Taiwan Elections: Political, Economic and Security Implications

Presented by the Brookings Institution, Center for Strategic and International Studies and US Taiwan Business Council, in collaboration with Taiwan's Foundation of International and Cross Straits Studies.

10:00-11:15am  --  Trade & Economics

Moderator:  Richard Bush, Director, CNAPS, Brookings Institution

Speakers:   

Nick Lardy, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics

Mignonne M.J. Chan, Director, Division of International Affairs, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research

11:15am-12:30pm  --  Political & Security Issues

Moderator:  Bates Gill, Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Speakers:   

Daniel Blumenthal, Chief, China Division, U.S. Department of Defense

Bonnie Glaser, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Lin Wen-cheng, Advisor to the President, Taiwan National Security Council

12:30 -2:00pm  --  Luncheon & Keynote Address

Introduction:      Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President, US-Taiwan Business Council

Speaker:     Charles Freeman, Assistant USTR for China