J Michael Cole (寇謐將)
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Geopolitical consultant; Sr fellow @MLInstitute , @prospectf , @Globaltaiwan , @UoNARI_Taiwan ; ex- @csiscanada & @iriglobal ; @RMCCanadaCMR
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This morning I signed a contract with
@politybooks
to write a new book on Taiwan and cross-Strait relations in a world of authoritarian revanchism. I expect the book to be published sometime in 2025. Very excited to embark on this new project!
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A true symbol of
#Taiwan
, female boxer Lin Yu-ting overcame adversity, a disinformation campaign and sexism by securing gold at the Olympics. The road is never an easy one for the people of Taiwan, but time and again, against all odds, they prevail. 台灣加油!
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One photo to demonstrate the level of absurdity involved in the IOC’s rule against displays of statehood for Taiwan. This is not the ROC flag, just a towel. Shameful.
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China's MFA, PLA announced today they no longer recognize the (tacit) median line in the Taiwan Strait. This constitutes dangerous escalation and markedly increases risks of accident.
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Even this was confiscated by security at the Paris Olympics! That’s what happens when you allow an authoritarian power to set the rules and export its censorship. The IOC might as well ban the color green altogether.
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#Taiwan
to receive delivery of 2.5 million vaccines from the US tomorrow (6/20): the initial 750,000 announced on 6/6, plus 1.75 million.
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I rarely drink now, but somehow tonight I felt compelled to have a Taiwan Beer.
#FreedomBeer
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Want to know why security at the Paris Olympics knew which symbols of Taiwan needed to be targeted and removed? Ask this Chinese woman (left), who was seen directing them. Utterly shameful.
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#台灣鳳梨
#FreedomPineapple
Help
#Taiwan
's farmers counter
#China
's weaponization of trade. Buy Taiwanese pineapples!
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I am, once again, astounded by the resilience of the people of
#Taiwan
. Today’s 7.2 temblor - the strongest in 25 years - and 100+ aftershocks (including two above 6 in intensity) caused 9 deaths and about 900 injured. Given its strength, it could have been a lot worse.
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This evening (5/24) outside
#Taiwan
’s Legislative Yuan, as opposition parties continue their efforts to pass hugely controversial “reforms.” A multigenerational gathering, including veterans from the 1990s’ Wild Lily Movement. (Photo: Chi Ta Tsai/Facebook).
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People went to work, found alternatives to get to work if transportation was disrupted; children went to school; restaurants were full. Rescue workers promptly deployed to the hardest-hit areas. Everywhere, we saw fortitude, pragmatism, and no panic.
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It's not about whether we should start a Cold War with China; we ARE in a Cold War with China, whose outcome will determine the very future of the international system. It will decide whether we, as members of the community of nations, can countenance the existence of [...]
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Among small and medium powers, the
#CzechRepublic
is bravely leading the way and showing the rest of the world that it is possible to stand up to
#China
. It is in stark contrast with the moral cowardice that many more powerful countries have displayed.
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中國在台灣進行的「灰色行動」密度逐漸提升，國內開始有退將和黑道大老呼籲台灣軍民一同叛變、處決特定政府官員等。台灣可藉由法律程序和升級維安來防範中共威脅，但必須趁早實施才行。
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Outside
#Taiwan
’s Legislative Yuan at 8pm May 21 as the KMT and TPP attempt to pass various amendments that would give the LY greater powers at the expense of the Executive branch. Many procedural issues & constitutional changes that arguably should be put to referenda.
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It's official now: pro-democracy HK actor Anthony Wong seeks to immigrate to
#Taiwan
. Ministry of Culture says it will provide assistance.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou showed up in court yesterday, wearing a facial mask from...Taiwan. Oh the irony!
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#China
's ambassador in
#Australia
has warned that demands for a probe into the spread of
#COVID19
could lead to a consumer boycott of Aussie wine or trips Down Under.
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The
#PRC
ambassador to France is a gift that keeps on giving. Let this man speak as much as he wants!
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What the hell is “democratic authoritarianism,” Eric?
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譚德塞誣賴台灣引爆國際怒火 網友：少在那裡裝可憐
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Thank you
@LinkedIn
for informing me that due to the presence of prohibited content located in the Publication section of your LinkedIn profile, your profile and your public activity, such as your comments and items you share with your network, will not be made viewable in China.
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The CCP showed off its might with a display of ICBMs in Beijing; more importantly, it showed its weakness when HK police felt it necessary to shoot a 17-year-old protester in the chest with a real bullet.
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All right,
@TwitterSupport
. How much longer will it take before you take action against an account that constantly threatens violence and war against a peaceful democracy, who threatens to kill the people that I love (including myself, as I live in Taiwan)?
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Far too often I hear the argument that greater U.S. support for/engagement with
#Taiwan
is the result of Trump fueling an "anti-China" sentiment. What about engaging Taiwan, a successful democracy and economy, in its own right rather than as a subset of U.S.-PRC relations?
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The reason why
#Taiwan
is a natural ally of countries in Eastern Europe, is that all know what it's like to live under the shadow of authoritarianism. Living here shapes one's take on life, what w/ the perpetual threat. The West has forgotten, if it ever knew, what that's like.
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Goodbye
#SolomonIslands
. And good luck with your new "friends" in Beijing.
#Taiwan
will be fine w/out you.
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Former president of
#Taiwan
, Lee Teng-hui, has died, aged 97. An immense figure in Taiwan's democratization.
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Thank you for proving yet again what we’ve been saying for years: Beijing will always put politics above the welfare of the Taiwanese people.
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ENOUGH ALREADY WITH THE "LIKELY TO IRE" OR "ANGER" CHINA! BEIJING ALREADY DOES A GOOD JOB EXPRESSING ITS ANGER AT PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE. WE DON'T NEED INT'L MEDIA REINFORCING ITS SILLY PROPAGANDA. THINK, HEADLINE WRITERS. THINK!
