The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato
Thursday, December 28, 2017

A U.S. Attack on North Korea: Could China Retaliate Against Taiwan?

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Chinese retaliation against Taiwan amid a U.S. military move on North Korea would be an occasion for Beijing to redress two historical wou...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

New Party Officials Held for Questioning as China-Linked Spy Probe Widens

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A handful of individuals from the pro-unification New Party were taken in for questioning in a case that seems to be linked to a spy ring ...
Monday, December 18, 2017

Taiwan’s Democracy Dodges a Bullet

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The attempt to unseat Huang Kuo-chang of the New Power Party highlights troubling flaws with Taiwan’s recall laws, which could become a so...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Beijing’s Orwellian View of Taiwan is Getting Dangerous

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The often risible comments by Chinese officials about Taiwan are certainly entertaining, but they signal a dangerous malaise within the CC...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Analysis: Chinese Envoy to the U.S. Threatens War Over U.S. Navy Port Calls in Taiwan

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While it is unlikely the PLA would invade Taiwan in response to the resumption of regular U.S. Navy visits to Taiwan, Taipei and Washingto...
Saturday, December 09, 2017

Why America Should Beware a Resurgent China

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The world is witnessing a new, more assertive phase in China’s foreign engagement under President Xi Jinping  As it makes its presence f...
Friday, December 08, 2017

Making Transitional Justice Work

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Institutionalization will be key to ensure the long-term survival of the many agencies that have a role to play in transitional justice, d...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Lee Ming-che Sentencing a Warning to Others (Analysis)

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More than the unfair treatment of a man who did nothing wrong, today’s sentencing is another reminder that China has no intention of playi...
Thursday, November 23, 2017

China Bans Tour Groups to the Vatican and Palau, Two Diplomatic Allies of Taiwan

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The new directive by the central government is believed to be aimed at forcing the governments to switch diplomatic relations from Taipei ...
Thursday, November 16, 2017

We Must Push Back Before China Silences Us

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Authoritarian China has turned its sights on the intellectuals in the West who are shedding light on what the regime and its proxies are d...
Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Municipal Liaison Offices in China: A Dangerous Idea

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The mayors of Taipei and New Taipei City are exploring the possibility of setting up liaison offices in China, a plan which if implemented...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The Strange Case of Tom Wang, the Taiwanese Who Wants to be a CCP Member

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A Taiwan-born pro-unification student who wants to join the Chinese Communist Party may have become the latest tool in Beijing’s united fr...
Thursday, October 26, 2017

The Recall Attempt Against Huang Kuo-chang: What’s at Stake?

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Conservative Christian groups are getting closer to unseating a progressive legislator from the New Power Party due to his support for sam...
Friday, October 20, 2017

War of the Words: Why Xi Jinping's Big Speech Means Little to Taiwan

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What matters isn’t so much what Xi said in his marathon speech, but rather what actions his government takes next  China has the resolve...
Friday, October 13, 2017

Taiwan Conspicuously Absent From Peace Event in Montreal

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Repressive and authoritarian countries are all featured at an event about peace in Montreal. But Taiwan, one of the rare vibrant democraci...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Double Ten and the Narcissism of Small Differences in Taiwan

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Both Taiwan and the ROC today overlap in the fundamental values and ideas that define society. Rather than bicker over nomenclatural diffe...
Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Illiberal Forces Push Back in Taiwan

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Movements that are driven by a conservative ideology are joining hands to block various progressive efforts by the government in Taiwan. U...

Homage to Catalonia … and Taiwan

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We can admire and encourage Catalans as they aspire to build their own country. But the situation there is a false, and potentially danger...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

China Seeks Vicious Circle of Violence Through United Front Activities in Taiwan

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Violent altercations at a concert held at National Taiwan University this past weekend are a powerful reminder that China’s United Front W...
Monday, September 18, 2017

The United Nations Is Creating a Security Dilemma for Taiwan

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Taiwan remains shunned by the UN, which insists on de jure sovereignty for membership and continues to operate under a “One China” policy ...
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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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