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    Professor, School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies.

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  • Blue Wave Swamps Taiwan Elections

    Blue Wave Swamps Taiwan Elections

    • Analysis
    • November 28, 2018

    Taiwan’s mid-term elections on 24 November brought a renewed “blue wave” to the island democracy. In this case, the blues are the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, KMT) and allies who favour rapprochement with China. The greens are the …

    Asia, Democracy, Gender, Human Rights, International Relations
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  • Learning from Taiwan’s Push to Diversify Trade Away From China

    Learning from Taiwan’s Push to Diversify Trade Away From China

    • Analysis
    • November 28, 2018

    Rather than cozying up to non-market economies, Canada should support Taiwan’s inclusion in the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.

    Trade diversification seems increasingly important to Canada, especially after US President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed negotiations on the new US–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). …

    Asia, Canadian Foreign Policy, China, International Trade, USA
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  • Sentinels of the Pacific: What Seabirds Tell Us about the Oil Industry

    Sentinels of the Pacific: What Seabirds Tell Us about the Oil Industry

    • Analysis
    • June 8, 2018

    When ornithologist Hisashi Sugawa of the Bird Banding Association invited me this May to accompany his team to the ongoing investigation of the Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) on Kanmuri Island, an uninhabited island under the jurisdiction of Maizuru …

    Asia, Environment, International Trade
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  • Alternative Facts, Chinese Style

    Alternative Facts, Chinese Style

    • Analysis
    • May 25, 2018

    China’s increased censorship of foreign websites came to light on May 15, when it was reported that Air Canada had changed the drop-down menus of its destinations to show Taiwan’s capital Taipei as part of China. Air Canada’s capitulation to …

    Asia, Canadian Foreign Policy, China, International Relations, International Trade
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  • China’s Thought Police Handcuff Canadian Businesses

    China’s Thought Police Handcuff Canadian Businesses

    • Analysis
    • May 16, 2018

    When I received Air Canada’s promotional email about a worldwide seat sale this week, I immediately checked their website to book my August trip to Taipei. To my surprise, the list of destinations had been changed to read “Taipei, China” …

    Asia, China, International Relations, International Trade
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  • Standing Guard on Japan’s Most Western Point

    Standing Guard on Japan’s Most Western Point

    • Analysis
    • March 30, 2018

    Yonaguni, Japan’s most westernmost inhabited island (pop. 1745), lies 111 km from Hualien (Taiwan), but more than 2000 km from Tokyo. Yonaguni is part of the Sakishima Islands that include the Yaeyama Islands to the west near Taiwan and the …

    Asia, Environment, International Law
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  • Korean Demilitarized Zone Essential to Thousands of Migratory Birds

    Korean Demilitarized Zone Essential to Thousands of Migratory Birds

    • Analysis
    • February 11, 2018

    The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics (February 9–25) and Paralympics (March 9–18) promise a brief respite in tensions on the Korean Peninsula. During inter-governmental talks in January 2018, North and South Korea decided that their teams would march in the Opening …

    Asia, Environment
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  • 2018: A Strong Canada–Japan Relationship Bodes Best for Peace

    2018: A Strong Canada–Japan Relationship Bodes Best for Peace

    • Analysis
    • January 10, 2018

    At the dawn of 2018, anxiety and uncertainty seem to loom over the horizon. The most obvious risks come from North Korea, with its missile tests and threats to use nuclear warheads against the United States. President Trump’s threatening rhetoric …

    Asia, Canadian Foreign Policy, China
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  • Canada Must Step Up to Help Stop Beijing’s Bullying of Taiwan

    Canada Must Step Up to Help Stop Beijing’s Bullying of Taiwan

    • Analysis
    • January 10, 2018

    China began 2018 with a breach of longstanding arrangements for aviation safety in the Taiwan Straits. On 4 January, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) unilaterally opened up northbound civil flights on flight path M503 and three connecting east–west …

    Asia, Canadian Foreign Policy, China
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  • Why Taiwan is an International Issue

    Why Taiwan is an International Issue

    • Analysis
    • September 20, 2017

    China works hard to convince the world that any decision about Taiwan is entirely a Chinese domestic affair. This has not, however, always been the official line of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1936, when the Republic of China (ROC) …

    Asia, Canadian Foreign Policy, China, Democracy, Human Rights
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  • China’s Republican Flag: A Conundrum for Canada–Taiwan Relations

