Taiwan, in East Asia also known as Formosa, is a large island. Japan is to the northeast and the Philippines is to the south. In size, Taiwan is 13,892 square miles with a population of about 23 million. The official languages spoken here are Standard Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien. Taipei is the capital and the largest city in Taiwan. Officially known as the Republic of China, the government is a democracy. The President is Ma Ying-jeou. Economically, Taiwan's rapid industrialization, known affectionately by global economists as the "Taiwan Economic Miracle" places it as one of the "Four Asian Tigers," alongside Singapore, South Korea, and Hong Kong. The main source of income are smart phones, laptops, semiconductor device fabrication, biotechnology, and bicycles. The economy rapidly expanded up until 2001, after which it went into a recession. Since the 2007 global financial crisis starting with the United States, economic growth has again fallen. Historically, Taiwan has been colonized by many countries: the Dutch, the Qing Dynasty of China, and the Japanese. WorldTVRadio Tuner for Taiwan offers numerous radio stations in Chinese. The general radio formats include Cultural and General Station. The music format includes Adult Contemporary and Classical. The radio shows are broadcast from Taipei, Tai-tung, and webcasts. The most popular radio stations are E Classical 99.7 FM, HIT FM 91.7 FM, and HIT FM 90.1 FM. If you would like to listen to entertaining and informative radio shows from Taiwan, it’s easy to do and free to try. All you have to do is click a radio station link to launch it.

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