Past Event
Cross-Strait Economic and Political Relations and the Obama Administration
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
Welcome Remarks
Paul S.P. Hsu
President, Epoch Foundation and Chairman and CEO, PHYCOS International Co.
Richard C. Bush
The Michael H. Armacost Chair
Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies
Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center
Keynote Address: U.S. Foreign Policy in the New Administration
Panel I: Asia Policy under the New U.S. Administration
Michael Schiffer
Program Officer, Stanley Foundation
Frank Ching
Senior Columnist, South China Morning Post; CNAPS Advisory Council Member
Tsuyoshi Sunohara
Senior Staff Diplomatic Writer, International News Department, Nikkei Newspaper
Erich 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
The Michael H. Armacost Chair
Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies
Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center
Tomohiko Taniguchi
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University; CNAPS Visiting Fellow, 2004-2005
Richard Weixing Hu
Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong - CNAPS Visiting Fellow, 2007-2008, The Brookings Institution
Liu Fu-Kuo
Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations and Executive Director, Center for Security Studies
Panel III: The Chinese Economy
Zhu Wenhui
Senior Fellow, Hong Kong Bauhinia Research Center and Commentator, Phoenix TV; CNAPS Visiting Fellow, 2004-2005
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