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Taiwanese Celebrities Who Bow to China: A Tempest in a Teapot
Posted On September 30, 2020 J Michael Cole 0

Taiwanese entertainers Ouyang Nana and Angela Chang have sparked controversy in Taiwan over news that they will perform at China’s …

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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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Cross-Strait Featured Hong Kong
Beijing Was Cooking the Frog in Hong Kong Well Before the National Security Law
Posted On July 3, 2020 J Michael Cole 0

Well before the coming into force of the NSL on July 1, the special administrative region had already become a …

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Cross-Strait Featured Taiwan Politics
President Tsai’s Second Term and Cross-Strait Relations: What to Watch Out For
Posted On June 29, 2020 J Michael Cole 0

The next four years will be marked by uncertainty over China’s trajectory and the state of the world in the …

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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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Chinese Disinformation in Taiwan
Posted On December 30, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Disinformation can contribute to polarization within a targeted society while eroding belief in the objective truth. China’s information warfare efforts …

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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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Cross-Strait Hong Kong
China’s Intransigence Strengthens Hong Kong-Taiwan Ties
Posted On September 30, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Rather than isolate Taiwan and Hong Kong, Beijing’s unwillingness to accommodate different political systems on its peripheries and its inability …

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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 …