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 the welcome remarks and morning keynote address »
Read the panel 1 transcript »
Read the afternoon keynote address »
Read the panel 2 transcript »
Read the panel 3 transcript » (forthcoming)
Agenda
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December 3
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Welcome Remarks
Paul S.P. Hsu President, Epoch Foundation and Chairman and CEO, PHYCOS International Co.Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center -
Keynote Address: U.S. Foreign Policy in the New Administration
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Panel I: Asia Policy under the New U.S. Administration
Michael Schiffer Program Officer, Stanley FoundationFrank Ching Senior Columnist, South China Morning Post; CNAPS Advisory Council MemberTsuyoshi Sunohara Senior Staff Diplomatic Writer, International News Department, Nikkei NewspaperWonhyuk Lim Director, Global Economy Research - Korea Development InstituteErich Che-wei Shih News Anchor and Show Host - CTi Television -
Afternoon Keynote Address
Hon. Vincent Siew Vice President of the Republic of China -
Panel II: Cross Strait Relations Six Months into the Ma Administration
Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China CenterTomohiko Taniguchi Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University; CNAPS Visiting Fellow, 2004-2005Richard Weixing Hu Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong - CNAPS Visiting Fellow, 2007-2008, The Brookings InstitutionLiu Fu-Kuo Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations and Executive Director, Center for Security Studies -
Panel III: The Chinese Economy
Wing Thye Woo Former Brookings ExpertZhu Wenhui Senior Fellow, Hong Kong Bauhinia Research Center and Commentator, Phoenix TV; CNAPS Visiting Fellow, 2004-2005Wei Zhang Former Brookings Expert
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