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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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China Cross-Strait
Straits Forum: Mostly Echo Chamber and Platitudes, But Still a Threat
Posted On June 18, 2019 J Michael Cole 0

The meetings that take place behind closed doors, where secret deals and co-optation by United Front organizations occur, is where …

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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks
Chinese Interference in Taiwan’s Elections is Part of a Two-Pronged Attack on Democracy
Posted On October 24, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

For the November elections, vote buying is no longer the purely local problem it once was. It is now directly …

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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 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 Editor Picks
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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Cross-Strait
Beijing’s Orwellian View of Taiwan is Getting Dangerous
Posted On December 14, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

The often risible comments by Chinese officials about Taiwan are certainly entertaining, but they signal a dangerous malaise within the …

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Cross-Strait
Municipal Liaison Offices in China: A Dangerous Idea
Posted On November 7, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

The mayors of Taipei and New Taipei City are exploring the possibility of setting up liaison offices in China, a …