Cross-Strait Relations: The Prospects and Challenges

Thursday, September 16, 2021 | 8:00 p.m.–10:10 p.m. CST

Thursday, September 16, 2021 | 8:00 a.m.–10:10 a.m. EDT

Co-hosted by: The Prospect Foundation & Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Venue: Cisco Webex

 

Moderator (8:00 p.m. CST | 8:00 a.m. EDT)

I-Chung Lai, President, The Prospect Foundation

 

Opening Remarks

Tan-Sun Chen, Chairman, The Prospect Foundation

Paul Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies, CNAS

Opening Addresses

(8:10-8:25 p.m. CST | 8:10-8:25 a.m. EDT)

Chui-Cheng Chiu, Deputy Minister, Mainland Affairs Council

(Introduced by I-Chung Lai)

(8:25-8:40 p.m. CST | 8:25-8:40 a.m. EDT)

Ingrid D. Larson, Managing Director,
American Institute in Taiwan - Washington Headquarters

(Introduced by Lisa Curtis)

Panel 1 (8:40-9:20 p.m. CST | 8:40-9:20 a.m. EDT)

Cross-Strait Relations & Proposals for Lowering Tensions and Shoring up Deterrence

Moderator: I-Chung Lai, President, The Prospect Foundation

Abraham Denmark, Director, Asia Program, Wilson Center (5 mins)

Arthur Ding, Professor, Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, National Chengchi University (5 mins)

Discussion (30 mins)

Panel 2 (9:20-10:05 p.m. CST | 9:20-10:05 a.m. EDT)

Enhancing Support for Taiwan among Other Like-Minded Countries &
Expanding Taiwan's International Participation

Moderator: Jacob Stokes, Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Program, CNAS

Cheng-Yi Lin, Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica (5 mins)

Margaret Lewis, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University (5 mins)

Peter Tzeng, Associate, Foley Hoag LLP (5 mins)

Discussion (30 mins)

Closing Remarks (10:05-10:10 p.m. CST | 10:05-10:10 a.m. EDT)

Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director, Indo-Pacific Security Program, CNAS