The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
Friday, June 29, 2012

Stability in Taiwan Strait factor in South China Sea conflict

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An oil platform in the South China Sea The recent stability in the Taiwan Strait is a source of new tensions in the South China Sea, as ...
Friday, June 15, 2012

The blue-green faultline weakens Taiwan

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Pan-green legislators continue to occupy the floor of the Legislative Yuan yesterday Given the nature of the Chinese threat, political...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Former MIB spy sentenced for leak; Bergersen out

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Former MIB deputy dep't head Pang Ta-wei While Pang Ta-wei got into trouble for the second time, a former Pentagon analyst jailed in...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Fast-attack missile boats’ Achilles’ heel?

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Hsiung Feng launchers are installed on a frigate By disabling radar and data links needed to acquire target information, China could bli...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Taiwan placing its F-16C/D request in holding pattern

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F-16 aircraft in flight Despite promising momentum on the US side, Taipei appears to have abandoned all efforts to procure the aircraft,...
Friday, June 08, 2012

Military holds major tri-service exercise in southern Taiwan

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AH-1W helicopters fire on targets in Pingtung yesterday This was only the second time in four years that the media were invited to atten...
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Democracy is no mere commodity

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Taiwanese voters in the Jan. 14 presidential election Acknowledging that Taiwan is the first Chinese democracy does not mean one agrees ...
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How to alienate an important ally

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An F-16A/B takes part in an exercise in Pingtung yesterday Members of the US Congress who over the years have fought for Taiwan could be...
Wednesday, June 06, 2012

US officials wary of possible Taiwan-China cooperation in South China Sea

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Fishing boats navigate the South China Sea While US defense officials encourage the peaceful development of relations in the Taiwan Str...
Friday, June 01, 2012

Taiwan seeking full US$5.2bn upgrade for F-16s

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An F-16A/B in flight at Hsinchu AFB on Wednesday Taiwan is expected to sign the LOA within 45-60 days. What is not included in this LOA ...

The stigma that never goes away

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Su Tseng-chang takes the helm at the DPP on Wednesday Taiwanese politicians — and now warheads — are ‘anti China,’ part of a linguistic ...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Possible Chinese development of Type 081 LHD causes alarm in Taiwan

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Design plans for the 22,000-tonne Type 081 LHD By as early as 2014, the Chinese navy could have at its disposal a vessel that could dra...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Russia refuses to sell Su-35, S-400s to China

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S-400 TELs at a military parade in Russia Moscow has often complained about how China reverse-engineers its defense articles to produce ...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

‘Backdoor’ in made-in-China computer chip threatens US military

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No current means exists to protect hardware from viruses The backdoor access could be turned into an advanced Stuxnet weapon to attack ...
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Monday, May 28, 2012

New PLA airforce base in Fujian sets sights on East China Sea

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A satellite view of the Shuimen air base The air base in Shuimen is about 70km from Taiwan’s Dongyin Island, where the military has dep...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Taiwanese air force faces plane shortage by 2020

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A F-16A/B from the ROCAF takes off in Taiwan Taiwan appears to have had a change of mind on the need to acquire new aircraft, a decision...
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Friday, May 25, 2012

Qualifying China’s military posture

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Officers hoist the PRC flag at a military parade When China’s regional claims encompass pretty much the entire South China Sea, countrie...
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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Taiwanese filming Chennault documentary, but ...

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A KMT soldier stands guard in front of P-40 aircraft Academia Historica, the nation’s top historical institution, gave the project to Ct...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

War of Wits for Taiwan's Air Force

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Lockheed Martin's F-35B in action The F-35 could become a convenient tool to kill the F-16C/D program while maintaining the illusion...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Chinese Type 056 missile boat to launch within days

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A Type 056 under construction Defense analysts believe that the new missile boats will be perfectly suited to meet the challenges that C...
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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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