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Cross-Strait Taiwan Politics
That’s What ‘Fake News’ Looks Like and What it Does to Democracy
Posted On November 12, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

A fabricated incident during the Kaohsiung mayoral candidates’ debate at the weekend demonstrates how disinformation can be used to undermine …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks Taiwan Politics
‘Deep Greens’ are Playing with Fire in their Attempt to Sabotage the Tsai Administration
Posted On November 6, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

For those who favor a free and independent Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen remains their best bet. But they will have to …

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China Cross-Strait
Rule of Law and Rule by Law: Contrasting Paths of Legal Development in Taiwan and China
Posted On October 29, 2018 Mariah Thornton 0

While Taiwan endeavors to bring its legal system more in line with global liberal democratic standards, under Xi Jinping the …

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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks
Chinese Interference in Taiwan’s Elections is Part of a Two-Pronged Attack on Democracy
Posted On October 24, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

For the November elections, vote buying is no longer the purely local problem it once was. It is now directly …

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China Cross-Strait
Taiwan’s ‘Soft Power’ is Severely Underfunded — And China is Partly Responsible
Posted On October 4, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

There is no reason why bright young minds, research centers, web site operators, film producers and others who are committed …

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China Editor Picks World
Chinese Embassies are Becoming Increasingly Assertive: the Case of Sweden
Posted On September 7, 2018 Jojje Olsson 0

The new Chinese ambassador to Sweden is much more active than his predecessor. Through disinformation campaigns and attacks on Swedish …

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China Cross-Strait
China’s Dangerous ‘Bottom-Up’ Ultranationalism and the 85℃ Incident: a Warning
Posted On August 17, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

By allowing netizens to define its cross-Strait policy, Beijing risks losing control of the situation and could cause severe harm …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks
‘Peaceful Unification’ Is Dead and Buried
Posted On August 7, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

The Chinese Communist Party uses ‘peaceful’ as a cover, a smokescreen to isolate and sideline whomever opposes its objective of …

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China Cross-Strait World
Unity Is Key to Countering China’s ‘Sharp Power’
Posted On July 27, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

China is in conflict with a world order and a system of rules and beliefs that it now regards as …

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China Cross-Strait Hong Kong
Threatened Ban on Hong Kong National Party Signals Beijing’s Weakness
Posted On July 18, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

One hell of a contrast: As Beijing renders illegal small political parties in the Hong Kong experiment with autonomy, Taiwan …

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China Cross-Strait
Xi-Lien Meeting: Same Old Platitudes, With Two Possible Gems
Posted On July 17, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

Given how little the two men gave us to run with, all we’re left with is what wasn’t said, or …

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Cross-Strait
Neutrality for Taiwan: A Dangerous Proposal
Posted On July 12, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

Former vice president Annette Lu and her supporters have floated the idea of a ‘neutral’ Taiwan that is ‘devoted to …