The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
Sunday, November 29, 2015

VOTE 2016: The DPP Did Not Mastermind Sino-Skepticism

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China’s actions and repressive political system are to blame for public apprehensions about China, not the DPP  Lacking an actual policy...
Monday, November 23, 2015

DMG Bid to Buy Taiwan’s Top TV Network Has PLA Twist

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The powerful Chinese man behind the attempted acquisition of Eastern Broadcasting Co is the son of a former top PLA leader  The recent a...
Monday, November 09, 2015

The Ma-Xi Summit: Democracy is Thicker than Blood

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'In reality, the meeting was a distraction that is unlikely to fundamentally alter the face of politics between the two countries'...
Saturday, November 07, 2015

Ma and Xi Hold ‘Historic’ Meeting in Singapore

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Despite the little substance to the summit, President Ma’s reference to ‘one China’ has sparked severe criticism back in Taiwan  For the...
Friday, November 06, 2015

China-Taiwan summit: Empty symbolism or game changer?

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Those who look for a game changer on Saturday stand to be disappointed  The oft-neglected island-nation of Taiwan was at the center of i...
Wednesday, November 04, 2015

BREAKING: Presidents Ma, Xi, to Meet in Singapore Nov. 7

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Less than two months before presidential and legislative elections in which the KMT is expected to fare poorly, a bombshell that is sure t...
Monday, November 02, 2015

China’s Taiwan Policy Under Xi Jinping and Implications in a Time of Transition

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Ideology is a driver of Xi’s policy, but its influence must also be weighed against other, and often more pragmatic, considerations  The...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Taiwan: China's Finger is on the Pulse, Not the Trigger

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Despite the balance of power having shifted in China's favour, Beijing's list of options to coerce Taiwan is rather limited  Wit...
Monday, October 26, 2015

Why We Must Push Back

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Opponents of same-sex marriage have no compelling argument and must therefore resort to fear and senselessness. We should not remain silen...
Thursday, October 22, 2015

China needs to learn that the Taiwanese people can't be bought

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The pursuit of an economic solution to the Taiwan 'issue' is an exercise in futility and one that can only cause more frustrations...
Saturday, October 17, 2015

KMT's Hung Hsiu-chu is Out, Eric Chu is In

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The eleventh-hour move was made to prevent further hemorrhaging at the local level and to salvage the KMT’s chances in the legislative ele...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Does Beijing Believe Its Own Official Line On Taiwan?

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Maybe China does have a better understanding of the island-nation it claims as its own. But it just can’t admit it  Hardly a meeting bet...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Careful Not to Mistake Chinese Hawks for Doves

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China is now sponsoring a number of conferences in the West. While we should always encourage dialogue, we should also be aw...
Wednesday, October 07, 2015

Taiwan’s Pan-Blue Camp is at War with Itself

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The Chinese Nationalist Party is in crisis. And it has itself, not Hung Hsiu-chu, to blame  Something rather extraordinary occurred outs...
Friday, September 25, 2015

對寫作說幾句話

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台灣年輕人經常不惜花費幾萬塊錢學習怎麼寫作。但這完全是在浪費你的時間和金錢。 自從十年前定居台灣到現在,我已經再也數不清究竟有多少個台灣人問過我能不能教他/她寫作了。台灣人對於莎士比亞的語言似乎有一種愛恨交織的情感,但有不少人還是真的想學好英文,這當然是為了實用所需。在台...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Chinese Propaganda: Coming Soon to a Conference Near You

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A few things you should know about the Oct. 5 CEFC US-China colloquium in Washington  One week after Chinese President Xi Jinping comple...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Hung Hsiu-chu’s Crusade Against Populism

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Given her tendency to demonize civil society by constantly comparing it to Middle East-style terror organizations, we can only imagine how...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

POLITICAL WARFARE WATCH: Chang Wei-shan’s Troubling Connections

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A young employee at the Executive Yuan who supports unification is also involved with organizations that promote the secession of Okinawa ...
Monday, September 14, 2015

A Few Words on Writing

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Young Taiwanese are often willing to fork out tens of thousands of NT dollars to be taught how to write. That’s a complete was...
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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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