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現今的局勢讓臺灣擁有與波羅的海國家共同對抗強權侵犯的機會。無論是非傳統國防或貿易領域，這些國家都是臺灣最為渾然天成的「歐洲盟國」。同時，臺灣可以藉此證明自己比中國更適合成為緊密合作對象的夥伴，即便可能遭中國「報復」，與臺灣合作將會利大於弊。
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Former failed KMT presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu describes today's recall of Han Kuo-yu as "darkest day" in Taiwan's democracy. I guess the second-darkest day was when her own party ditched her before the 2016 elections.
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The Chinese student who destroyed a Lennon Wall at National Taiwan University is accompanied by police to the airport this morning. The student is banned from entering
#Taiwan
for the next 5 years.
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“Among the evidence recovered ... were notes written in Chinese that Chou left in his car showing he did not believe Taiwan should be an independent state from China.”
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Analysts within the "abandon Taiwan" camp have a poor understanding of history, are utterly naive about the nature of the
#CCP
, and constantly deny agency to
#Taiwan
's 23.5 million people. My latest for
@MLInstitute
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Like several others in recent days, I've been blocked by
@icao
for daring to mention that
#Taiwan
ought to be able to participate. As the host country of ICAO (headquartered in Montreal), can Canada issue a complaint to the organization?
@CanadaONU
@CanadaFP
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Today's recall of Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu should not be described as a "victory." It was, instead, a necessary corrective using extraordinary democratic measures, necessary because democracy was under threat.
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Journalists & editors, PLEASE get it right: Countries do not have a "one China" PRINCIPLE -- that's Beijing's formulation. They have a "one China" POLICY. Moreover, they do not AGREE that Taiwan is part of China; most merely "acknowledge" or "take note of" Beijing's contention.
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We have reached a point where I’d argue that if reputable Western media are to give a platform to
#CCP
officials, then falsehoods should be flagged. The claim that the U.S. abides by the “one China” principle is not a matter of opinion - it’s a lie.
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William Lai of the DPP wins
#Taiwan
’s 2024 presidential election. This is the first time since the country’s democratization that a party gets a 3rd consecutive mandate; also the 1st time a former premier becomes president, and 1st time a candidate w/ an English name wins.
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I am celebrating today the 17th anniversary of my arrival in
#Taiwan
, where I immediately fell in love with the land and its people. Needless to say, it's been a transformative experience. I look forward to many more years here. (Photo: Theerasak Saksritawee)
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"Pacifying Taiwan would be an immense challenge for the PLA, and the Taiwanese can make that threat all the more formidable by receiving proper training, being given access to weapons and by preparing the population to ... [wage] asymmetrical resistance."
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Canadian PM
@JustinTrudeau
yesterday in Parliament finally reaffirmed
#Canada
's support for meaningful participation of
#Taiwan
in multilateral fora and observer status at
@WHO
's annual World Health Assembly. (Quick,
@ICAO
: you must now block Trudeau's Twitter account!)
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What a strange Tweet. President
@iingwen
has never said anything which would suggest that she thinks otherwise.
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China Ends ‘Median Line’ in the
#Taiwan
Strait: The Start of a Crisis? My analysis for TNI.
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1/5 This is my fourth presidential election in
#Taiwan
and it is, by far, the worst. Nobody is talking policy because one side doesn't have a policy and doesn't want the rest of us to be discussing that subject. Instead, the environment is awash in disinformation.
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The Inaugural
#Taiwan
Beer is now on sale at your local convenience store. A special brew to commemorate the 15th presidential and vice presidential term. Cheers!
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@UN_Women
All people should be able to choose freely whether to enter a partnership with an annexationist authoritarian regime. Don't make that decision for Taiwan's 23 million people, UN.
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LinkedIn account of Qining Guang, comms officer at
@ICAO
, has vanished after her role was exposed. Prior to joining ICAO, she worked at Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) in Beijing, like ICAO head
@icaoFangLIU
. Before that, at the All-China Journalists Association.
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Due to
#Taiwan
’s isolation, former president Lee Teng-hui #李登輝 has not received the international recognition that is his due. He belongs in the pantheon with Václav Havel and Nelson Mandela. My obit for
@UoNARI_Taiwan
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We're all trying to figure out how best to deal w/ China. However, the notion that we're simply facing a normal competitor is, in my view, a naive one: normal competitors do not run concentration camps.
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This is absurd. Think of the countless people in Taiwan who would die as a result of your despotic ambitions, of the war of conquest you constantly threaten.
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Today we paid our respects and said our final goodbye to former Japanese PM
@AbeShinzo
at the
#Japan
-
#Taiwan
Exchange Association 日本台灣交流協會. The messages left by visitors from all walks of life were very moving.
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As a participant at the past three Halifax Security Forums, I must say that I am deeply disturbed by this.
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No sooner had reports emerged that former Japanese PM
@AbeShinzo
been shot than Chinese cyber minions passing themselves off as Taiwanese began leaving posts on Japanese media celebrating the attempted assassination. Ultranationalist Chinese cannot countenance JPE-TW friendship.
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"There's no intent on my part to antagonize China" by visiting
#Taiwan
, says
@MPRandyHoback
. EVERYTHING antagonizes
#China
, Mr. Hoback. We can't let Beijing dictate our engagement w/ other democracies. Come visit. We'll treat you well. The sky won't fall.
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It's always been hostile to begin with. The idea of "peaceful" unification was mere propaganda in the face of a democracy that has next to no interest in being taken over by the PRC. The pretense is now gone. The aim is annexation, pure and simple.
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Taiwanese government infographic detailing revisions to military conscription.
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