Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow

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Taiwan: A Digital Democracy in China's Shadow (2021)

Directed by Alain Lewkowicz

Documentary · 52m

One Country, Two Systems? No Way! say the youth of Taiwan. But China under President Xi Jinping wants more than ever to bring the island of Taiwan back into the fold, just like Hong Kong. Can the burgeoning democracy on China’s doorstep, driven by digital technology, resist the Middle Kingdom’s advances? To China Taiwan is a breakaway province that must return to the fold. To its 24 million inhabitants it is a sovereign state with its own constitution and democratically elected leaders. Now that Hong Kong has been brought into line, Taiwan remains determined to stand up as a vibrant, young democracy. But it won't be easy. Since the Sunflower Movement in 2014 when the young came out to prevent an economic agreement with China, citizen groups have been fighting for the transparency of institutions.

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Cast

K
Kai-Shek Chiang Self (archive footage)
S
Shu-kai Chou Self -Foreign Minister - Taiwan Mao Zedong Self (archive footage) Xi Jinping Self (archive footage) Joseph Wu Self (Taiwan foreign minister)
T
Tsai Ing-wen Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director
Alain Lewkowicz
Writer
Alain Lewkowicz
Original Music Composer
Ludovic Sagnier
Editor
Mathieu Lère
Producer
Valérie Montmartin

Details

Original title
Taïwan, une démocratie à l'ombre de la Chine
Release date
2021-07-06
Runtime
52m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
English, Mandarin, French
Countries
France
Production
Little Big Story, ARTE