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Tensions are rising in Beijing and Washington as the Republic of China organizes a referendum calling for the island to seek full membership in the United Nations under the name of Taiwan. China has threatened the use of “non-peaceful” measures in response to Taiwan’s UN bid, and American diplomats have openly criticized the referendum effort. Why has Taiwan’s planned referendum provoked such a strong response? What does membership in the UN mean to the government and people of Taiwan? How will Taiwan seek to resolve this crisis and continue to develop as a democratic society?
On September 6, AEI will hold a video conference with President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to discuss these and other questions concerning Taiwan’s future.
8:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:00
Welcome:
Christopher DeMuth, AEI
Presenter:
His Excellency Chen Shui-bian, president of Taiwan
Discussants:
Kurt Campbell, Center for a New American Security
Michael Green, Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Honorable Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), U.S. House of Representatives
Gary J. Schmitt, AEI
Vincent Wang, University of Richmond
Moderator:
Dan Blumenthal, AEI
10:30
Adjournment
More Information
Laura Conniff American Enterprise Institute 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-862-5945 Fax: 202-862-4877 E-mail: lconniff@aei.org
Media Inquiries
Veronique Rodman American Enterprise Institute 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-862-4870 E-mail: VRodman@aei.org
