Conference
Stablity and Change Across the Taiwan Straits
January 31, 2004
Kresge Classroom
R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center
Duke UniversityConference Sponsored by:
Program in Asian Security Studies, Duke University
Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University
Department of Education Title VI Grant
The Josiah Charles Trent Memorial FoundationConference Description:
Tension and conflict have persisted across the Taiwan Straits for the last five decades. In this conference, we will examine the causes of and possible solutions to this contest between Taiwan and mainland China. Specially, we will discuss the effects of the following factors on the status quo in the Taiwan Strait: (1) evolving public opinion in Taiwan on the independence versus unification issue, (2) the US security commitments to Taiwan, (3) China¡¦s growing military threats, and (4) the increasing trade relations between Taiwan and mainland China.
Conference Schedule:
8:30 - 9:00 AM Registration & Welcoming Remarks 9:00 - 9:30 AM "The Rise of China and the New East Asian Balance of Power"
Robert Ross, Boston College, rsross@fas.harvard.edu9:30 - 10:00 AM "Shorter Arms and Slower Legs or Longer Arms and Faster Legs: The PLA in the 21st Century"
Russ Howard, United States Military Academy, jr7663@exmail.usma.army.mil10:00 - 10:30 AM "China's Threat to Taiwan and the United States in the Era of Hu Jintao"
Andrew Scobell, Army War College, andrew.scobell@carlisle.army.mil
Doug Frison, Army War College, douglas.frison@us.army.mil10:30 - 11:00 AM “Deterrence Diplomacy across the Taiwan Strait"
T.Y. Wang, Illinois State University, tywang@ilstu.edu11:00 - 11:30 AM “Public Opinion on Defense”
Tun-jeng Cheng, William and Mary, tjchen@wm.edu
Vincent Wang, University of Richmond, vwang@richmond.edu11:30 AM - 12:00 PM "Drawing a Road Map of Taiwan's National Defense"
Wei-chin Lee, Wake Forest University, leewei@wfu.edu12:00 - 12:30 PM "The Challenges and Opportunities of Military Reform in the Republic of China on Taiwan"
Dennis V. Hickey, Southwest Missouri State University, dvh804f@smsu.edu12:30 - 2:00 PM Lunch 2:00 - 2:30 PM “Public Opinion and Taiwan’s National Security”
Emerson Niou, Duke University, niou@duke.edu2:30 - 3:00 PM “Domestic politics and Taiwan's Mainland China Policy”
John Fuh-sheng Hsieh, University of South Carolina, hsieh@sc.edu3:00 - 3:30 PM "Has September 11th and its consequences diminished the Bush administration's security commitment to Taiwan?"
Jean-Pierre Cabestan, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), jpcabestan@wanadoo.fr3:30 - 4:00 PM “The United States and the Security of Taiwan: the Strategic Dimension”
Ronald Montaperto, montapertr@aol.com4:00 - 4:30 PM “American Public Opinion Regarding the US 'Security Commitment' to Taiwan”
Steve Levine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, silevine@email.unc.edu4:30 - 5:00 PM “The China-Taiwan Tug of War in the WTO”
Carol Hui-wan Cho, National Chung Hsin University, cho@nchu.edu.tw
6:30 PM Dinner .