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A Few Thoughts on the Meng-Spavor-Kovrig Exchange
Posted On September 26, 2021 J Michael Cole 0

It is hard not to see this weekend’s developments as a victory for China and the creation of a world …

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China Cross-Strait Featured
In Memoriam: Lee Teng-Hui and the Democracy That He Built
Posted On August 10, 2020 J Michael Cole 0

The former president of Taiwan is the incontestable refutation of the belief that history is merely an impersonal force, that …

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China Cross-Strait Featured World
The Making of ‘Insidious Power: How China Undermines Global Democracy’
Posted On July 29, 2020 J Michael Cole 0

A new book released on July 30 takes a close look at the agencies and mechanisms of CCP 'sharp power' …

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China Cross-Strait
As Coronavirus Crisis Intensifies, Beijing Continues to Play Politics Over Taiwan
Posted On February 7, 2020 J Michael Cole 0

With a major epidemic on its hands, the Chinese government has not ceased its political warfare activities against Taiwan. It …

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China Cross-Strait Taiwan Politics
Candidate Claims ‘Nobody Loves Taiwan More Than Xi Jinping’
Posted On October 21, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Family business connections in the Pingtan free-trade zone and a son’s involvement with the CPPCC are raising questions about possible …

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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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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks Hong Kong
Will the People’s Liberation Army be Deployed in Hong Kong?
Posted On July 30, 2019 Jean-Francois Dupre 0

No. A police state would serve Beijing better. With the Hong Kong protests intensifying in the past month, there has been …

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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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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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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 …