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J Michael Cole

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks Military
China Tightens Pincers on Taiwan
Posted On January 11, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

While the external threat to Taiwan appears to be growing, Beijing could also increase its cooperation with local proxies to …

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China Cross-Strait
Sorry Beijing: States Have Sovereign Rights
Posted On January 9, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

Whatever we might say about the Trump camp, they are stiffening American spines when it comes to doing the right …

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China Cross-Strait
Pro-unification Groups, Triad Members Threaten Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong, Legislators in Taiwan
Posted On January 7, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

Brief altercations at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport this morning when pro-Beijing gangsters broke through police lines and tried to assault Hong …

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China Cross-Strait
China’s ‘Soft Powerlessness’
Posted On January 4, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

Ultra-nationalistic Chinese citizens and organizations are out of control on the Internet and harassing Beijing’s opponents in ways that often …

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Book Reviews
Memoirs of a Foreign Big Beard
Posted On January 3, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

In his latest book, professor Bruce Jacobs walks us through the key trials surrounding the Kaohsiung Incident and gets down …

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Taiwan Politics
A New Voice for Taiwan in Times of High Uncertainty
Posted On January 2, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

The years ahead promise to be challenging ones for Taiwan. More than ever, its people need to engage the international …

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Society & Culture
U.S. Hate Group MassResistance Behind Anti-LGBT Activities in Taiwan
Posted On January 2, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

A Massachusetts-based anti-gay organization is now involved in efforts to prevent passage of regulations that would allow same-sex marriage in …