Are Chinese Apps Taking Over Taiwan?
Chinese social media apps are increasingly popular in Taiwan. In middle schools and high schools, TikTok has been the fastest growing app for three years straight, with RedNote not far behind. Their parent companies' links to the Chinese government are not fully understood, but experts fear that the platforms could be used as covert influence vectors for Beijing. This episode takes us behind the glossy UIs to see just what threat they might pose. This episode was produced in 2025.
