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Cross-Strait
Former KMT Legislator Says Taiwanese ‘Separatists’ Could be ‘Decapitated’ After Unification
Posted On March 22, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

If all the Taiwanese who oppose the ‘one country, two systems’ formula or Beijing’s definition of ‘one China’ qualify for …

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Cross-Strait World
President Tsai Must Strike While the Iron is Hot
Posted On January 10, 2019 Kelvin Chen 0

The Taiwanese leader’s firm response to Xi Jinping’s address to ‘Taiwanese compatriots’ has been widely praised at home and abroad. …

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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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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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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 …

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Cross-Strait
Conflict in the Taiwan Strait: What it Is, and What it Isn’t
Posted On January 31, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

International media need to find a better term than ‘rivals’ to describe a situation in which a small democracy is …

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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks
The Dynamics of the US-Taiwan-China Relationship in 2018
Posted On January 24, 2018 Michal Thim 0

Due to the absence of positive signs from Beijing on the horizon, closer U.S.-Taiwan cooperation is necessary to keep China …

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Taiwan Politics
Assessing President Tsai’s Approval in 2017
Posted On January 23, 2018 Kate Hart and Timothy Rich 0

Recent surveys suggest that while addressing the cooling in cross-Strait relations could improve overall evaluations of President Tsai, a higher …

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China Cross-Strait World
ChinaWatch Vol. 2 No. 1
Posted On January 15, 2018 Staff 0

A regular feature of Taiwan Sentinel, ChinaWatch examines developments in China in the areas of internal politics, economics and trade, …