RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Shih-chung Liu, October 03, 2009, Taipei Times
The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) recent landslide victory in Yunlin County’s legislative by-election has several implications for Taiwanese politics, writes Shih-chung Liu. He argues that while the victory is significant, a strengthened policy of reaching out to the world community and refining the party’s policies on future cross-strait and international relations is of utmost importance. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Huang Ching-Lung, July 23, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Senior journalist and CNAPS Visiting Fellow Huang Ching-Lung writes that Taiwan’s media, despite major contributions to democratization, has come to play a controversial and often negative role in the democratization process. Factors such as market competition, lack of professional organization, and ties to political parties have lowered the quality social benefit of journalism in Taiwan, Mr. Huang writes. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Washington, DC
On July 14 and 15, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings and the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University hosted leading experts from Taiwan and the United States for the 38th Taiwan-U.S. Conference on Contemporary China. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Richard C. Bush III, June 27, 2009, China Times
Taiwan and China have made impressive progress over the last year improving relations in the political and economic arenas, but China’s People’s Liberation Army has continued to procure and deploy equipment that puts Taiwan at risk. Richard Bush points out that the rate of growth is a bit less than previous years but it still raises the question, what is going on? Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
College Park, MD
Together with the ICONS Project at the University of Maryland, Brookings held a two-day exercise on May 20 and 21, 2009 simulating a crisis in the Taiwan Strait. Among other results, participants found that accidental war in the Taiwan Strait was less likely than an escalating crisis over real, substantive issues of importance to the two sides of the Strait. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jacques deLisle, May 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Jacques deLisle of the University of Pennsylvania argues that Taiwan’s participation at the 62nd World Health Assembly this month marks a significant development in Taiwan’s quest for international space, in cross-Strait relations, and for the World Health Organization. Implications for Taiwan’s participation in other organizations may be limited, Professor deLisle writes, but this achievement could become an important template for future developments. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, April 30, 2009
2:00 PM to 4:15 PM
Washington, DC
On April 30, chapter authors from Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions Other Than Taiwan, co-produced by the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, The National Bureau of Asian Research, and the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University, presented their findings examining the People’s Liberation Army's varied missions at this event held at the Brookings Institution. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Richard C. Bush III, April 21, 2009, China Times
Thirty years ago this month, the U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act, which President Carter signed on April 12th, 1979. Richard Bush writes that this anniversary, with the hindsight of thirty years’ experience, is a good occasion to reflect on what the TRA has accomplished and what it means for the future. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Richard C. Bush III and Alan Romberg, March 12, 2009, PacNet
Responding to an article by Robert Sutter, Richard Bush and Alan Romberg examine cross-Strait relations between Taiwan and China, including the role the U.S. plays. Bush and Romberg dissect Sutter's comments and where they disagree and offer solutions for better relations between all parties involved. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Rupert Hammond-Chambers, March 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution
In the year since his election, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has improved Taiwan’s economic relations with China, with the goal of improving both Taiwan’s economic health and cross-strait relations. Rupert Hammond-Chambers writes that the United States must seize this opportunity and deepen its economic engagement with Taiwan, for the sake of its own economic interests and for long-term cross-strait development. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Haeran Lim, March 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution
In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow working paper, Haeran Lim explores the effects of democratization on the transformation process of East Asian developmental states, focusing on financial reform in Korea and Taiwan after the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998. Despite their similarities, Korea and Taiwan have taken different paths of reform, which resulted in different outcomes. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Shih-chung Liu, February 17, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Shih-chung Liu writes at the onset of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Asia that when she arrives in Beijing on the last stop of her journey, she should bring a commitment from Washington to the symmetry of cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Shih-chung Liu, February 03, 2009, Taipei Times
To the Taiwanese, the swearing-in of the 44th president of the US, Barack Obama, on Jan. 20 was a moment of profound inspiration and deep anxiety. CNAPS visiting fellow Shih-chung Liu examines the concerns of Taiwan regarding the future of their relationship with the U.S. under president Obama. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, December 04, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Taipei, Taiwan
On December 4, at the Institute of International Relations in Taipei, seven current and former CNAPS Visiting Fellows from around Northeast Asia presented regional views of the evolving relationship between Taiwan and China and identified implications of recent trends. The discussion was moderated by CNAPS Director Richard Bush. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
CNAPS and the Epoch Foundation organized this conference examining cross-strait relations and U.S. policy toward Asia at a time of political change in Taiwan and the United States. Three panels, featuring Brookings and CNAPS scholars as well as other experts, analyzed U.S. policy, cross-Strait relations, and the economy of mainland China. Brookings President Strobe Talbott and Vincent Siew, vice president of the Republic of China, provided keynote remarks. Read More