TWSentinel

News, analysis and commentary about #Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific. J. Michael Cole (寇謐將), Ed. in Chief.

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[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

#Kovrig and #Spavor at 1,000. We had plenty of warnings, and we didn't heed them. These two men, and many others besides them, are paying the price. My latest for the @globeandmail. https://t.co/lD7w4OtDkP

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

By clamping down on #HongKong, Beijing has made it easier for the world to empathize with #Taiwan and to understand why its people are adamantly opposed to annexation by their large authoritarian neighbour. My latest for the @MLInstitute https://t.co/e6Qw7t5ZFv

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

【The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan and Future Stability in the Taiwan Strait】My latest for the @globaltaiwan https://t.co/cnMnAZh9lX

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

"US withdrawal from #Afghanistan ... has served as a plot device similar to that used in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s Rashomon, in which an incident gives rise to various, often self-contradictory, viewpoints." My latest for @UoNARI_Taiwan https://t.co/jqMZeWjyWR

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

Today the Intermediate People's Court of Dandong City sentenced Canadian #MichaelSpavor to 11 years imprisonment for "espionage" and "passing state secrets." Time to revisit this @ChinaFile piece in which we discuss why travel to the #PRC is risky. https://t.co/hPymlIFuLR

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

【#CCP Proxies Call for Mutiny, Violence, and Overthrow of the Tsai Government】#Taiwan has various instruments at its disposal to mitigate the threat, including legal means as well as upgraded security measures. My latest for @globaltaiwan. https://t.co/qZpHMG23CH

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

Nice review of my book "Cross-Strait Relations Since 2016: The End of the Illusion" in today's Taipei Times. @routledgebooks #Taiwan #China @iingwen https://t.co/SL2WqdGyBS

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

I will be on BBC 4's "The Briefing Room" at 8:00PM UK time. "Taiwan and the Threat to Peace." I am joined by GMF's @BonnieGlaser, Chatham House's Yu Jie, and Oxford U's Margaret Hillenbrand. https://t.co/ZQHJLqhUUn

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

Unless an unhealthy mix of ultranationalism and Han supremacism is put back into its bottle, #China will not only be highly destabilizing internationally, but it also risks failure as a state to meet the needs and expectations of its citizens. My latest. https://t.co/KLpETc5ok1

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【Wendy Sherman’s China Visit Highlights Irreconcilable Gulf between Beijing and Washington】Sherman’s encounters in Tianjin underscore the fact that the two superpowers still have a long way to go before they can bridge their differences: @JMichaelCole1. https://t.co/PFd81Ta7Lx

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

How time flies! A year ago today, the volume Dr. Szuchien Hsu and I co-edited was published. Based on two workshops held in Arlington, VA, and Taipei, it brings together research by some of the world's leading experts on Chinese influence operations. https://t.co/Ymd0nF5RWm

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

“It is Beijing that is waging a cold war on the democratic world, and is holding the planet hostage on climate change.” My latest for the @nationalpost https://t.co/Um74DMQdR8

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

My paper "On the Role of Organized Crime and Related Substate Actors in Chinese Political Warfare Against #Taiwan" in the latest issue of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau's (法務部調查局) Prospect & Exploration Journal (展望與探索月刊). Here: https://t.co/VioLbyo7Tz

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

The debate over whether China will attack Taiwan has been marred by hyperbole and assumptions that risk providing a skewed picture of the situation. It also often ignores those who would suffer the most if we don’t get this right: the Taiwanese. My latest https://t.co/Vt2gpUCx1a

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

【CCP Centennial Highlights the Unbridgeable Gap between Taiwan and China】The contrast between #Taiwan and #China has become starker under Xi, whose #CCP, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this month, has completely lost touch with reality. My latest https://t.co/zA5ZdgAZqP

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

Withstanding pressure from the Chinese government, Tokyo’s decision to proceed with the donation of 1.24 million vaccine doses to #Taiwan suggests that Beijing’s ability to dictate how countries interact with Taiwan is eroding. My latest for @globaltaiwan
https://t.co/RhbjRb8zZK

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

Tensions in the #Taiwan Strait must be assessed in their regional and global context. Taiwan’s souring ties w/ Beijing occurred in parallel with, not in isolation from, a similar downturn in other countries’ relations w/ #China. My latest for @MLInstitute https://t.co/PrUEiBzNq8

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

#China is becoming more powerful, but such power does not automatically translate into self-assurance. It wields power with immaturity, unrestricted by reason and experience, deaf to the counsel of wisdom within China and abroad. My latest for @TorontoStar
https://t.co/2wc9vk6LUM

[J Michael Cole (寇謐將) @JMichaelCole1]

Chinese (ultra)nationalists have lambasted the #CCP regime in recent weeks over its unwillingness or inability to defend its "red lines" over #Taiwan. Will this affect Beijing's policy? My latest. https://t.co/4srji97Ff8