“Taikanda: Why is 臺灣 Asian Wakanda?” was a Clubhouse room I saw in the hallway.

It seems that there are some pretty obvious parallels, and others have made this comparison.

• On Clubhouse, ‘臺kanda’: Taiwan’s Wakanda Fantasies

• Taiwan, the Wakanda of Asia

• Wakanda in Asia: Taiwan?

Part of the purpose of my trip back to Taiwan was to bring my daughter back to spend some time with her grandparents. We’ve visited 5 of the 6 locations below, and Hsinchu (home of TSMC and other companies) seems to come up in many recent conversations due to the global importance and shortage of semiconductor chips. I’ve also visited the supercomputer centers there in the past.

The Taiwan Wakanda comparison seems like fanciful science fiction, but the importance of Taiwan as a frontier for democracy and technology cannot be ignored. There is a Red Line is here, and it is important for people to understand how important it is.