    China’s Republican Flag: A Conundrum for Canada–Taiwan Relations

    • Analysis
    • July 30, 2017

    China’s Republican flag — the French-inspired tricolore representing nationalism, democracy, and peoples’ livelihood in Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles of the People — was the national flag of all of China from 1928 until the founding of the People’s Republic of …

    Asia, Asia, Canadian Foreign Policy, Democracy, Democracy, Canadian Foreign Policy
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  • Taiwan: Just a Phone Call Away

    Taiwan: Just a Phone Call Away

    • Analysis
    • January 20, 2017

    The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States brought unexpected attention to Taiwan. One of Trump’s first post-election acts was to exchange telephone courtesies with President Tsai Ing-wen, calling her “President of Taiwan” on Twitter. Since Tsai, …

    Canadian Foreign Policy, USA
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  • Taiwan’s New Government and Canada: Looking Forward to Deepened Ties

    Taiwan’s New Government and Canada: Looking Forward to Deepened Ties

    • Analysis
    • January 18, 2016

    If Canadians take notice of one election this year, it should be the Taiwanese elections of January 16. After eight years of rule by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and unprecedented economic rapprochement with China, the Taiwanese elected Tsai Ing-wen …

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  • On the Fence: Canada’s Role in the Western Pacific Through An Election Lens

    On the Fence: Canada’s Role in the Western Pacific Through An Election Lens

    • AnalysisAnalysis
    • September 17, 2015

    Canada’s election, in the 70th anniversary year of the conclusion of World War II, should be a time to ponder Canada’s role in the Western Pacific. Most pressing is the challenge of how Canada should respond to China’s increasingly …

    Asia, Canadian Foreign Policy
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  • “One China” as Floating Signifier: the Benefits of Diplomatic Ambiguity

    • AnalysisAnalysis
    • April 17, 2012

    When Canada recognized the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1970, the Joint Communiqué stated, “The Chinese Government reaffirms that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China. The Canadian Government takes note of …

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  • Arunachal Pradesh: Meeting China’s Claim in the Eastern Himalayas

    • AnalysisAnalysis
    • March 20, 2012

    Last week, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki of the Northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh led a delegation to Canada. He attended the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce in Toronto and participated in the Brand India Expo in Ottawa. Meeting prospective …

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  • The Senkaku Islands: A Forgotten Flashpoint in the Western Pacific

    • AnalysisAnalysis
    • March 12, 2012

    The uninhabited Senkaku Islands of Japan, claimed by both China and Taiwan under the name Diaoyutai, may seem of minor significance to observers outside the region. These eight uninhabited islands have a land area of only 6.3 km2 and …

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  • Keystone XL and its Impact on Canada-U.S. Relations: A Red Herring?

    • AnalysisAnalysis
    • November 25, 2011

    A delay in U.S. approval for TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline (in order to avoid Nebraska’s environmentally-sensitive Sandhills and underlying agricultural aquifer) has led to speculation that Canada should shift its balance of trade from the U.S. to Asia. Certain segments …

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  • Taiwan and the UNFCCC: A Modest Proposal

    • AnalysisAnalysis
    • November 14, 2011

    The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered force in 1994 and has been ratified by almost all countries, is the leading international institution working on climate change. The Conference of the Parties (COP) supervises implementation of …

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  • Taiwan’s Presidential Candidates and their Indigenous Platforms

    • AnalysisAnalysis
    • November 7, 2011

    This essay first appeared on the Taiwan 2012 blog.

    Indigenous people, accounting for about 2% of Taiwan’s population, are unlikely to influence the 2012 presidential election outcomes. Nonetheless, the relative success of the candidates in indigenous communities may influence …

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  • Canada and UNDRIP: Moving Forward on Indigenous Diplomacy

    • AnalysisAnalysis
    • November 3, 2011

    The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007, with 144 states in favour, 11 abstentions, and 4 votes against. Canada, like Australia, New Zealand, and the United …

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  • 100 Years of the Republic of China: Reason to Celebrate

    100 Years of the Republic of China: Reason to Celebrate

    • Analysis
    • October 12, 2011

    October 10, 2011, marks the centennial anniversary of the Hsinhai Revolution and the subsequent establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). The revolution’s political philosophy, developed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was the “Three Principles of the People.” Principles of minzu…

    Asia, Asia, China
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