The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
Friday, September 27, 2013

Taiwanese Navy holds rare SM-2 live-fire exercise; receives first P-3C

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Despite being held close to Yonaguni Island, Taiwan denied speculation that the exercise sent any political message to Japan, which is in ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The current predicament

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It seems that we are now finding ourselves in the same predicament as the thinkers, writers, academics, and dreamers who saw themselves s...
Monday, September 23, 2013

No politics on campus and the death of ideals

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A recent incident at NCCU sheds light on efforts by those in power to neutralize universities as centers for new thinking and idealism ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

In Memoriam: Mr. Chang Sen-wen

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An act of despair by a victim of state-sanctioned demolitions today is the strongest indictment of the government’s inhumane definition o...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Threading the Wrong Needle: A Response

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A new report by the EastWest Institute only manages to reinforce the illusion that US arms sales to Taiwan are the principal cause of fric...
Monday, September 16, 2013

The Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident: Successes, failings and lessons learned

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The slaying of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guards in May brought out the best and worst in Taipei. Here's what happened,...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

ICAO refuses to grant Taiwanese journalists accreditation for assembly, cites ‘one China’ policy [UPDATED]

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As a result of the policy, no Taiwanese reporter will be allowed to attend the event in Montreal, where a decision will be made on whether...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Japan on edge as 1st anniversary of Senkaku nationalization approaches

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The islets at the center of the tensions China is stepping up its provocations ahead of the anniversary of Japan’s nationalization of th...
Monday, September 09, 2013

When democracy isn’t enough, or A Trojan Horse called White Wolf

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If one side in a democracy no longer plays by the rules, it would be foolhardy to assume that democratic means will suffice to protect on...
Thursday, September 05, 2013

The latest eviction victims: Elderly fruit farmers on Lishan

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Government authorities are once again resorting to might and lawsuits to kick vulnerable groups off their land, without providing any ass...
Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Huang Yan-ru’s political awakening

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Nations aren’t built through the pursuit of materialistic gain. Their foundations are erected by individuals with awareness and ideals, b...

The case of Tseng I-mei

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The torments and death earlier this year of a 91-year-old resident of Taipei’s Huaguang Community provide a laundry list of the inhumane ...

Taiwan to bolster its presence in the South China Sea

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The current wharf at Itu Aba Taipei maintains that the move is part of efforts to encourage cooperation in the region  Taiwan has anno...
Monday, September 02, 2013

Confucianism as authoritarianism

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If Taiwanese are to vouchsafe their distinct identity and way of life, they will need to be daring, innovative, and defiant — everything ...
Sunday, September 01, 2013

The BOT at Sun Moon Lake: Wrong and injurious (中文 link at bottom)

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Plans to build a hotel on ancestral Aborigine land at Sun Moon Lake once again highlight the rapacious nature of the government-developer...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Taiwan’s future

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Mediocrity and self-interest are far too often the norm in Taiwan. Given the existential threat it faces, the nation cannot afford this t...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Just so you know, we’re watching you

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Police paid a visit to the father of a female lead singer on Sunday and not so subtly let him know that his daughter, who performed durin...
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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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