HeyJaredThe Red Leaf Express
The Red Leaf Express is a short-form podcast examining geopolitical stability and instability across the Indo-Pacific, reimagining the spirit of the Mayflower—a voyage once made in search of religious and civic freedom—through a modern regional lens.
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- Sep 15, 2026
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EP037 - Who calls and who folds (opens the original)
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Beijing relies on others to enforce its pressure against Taiwan. Joey Chou examines governments that resist, Taiwan’s own cautious compliance, and the shipping companies and insurers whose private decisions could determine whether China’s rules carry weight—drawing lessons from West Germany’s Cold War-era Hallstein Doctrine and how it ultimately collapsed. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
EP036 - No outside interference (opens the original)
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From Xi Jinping’s Cairo message to Chinese coast guard ships east of Taiwan, this episode examines what “no outside interference” means when a great power sets the rules nearby. Joey Chou weighs US strain, Beijing’s pressure and Taiwan’s response, asking what autonomy looks like for an island that cannot leave. (Photo generated by AI) -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
EP035 – Who Guards the Room That Matters (opens the original)
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Four governments, four guarded rooms: Beijing reaches into personal devices, Moscow controls an Arctic shipping route, Taipei catches restricted AI servers, and Washington holds the legal leverage. Joey Chou examines why Taiwan can defend its own border yet still depends on decisions made inside institutions it cannot enter or control. (Photo generated by AI) -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
EP034 - Who do you call and cards do you hold? (opens the original)
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When something goes wrong, a government has 2 things it can actually use. The first is other governments — who takes its call, and who gives it a straight answer. The second is its own machinery — what it can decide, fund and deliver without asking anyone's permission. And both of them take years to build. You cannot make an ally overnight. You cannot pass a budget by Friday. Whatever a government has on the day is whatever it built before the day. This week, 3 governments showed you what cards
EP033 - What We Already Know (and What We Didn't) (opens the original)
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Earlier this year, a researcher in Amsterdam was poking around the internet and found a Chinese police computer system that nobody had locked. So he went in. The system was built to keep track of foreigners. He scrolled through it for a while. And then he found his own name. His photo was in there. His passport number. The phone number he used back when he lived in China. Now, that's alarming. But I'll be straight with you — it isn't surprising. If you follow this part of the world at all, you a
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