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Taiwan Conference - "Opportunity in Ambiguity: Issues in Taiwan's International Relations"

Friday, March 1, 2013
10:00am - 2:30pm
The Elliott School of International Affairs
State Room, 1957 E Street, NW; Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20052

10:00 AM - 11:30 PANEL I: Contingent Ambiguities in Taiwan's International Relations

"Wilson, Truman, and the Origins of the Strategic Ambiguity Policy"
Dean Chen
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Salameno School of American & International Studies, Ramapo College

"Ambiguity and the Prospects for Stability in Cross-Straits Relations"
Scott Kastner
Associate Professor, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park

"Diplomatic Ambiguity as a Double-Edged Sword: Theory and Practice "
James Hsiung
Professor of Politics and International Law, New York University

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM LUNCHEON

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS

"Focused Ambiguity: U.S. Policy toward Taiwan"
Alan Romberg
Distinguished Fellow, the Stimson Center

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PANEL II: Practical Ambiguity: The 1992 Consensus in Taiwan-PRC Relations

"Ambiguity creates Opportunity: Solving the Issue of Sovereignty between Taiwan and China."
Yu-long Ling
Executive Director, Dr. Sun Yet-sen Institute in North America

"Utilities and Limits of Ambiguity in the Future of Cross-Strait Relations"
Vincent Wei-cheng Wang
Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Richmond

"The Ambiguity of Ma Ying-jeou's Mainland Policy: Binding Engagement, Limited Bandwagoning, and Soft Balancing"
Dean Chen
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Salameno School of American & International Studies, Ramapo College Please RSVP at: http://go.gwu.edu/311japan by February 26ord Intern

Please RSVP at: go.gwu.edu/taiwanmarch1