Was Taiwan's Olympic champion sabotaged?
6/1/202619 min
To this day, international recognition of Taiwan is a fraught issue - with only a handful of countries affirming their claim of statehood.
Today, Matt's producer Adair tells him the strange saga of Taiwan's Olympic ambitions, including the tale of a Taiwanese man once called the greatest athlete in the world, and the potential plot to take him down.
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[gentle music] G'day. Matt Bevan here. This is If You're Listening. We've spent the last few weeks looking into Taiwan. In last week's episode, we told the story of the Kuomintang, the once exiled nationalist government of China that's now the main opposition party in Taiwan, and how they went from sworn enemies of the Chinese Communist Party to something kind of ally shaped almost. This week we're looking at Taiwan's unique modern political history, fist fights and all, and what it actually takes to build a strong and healthy democracy. But one thing we haven't touched on much are the implications of Taiwan's strange half-country status. Because Taiwan functions as a