Democracy in Taiwan: The Implications of the 2008 Taiwan Elections for Taiwan, China and the United States

Thursday, Feb 21, 2008

The Asian Studies Program and the Mortara Center for International Studies at

Georgetown University

The Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution

invite you to a workshop on

Democracy in Taiwan: The Implications of the 2008 Taiwan Elections for Taiwan, China and the United States

Georgetown University, Copley Formal Lounge

9:30 AM: Opening Remarks

Dr. Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Professor of History, Georgetown University

Dr. Richard Bush, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings

Mr. CharlesW. Freeman III, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS

10 AM: The View from Taiwan

Dr. Emile C.J. Sheng, Chairman of the "Research, Development and Evaluation Commission" of the

Taipei City Government; Professor of Political Science, Soochow University

Dr. Hsu Szu-chien, Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica

Dr. Shelley Rigger, Brown Associate Professor of East Asian Politics, Davidson College

12-1:30 PM: Lunch

Speaker: Dr. Paul Heer, National Intelligence Officer for East Asia, National Intelligence Council

1:45-3:45 PM: The View from Beijing and Washington

Ms. Bonnie Glaser, Senior Associate, International Security Program, CSIS

Dr. Michael Green, Associate Professor, Georgetown University; Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS

Dr. Robert Sutter, Visiting Professor, Georgetown University

This seminar will introduce the key issues and dramatic context of the Taiwan election season: what is at stake in the elections and what they mean for Taiwan’s political scene, cross-Strait relations, and U.S. interests. This is the second of a series of joint public seminars.

Programs
Freeman Chair in China Studies

Regions
East Asia and the Pacific