Taiwan’s artistic trailblazers

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How Taiwanese artists are exploring history, identity and the relationship with China in their work. Presenter Elaine Chong speaks to trailblazing Taiwanese artists about how they're exploring their history, identity and responding to the complex relationship with China. We'll hear from the showrunner Hsin-Mei Cheng of upcoming TV series Zero Day in which a fictional Chinese invasion of Taiwan plays out over ten episodes. Heavy metal frontman and former politician Freddy Lim tells us why he thinks Taiwanese culture is distinctive and how he uses his music to explore his country's and family's history. Award-winning author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King discuss how the historical novel Taiwanese Travelogue, set in the 1930s, resonates with contemporary Taiwan. And the winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race 2024, Nymphia Wind explains how Taiwanese culture influences her drag style. Produced by Lucy Collingwood and presented by Elaine Chong for the BBC World Service. Photo credit: Nymphia Wind, photographer Felipe Santiago, Getty Images