Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Taiwan in a Shifting International Landscape
The George Washington University presents a conference on "Taiwan in a Shifting International Landscape".
Where
10:00 AM Welcome
Edward McCord, Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies
10:15 AM - 11:45 PM Panel I: Perspectives from Taiwan
"The Ma and Tsai Proposals for Cross-Strait Relations"
Cal Clark, Alumni Professor, Auburn University
"Taiwan Public Opinion toward the U.S. and China and Its Impact on Trilateral Relations"
Yuan-Kang Wang, Associate Professor, Western Michigan University
"The China-Taiwan Trade Deal and the Ensuing East Asian Political Economic Order"
Nancy Chunjuan Wei, Associate Professor, University of Bridgeport
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Luncheon
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Panel II: Perspectives from the U.S. and the P.R.C.
"U.S Policy toward Taiwan: Continuities and Challenges"
Shirley Kan, Congressional Research Service
"The Taiwan Conundrum: The View from Beijing"
Michael Yahuda, Visiting Professor, George Washington University
"The Polarization of Politics in Korea: Implications for Taiwan"
Stephen Costello, President, ProGlobal Consulting
Please RSVP at at go.gwu.edu/TaiwanDec8 by Tuesday, December 6, 2011.
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Events
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