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Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
What Makes the Nation?
Posted On December 7, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

What sets Taiwan apart, and what gives it its value, is what it stands for — its national narrative, the …

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Editor Picks Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
What Happened to Taiwan’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage?
Posted On December 3, 2018 Tim Rich, Isabel Eliassen and Andi Dahmer 0

Despite signs of LGBT support in Taiwan, many analysts and commentators ignored the number of Taiwanese who had no set …

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Cross-Strait Taiwan Politics
Assessing The Impact of the 11/24 Elections in Three Questions
Posted On November 26, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

The Democratic Progressive Party suffered a major setback in Saturday’s ‘nine-in-one’ elections, losing seven of the 13 cities and counties …

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Editor Picks Society & Culture
How Liberal is Taiwan? Adultery, the Death Penalty and Marriage Equality
Posted On November 18, 2018 Dafydd Fell 0

Public opinion trends and campaigning by conservative groups raise question marks about Taiwan’s reputation as one of the most liberal …

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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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Society & Culture Technology
Exciting Times For Taiwan’s Green Energy Revolution
Posted On November 6, 2018 James Peel 0

A domestic clean energy transition is underway in Taiwan, and the outlook for the future is overwhelmingly positive.   If humans could …

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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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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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Cross-Strait Taiwan Politics
China’s Great Squeeze Strategy Against Tsai Ing-wen
Posted On July 25, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

Beijing seeks to isolate Taiwan and condition its people and the international community to accept a ‘new normal.’ It also …

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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 …