Discussion with Tan-Sun Chen, Prospect Foundation
Content from the Brookings Institution India Center is now archived. After seven years of an impactful partnership, as of September 11, 2020, Brookings India is now the Centre for Social and Economic Progress, an independent public policy institution based in India.
Brookings India hosted an expert roundtable with Tan-Sun Chen, Chairman of The Prospect Foundation. Chen previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, legislator of the Legislative Yuan (Parliament) and was the Secretary General in the Presidential Office and National Security Council of Taiwan. The discussion was under the Chatham House Rule.
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With the downward trajectory in [U.S.-China] relations, the incoming ambassador ideally will need to have a visible connection to the president and his senior advisers, familiarity with the range of issues that comprise the relationship, and a future in American politics. The more the ambassador is seen as likely to wield influence in the future on issues affecting China, the higher the cost and risk for Beijing to mistreat him/her.