S4-E25 - The ROC (Taiwan) at World Expos & World Fairs

In the first few decades after retreating from the mainland, the
Republic of China on Taiwan needed to shine as brightly as
possible in foreign spotlights to keep alive the idea (or some
might say fantasy) that the government on Taiwan really did
represent all of China, the most populous nation on earth. And
so, for today’s episode, we turn to one of Taiwan’s biggest
promotional efforts abroad; its largely forgotten appearance at
the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City.





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