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J Michael Cole

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Taiwan Politics
Trouble in the Blue Camp
Posted On August 23, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Within a matter of months, Han the savior has turned into a liability, and a bit of an embarrassment, for …

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China Cross-Strait
Dual Recognition: Could Taiwan Countenance the Idea?
Posted On August 15, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

The zero-sum game in the Taiwan Strait has outlived its usefulness and no longer reflects reality. Taipei should make it …

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China Cross-Strait Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a Mess for Beijing; Taiwan Would be a Nightmare
Posted On August 8, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Liberal democratic societies are simply incompatible with the increasingly authoritarian mindset that animates the CCP. The notion that their inhabitants …

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Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
Media and Free Expression in Taiwan Are Under Attack: What Can be Done?
Posted On July 18, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

How can we avoid the imposition of a blanket silence which can only empower our enemies and damage our democracy? …

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Military Taiwan Defense
U.S. Government Approves US$2.2bn Sale of M1A2 Tanks, Stinger Missiles to Taiwan
Posted On July 9, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

The proposed sale includes 108 M1A2T Abrams Tanks and 250 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on …

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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks
Wishful Thinking and the China Threat
Posted On July 5, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Well before Donald Trump came to power, when more accommodating forces were in charge in Washington and other capitals, Beijing …

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Cross-Strait Hong Kong
Pro-Police Rally in Hong Kong: We’ve See This Before in Taiwan
Posted On July 2, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

United Front Work groups in Taiwan and Hong Kong use the same playbook and rely on a very similar modus …

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China Cross-Strait
Straits Forum: Mostly Echo Chamber and Platitudes, But Still a Threat
Posted On June 18, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

The meetings that take place behind closed doors, where secret deals and co-optation by United Front organizations occur, is where …

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China
Thirty Years On, The CCP is Still Unrepentant About the Tiananmen Massacre
Posted On June 4, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

From Tiananmen Square in 1989 to Xinjiang today, the Party hasn’t learned a thing about benevolent rule. It’s all about …

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China Cross-Strait World
The Stars Are Aligned: The Case for a Greater International Role for Taiwan
Posted On May 14, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

More than ever, the world’s leading democracies must rally to the cause of freedom and international law, at the center …

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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks
More Than 70 Participants From Taiwanese Media Industry Attend 4th Cross-Strait Media Summit in Beijing
Posted On May 11, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Led by representatives from the Want Want China Times Media Group, several dozens of people from the print, broadcast, new …

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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks Taiwan Politics
Careful Who You Allow on That Plane, Mr. Gou
Posted On May 6, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Whatever their political beliefs or party affiliation, candidates in next year’s elections in Taiwan must be made aware of the …