><p><br></p><p>And John has another similarly named podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/bookish-asia-with-plum-rain-press/id1756322103" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Bookish Asia with Plum Rain Press</em></a><em>. </em>He tells us about a new ten-part <em>Bookish Asia</em> series devoted to Dr. Chen Yao-chang’s historical novel <a href="https://www.plumrainpress.com/product-page/a-tale-of-three-tribes-in-dutch-formosa?variantId=42ccbe5c-c67f-46fc-9dc0-d5e00c7df943" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>A Tale of Three Tribes in Dutch Formosa</em></a>.</p><p><br></p>