SECRET TESTIMONY

What if, twenty years from now, China uses military force to take Taiwan, just like Russia invaded Ukraine? This is the “history” of that war, as imagined by Taiwan's top young novelist.

In 2067, twenty years after China's failed invasion of Taiwan, a historian embarks on an ambitious project to chronicle life during and after the war: last survivor account of the secret “Taiwan Liberation Army”; a former PLA soldier haunted by the female voice from Psychological Operations; a young nurse who discovers the true identity of her patient; the student from Thailand who becomes the President's spymaster; the reporter who witnessed a bloody firefight at a hospital. Presented as a “non-fiction novel”, Chu Yuhsun mixes reportage, speculative fiction, military thriller, and future history to create a book taken directly from the headlines. It is boldly imagined, impeccably researched, and too close to reality for comfort.