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Taiwan’s “Turning Point”
In over six years since the inauguration of President Ma Ying-jeou, relations between Taiwan and mainland China have reached unprecedented levels of political, economic, and social exchange. As Ma approaches the end of his term in office and Xi Jinping enters the second year of his, Taipei and Beijing face both opportunities and challenges in enhancing and consolidating cross-Strait relations.
On September 12, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings and the Association of Foreign Relations co-hosted a public conference to identify and analyze key opportunities and challenges in cross-Strait relations under new domestic, regional, and global conditions. Leading experts from Taiwan, the United States, and mainland China assessed the current state of cross-Strait relations, analyzed prospects for further development during the remainder of President Ma’s term in office, examined current conditions in mainland China and how they impact mainland China’s approach to Taiwan, and discussed Taipei-Washington-Beijing relations.
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Relations across the Taiwan Strait: Opportunities and Challenges under New Conditions - Panel 1
Relations across the Taiwan Strait: Opportunities and Challenges under New Conditions - Panel 2
Relations across the Taiwan Strait: Opportunities and Challenges under New Conditions - Panel 3
Panel 2: Opportunities and Challenges under New Conditions in Mainland China
Panel 3: Washington- Taipei-Beijing Relations
Conclusion
Agenda
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September 12
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Panel 1: Opportunities and Challenges in Cross-Strait Relations
9:00 am
David G. Brown Visiting Scholar in China Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies - Johns Hopkins UniversityJFHJohn Fuh-sheng Hsieh Professor, Department of Political Science - University of South CarolinaKWKao-Cheng Wang Professor, Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies and Dean, College of International Studies, Tamkang University - Tamkang University
Douglas H. Paal Vice President for Studies - Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceADRAlan D. Romberg Distinguished Fellow and Director, East Asia Program, The Henry L. Stimson CenterQZQuansheng Zhao Professor of International Relations and Chair, Asian Studies Research Council - American University -
Panel 3: Washington-Taipei-Beijing Relations
1:15 pm
GQGeorge Quester Professor Emeritus, Government and Politics - University of Maryland
YLYeh-chung Lu Assistant Professor, Department of Diplomacy - National Chengchi University
Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center -
Panel 2: Opportunities and Challenges under New Conditions in Mainland China
10:50 am
Bonnie Glaser Managing Director of the Indo-Pacific Program - The German Marshall Fund of the United States @BonnieGlaserCCChien-min Chao Professor and Director, Graduate Institute of Mainland China Studies and Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Thoughts - Chinese Culture UniversityWTWen-Hsuan Tsai Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science - Academia Sinica
David M. Lampton Hyman Professor and Director of China Studies Emeritus - Johns Hopkins University SAIS -
Lunch
12:20 pm
Bonnie Glaser Managing Director of the Indo-Pacific Program - The German Marshall Fund of the United States @BonnieGlaserCCChien-min Chao Professor and Director, Graduate Institute of Mainland China Studies and Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Thoughts - Chinese Culture UniversityWTWen-Hsuan Tsai Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science - Academia Sinica
David M. Lampton Hyman Professor and Director of China Studies Emeritus - Johns Hopkins University SAIS
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