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What Lee Ming-che’s Show Trial Tells Us
Posted On September 12, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

More than anything, Beijing is using the Lee case to send a warning to Taiwan and the rest of the …

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The Liberals’ Great Failure on Taiwan: A Response to Edward Luce
Posted On August 23, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

It is grand time that liberals recognized that the defense of Taiwan is a worthy liberal enterprise, not a relic …

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As China Becomes Less Attractive to Foreigners, Can Taiwan Win Them Over?
Posted On August 11, 2017 Jojje Olsson 0

For demographic reasons, both China and Taiwan need foreign workers. While China is becoming a less attractive environment for foreign …

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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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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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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 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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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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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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On the Paradoxical Effects of Democratization in the Making of the Taiwanese Nation-State
Posted On July 1, 2017 Ek-hong Ljavakaw Sia 0

Taiwan’s democratization at first facilitated the making of de facto statehood but later hindered its completion by obstructing the path …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks World
The World is Not Abandoning Taiwan
Posted On June 30, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

Despite the challenges and diplomatic reversals, Taiwan is in many ways more connected to the international community today than it …

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Trump the Manchurian Candidate
Posted On June 5, 2017 Peter Enav 0

China has emerged as the biggest foreign winner in Donald J. Trump’s presidency.   Much of the American news media see Russia …