At a Crossroads: US-Taiwan-China Relations over the Next Decade

A discussion on US-Taiwan-China relations.

Organized by the Grassroots Diplomacy Council (GDC)
Co-Sponsored by Taiwan Benevolent Association of America (TBAA)

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Agenda

01:30 - 01:40 pm | Opening Remarks

01:40 - 02:40 pm | Keynote Speech

Are stable Taiwan-US and Cross-Strait relations possible?

Clayton Dube 杜克雷 heads the USC U.S.-China Institute (南加大學美中學院). The institute focuses on the multidimensional and evolving U.S.-China relationship and has paid particular attention to developments in Taiwan, holding several symposia on politics and other issues there. Dube was trained as a historian, working on modern Chinese economic history. Dube began visiting Taiwan in 1993 and has led eight groups of researchers and students there. Dube was associate editor of the academic journal Modern China and editorial director for the online magazines AsiaMedia, Asia Pacific Arts, and US-China Today. He’s earned teaching awards at three universities.

2:40 - 03:00 pm | Break

3:00 - 4:30 pm | Panel Discussion moderated by Clayton Dube

The 2020 ROC Presidential Election

Yinglee Tseng is the Managing Director of GDC since 2016 and is a research fellow with National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology. She is also the strategy adviser with the Citizens Power Social Enterprise in Kaohsiung to promote grassroots public affairs activities. She travels between the US and Taiwan to promote participatory governance and citizens engagement activities. Dr. Tseng specialized in managing the political and public participation projects and facilitating international relations exchange.  Dr. Tseng has abundant political campaign experience in Taiwan. Dr. Tseng received a doctoral degree in public administration at the University of Baltimore and dual masters’ degrees in economic law and international trade policies from the George Mason University. Dr. Tseng speaks English, Japanese, as well as Mandarin and Minnan dialects.

Dennis Hickey is Distinguished Professor and the James F. Morris Endowed Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University. He has written four books and co-edited three others.  Dr. Hickey has also published many scholarly articles, book chapters and many op-eds in papers including The China Daily, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Kansas City Star. 

CHANG Ching 張競 is a security expert with more than thirty years practical experiences in national security affairs. He retired as a captain from the Republic of China Navy. Dr. Chang was commissioned through the Chinese Naval Academy in 1983. He subsequently earned a masters in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado and a doctorate in politics at England’s University of Hull. He’s also studied at the US Naval War College, the Naval Staff College, and the Naval Command College in 1998. Dr. Chang is an active commentator, particularly on Chinese military affairs.

Direction & Parking Instruction

• There is a free shuttle from SFO airport to Hilton.
• The hotel provides $5 special parking rate for the attendees. Please bring the Parking ticket with you for the validation onsite.
• From the East: Take Highway 80 West to Highway 101 South. Proceed Southbound on US Highway 101. Travel past San Francisco Airport to the Broadway/Burlingame Exit. Left turn at first light and travel over the freeway overpass to the other side of the freeway. Go straight at the next light onto Airport Blvd. The hotel is approximately one mile ahead.
• From the North: Proceed Southbound on US Highway 101. Travel past San Francisco Airport to the Broadway/Burlingame Exit. Left turn at first light and travel over the freeway overpass to the other side of the freeway. Go straight at the next light onto Airport Blvd. The hotel is approximately one mile ahead.
• From the South: Travel northbound on US Highway 101. Exit onto Anza Boulevard. Turn right at the traffic light onto Airport Boulevard. The hotel is approximately one quarter mile ahead on the left.
• From the San Francisco International Airport:
  1. Depart from San Francisco International Airport, CA (1.1 mi.)
  2. Take ramp left for US-101 South toward San Jose (2.5 mi.)
  3. At exit 419B, take ramp right and follow signs for Broadway (0.2 mi.)
  4. Turn left onto Broadway (0.1 mi.)
  5. Keep straight onto Airport Blvd (1.1 mi.)
  6. Arrive at Hotel