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Cross-Strait Editor Picks
China’s 31 Preferential Policies for Taiwan: An Opportunity, Not a Threat
Posted On March 23, 2018 Gunter 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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Xi’s Two Fractured Legs
Posted On March 22, 2018 Gabor Szentesi 0

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

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China Cross-Strait
ChinaWatch Vol. 2 No. 3
Posted On March 19, 2018 Staff 0

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

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The Great Chinese Lure: A Matter of National Security for Taiwan
Posted On March 15, 2018 J 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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Who’s to Blame for the ‘1992 Consensus’ Impasse?
Posted On March 9, 2018 J 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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Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
228: Trauma, Memory and the Birth of a Nation
Posted On February 28, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

The 228 Massacre is sacred ground — a graveyard out of whose soil a nation emerged. And for many, it …

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Taiwan Politics
The Politics of Railway Relocation in Taiwan: Democracy versus the Environment
Posted On February 12, 2018 Dafydd Fell 0

Although democracy has offered many environmental benefits, it has at times promoted environmentally damaging policies that are now very difficult …

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Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
Sex, Primaries and Electoral Systems in Taiwan
Posted On February 5, 2018 Dafydd Fell 0

The campaigns for the November 2018 local elections remain focused on personalities rather than issues and continue to favor the …

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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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Cross-Strait World
Taiwan’s Diplomatic Recognition Challenge in 2018
Posted On January 31, 2018 Timothy Rich and Andi Dahmer 0

It’s unlikely that Taipei’s diplomatic partners will abandon Taiwan en masse in 2018. Still, Taiwan must continue to deepen its …

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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 …