Jan 17

Past Event

Taiwan’s Presidential and Legislative Elections: Implications for Taiwan, the United States, and Cross-Strait Relations

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Summary

On January 17, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings (CNAPS) and the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a seminar analyzing the results of Taiwan’s January 14 presidential and legislative elections. The outcomes of the elections remain uncertain, and the results will have impact not only on the daily lives of Taiwan’s people, but also on relations with China and the United States.

The discussion featured speakers from across Taiwan’s political spectrum, as well as experts from the United States, China, and the United Kingdom. Panelists analyzed the results of the election, identified pressing policy issues for the winning presidential candidate, and explored how the results may affect cross-Strait relations and the United States.

After each panel, speakers took audience questions.

Details

January 17, 2012

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Conference Room B-1

1800 K Street, NW

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CSIS Freeman Chair

202-887-0200

Event Agenda

  • 9:00 AM -- Introduction

    • Portrait: Richard Bush

      Richard C. Bush III

      Director

      Foreign Policy

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    • Bonnie Glaser

      Senior Fellow, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Senior Associate, Pacific Forum

      Center for Strategic and International Studies

  • 9:15 AM -- Panel 1: Analysis of the Presidential and Legislative Elections

    • Moderator: Edward McCord

      Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies and Director, Taiwan Education and Research Program

      The George Washington University

    • Antonio Chiang

      Columnist

      Apple Daily

    • Dafydd Fell

      Senior Lecturer in Taiwan Studies and Deputy Director, Centre of Taiwan Studies

      School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

    • Chu Yun-han

      Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science

      Academia Sinica

  • 10:45 AM -- Panel 2: Lessons from the Past, and Policy Issues for the New Administration

    • Moderator: Nancy Bernkopf Tucker

      Professor of History, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service

      Georgetown University

    • Alexander Chieh-Cheng Huang

      Assistant Professor

      Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies

    • Douglas Paal

      Vice President for Studies

      Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

    • Kao Su-Po

      Executive Director, The 21st Century Foundation

      Associate Professor of Law, Shih Hsin University

  • 12:15 PM -- Keynote Address: The Taiwan Election and What It Means

    • Portrait: Richard Bush

      Richard C. Bush III

      Director

      Foreign Policy

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  • 1:45 PM -- Panel 3: Implications for the United States and Cross-Strait Relations

    • Moderator: Cynthia Watson

      Professor of Strategy

      National War College

    • Bonnie Glaser

      Senior Fellow, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Senior Associate, Pacific Forum

      Center for Strategic and International Studies

    • Alexander Chieh-Cheng Huang

      Assistant Professor

      Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies

    • Lai I-chung

      Executive Committee Member

      Taiwan Thinktank

    • Chu Shulong

      Professor, Institute of International Strategy and Development

      Tsinghua University

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