Michael Turton

Michael Turton is a political commentator based in Taiwan, where he has a regular column with Taiwan News. Turton has also written for publications including The Taipei Times, The Diplomat, and The Interpreter, published by the Lowy Institute. He is known in particular for his blog The View from Taiwan, which he has been running since 2005. Albert Tseng, of Ketagalan Media, described Turton's blog as "an established institution", and one of seven blogs to follow during the Taiwan elections. Another regional political commentator, J Michael Cole, describes the blog as 'excellent'.
In his writing, Turton covers topics including Taiwan's relations with other countries, marriage equality, religion, In late 2016, he commented on an incident when local school students dressed up in Nazi paraphenalia, and how this reflected upon Taiwanese society. Turton has also reflected more broadly upon Taiwan's identity, and its independence from China. He has observed an increase in the use of the term “pro-Taiwan” instead of “anti-China” in English-language journalism.
Turton has lived in Taiwan for about twenty years. He is an avid cyclist and teaches English in a local university.<ref name="Wright2011"/>

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