Thursday, August 27, 2015

Why Taiwanese Leaders Should Skip the Victory Day Parade in Beijing

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Former KMT chairman Lien Chan will attend the military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, which sends a very bad signal to the young men and wo...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

VOTE 2016: Why Beijing Should Worry About 小Soong’s ‘Rebirth’

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Politically expedient or heartfelt, James Soong’s transformation is a reflection of a consolidating identity in Taiwan. And that’s bad new...
Monday, August 24, 2015

中國持續強化在美國反對台灣的宣傳戰

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在台灣青年世代的自我認同日益鞏固，民主進步黨贏得2016年1月總統大選的可能性越來越高的同時，中國共產黨的宣傳部門也正在島國人民中間持續培植支持兩岸統一的情感。而這次，外國學者似乎也成了他們的工作對象，美國學者更是首當其衝。 弔詭的是，我們還是從設立在香港的媒體「中國評論...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

China Intensifies Media Campaign against Taiwan’s DPP in the US

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PRC United Front and political warfare efforts against Taiwan's DPP are intensifying Amid signs of a consolidating identity among Ta...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Not a Time for Scorched-Earth Politics

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Under no circumstances should the DPP and its allies fight in the dirt with the ultraconservatives who have hijacked the KMT With five m...

「熱血與基因」：令人擔憂的中國最新徵兵廣告

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中國海軍徵兵宣傳片「加入我們，一起逐夢深藍」，影片連結： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z8_KRMdbbs 中國人民解放軍海軍（PLAN）上星期發表了一部全新的徵兵宣傳影片，而這部影片不太可能緩解亞太各國對民族主義及擴張傾向日益抬頭...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

Taiwan Unveils New Long-Endurance Drone, New Weapons at Defense Trade Show

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Taiwan showcases new weapons systems, including an indigenously produced long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle  Taiwan’s Ministry of Na...

'Blood and genes': China's alarming new military recruitment campaign

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The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) last week released a new recruitment video that is unlikely to assuage growing fears in the r...

Real People vs. Phantom Sources in Taiwan’s Battle of Ideas

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A struggling KMT will use anything at this point to discredit civil society and its main opponent in the 2016 elections  It only took a ...
Monday, August 10, 2015

Coincidences, Coincidences in Tainan

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An absurd vote buying case in the southern city threatens the fabric of Taiwan’s democracy  The Ministry of Justice announced today (Aug...
Friday, August 07, 2015

Sorry Beijing, But Taiwan Isn’t Turning its Back on History — You Are

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The Taiwanese have made their choice; the ball is in Beijing’s court  What happens when a closed authoritarian regime whose ideology is ...

對台灣民進黨的兩大迷思可以休矣

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其一，民進黨不會損害海峽兩岸關係。其二，民進黨也不曾幕後指使群眾抗爭。 在〈美國檢討對台政策的時候到了嗎？〉這篇文章中，郝志堅（Dennis V. Hickey）對美國與台灣關係今後的發展提出了幾項重要看法，這些觀點無疑是必須認真看待，以確保台灣海峽兩岸局勢穩定的。但不幸...
Thursday, August 06, 2015

Two Myths About Taiwan’s DPP That Need to Be Laid to Rest

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The DPP will not ruin cross-strait relations, and it isn’t manipulating popular protests from behind the scenes  In his piece “Time to R...
Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Canada's Crumbling Democracy

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The government is dictating which Canadians can and cannot vote. What will it decide next?  It’s funny what exile does to a person. It r...
Sunday, August 02, 2015

The Powers That Be and the ‘R’ Word in Taiwan

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Once again the authorities are accusing young activists of ‘irrationality.’ But there is nothing ‘irrational’ about the screamers  Taiwa...
Saturday, August 01, 2015

中台關係：延續現狀還是重啟對立？

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隨著民進黨贏得2016年1月台灣總統大選，重掌執政的前景看好，許多評論者都預測台海兩岸在馬英九總統領導的國民黨政府任內八年的相對穩定之後，又要回到緊張對立狀態。 但是民進黨贏得大選究竟會不會真的導致兩岸回復敵對，多半還是取決於北京當局如何因應。 首先，很重要...
Friday, July 31, 2015

After Young Taiwan Activist’s Suicide, Hundreds Storm Education Ministry

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The crisis over controversial changes to school curricula in Taiwan intensified after the suicide of one of the activists  Hundreds of T...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Better Get Used to it, China: Taiwan and Japan Will Get Closer

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A changing geopolitical context and domestic sentiments mean that Tokyo and Taipei are likely to draw closer together  Despite applying ...

Taiwan-China Relations: Continuity or Renewed Tensions?

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What will cross-strait relations look like after the Jan. 16, 2016, elections in Taiwan? More of the same? Renewed tensions? With the hi...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Taiwan and the Diaoyutai Spat: Is All that Noise Really Necessary?

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The government tends to make a big deal over the Diaoyutais, but it’s a poor subject to garner popular support. Here’s why  If a few yea...