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In December we spoke with Robert Tsao, founder of UMC, who in August of 2022 pledged to donate 100 million U.S. dollars to help Taiwan defend itself. In 2011 he moved to Singapore and became a citizen there, but in September of last year he renounced his Singaporean citizenship, and reinstated his citizenship in Taiwan.

We talked about what motivated him to decide to make the donation to defend Taiwan, why he's been perceived as pro business investment in China, and about his support for a referendum on unification between Taiwan and China.

We even asked him about his early support in 1993 for the New Party (Xin dang), a political party in Taiwan that had a pro Chinese unification stance.

Mr. Tsao also shared his thoughts on the Chinese Communist party today and why he thinks it's important protect Taiwan from an attack by the Chinese Communist People's Republic of China.

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2. to oppose gender discrimination and promote gender equality,

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4. to contribute to the advancement of human rights and democratic development in Taiwan,

5. to reach out and work with women's organizations worldwide to promote peace for all.

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