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July 2017

All blog posts from July 2017

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks
China Threatens the Very Essence of Taiwan’s Statehood
Posted On July 28, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

China isn’t ready to take Taiwan by force, and its efforts to win over the Taiwanese with economic incentives have …

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Book Reviews China Editor Picks
The Real Reasons Behind Chinese Expansionism
Posted On July 25, 2017 Jojje Olsson 0

China is increasingly relying on military force to back up its territorial claims and growing sphere of influence. Just like …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks
China’s Self-Defeating Approach to Taiwan
Posted On July 24, 2017 Hugo Tierny 0

By closing all options for negotiations with Taipei, Beijing has sunk into strategic deadlock and strengthened Taiwan’s national identity and …

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Cross-Strait Taiwan Politics
Fake News at Work: President Tsai ‘Persecutes Religion’ in Taiwan
Posted On July 20, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

Temple operators in Taiwan appear to have become the latest targets in a disinformation campaign intended to discredit the administration.   A …

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Taiwan Politics
When Did Martial Law Start and End?
Posted On July 20, 2017 Dafydd Fell 0

The lifting of martial law in 1987 was an important turning point in Taiwan’s history. But it was not such …

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Book Reviews Cross-Strait
Taiwan’s China Dilemma: A Review
Posted On July 19, 2017 Grace Jackson 0

In a cogent and multifaceted analysis, political economist Syaru Shirley Lin shows that Taiwan’s brand of nationalism has become less …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks Military
Taiwan Under the Gun: An Urgent Call to Action
Posted On July 18, 2017 Peter Enav 0

The conditions for a Chinese attack on Taiwan are perilously close to being fulfilled. A period of intense danger may …

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Editor Picks Taiwan Politics

Debunking the False Narratives About Taiwan
Posted On July 17, 2017 Benjamin Fan 0

There is no question that the Tsai presidency has its share of problems and blind spots. But the pro-Beijing cherry-picking …

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Editor Picks Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
Thirty Years After the Lifting of Martial Law in Taiwan, Political Divisions Remain
Posted On July 16, 2017 Dafydd Fell 0

The roots of the longstanding divisions that continue to haunt Taiwan’s political scene lie in contrasting understandings of the martial …

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China Cross-Strait
ChinaWatch Vol. 1 No. 8
Posted On July 14, 2017 Staff 0

A regular feature of Taiwan Sentinel, ChinaWatch examines developments in China in the areas of internal politics, economics and trade, …

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China Cross-Strait
Assertive Great Power or Victim — China Can’t be Both
Posted On July 13, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

Hubristic and expansionist China shouldn’t cry foul when its nationals don’t receive a warm reception in countries it has been …

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Taiwan Politics
President Tsai’s Safety at Risk as Anti-Pension Reform Groups Plot Escalatory Action
Posted On July 11, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

Groups with a track record of violence are threatening President Tsai and her entourage with actions that could pose a …