FEATURE/Captain Taiwan: Chen Chieh-hsien and his glorious return to Japan

Go bags filled with essentials for surviving wartime scenarios or natural disasters have soared in popularity in Taiwan recently amid American warnings to prepare them and rising fears of future military conflict.

He has won five Golden Melody Awards, the equivalent of the Grammys in the Mandarin pop world, and earned songwriting credits on albums released by Andy Lau (劉德華), Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄) and many other superstars.

Taiwan is opening a new front in its efforts to counter China's threats to its security -- the classroom -- to foster a greater sense of national identity and awareness of China's threat, but scholars warned that the approach could blur the line between education and political indoctrination.