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Taiwan
Q&A with Taiwanese Opera Director and Taiwan Academy Director
US-China Today sits down with Shun Chui Fung, Taiwanese Opera director, and Bill Su-pao Chang, director of the Taiwan Academy, during a recent Los Angeles performance. This peace was written by Ziying Li.
Voices: Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou Meeting
China and Taiwan's top leaders met in Singapore last week in a historic summit. The event has catalyzed an impassioned response. This piece was written by Sherry Wang, Cathin Guo, and Lily Liu.
Goldstein, Meeting China Halfway: How to Defuse the Emerging US-China Rivalry (March 31, 2015)
Lyle Goldstein's book was reviewed by Zachary Fredman for H-Diplo and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Mahnken and Blumenthal, eds., Strategy in Asia - The Past, Present, and Future of Regional Security (October 15, 2014)
Thomas G. Mahnken and Dan Blumenthal, eds.'s book was reviewed by Richard Fisher for H-Diplo and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Suchenski, Hou Hsiao-Hsien (August 4, 2014)
Richard I. Suchenski's book was reviewed by Xiao Liu for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Rethinking Justice? Decolonization, Cold War, and Asian War Crimes Trials after 1945 (Conference: October 26-29, 2014)
A conference at Heidelberg University was reviewed by Lisette Schouten for H-Soz-u-Kult and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Kin Moy, Trends in the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship, October 3, 2013
Kin Moy is Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and spoke in Washington at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Congressional Research Service, “Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales since 1990,” June 13, 2014
This CRS report was written by Shirley A. Kan, specialist in Asian defense affairs.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "(Webcast) Recent Developments in China's Relations with Taiwan and North Korea," June 5, 2014
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on June 5, 2014. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
Taiwan opposition voices on cross-strait services agreement and more
Lin Fei-fan, one of the Sunflower Movement leaders, and Joseph Wu, member of the Democratic Progressive Party and a former chief representative of Taiwan to the United States, recorded videos for the symposium.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?