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China Cross-Strait World
U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation and the Threat of a Chinese Backlash
Posted On May 28, 2018 Brian Anderson and Timothy RichBrian Anderson and Timothy Rich 0

To what extent are Taiwanese views of the Trump administration colored by domestic partisan politics and sensitivity to cross-Strait relations?   No …

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Taiwan Politics
Can the KMT Reinvent Itself? Lessons From the Past
Posted On May 9, 2018 Dafydd FellDafydd Fell 0

The current leadership does not seem to have learned from its electoral defeats and therefore the Kuomintang remains locked in …

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China Acting on ‘Lebanonization’ Threat Against Taiwan
Posted On May 8, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

Beijing has given up on winning the hearts and minds of the Taiwanese. Instead, using violence-prone proxies and a fake …

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Cross-Strait Taiwan Politics
Taiwan, International Aid, and the Challenge of Official Recognition
Posted On May 6, 2018 Timothy Rich and Andi DahmerTimothy Rich and Andi Dahmer 0

The Tsai administration should downplay the role of foreign aid in diplomatic relations and repackage efforts at maintaining diplomatic relations …

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Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
Prospects for Taiwan’s 2018 Local Elections
Posted On April 30, 2018 Dafydd FellDafydd Fell 0

The upcoming local elections will give us a chance to gauge public satisfaction with Tsai Ing-wen’s DPP government and to …

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Unprecedented Violence, Possible China Link As Anti-Pension Reform Protesters Storm Taiwan’s Legislature
Posted On April 27, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

Physical assaults on members of the press and law-enforcement officials, and the presence of a protest leader at an event …

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For Taiwanese, Democracy is the Only Game in Town — And They Would Fight to Defend it
Posted On April 20, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

A recent survey shows that nearly 70 percent of Taiwanese would take action to defend their democratic way of life …

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Cross-Strait World
Taiwan’s Search for Global Space
Posted On April 11, 2018 Robert HendersonRobert Henderson 0

As Gro Harlem Brundtland, director-general of the World Health Organization from 1998-2003, said in a recent interview, the international community …

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China’s 31 Preferential Policies for Taiwan: An Opportunity, Not a Threat
Posted On March 23, 2018 Gunter SchubertGunter Schubert 0

China’s strategy is a blessing in disguise, pushing the government and all political forces to do better in order to …

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The Great Chinese Lure: A Matter of National Security for Taiwan
Posted On March 15, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

A far greater threat to Taiwan than the PLA or pro-unification forces is the potential hollowing-out of Taiwan’s brain trust …

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Cross-Strait
Who’s to Blame for the ‘1992 Consensus’ Impasse?
Posted On March 9, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

Beijing’s intransigence, and not Taipei’s refusal to fall into a trap, is the source of instability in bilateral relations.   It has …

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China Cross-Strait
Top Chinese Military Strategist Bemoans KMT’s Lack of Commitment to Unification
Posted On February 21, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

Members of the Kuomintang who visit China are ‘lying and eating and drinking’, a Chinese military strategist argues.   Speaking in a …