S2-E14 - Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part One

It's 1950 and a war-weary world is at it again. Communist China
pours fuel on the conflict in Korea by sending in a quarter
of a million soldiers. ROC President Chiang Kai-shek
has, from the start, offered to send his Nationalist
troops. MacArthur is now, more than ever, determined to use
them. But American president Truman continues to say "No!" and he
fires MacArthur over the general's resistance to Washington's
policy of containing the war. Taiwan, however, would end up
playing a central role in the war. Here's just one
example: The UN/US forces can't understand Chinese radio
intercepts or interrogate Chinese prisoners. Is there
somewhere with Mandarin speakers who have translation and
interrogation experience? Yep. Taiwan. Listen to part one of this
episode now... and make sure to come back for part two, to hear
the tale of how Taiwan indirectly helped the Korean War drag on
for close to two extra years.