The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

PLA 'Stride' Military Exercises: Is Taiwan in the Crosshairs?

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While it may be tempting to see connections between large-scale drills and Tsai Ing-wen’s election in January, 2016, Zhurihe is not eviden...

The 'Chinese Taipei' WHA Controversy: Time to Think Strategically

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President Tsai has been heavily criticized by the green camp for ‘failing’ to uphold the nation’s ‘dignity’ at this year’s WHA meeting in ...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Looking for the Real ‘Troublemaker’ in the Taiwan Strait

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Global headlines have a tendency to portray Taiwan and the DPP as the cause of instability in the Taiwan Strait. But things are a little m...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

The Plan Taiwan Needs to Defend against China

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A few recommendations to increase Taiwan’s deterrent capabilities  After eight years of relative calm in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan turne...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The Next Step

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I would be lying if I said that the past couple of months haven’t been a difficult period for me. It all began with an irony, when, on th...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Tsai and the Southbound Policy: Window Dressing or the Real Deal?

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The strategy should be multifaceted and not solely aimed at the enrichment of the few. Can they make it happen?  Much has been said in r...
Friday, May 20, 2016

Taiwan's first female president walks tightrope as she takes office

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Tsai Ing-wen is inaugurated in a ceremony high in color as the world looks on  Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female president, was sw...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

520 Inauguration: Out With the Old and In With the…?

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Incoming president Tsai Ing-wen must avoid the temptations and mistakes of the past  Eight years ago today I opened an unsigned editoria...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Pro-Unification Groups Pressure Tsai to Recognize ‘1992 Consensus’

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Unable to summon more than 500 followers at every event he has organized since his return to Taiwan in 2013, Chang An-le's antics are ...
Saturday, May 14, 2016

After British Queen’s ‘Rude Xi’ Remarks, New Tape of Ma-Xi Conversation Emerges

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The following is a leaked excerpt from a dinner conversation held between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-je...
Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Taiwan 'Erased’ From UN Tourism Map

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A top three destination for Chinese tourists in 2014 did not make the cut on a UN map  Something’s wrong with the UN World Tourism Organ...
Monday, May 02, 2016

Convergence or Conflict in the Taiwan Strait: The Illusion of Peace? to be released in September 2016

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The English-language version of my book  《島嶼無戰事:不願面對的和平假象》 will be published by Routledge in September 2016! Years of rapprochement bet...

A Personal Journey in Books

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Books have been a true constant in my life, a safe, unfailing refuge from the demands and frustrations of everyday life. I find myself re...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Getting It Right Before 520: The Chang Ching-sen Case

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Civil society must be part of the Tsai Ing-wen administration’s coalition. Alienating it at the outset is not a recommendable policy  It...
Thursday, April 21, 2016

China Spews Vitriol Over ‘Taiwan Night’ in Ottawa

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For 20 years Taiwan’s representative office to Canada has held its gala, described as a ‘big draw’ for Canadian MPs. But this year China c...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Kenyan Extraditions Raise Questions on Stability of China-Taiwan Relations

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Yes, Taiwan must do more to combat Internet scammers. But by overreaching, Beijing has turned this into a political issue Last week’s co...
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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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