Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th November 2010, LSE
Conference attendance by invitation only
This conference is a collaborative tripartite meeting involving European, Chinese and Taiwanese scholars. The presentations and discussions will explore key issues of mutual interest related to the recent developments of the Taiwan Strait and its implications for Europe’s role in the region.
Taiwan Strait has been characterised as a hotspot for some years. Active efforts by Taiwan and Mainland China have enabled positive developments in the Taiwan Strait. Based on a step-by-step pragmatic approach, they have been able to set aside their disputes and reach mutual agreements on some important issues. The Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement (ECFA) is one such example.
In going forward, several challenges could possibly emerge in the ongoing political or military dialogues related to the future cross-strait relations. Europe can offer valuable lessons and share its experiences of rapprochement and reconciliation for Taiwan and Mainland China to strengthen their mutual confidence to secure sustainable and peaceful relations in the region. These issues will comprise the content of this conference.
Organisers
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European Union Research Centre, Institute of International Relations (IIR), National Chengchi University
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LSE Asia Research Centre
Sponsors
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Mainland Affairs Council, Executive Yuan
Agenda Overview
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3 November 2010
Session 1: Recent Developments in Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations
Session 2: Cross-Strait Relations in the International Context
Session 3: Europe’s Experiences in Political Reconciliation
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4 November 2010
Session 4: Future Developments of Cross-Strait Relations
Session 5 (Roundtable): The EU and Cross-Strait Relations
Participants and Proposed Papers
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Tzong-ho Bau
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Kerry Brown
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Taiwan and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland: Parallels and Divergences
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Zhao Chen
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Europe's Experience in Political Reconciliation: the Entrepreneurs and the Entrepreneurship
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Chih-wei Chou
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Wrestling with an Asymmetrical Opponent: A Review of Integration and Coercion across the Taiwan Strait
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Christopher M. Dent
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Future Cross-Strait Economic Relations in their Wider Regional Context
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Douglas Fuller
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Sven Bernhard Gareis
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Dialogue, Cooperation and Integration - Convergence and Reconciliation in Europe after the Cold War
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Francois Gipouloux
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David W. F. Huang
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How to Reap Peace Dividend of Economic Integration? A Lesson from Europe
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Christopher Hughes
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The Impact of Economic Integration on the International Political and Security Regime for Taiwan
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Athar Hussain
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Jaeho Hwang
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Korean Understanding of Taiwan Situation and the Future Prospects for Korean-Taiwan Cooperation
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Francis Yi-hua Kan
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Prospects of Confidence-Building Measures across the Taiwan Strait and Implications for Regional Security
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Ming Lee
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Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations after the ECFA: Implications on the East Asian Economic Integration
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Alice Richard
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Razeen Sally
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EU-Taiwan trade relations and the case for a bilateral free trade agreement
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Guenter Schucher
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Full support? Cross-Strait Rapprochement and Responses in the US and Europe
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Xinning Song
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Possible Spill-over Effect in Future Cross-strait Relationship?
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Hungdah Su
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EU-Taiwan's Relations in a New Era
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Steve Tsang
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Why the Taiwan-China détente matters to the rest of the world
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Kao-cheng Wang
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The Cross-Strait Relations and Asia Pacific Security
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Chen-shen Yen
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Peaceful Means to Attain Political Solution across the Taiwan Strait in the Post-ECFA Context
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Zhexin Zhang
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Trends and Prospects of Cross-Straits Relations in the ECFA Era
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