Recent Conferences and Seminars
Taiwan's Role in Peace and Stability in East Asia: A Discussion with Dr. Ma Ying-jeou, March 23, 2006 The Brookings Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) co-hosted a discussion of Taiwan's role in peace and stability in East Asia featuring Dr. Ma Ying-jeou, mayor of Taipei City and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), the largest opposition party on the island.
Consolidating Taiwan's Democracy: Challenges, Opportunities, and Prospects, March 22, 2006
The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the Institute for National Policy Research co-sponsored an all-day event on "Consolidating Taiwan’s Democracy." Speakers included Dr. Carl Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy; Dr. John Kuan, vice-chairman of the Kuomintang; and Dr. Lai I-Chung, director of Department of China Affairs of the Democratic Progressive Party.
Address by Su Tseng Chang, chairman of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) of Taiwan, July 6
On July 6, 2005, the CSIS Freeman Chair welcomed Mr. Su Tseng Chang and Mrs. Su Jan Hsiow-Ling to Washington. Other senior Taiwanese officals included Ms. Hsiao, Bi-Khim, Director, Department of International Affairs and Member of the Legislative Yuan; Mr. Wu Hsiang-Jung, Deputy Executive Director, Policy Committee, DPP; Ms. Lo Chien-yu, Deputy Director, Department of International Affairs, DPP; and Mr. Su Chun-Hao, Associate Researcher, Department of International Affairs, DPP. Leading the TECRO office was Dr. David Tawei Lee, Representative. Other TECRO participants were Dr. Joanne Chang, Mr. Leo Lee, Mr. Edward Chen, Ms. Livia Sun, and Mr. Kevin Wang. Dr. Kurt Campbell, Dr. Bates Gill, Col. Tzyh-Jian Chang, Ms. Bonnie Glaser, and Mr. Derek Mitchell were in attendance from CSIS. Dr. Barbara Schrage, Director of the Washington Office of the American Institute in Taiwan also attended. Other notable persons attending were Mr. and Mrs. William Brock, and Dr. Richard Bush from the Brookings Institution.
The event was an excellent opportunity for the audience to hear from Chairman Su Tseng Chang on the full range of Taipei-Beijing-Washington relations. He stressed the importance of maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and the need for the mainland to democratize in order to help smooth relations between the two sides.
Meeting to welcome the vice chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, Dr. Huang Wei-Feng, June 6
On June 6, 2005, the CSIS Freeman Chair hosted Dr. Huang Wei-Feng and other senior officials from the Mainland Affairs Council: Mr. Ching-Yung Pao, Deputy Director, Department of Information and Liaison; Ms. Su-Chuan Wei, Section Chief, Department of Information and Liaison; and Ms. Hsiao-Ching Wu, Officer, Department of Information and Liaison. Several media representatives from Taiwan were also in attendance. Heading the CSIS side was Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO. Other CSIS Participants included Dr. Kurt Campbell, Dr. Bates Gill, Ms. Bonnie Glaser, Mr. Derek Mitchell, Mr. Alexander Lennon and Mr. Drew Thompson. Senior Political Officer Edward Chen, Political Officer Dennis Lei and Ellen Kuo of the Media Division were the participants from TECRO. Among the items discussed during the meeting were the Anti-Secession Law and the EU arms embargo on China.
