Looking Ahead: Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific Region

As new cooperative measures take shape in the Indo-Pacific through minilateral and multilateral mechanisms led by the United States, what can Taiwan do to integrate further, together with partners or through its own efforts? What are the most pressing challenges in the region and how is Taiwan preparing to meet them? How do the U.S. and major European powers view Taiwan as a partner in their Indo-Pacific strategies?

The Sigur Center and the North American Taiwan Studies Association is co-hosting a hybrid in-person and virtual Roundtable event - with an in-person dinner reception at the Elliott School of International Affairs - to explore these questions with policy and expert views from Taiwan and the United States.

This Roundtable is free and open to the public and media. A recording of the Roundtable will be made publicly available in the days following the event. Additional support for this event is provided by GW East Asia National Resource Center and the Taiwan Education & Research Program.

6:30-7:00pm EDT | Dinner Reception

7:00-8:00pm EDT | Roundtable Discussion

Liang-Yu Wang (@TECRO_USA) is Deputy Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. (Since Jan. 2021). Wang has a wide range of high-level diplomatic experience across the globe. She was Director General, Bureau de Genève, Délégation Culturelle et Économique de Taipei (2018-Jan. 2021); Deputy Director General, Department of International Organizations, MOFA (2016-2018); Deputy Director, Political Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) (2014-2016). Wang has also held positions of First Secretary, Political Division, TECRO (2011-2014); Section Chief, APEC Task Force, Department of International Organizations, MOFA (2006-2009); Secretary, Political Division, TECRO (2000-2006); and Officer, Department of International Organizations, MOFA (1997-2000).

Bonnie S. Glaser (@BonnieGlaser) is director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. She was previously senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Glaser is a nonresident fellow with the Lowy Institute, and a senior associate with the Pacific Forum. Glaser has published widely in academic and policy journals, including the Washington Quarterly, China Quarterly, Asian Survey, International Security, as well as in newspapers such as the New York Times and International Herald Tribune. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Glaser received her M.A. with concentrations in international economics and Chinese studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Deepa M. Ollapally (@DeepaOllapally) is Research Professor of International Affairs and the Associate Director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University. She directs the Rising Powers Initiative which tracks foreign policy debates in major powers of Asia and Eurasia. She is a specialist on Indian foreign policy, India-China relations, Indo-Pacific regional and maritime security, and comparative foreign policy outlooks of rising powers and the rise of nationalism in foreign policy. Ollapally is the author of five books including Worldviews of Aspiring Powers (Oxford, 2012). Her current research focuses on maritime and regional security in the Indo-Pacific and is writing a book on Big Power Competition for Influence in the Indo-Pacific. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lindner Commons, 602, 1957 E Street NW, Washington, United States