U.S. Democracy
What does it mean to be an American?
On January 17, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings (CNAPS) and the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a seminar analyzing the results of Taiwan’s January 14 presidential and legislative elections. The outcomes of the elections remain uncertain, and the results will have impact not only on the daily lives of Taiwan’s people, but also on relations with China and the United States.
The discussion featured speakers from across Taiwan’s political spectrum, as well as experts from the United States, China, and the United Kingdom. Panelists analyzed the results of the election, identified pressing policy issues for the winning presidential candidate, and explored how the results may affect cross-Strait relations and the United States.
After each panel, speakers took audience questions.
Agenda
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January 17
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9:00 AM -- Introduction
Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
Bonnie Glaser Managing Director of the Indo-Pacific Program - The German Marshall Fund of the United States @BonnieGlaser -
9:15 AM -- Panel 1: Analysis of the Presidential and Legislative Elections
MEMModerator: Edward McCord Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies and Director, Taiwan Education and Research ProgramACAntonio Chiang ColumnistDFDafydd Fell Senior Lecturer in Taiwan Studies and Deputy Director, Centre of Taiwan StudiesCYChu Yun-han Distinguished Research Fellow, Academia Sinica - Professor, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University -
10:45 AM -- Panel 2: Lessons from the Past, and Policy Issues for the New Administration
NBTNancy Bernkopf Tucker Professor of History, Georgetown UniversityACHAlexander Chieh-Cheng Huang Assistant Professor
Douglas H. Paal Vice President for Studies - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace -
12:15 PM -- Keynote Address: The Taiwan Election and What It Means
Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center -
1:45 PM -- Panel 3: Implications for the United States and Cross-Strait Relations
MCWModerator: Cynthia Watson Professor of Strategy
Bonnie Glaser Managing Director of the Indo-Pacific Program - The German Marshall Fund of the United States @BonnieGlaserACHAlexander Chieh-Cheng Huang Assistant Professor
Lai I-chung President - The Prospect FoundationCSCuh Shulong Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of International Strategic and Development Studies, Tsinghua University; Current CNAPS Visiting Fellow
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