The PRC’s Anti-Secession Lawfare and its Implications
In 2005, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued its “Anti-Secession Law,” a critical domestic legislation that shapes China’s approach towards Taiwan and establishes a legal basis for China to force unification with Taiwan through non-peaceful means. China has since used the law to legitimatize its coercion and use of force towards the island and to dissuade international actors from further deepening ties with Taiwan. This June, China further cited the Anti-Secession Law to lay out a set of guidelines for imposing criminal punishment on what Beijing views as “die-hard” advocates of Taiwan independence.
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 3:30 PM (GMT+8), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will join Taiwan’s Prospect Foundation to co-host a public panel on the PRC’s Anti-Secession Law and its implications for cross-Strait relations. To discuss this critical issue, the panel brings together four leading international experts: Mr. Vincent Chao, Taipei City councilor and former director of International Affairs of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP); Dr. Ken Jimbo, professor at the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University; Professor Margaret Lewis, associate dean for Faculty Development and Institutional Operations and professor of Law at Seton Hall University; Professor Jacques deLisle, professor of Law and Political Science and director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. I-Chung Lai, president of the Prospect Foundation, and Dr. Bonny Lin, senior fellow for Asian Security and director of the China Power Project at CSIS, will co-moderate this discussion.
This event is only available for in-person attendance in Taipei, Taiwan. Register for in-person attendance here.
This event is made possible through the generous support of Mr. Robert Tsao, founder of United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC).
Contact Information
- Truly Tinsley
- Associate Director, China Power Project
- ttinsley@csis.org
