Michael Turton
@michaelturton.bsky.social
Boardgamer (now: Vantage). Cyclist. Taipei Times feature writer every Mon & Thurs with Notes from Central Taiwan.
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What did Trump tell Takaichi? Apparently the WSJ report is fiction. The writer, Lingling Wei, is blocking people who question is, on Twitter. Meanwhile the "confirmation" of her report is PRC state media sources.
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What did Trump tell Takaichi? Apparently the WSJ report is fiction. The writer, Lingling Wei, is blocking people who question is, on Twitter. Meanwhile the "confirmation" of her report is PRC state media sources.
PRC state media questioning whether Okinawa belongs to Japan. One thing that Takaichi did was to get the PRC to publicly reveal that it lusts after Okinawa as well. Everyone out here knows it, of course.
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
PRC state media questioning whether Okinawa belongs to Japan. One thing that Takaichi did was to get the PRC to publicly reveal that it lusts after Okinawa as well. Everyone out here knows it, of course.
handy-dandy one stop reference card.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
handy-dandy one stop reference card.
"Application of remote sensing and machine learning algorithms for shipwreck susceptibility mapping in China" in Jrnl of Archaeological Science doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.… .
This is how PRC expansionism is normalized and routinized via "schlarship". Note map of "china waters".
This is how PRC expansionism is normalized and routinized via "schlarship". Note map of "china waters".
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Application of remote sensing and machine learning algorithms for shipwreck susceptibility mapping in China" in Jrnl of Archaeological Science doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.… .
This is how PRC expansionism is normalized and routinized via "schlarship". Note map of "china waters".
This is how PRC expansionism is normalized and routinized via "schlarship". Note map of "china waters".
Seen on the hellsite:
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Seen on the hellsite:
Table from Informative report by @kenmoriyasu
How Japan categorizes emergencies.
How Japan categorizes emergencies.
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Table from Informative report by @kenmoriyasu
How Japan categorizes emergencies.
How Japan categorizes emergencies.
Beach time
Roxas City, Capiz, Panay
Roxas City, Capiz, Panay
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Beach time
Roxas City, Capiz, Panay
Roxas City, Capiz, Panay
One of my favorite sites where the Han and Christian religions intertwine is the area around the rte 185 in Pingtung. This mural in Wanjin, near the old basilica, is fascinating. Did a lot of biking in that area over the years.
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
One of my favorite sites where the Han and Christian religions intertwine is the area around the rte 185 in Pingtung. This mural in Wanjin, near the old basilica, is fascinating. Did a lot of biking in that area over the years.
For those of you tracking the shitcrap western media presentation of the Japan-China spat,
@BBC reached a new low today. As always, PRC military threats and aggression are not provoking, but responses to that are.
@BBC reached a new low today. As always, PRC military threats and aggression are not provoking, but responses to that are.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
For those of you tracking the shitcrap western media presentation of the Japan-China spat,
@BBC reached a new low today. As always, PRC military threats and aggression are not provoking, but responses to that are.
@BBC reached a new low today. As always, PRC military threats and aggression are not provoking, but responses to that are.
Lev Nachman's new book is free on Kindle
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November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Lev Nachman's new book is free on Kindle
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1/ This is with official numbers. At 0.52 TFR, 100 people have just 6-7 grandchildren. At 1.1 (several provinces now), 100 people have ~30 grandchildren. The next generation will see they have to support 3 ppl each and desperately try to get out. East Asia in slo-mo collapse.
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
1/ This is with official numbers. At 0.52 TFR, 100 people have just 6-7 grandchildren. At 1.1 (several provinces now), 100 people have ~30 grandchildren. The next generation will see they have to support 3 ppl each and desperately try to get out. East Asia in slo-mo collapse.
Oh yeah, I forgot: Arunuchal Pradesh and other areas of India, along with various border regions of neighboring states. Victor Gao, blithering expansionist think tanker, was yammering about that just today
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Oh yeah, I forgot: Arunuchal Pradesh and other areas of India, along with various border regions of neighboring states. Victor Gao, blithering expansionist think tanker, was yammering about that just today
Here's one for you :)
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Here's one for you :)
New book:
𝑹𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒏: 𝑶𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏, 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 (edited by Niki J. P. Alsford and Ti-Han Chang, Brill, 2025) invites readers to look at Taiwan from the water rather than the land.
𝑹𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒏: 𝑶𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏, 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 (edited by Niki J. P. Alsford and Ti-Han Chang, Brill, 2025) invites readers to look at Taiwan from the water rather than the land.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
New book:
𝑹𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒏: 𝑶𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏, 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 (edited by Niki J. P. Alsford and Ti-Han Chang, Brill, 2025) invites readers to look at Taiwan from the water rather than the land.
𝑹𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒏: 𝑶𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏, 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 (edited by Niki J. P. Alsford and Ti-Han Chang, Brill, 2025) invites readers to look at Taiwan from the water rather than the land.
The economy did well the last quarter....
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The economy did well the last quarter....
I wrote on this as a national security issue last year
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I wrote on this as a national security issue last year
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Goldstein blocks me on the Hellsite. Can't handle pushback.
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Goldstein blocks me on the Hellsite. Can't handle pushback.
October 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM