The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
Monday, March 27, 2017

China’s New Terror Campaign Against Foreign Opponents

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A wave of disappearances in recent years could be part of ongoing efforts by Beijing to further insulate China from external influences  ...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Why Strengthening the Taiwan-Japan Alliance Makes Perfect Sense

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Taiwan-Japan security cooperation is not only logical; it is essential  Amid uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s plans for ...

Beijing Leans on Nigeria to ‘Fully Implement’ ‘One China’ Policy, Avoid ‘Two Chinas’

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The Chinese ambassador to Nigeria is calling upon Abuja to ensure the ‘full execution’ of the ‘one China’ policy  During a visit to Nige...
Monday, March 20, 2017

MND Confirms DF-16 Medium-Range Ballistic Missile Deployed Against Taiwan

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The ballistic missile threat against Taiwan just got more serious Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense today confirmed for the first ti...
Friday, March 17, 2017

Taiwan to Increase Defense Spending, Improve Military Capabilities

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With the DPP controlling the legislature, Taiwan could finally succeed in setting defense spending at 3% of GDP, something that hasn’t occ...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

The Fall Of Ma Ying-jeou

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The belief that those in power are using the court system to punish their opponents bespeaks a deep cynicism about Taiwanese politics  T...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Beijing Counts on Handful of Allies in Taiwan to Keep Propaganda Drive Alive

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With the KMT still struggling to get back on its feet and the Tsai administration not giving an inch on the ‘1992 consensus’ and ‘one Chin...
Saturday, March 11, 2017

The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The Forgotten Showdown Between China and America

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This week marks the 21st anniversary of the Missile Crisis of 1996, when China fired missiles off the northern and southern tips of Taiwan...
Monday, March 06, 2017

Should President Tsai be More Flexible Toward China?

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Calls for punishing Taiwan due to its unwillingness to recognize the ‘1992 consensus’ have gotten louder ahead of a CCP leadership reshuff...
Thursday, March 02, 2017

Avoid the Vicious Circle

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The greatest impediment to ‘peaceful’ unification in the Taiwan Strait is the consolidation of a distinct system of beliefs and values in ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Yes, President Tsai is Stalling on Marriage Equality

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President Tsai met supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage on Saturday, and claims that more dialogue is needed on the issue. By doi...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Do Chinese Students Threaten Free Speech at Universities Abroad?

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Nationalistic PRC student groups abroad are becoming increasingly vocal when it comes to academic institutions inviting critics of the CCP...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

India Brushes Off Beijing’s Warnings Over Visit by Taiwanese Parliamentarians

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Beijing continues to pressure Taiwan’s non-official diplomatic allies into avoiding official contact with representatives from the democra...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Misconceptions on ‘One China’

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From ‘one China’ to the ‘1992 consensus’ and the ‘status quo’, the politics of the Taiwan Strait are a complex play involving vagueness an...
Friday, February 10, 2017

Trump Vows to ‘Honor’ ‘One China’ Policy

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By returning to the status quo, President Trump may temporarily have assuaged apprehensions in Beijing and reduced tensions in the Taiwan ...
Thursday, February 09, 2017

China to ‘Commemorate’ Taiwan’s 228 Massacre

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The CCP’s latest exercise in propaganda is unlikely to win hearts and minds in Taiwan, but nevertheless indicates greater willingness on B...
Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Will it Happen?

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Disagreement between the Executive and Legislative branches of government on the legalization of same-sex unions in Taiwan is slowing down...
Monday, February 06, 2017

Cambodian PM Bans ROC Flag, Reaffirms ‘One China’ Stance

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As Chinese influence in Cambodia continues to grow, Prime Minister Hun Sen attempts to ingratiate himself with Beijing Cambodian Prime M...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Why Jiang Yi-huah Will be Able to Talk About Taiwan’s Democracy in Hong Kong

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The former Taiwanese premier under president Ma Ying-jeou appears to have slipped through the firewall that has been erected around Hong K...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

When They Get it Wrong

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A bizarre analysis of Taiwan’s delegation to President Trump’s swearing-in ceremony exemplifies everything that is wrong with much of what...
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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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