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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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Cross-Strait World
China’s Bullying of Taiwan: External Distraction for an Underperforming CCP?
Posted On May 25, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

Beijing’s harassment of Taiwan is not only failing, it serves as a distraction for a regime in Beijing that has …

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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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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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Cross-Strait Editor Picks Taiwan Politics
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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Society & Culture
Conservative’s Bid for Referendum on Same-Sex Marriage, Sex Education Highlights Democratic Blindspot in Taiwan
Posted On April 23, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

Amending the Referendum Act may have been a mistake in a highly politicized environment like Taiwan, where polarization is severe …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks Taiwan Defense Taiwan Politics
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 Editor Picks Military
China’s Live-Fire Drill in the Taiwan Strait: A Case Study in Psychological Warfare
Posted On April 18, 2018 J Michael ColeJ Michael Cole 0

Despite claims by Chinese hawks that the live-fire military exercise is aimed at Taiwan and that the aircraft carrier ‘Liaoning’ …

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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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China Cross-Strait
Xi’s Two Fractured Legs
Posted On March 22, 2018 Gabor SzentesiGabor Szentesi 0

Xi Jinping wants legitimacy and legacy, but both of those legs are fractured. And instead of trying to tread carefully …