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China and Taiwan have improved both the tone and substance of their relationship over the past five years, especially on bilateral economic issues. But these advances have not been matched by progress on more difficult political or multilateral issues, and some observers believe that the improvement of cross-Strait relations will lose momentum as these more sensitive issues come up for discussion. The respective political calendars in China and Taiwan may further complicate matters.
On April 23, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings and the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a public seminar featuring senior experts from the United States, China and Taiwan. Panelists analyzed the domestic forces influencing cross-Strait relations; prospects for developments in the political, security and regional economic arenas; and possible roles for the United States. Raymond Burghardt, chairman of the board of the American Institute in Taiwan, delivered a keynote address.
Agenda
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April 23
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Panel 1: Domestic Politics and Perspectives
9:15 am
CKJChristopher K. Johnson Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies - Center for Strategic and International StudiesENEmerson Niou Professor of Political Science - Duke University -
Introduction
9:00 am
Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China CenterCKJChristopher K. Johnson Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies - Center for Strategic and International Studies -
Panel 2: Cross-Strait Political and Security Issues
10:45 am
Bonnie Glaser Managing Director of the Indo-Pacific Program - The German Marshall Fund of the United States @BonnieGlaser
Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China CenterZQZhao Quansheng Professor of International Relations and Director, Center for Asian Studies - American UniversityWKWang Kao-cheng Professor, Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies - Tamkang University -
Panel 3: Implications for the United States and Cross-Strait Relations
1:45 pm
CCChou Chih-wei Assistant Professor, Department of Global Political Economy - Tamkang University
Matthew Goodman Senior Vice President for Economics - Center for Strategic and International Studies @mpgoodman33 -
Lunch Address: An Update on U.S.-Taiwan Relations
12:15 pm
RBRaymond Burghardt Chairman of the Board of Trustees - American Institute in Taiwan
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