The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
Friday, December 30, 2011

Chinese magazine pressured on Taiwan elections

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Caijing, one of the rare independent publications in China, appears to have run into the limits of Beijing’s willingness to allow coverage o...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

Beidou satellites raise fears of threat to Taiwan

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With resolution reaching 10 meters next year, the Beidou constellation of orbiters could provide guidance coordinates for a number of milita...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Taiwan Air Force upgrading ‘Skyguard’ system

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One defense analyst has called the upgrade the best development in the nation’s point defenses against precision-guided munitions Taiwan’s a...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Ex-AIT director taking fire in Hong Kong

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First it was media mogul Jimmy Lai acting as paymaster to the opposition. Now Stephen Young is being accused of trying to create chaos in th...

Bad, bad timing on visa waiver announcement

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Both the DPP and the KMT deserve praise for the achievement. But the US timed its announcement in a way that invites exploitation by the KMT...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

First Chinese aircraft carrier could soon embark on third sea trial

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Less that two weeks after completing its second sea trial, the Varyag looks set to embark on a third journey at sea China’s Liaoning Air Pol...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Calm down, no DF-21D’s heading our way

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There’s already enough speculation about China’s intentions out there. We don’t need journalistic irresponsibility to amplify the problem Re...

A tyrant, a dissident and a writer

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Three larger-than-life men passed away in the past few days, and each, in his own way, will leave a mark on history North Korean leader Kim ...

Sale of additional PAC-3 units to Taiwan proceeds

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After initial fears that the year-end deadline to sign the LOA would pass, the agreement is finally inked Raytheon has signed a US$685.7 mil...
Monday, December 19, 2011

US qualms may have nixed Taiwan space launch program

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Potential military applications may have prompted Washington to apply pressure on Taiwan not to embark on an indigenous satellite launcher p...
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Friday, December 16, 2011

In memoriam: Christopher Hitchens

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Writer, journalist, book lover, renaissance man, Christopher Hitchens passed away yesterday at age 62, after a battle with esophageal cancer...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Taiwan giving up on US subs, eyeing local plan

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MND has reportedly commissioned a local shipbuilder to contract a country other than the US capable of building submarines for cooperation i...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Ministry in F-16 upgrade wrangle

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The Taiwanese Air Force could save a lot of money if it asked suppliers to bid on the jets’ upgrade, but the Ministry of National Defense se...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

US has not pivoted toward Taiwan

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The idea that Washington has shifted its strategy on Taiwan is mere wishful thinking There has been no shortage of optimism in recent weeks ...

The KMT is growing desperate

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Rather than look to the future, President Ma Ying-jeou’s presidential campaign looks to the past, trying to uncover skeletons that will give...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Chinese netizens praise democracy

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Despite its tight grip on the media, Beijing appears to have adopted a surprisingly open attitute to coverage of and discussions on the pres...
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Friday, December 09, 2011

Leaked video shows greater repression in Tibet

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The release of video footage and photos showing Tibetans being humiliated in public and taken away by large contingents of Chinese security ...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

GIO remains silent about China’s tightening media

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Despite vows to liberalize its media environment for the Olympics, China has imposed further restrictions on the press. This raises serious ...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Locking in the ‘1992 consensus’

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In addition to raising questions about future political talks, the appointment of Su Chi on the SEF board sends a signal to Beijing that the...
Friday, December 02, 2011

European election observers denied funding by MOFA

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Although it will not provide financial help to foreign observers, a MOFA official said technical support would be provided on a case-by-case...
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J. Michael Cole 寇謐將
Taipei-based Senior Fellow China Policy Institute U Nott, ass. researcher CEFC, chief ed Taiwan Sentinel, project manager Taiwan Democracy Bulletin. M.A. War Studies Royal Military College of Canada, Int'l Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance CIHC, CX-77 (peacekeeping) Lester Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, B.A. English lit. Ex-deputy news editor Taipei Times 2006-2013, Thinking Taiwan (2014-16). Analyst at Canadian Security Intelligence Service (2003-2005). Published in/by IISS, Brookings, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Christian Science Monitor, SCMP, Globe & Mail, Maclean's, National Interest, Lowy Interpreter, The Age, Jane’s Defence Weekly, Jane’s Intelligence Review, Jane’s Intelligence Weekly, Jane’s Navy International, Jane’s International Defence Review, the Ottawa Citizen, China Brief, CounterPunch, FrontLine Security, Strategic Vision, Asia Today International, The News Lens and The Diplomat. I was the 2012 recipient of the award for Outstanding Journalism from the Chen Wen-chen Memorial Foundation. I have appeared on BBC, CBC, CNN, VOA, RTI and Al-Jazeera. I use a Nikon D7100 camera. Follow me on Twitter @jmichaelcole1
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