…and helping the government navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tang became Taiwan’s first minister of digital affairs, integrating technology into its democracy.

That’s Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s cyber ambassador, explaining why Taiwan’s independence from China matters to the rest of the world. I’m Margaret Hoover. This is the Firing Line podcast. In 2014, pro-democracy activists occupied Taiwan’s legislature to protest a trade deal with Beijing. Software engineer Audrey Tang helped demonstrators spread their ...