The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
Monday, August 15, 2016

Ex-SEF Chairman Lin Join-sane’s Foundation Could Be Conduit for PRC Political Warfare

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It seemed innocuous enough: a conference commemorating Sun Yat-sen’s 150th anniversary. But look at the sponsors from the Chinese side and...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

China's Permanent Conflict Strategy Is A Stroke of Genius

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Permanent conflict in alternating areas, not war, best suits Beijing’s interests  Tokyo lodged a series of protests over the weekend reg...
Monday, August 08, 2016

Pokémon Go and the Death of Reality

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When funeral homes start offering discounts for people who die because of a mobile game, we know there’s a problem with our society  I s...
Sunday, August 07, 2016

‘One China’ or Air Safety?

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Taiwan’s allies, formal and tacit, must come forward as they did with the WHA and support Taiwan’s effort to participate at ICAO, no matte...
Saturday, August 06, 2016

The Hostess

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It was the small silver chain, hidden amid various sundries, that brought back the memories of an incident I had long ago erased from my ...
Wednesday, August 03, 2016

After Taiwanese Artists, South Koreans Are Now the Targets of China’s Wrath

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Little by little, Beijing is creating a Reich Culture Chamber with Chinese characteristics  Forget the Chinese military’s new aircraft, ...
Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Video Accuses Joshua Wong, Sunflower Movement, Chinese Rights Activists of Being Foreign Agents

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Shared by the Supreme People’s Court and the Communist Youth League, a video accuses pro-democracy activists of being in the pay of foreig...

China Opens Large Fishing Port to 'Safeguard' South China Sea Claims

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A new port facility in Hainan could serve as a base for China’s ‘maritime militias’ in the disputed South China Sea  China on Monday off...
Monday, August 01, 2016

Tsai Gets Passing Grade for Apology to Taiwan’s Aborigines

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President Tsai’s apology to the nation’s Aborigines went better than expected. But that was the easy part: now the real work begins  It ...
Friday, July 29, 2016

Due to ‘Safety Concerns’, Chinese Dance Competition Cancels HK Venue, Shifts to Taiwan

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Various pro-CCP groups have been protesting outside Macpherson Stadium in Mong Kok District since July 20, prompting management to cancel ...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

A Bear and a Complex Character: New Symbols of Taiwanese Patriotism?

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Symbols are essential to nationalism, and Taiwan will need more of those if it is to succeed in making the case for its continued existenc...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Taiwan, Hong Kong Artists Forced to Sign ‘No Separatism’ Form: Reports

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While there has not been any confirmation of a new rule, several artists have heard rumors that they will have to sign the document to per...

Chinese Warns of ‘Soft’ and ‘Insidious’ Taiwan Independence Forces

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Chinese officials and academics continue to fail to understand the origins of the widespread opposition to unification in Taiwan  The ch...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

A Catalyst for KMT Reform?

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In post-Sunflower Taiwan, the KMT’s ‘ill-gotten’ assets are more scarlet letter than an advantage  After a marathon review in the legisl...
Friday, July 22, 2016

The Closing of the Chinese Mind

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‘If we are to avoid major tensions in the Taiwan Strait, there will have to be a time when the people in Chinese academia and government w...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Ex-Convict Calls on ‘Anti-Independence Heroes’ to Firebomb DPP HQ

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Tung Nien-tai is known to seek publicity and may be mentally unstable. Police have been alerted  A former convict and debt collector yes...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Visit to Taiping Island: An Exercise in Wastefulness and Futility

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A bipartisan group of Taiwanese legislators headed for the South China Sea today to ‘defend’ the nation’s sovereignty. All of this is gran...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Taiwan Must Avoid Short-Termism and Think Strategically

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With control of both the legislative and executive branches of government, it must be very tempting for the DPP to take bold actions. But ...
Monday, July 18, 2016

Beijing Alters Recent History: Says Taipei Suspended Dialogue

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China unilaterally suspended cross-strait communication mechanisms late last month after judging that President Tsai had failed to meet Be...
Friday, July 15, 2016

Chinese Communist Youth League Wins: Film Drops Taiwanese Actor from Project

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After weeks of pressure online and a threat of boycott by Chinese ultranationalists, a film studio has given in and chose to replace Taiwa...
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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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