Topics and Speakers:
Professor Vincent Wang
Chairman, Department of Political Science, University of Richmond
Topic II: China’s economy and its impact on Taiwan
Professor Daniel Lynch
School of International Relations, University of Southern California
President Obama’s first China trip in mid-November will draw wide attentions from the political observers in the United State and Taiwan. What are Obama’s China policies? Will he offer new vision of cooperation between the United States and China without damaging Taiwan’s international status? What kind of extraordinary efforts President Obama are going to make to bring peace across the Taiwan Strait as expected by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee? China’s economy is the driving force of its global power. What are the facts of China’s economy? How to interpret the economic figures released by the Chinese government? Will Taiwan benefit from China’s economic growth in the future? At this event, the speakers will offer their views on these pressing questions.