Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party suffered major losses in
local elections last December. The opposition "Pan-Blue" parties,
the Kuomintang and the People's Progress Party, have called this a
victory for their national level strategies, particularly their
call for a less confrontational policy toward China. But President
Chen Shui-bian clearly does not agree, and in his New Year speech
signaled a tougher rather than more accommodating cross-strait
policy.
Our expert panel will look at the likely effects of the December
results, the overall political situation and the opposing policies
of President Chen and the Pan-Blue parties, as well as their effect
on American interests in the immediate area and the region.
More About the Speakers
Richard C. Bush
Director,
Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies,
The Brookings Institution
Bates Gill
Freeman Chair in China Studies,
Center for Strategic and International Studies
John J. Tkacik, Jr.
Senior Research Fellow,
Asian Studies Center,
The Heritage Foundation
Moderated by
Ambassador Harvey Feldman
Distinguished Fellow in China Studies,
Asian Studies Center,
The Heritage Foundation
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