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Taiwan Elections 2016: Essential Electronic Resources

January 2, 2016by Michal Thim 3 Comments

Essential collection of resources for media and Taiwan election watchers.

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog, Michal Thim

China’s M503: Salami slicing the status quo

April 11, 2015by Michal Thim 2 Comments

China officially launched the new M503 commercial flight route on March 29 — right in the centre of the Taiwan Strait. Initial reactions in Taipei were of surprise and rejection, which […]

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog, Thinking Taiwan

No Pain, No Gain

December 22, 2014by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Successful AVF transition requires greater commitment from government Plans are underway to transform Taiwan’s military from a force relying on a regular intake of conscripts aged 18-35 and serving 11-12 […]

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog, Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security

Just how local are local elections in Taiwan?

November 28, 2014by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Looking to local elections for clues as to how this or that party will fare in national elections is a precarious thing. Professor Shelley Rigger has argued earlier on this blog that […]

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog

Taiwan’s national security debate between elections

November 26, 2014by Michal Thim Leave a comment

National security and defence is not usually a major concern in local elections but that should change during the presidential and legislative elections which come next in the election cycle, in […]

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog

Three reasons to follow Taiwan’s 9-in-1 elections

November 21, 2014by Michal Thim Leave a comment

On November 29, Taiwan will experience its own ‘mid-term’ elections. This time unprecedented for at least three reasons. Firstly, it is for the first time that altogether 9 different elections […]

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog

China’s neighbours embrace asymmetric warfare

November 7, 2014by Michal Thim 5 Comments

Asymmetry is the new black, at least among defense analysts dealing with the Asia-Pacific. Asymmetrical warfare is an age-old concept. Recently, however, it has been mostly associated with insurgent groups […]

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China Policy Institute blog, Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security

Taiwan’s Youth: Blamed if you don’t, blamed if you do (CPI blog)

March 22, 2014by Michal Thim 1 Comment

It seems that Taiwan has grown accustomed to frequent protests targeting a broad range of issues, starting with land grabbing disputes, ending with increasingly unpopular cross-Strait policy of current KMT administration led by deeply […]

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog

China’s new ADIZ: Do not panic, yet do worry.

November 28, 2013by Michal Thim 5 Comments

With the announcement of the new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 23 November, Beijing has elevated its territorial claims in the East China Sea to a higher level, literally. Chinese officials […]

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Unofficially Official: The U.S. Rebalance to Asia-Pacific and the U.S.-Japan-Taiwan alliance

October 23, 2013by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Co-author: Misato Matsuoka.* There is a lot of buzz about U.S. rebalancing policy, but at the end of the day it is not a massive policy change from the U.S. […]

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