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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
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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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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China Cross-Strait
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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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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China Cross-Strait
Top Chinese Military Strategist Bemoans KMT’s Lack of Commitment to Unification
Posted On February 21, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

Members of the Kuomintang who visit China are ‘lying and eating and drinking’, a Chinese military strategist argues.   Speaking in a …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks Society & Culture
China Unleashes ‘Rough Power’ as Taiwan Deals with Deadly Quake
Posted On February 9, 2018 J Michael Cole 0

Internet ultranationalism and political calculation are poisoning whatever ‘goodwill’ China has shown for Taiwan as it handles the aftermath of …

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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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Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
Cycles of Optimism and Pessimism in Taiwan
Posted On January 22, 2018 Dafydd Fell 0

Taiwan has gone through many ups and downs over the past decades. It always helps to keep the latest cycle …