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Cross-Strait Featured Taiwan Politics
President Tsai’s Second Term and Cross-Strait Relations: What to Watch Out For
Posted On June 29, 2020 J Michael Cole 0

The next four years will be marked by uncertainty over China’s trajectory and the state of the world in the …

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Cross-Strait Hong Kong
China’s Intransigence Strengthens Hong Kong-Taiwan Ties
Posted On September 30, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Rather than isolate Taiwan and Hong Kong, Beijing’s unwillingness to accommodate different political systems on its peripheries and its inability …

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China Cross-Strait Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a Mess for Beijing; Taiwan Would be a Nightmare
Posted On August 8, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

Liberal democratic societies are simply incompatible with the increasingly authoritarian mindset that animates the CCP. The notion that their inhabitants …

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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks Hong Kong
Will the People’s Liberation Army be Deployed in Hong Kong?
Posted On July 30, 2019 Jean-Francois Dupre 0

No. A police state would serve Beijing better. With the Hong Kong protests intensifying in the past month, there has been …

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Taiwan Politics
Divergent Understandings of Taiwanese Democracy: Ma Ying-jeou vs. Tsai Ing-wen
Posted On July 19, 2019 Dafydd Fell 0

In recent speeches, both politicians claimed that Taiwan’s democracy is in danger. But the way they conceptualize this danger is …

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Editor Picks Taiwan Politics
Cross-Strait Relations, Diplomacy Key Variables Behind Support for Han Kuo-yu: Survey
Posted On June 17, 2019 Timothy Rich 0

Taiwanese dissatisfied with cross-Strait relations and diplomacy gave the Kaohsiung mayor and prospective KMT presidential candidate higher evaluations, while defense …

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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
When it Comes to Taiwan, the CCP Doesn’t Have an Original Bone in its Body
Posted On January 2, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

In his first address in 2019, Xi Jinping proves once again that he and the party that he leads cannot …

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Beijing’s ‘Peaceful Liberation’ Strategy Against Taiwan: A Warning
Posted On September 26, 2018 Christopher MacDonald 0

What the Warring States strategy and the Tibetan experience reveal about China’s plans to annex Taiwan.   Directly across from the Potala …

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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 Hong Kong Society & Culture
‘Caught Between Two Worlds’: A Review of ‘Generation HK’
Posted On December 4, 2017 Grace Jackson 0

Through six chapters, ‘Generation HK’ highlights a different group of young Hong Kong people and their response to the current …