Breakfast for delegation of the Taiwan-USA Inter Parliamentary Amity Association, April 5
On April 5, 2005, the CSIS Freeman Chair hosted a delegation of senior legislators from Taiwan who were visiting their counterparts in the U.S. Congress. The delegation included Mr. Chao-I Chiang, Judiciary Committee, DPP; Mr. Trong-Rong Chai, Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee, DPP; Mr. Chung-Mo Lin, Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee, DPP; Mr. Shui-Sheng Hou, Public Health, Environment, and Social Welfare Committee, DPP; Mr. George Kenneth Liu, Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee; Mr. Winston Dang, Public Health, Environment, and Social Welfare Committee, DPP; Ms. Ho Tzu Yen, Sci-Tech and Information Committee, DPP; Mr. Shih-Cho Huang, Home and Nations Committee, TSU; and Ms. Hsin-Ni Hsieh, Sci-Tech and Information Committee, DPP. Attending from TECRO were Dr. Joanne Jaw-ling Chang, Deputy Representative; and from the Political Division: Deputy Director Harry Tseng, Senior Officer Edward Chen, and Senior Officer Douglas Hsu. Heading the CSIS side was Dr. Patrick Cronin, Senior Vice-President and Director of Studies. Other CSIS Participants included Dr. Bates Gill, Ms. Bonnie Glaser, Mr. Derek Mitchell, Col. Tzyh-Jian Chang, Ms. Carola McGiffert and Mr. Drew Thompson. The group addressed current issues in U.S.-Taiwan relations, including the U.S. arms sale package.
Roundtable discussion with Professor Pen-li Yu, January 25
Pen-li Yu, Assistant Professor at the Graduate Institute of American Studies College of International Studies at Tamkang University, and former specialist with the Republic of China National Security Council, and participants from CSIS, including Alexander Lennon, Bonnie Glaser, and Derek Mitchell. The group discussed U.S-Taiwan-Beijing relations and how Taipei and Washington can improve their communication channels.
Meeting with senior Taiwan delegation, January 21
On January 21, 2005, the CSIS Freeman Chair hosted a delegation of senior Taiwanese officials who were here to attend the U.S. Presidential Inauguration: Dr. Joseph Wu, Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council; Dr. Chih-cheng Lo, Executive Director of Institute for National Policy Research; Dr. Kuo-hua Sun, Legislator; Ms. Hwang Maysing Yang, Chairman of Research and Planning Board, MOFA; Dr. Szu-chien Hsu, Assistant Research Fellow of Academia Sinica; and Mr. Jason Ma, Desk Officer, Department of North American Affairs, MOFA. From TECRO, the Representative Dr. David Tawei Lee; Mr. Leo C.J. Lee, Director, Political Division; and Mr. Edward Chen, Senior Political Officer were in attendance. Heading the CSIS side was Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO. Other CSIS Participants included Dr. Kurt Campbell, Dr. Bates Gill, Ms. Bonnie Glaser, Mr. Derek Mitchell, Col. Tzyh-Jian Chang (Military Fellow), and Mr. Drew Thompson. The delegation exchanged views with CSIS experts on U.S – Taiwan relations in the 2nd Bush Administration.
Recent Publications More Strait Talk: Ten Years After the Taiwan Missile Crisis, China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, October 26, 2005 by Bates Gill, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Chin-Hao Huang, Researcher.
Gill and Huang examined cross-Strait relations in the aftermath of the Taiwan missile crisis in 1995. They observe that in the past decade Beijing and Taipei have indefinitely suspended their effective dialogues initiated in the early 1990s on basic functional issues, such as repatriation operations and smuggling control. Gill and Huang argue that today the questions of maritime safety and illegal activities in the Taiwan Strait call for closer cooperation between the two sides. It is in the best interest of Beijing and Taipei to engage in constructive dialogue on simple, functional, and noncontentious issues.
Taiwan: When No News is Good News, Asia Times, October 8, 2005 By Chin-Hao Huang, Researcher, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS.
Huang comments on Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian’s recent visit to eight countries including a stopover in the U.S. He argues that Chen has adopted a more subtle and pragmatic diplomatic approach to mend fences with Washington. With an uneventful stopover, Chen demonstrated a clearer understanding of what it takes to reverse negative trends in Washington-Taipei relations, foster trust and reliability among friends, and move relations toward a more constructive course.
Taiwan's Election Results: Good News, Bad News, Or No News?, China Brief, Jamestown Foundation, January 4, 2005 by Bates Gill, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Drew Thompson, Assistant Director, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS.
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