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Jonathan Adams

Please note: The information in this bio may not be current.Jonathan Adams reports on Taiwan for GlobalPost. Adams has covered China and Taiwan since 2002. He began working for Newsweek in 2003 and has been the magazine's Taiwan correspondent since 2004, covering cross-strait relations, economics, technology and culture. He has also contributed to The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Far Eastern Economic Review, Newsweek Japan, Asia Times, the South China Morning Post and others. He's covered two Taiwan elections and filed on topics including the cross-strait military balance, China's nuclear weapons buildup, fortune tellers' political predictions, a vanishing Aboriginal tribe and the mini-laptop craze. In China, he has reported on China's endangered tiger population from a tiger farm, on environmental problems from a polluted lake outside Kunming, and on the challenge of improving food safety. Mr. Adams grew up in Kansas, Kentucky and Virginia and received an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University in 2003.
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Riding high on “Cycle Island”
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For Which It Stands: Taiwan
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Fighter planes and fighting words
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Inside the “red envelope”
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Pimped out panda, limping ox
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Working on the Chen gang
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“Jackass” or marketing opportunity?
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Waiter, there’s a toilet in my soup.
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In Taiwan, it’s not what you eat. It’s where you eat it.
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Why these Taiwanese call their president a “liar”
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Apple sends twitters through Taiwan
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Shockwaves and worry in Taiwan
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The sea goddess and the web
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A very modern goddess
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The dragon sharpens its claws
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America’s “special” Asian relationship
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In our backyard? Sure.
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Black and white and “red” all over?
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Worried about swine flu? Just burn a boat.
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From front lines to commerce
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Apple under fire in Taiwan
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Beauty and the geeks
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Tiananmen 20 years on: Reflections from Taiwan
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Tough times for Taiwan’s pro-independence party
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Don’t mess with these Taiwanese women
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Taiwan? That’s my brother’s name!
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Chinese compete for “worst tourist” label
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What no beer pong?
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America wins gold! In frisbee.
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Taiwan says goodbye to World Games 2009
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Welcome to Taiwan’s nuclear beach
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Video: Meet Taiwan’s whale shark
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Taiwan’s killer typhoon
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Monkeys, gods and karaoke: Hiking in Taiwan
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Vegas in the Taiwan Strait?
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Special Report: Health care in Taiwan
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China and Taiwan take another step closer
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Need a cadaver? Head to Taiwan
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In Taiwan, pro baseball is all mobbed up
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Special report: Silicon Sweatshops
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Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams
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Silicon Sweatshops: Disposable workforce
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Silicon Sweatshops: A promising model
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Taiwan: Want to get away?
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In Taiwan, where cows fly
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Oodles of noodles
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China formally charges democracy activist
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Holiday shopping: The next big thing in Taiwan?
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Taiwan’s Santa bus drivers
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Love Motel 2.0
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Taiwan’s over-the-top pleasure dens
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The Whiskey Diaries: Scotland in Taiwan
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Laos: Sex, drugs and inner tubes
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Taiwan rocks: They’re loud. They’re angry. They hate the Chinese government.
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Mac Rumor Alert: What Apple’s “iTablet” could mean for Asia
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Analysis: Taiwan says hello to arms
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Looking sexy to sell nuts in Taiwan
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Cash, cars and hookers? Another bad week for Taiwan baseball
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Dragon Watch: Taiwan’s rusty air defenses
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Hollywood highlights Taiwan’s “White Terror”