Conference Schedule (Download Program)

• Day 1: Saturday November 4, 2023
• Day 2: Sunday, November 5, 2023

*All panels will take place in the Trustees Pavilion, Ramapo College of New Jersey

Pre-Conference Registration and RSVP is Required

Day 1: Saturday November 4, 2023

Conference Check-in and Badge-Pickup: 08:00  – 09:05

Introduction: 09:05  – 09:10

• Dean Chen, Professor of Political Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey (2023 Taiwan & Asia Program Conference Coordinator)

Welcoming Remarks: 09:10 – 09:30

• Dr. Michael Middleton, Provost of Ramapo College of New Jersey
• Ambassador James Lee, Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New York

1. Policy Roundtable: 09:30  ­- 10:50

The State of U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations on the Eve of 2024 Elections

• Susan Elliott (Ambassador (ret.); President and CEO, National Committee on American Foreign Policy)
• Jacques deLisle (Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania)
• David Sacks (Fellow for Asian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations)

Moderator: Andrew Nathan (Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University)

2. Scholars Panel: 11:00  – 12:30

Strategic, Domestic, and Ideational Factors Driving the China Policies of Washington and Taipei

• “Bipartisan Congressional Majorities: Congress Ensures Continuity in US Policy toward China and Taiwan,” Robert Sutter (Professor of Practice of International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University)
• “Exploring Impacts and Implications of US-China Relations on the US Public and Chinese and Asian Americans,” Pei-te Lien (Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara)
• “An Appraisal of Taiwan’s Strategic Adaptation amid the US-China Hegemonic Rivalry since 2017,” Wei-chin Lee (Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University)
• “Taiwan’s Bandwagoning or Balancing Strategy toward China,” Tsai Jung-hsiang (Professor of Political Science, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan)

Panel Chair: Dennis Lu Chung Weng (Associate Professor of Political Science, Sam Houston State University); Discussants: Dennis Lu Chung Weng and Chien-Kai Chen (Associate Professor of International Studies, Rhodes College)

Lunch: 12:40  – 14:00

Keynote Address “The Global Democratic Recession and How to Reverse It” (Virtual)

Larry Diamond (Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science and Sociology, Stanford University)

3. Policy Roundtable: 14:05  – 15:25

Assessment of Taiwan’s Role in the Indo-Pacific Region

• Kharis Templeman (Research Fellow, Manager of Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region, Hoover Institution, Stanford University)
• Robert S. Wang (Senior Associate of the Asia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies)
• Zoe Weaver-Lee (Program Coordinator, East West Center in Washington) and Satu Limaye (Vice President of East West Center, Director of Research and EWC in Washington)

Moderators: Yao-Yuan Yeh (Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Chair in International Studies, University of St. Thomas, Houston) and Dean Chen (Professor of Political Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey)

Coffee Break

4. Scholars Panel: 15:30  – 17:00

National Security, High-Tech Rivalry, and Economic Statecraft

• “The Role of Taiwan in the Shifting Paradigm of ‘De-risking’ Policy toward China,” Peter Chow (Professor of Economics and Business, City of University of New York)
• “Taiwan’s Economic Policy toward China under the Tsai Administration,” Chien-kai Chen (Associate Professor of International Studies, Rhodes College)
• “When Democracy Meets Chip: Explaining American Support for Intervention,” Hsuan-Yu (Shane) Lin (Postdoc Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan), Ronan Tse-min Fu (Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica, Taiwan), and Nien-Chung Chang-Liao (Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
• “The Role of Taiwanese Business in the Dynamism of US-Taiwan-China Triangular Relations,” Chiang Min-Hua (Non-Resident Fellow, Taiwan Studies Programme at the University of Nottingham)

Panel Chair: Pei-te Lien (Professor of Political Science, University of California Santa Barbara) Discussants:Wei-chin Lee (Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University) and Charles K.S. Wu (Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Southern Alabama)

5. Scholars Panel: 17:05  – 18:20

Coercive Diplomacy and Deterrence in the Shadow of Russia-Ukraine War

• “The Ukraine War and US Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait,” Wang Yuan-kang (Professor of Political Science, Western Michigan University)
• “Will China and Taiwan Go to War? John Hsieh (Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina)
• “The Ripple Effect: How the Russo-Ukrainian War Shaped Public Perception of Presidential Performance in Taiwan,” Charles K.S. Wu (Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Alabama), Yao-Yuan Yeh (Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Chair in International Studies, University of St. Thomas, Houston), Hsuan-Yu (Shane) Lin (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Panel Chair and Discussant: Hans Stockton (Associate Vice President, Center for International Studies, University of St. Thomas)

Saturday Dinner: 19:00  – 21:00

• Opening Remarks by Dr. Cindy Jebb, President of Ramapo College of New Jersey; and Lishan Chang, Deputy Director-General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New York
• Joint Keynote Address “U.S. Taiwan Policy at an Inflection Point? Perspectives from Washington and Beijing”

Andrew Nathan (Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University) and Robert Sutter (Professor of Practice of International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University)

 

Day 2: Sunday, November 5, 2023

Conference Check-in and Badge-Pickup: 08:00  – 09:00

6. Scholars Panel: 09:00  – 10:30

Digital Politics, Public Opinions, and Security Affairs in the US and Taiwan

• “Conducting Digital International Relations with Contested International Status: The Case of Taiwan,” Fang-long Shih (LSE IDEAS Digital IR Project Associate, The London School of Economics and Political Science) and Kenddrick Chan (LSE IDEAS Digital IR Project Head, The London School of Economics and Political Science)
• “Rationality versus Trust: How Do Taiwanese Approach the Prisoner’s Dilemma with Their Chinese and American Counterparts?” Tse-min Lin, University of Texas at Austin
• “Dimensionality of American Public Support of Taiwan: A Structural Topic Model Analysis,” Karl Ho (Professor of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, Dallas), and Dennis Lu Chung Weng (Associate Professor of Political Science, Sam Houston State University)
• “To Be or Not To Be: Multilateralism, Bilateralism, and Military Spending in Taiwan,” Jun Xiang (Associate Professor of Economics and Global Affairs, Rutgers University, Newark), Yao-Yuan Yeh (Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Chair in International Studies, University of St. Thomas, Houston), and Wei-hao Huang (Assistant Professor, Institute of Political Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan)

Panel Chair: Wang Yuan-kang (Professor of Political Science, Western Michigan University) Discussants: Wang Yuan-kang and Jacques deLisle (Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania)

Coffee Break

7. Scholars Panel: 10:40  – 12:10

A Fresher Look at the U.S-China-Taiwan Dynamics from the Public Policy and Civil Societal Domains

• “Identities May Work: The Campaign Strategies that Asian Candidates Use on Mobilizing Voters,” Shu-An Tsai (Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, State University of New York at Buffalo)
• “Political Boundary and Solidarity: Evidence from Taiwan’s Social Security Reform,” Wei-Ting Yen (Assistant Professor of Government, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania) and Ming-Jui Yeh (Assistant Professor of the Institute of Health Policy and Management, National Taiwan University)
• “Assessing Congress’s Role in Taiwan Policy: The History of Congressional Support and Congressional Delegations,” Jenny Li (Policy Associate, Formosan Association for Public Affairs)
• “How China Delegitimizes Dissents by Weaponizing Identity Politics in the U.S.,” Jiachen Shi (Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA)

Panel Chair: Jeremy Teigen (Professor of Political Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey) Discussants: Jeremy Teigen and Karl Ho (Professor of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, Dallas)

Lunch: 12:10  – 1:30

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