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Beware the Lame Duck | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. June 1, 2014. Beware the Lame Duck. You voted for us! You are to blame! Social movements are anti-democratic, retort others, because they interfere with the workings of democratic governance. Show your disapproval at the ballot box if you want to be ‘good democrats’. Independence from China from the DPP’s party charter, the DPP has yet to do this (and let’s just say right here that this would p...

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27 | May | 2014 | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. Daily Archives: May 27, 2014. May 27, 2014. Another Taiwan Tragedy: Taiwan, China, and Vietnam. Renunciation of the ROC’s own territorial claims) and perhaps even coming to blows with the Asian behemoth, or joining the PRC and becoming a regional pariah. One can only guess as to the path Taipei might choose, but it may vary with who is in office. 2] To be sure, the ROC’s territorial claims in A...

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01 | June | 2014 | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. Daily Archives: June 1, 2014. June 1, 2014. Beware the Lame Duck. You voted for us! You are to blame! Social movements are anti-democratic, retort others, because they interfere with the workings of democratic governance. Show your disapproval at the ballot box if you want to be ‘good democrats’. Independence from China from the DPP’s party charter, the DPP has yet to do this (and let’s just sa...

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Review: Learning What from the 521 Massacre? | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. May 27, 2014. Review: Learning What from the 521 Massacre? On May 25,. Published an article titled What We Can Learn From Mass Murderers, which can be accessed here. Although thought-provoking due to its departure from the moral diatribes that tend to dominate the discussions on capital punishment, and thus a welcomed fresh perspective, What We Can Learn is also problematic. Silence of the Lambs.

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“Say[ing] Goodbye”: Reading Between the Lines and Understanding—If Only in an Academic Sense | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. March 4, 2014. Say[ing] Goodbye : Reading Between the Lines and Understanding If Only in an Academic Sense. Just as the past (numerous) assertions by policy analysts, scholars, and present and former politicians that the United States either should or will eventually be forced to abandon Taiwan, John Mearsheimer’s February 25, 2014 article. In The National Interest. Theoretically speaking, Mear...

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Preliminary Reflections on “Why Do the Japanese Fear Abandonment?”: A (Potentially New) Perspective from which to Examine Sino-U.S.-Japan Relations | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. March 12, 2014. Preliminary Reflections on Why Do the Japanese Fear Abandonment? A (Potentially New) Perspective from which to Examine Sino-U.S.-Japan Relations. 3, I was fo. Rtunate enough to be invited as a student presenter at the international conference titled. Abe-ministration: Reforms and Challenges. National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). Center for Japanese Studies (CJS). This questio...

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12 | March | 2014 | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. Daily Archives: March 12, 2014. March 12, 2014. Preliminary Reflections on Why Do the Japanese Fear Abandonment? A (Potentially New) Perspective from which to Examine Sino-U.S.-Japan Relations. 3, I was fo. Rtunate enough to be invited as a student presenter at the international conference titled. Abe-ministration: Reforms and Challenges. National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). This question f...

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Sic Semper Tyrannis: Fear or Loathing in Taiwan? | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. March 22, 2014. Sic Semper Tyrannis: Fear or Loathing in Taiwan? Have put in their two cents. I have refrained thus far from doing so publicly. However, a recent translation of a viral essay translated by the folks at Foreign Policy. Magazine finally coaxed a response out of me. If the counterparty to the agreement were a country other than China or a democratized China that would treat Taiwan ...

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More on Mearsheimer’s Article: Some Clarity Appears Necessary | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. March 6, 2014. More on Mearsheimer’s Article: Some Clarity Appears Necessary. In an earlier commentary. I laid out some of my immediate reactions to John Mearsheimer’s Feb. 25, 2014 article. In The National Interest. Mearsheimer’s theory is, as he himself admits in The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. However, even here this global state would not merely be a status-quo seeker. To argue alo...

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Another Taiwan Tragedy: Taiwan, China, and Vietnam | The East Asia Observer

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The East Asia Observer. Observations and Commentary on East Asian Politics, Relations, Security, and Economics. May 27, 2014. Another Taiwan Tragedy: Taiwan, China, and Vietnam. Renunciation of the ROC’s own territorial claims) and perhaps even coming to blows with the Asian behemoth, or joining the PRC and becoming a regional pariah. One can only guess as to the path Taipei might choose, but it may vary with who is in office. 2] To be sure, the ROC’s territorial claims in Asia and the Pacific, at least ...