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Save to My PortfolioU.S. Policy in Asia: Meeting Opportunities and Challenges

Monday, July 28, 2008
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Joshua RobertsOn July 28, 2008, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies hosted an event featuring remarks by Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte on U.S. policy toward Asia and its evolution in light of the major political, economic, and security trends shaping the region. Read More

Asia, Northeast Asia, Foreign Policy, International Relations, China

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Balancing Act Across the Taiwan Strait

Richard C. Bush III, June 19, 2008, Taipei Times

The Balancing Act Across the Taiwan StraitCross-strait relations under the Ma administration are off to a good start, but it is only a start. Richard Bush writes that the two sides should be pleased with the Chiang-Chen meetings in Beijing last week, but they should remember that they have embarked on a long and complicated process of re-engagement. Read More

Taiwan, China, Asia, International Relations, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioSoft Power in East Asia

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

On June 17, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a seminar to announce and examine the findings of a groundbreaking public opinion survey on the current and potential use of soft power in East Asia by the United States, China, Japan and South Korea. Read More

China, Japan, Taiwan, Asia, South Korea

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAsian Regionalism, Strategic Evolution, and U.S. Policy in Asia

Fu-Kuo Liu, June 2008, The Brookings Institution

Since the Asian financial crisis began in 1997, momentum toward regionalism in East Asia has increased and the process has become more Asia-centric. In this CNAPS Visiting Fellow Working Paper, Liu Fu-Kuo traces the development of the new East Asian regionalism, with a special look at the consequences of excluding Taiwan from multilateral institutions. Read More

Taiwan, China, Northeast Asia, Asia, Economic Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioChina, Taiwan and U.S. Policy in Northeast Asia

Richard C. Bush III, May 13, 2008, International Affairs Forum

Richard Bush joined the International Affairs Forum to discuss China's increased military spending, Taiwan, and Chinese nationalism on display as the Beijing Olympics near. Bush concludes by offering suggestions to the next president of the United States regarding a future approach toward East Asia. Read More

China, Taiwan, Asia, International Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioImplications of the 2008 Taiwan Presidential Election for Cross-Strait Relations

Richard C. Bush III, May 2008, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary

Implications of the 2008 Taiwan Presidential Election for Cross-Strait RelationsTaiwan will inaugurate its new president, Ma Ying-jeou, on May 20, providing a strategic opportunity to transform relations between Taiwan and China. CNAPS Director Richard Bush argues that such a transformation will yield an important reduction of mutual fear and suspicion. There are obstacles, but courage should trump caution in Taipei and especially in Beijing. Read More

Taiwan, China, Elections, Asia, International Relations

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioU.S.-China Relations: Key Strategic Issues in 2008

Friday, April 25, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Beijing, China

During the last year there have been a number of significant events with potential impace on U.S. China Relations. The Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy held a public discussion with four visiting American experts on key issues such as the six-party negotiations and nuclear proliferation. Read More

China, North Korea, U.S. Politics, Iran, Nuclear Weapons

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Save to My PortfolioChina’s New Leadership: The Outlook for Politics and Policy

Monday, April 07, 2008
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jason LeeThe 11th National People’s Congress in March 2008 completed the transition to the second term of the Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao administration, making important changes in China’s party, government and military hierarchies. On April 7, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University hosted a conference to examine what these changes mean for politics and policy in Beijing. Read More

China, Taiwan, China's Economy, Asia, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioTaiwan’s Elections and What They Mean

Thursday, March 27, 2008
9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Chen Hsin-hanThe people of Taiwan elected a new president who favors closer ties with Beijing. Leading experts from Taiwan, the United States and China including representatives from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Kuomintang (KMT) took part in a seminar examining the results of the elections, what they say about Taiwan’s current politics and its continued political and democratic development and the implications of the election and referendums for relations among Taiwan, the United States and China. Read More

Taiwan, Asia, Elections

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDemocratic Consolidation in Taiwan: Inspired Political Reform Needs Effective Leadership

Richard C. Bush III, December 17, 2007, The China Post

Taiwan's government has several gaping imperfections that hinder political, economic, and social progress within the country. Richard Bush asserts political reforms, including altering the semi-presidential system, reducing government corruption, and evaluating recent electoral reforms are necessary to ensure stability within the country. Read More

Taiwan, China, Diplomacy, Democracy Promotion, Governance

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.S.-Taiwan Relations: What’s the Problem?

Richard C. Bush III, December 03, 2007, Foundation for International and Cross-Strait Studies, Taiwan

Richard Bush discusses reasons for the failing relationship between the U.S. and Taiwan. Read More

Taiwan, Trade, China, Northeast Asia, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioThe Legacy of Developmental States: Industrial Policy in Korea and Taiwan

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Haeran Lim explores the path of the post-developmental state by focusing on changes in industrial policy in Korea and Taiwan after the 1997 Asian financial crisis. She explains how the legacy of the developmental state led to a coordination failure, and identifies the need for a new coordination mechanism for industrial policy. Read More

Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Developing Countries, Asia

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Save to My PortfolioTaiwan's Democracy: A Historical Review

Wednesday, November 07, 2007
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

In this speech launching a series of seminars on Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections, Dr. Joseph Wu, Representative at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, praised Taiwan’s peaceful democratic development, but identified some weaknesses in the system and suggested means for improvement. Read More

Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Elections, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioUnited Nations for Taiwan? How will China and the U.S. React?

Ching-Lung Huang, October 29, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Two Taiwanese proposals for referenda on whether and how Taiwan should join the United Nations have caused serious concern in both the U.S. and China. The U.S. has sent high-profile warnings against a controversial referendum to Taipei, but there is no sign that either the pan-green or the pan-blue would retreat from or modify their plans, which call for referenda in March 200. How the U.S. and China will deal with this situation over the next five months is a key question for stability in East Asia. Read More

Taiwan, China, United Nations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Four Faces of Taiwan Democracy

Carlos Pascual and Richard C. Bush III, September 15, 2007, China Times

Carlos Pascual and Richard Bush argue that China should not fear Taiwan’s democracy saying “Chinese moderation can produce the positive outcome it most desires from Taiwan's democracy: that the Center prevails and holds.” Read More

Taiwan, China, Asia, Northeast Asia, China's Economy

In Brief

Taiwan developed into a major economy in the 1970s and made a transition from authoritarian rule to democracy in the 1990s. In the 21st century, Taiwan has sought to deepen and consolidate its political and economic successes, even as it faces increasing international isolation due to its sovereignty dispute with China.

Featured Experts

Richard C. Bush III

Richard C. Bush III

Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
The Michael H. Armacost Chair

Richard Bush’s two-decade public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan relations, U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security. He is the author of, among other works,  A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America,  Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait , and At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1942.

Richard C. Bush III

Jeffrey A. Bader

Jeffrey A. Bader

Director, John L. Thornton China Center

Jeffrey Bader worked at the State Department, the National Security Council, and the United States Trade Representative’s office during his 27-year career with the U.S. Government. He is an expert on U.S.-China relations and director of the John L. Thornton China Center.
Jeffrey A. Bader

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