Taiwan-China Cross-Straits Relations

23 November 2004
Paris

25 November, 2004
Madrid

Interim Conference Report (pdf)

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Taiwan-China Cross-Straits Relations: Outlook for Regional Security in East Asia
23 & 25 November 2004, Paris & Madrid

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Interim Conference Report (pdf)

Paris, 23 November 2004

First Session: Cross-Straits relations in Post Taiwan Elections

Chair: Dr. David Camroux, Executive Director of the AEC, Senior Research Associate, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI), Sciences Po, Paris

Presentations:
Peace and Stability for Cross-Straits Relations (pdf)
Dr. David W.F. Huang, Vice Chairman, Mainland Affairs Council, The Executive Yuan

Current Trends in Cross-Straits Relations and Inspiration from Europe (pdf)
Prof. Zhang Wei-Wei, Fudan University, Shanghai, Modern Asia Research Centre (MARC), Geneva

How an Ultimate Political Settlement Might Look (pdf)
Mrs. Linda Jakobson, Senior Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs(FIIA), Helsinki

Discussant: Dr. Françoise Mengin, Research Director, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (FNSP), CERI, Paris

Second Session: Cross-Strait Relations: The Role of Non-Governmental Actors

Chair: Prof. Stephane Corcuff Professor, Université de La Rochelle, Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center, Harvard University, Boston

Presentations:
Mainland and Offshore Nationalism and Cross-Straits Diplomacy (pdf)
Dr. Mario Esteban Rodriguez, Research Fellow, CEAO, Madrid

Impact of Taiwan-China Trade and Investments Surge on Cross-Straits Relations
Prof. Robert Ash, Professor in Economics with reference to China and Taiwan, SOAS, London

Discussant: Dr. Margot Schüller Research Fellow, IFA, Hamburg

Third Session: International Interest in Cross-Straits Relations

Chair: Mr. Dick Gupwell Secretary-General, EIAS, Brussels

Presentations:
EU's Commitment to the One China Policy: Trade and Security Trade Offs (pdf)
Mr. Willem van Kemenade, China Analyst and Consultant, Beijing

Accelerating Arms Race: China and Taiwan Armament Dynamics (pdf)
Prof. Shi Yinhong Director, Center for American Studies, Renmin University of China

EU Arms Embargo Policy towards China and Its Implication on Cross-Strait Relations
Prof. Wong Ming-hsien, Institute for Strategic Studies, Tamkang University Taipei

Japanese Economic and Political Involvement in the Strait (pdf)
Dr. Phil Deans, Director, Contemporary China Institute, SOAS, London

Discussant: Prof. Stephane Corcuff Professor, Université de La Rochelle, Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center, Harvard University, Boston

Madrid, 25 November 2004

First Session: Cross-Straits relations in Post Taiwan Elections

Chair: Ms. Taciana Fisac, Director, CEAO, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid

Presentations:
Prospects for Cross-Strait Relations Following the Legislative Elections (pdf)
Mrs. Linda Jakobson, Senior Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs(FIIA), Helsinki

Post Jiang Zemin Hu-Wen Leadership (pdf)
Mr. Willy Lam, Asia Journalist, Hong-Kong

The Impact of Cross-Strait Relations Development on Asia Pacific Stability (pdf)
Mr . Willem van Kemenade, China Analyst and Consultant, Beijing

Discussant: Dr. David W.F. Huang, Vice Chairman, Mainland Affairs Council, The Executive Yuan

Second Session: Good Governance and Transparency in China and Taiwan

Chair: Prof. Robert Ash Professor in Economics with reference to China and Taiwan, SOAS, London

Presentations:
Taiwan-China Investments and Offshore Banking (pdf)
Mr. Liao Ran, Transparency International (TI), Berlin

Taiwan's bid for membership/observership in the WHO and UN (pdf)
Prof. Thomas Hart, Professor, School of Asian Studies, Stockholm School of Economics

Discussant: Dr. Leila Fernandez Stembridge Professor of Chinese Economy, CEAO, Madrid

Third Session: China, Taiwan in the International Community

Chair: Mr. Dick Gupwell, Secretary-General, EIAS, Brussels

Presentations:
The Impact of China's Missile Development on Cross-Straits Relations and Asia Pacific Stability (pdf)
Prof. Wong Ming-Hsien Institute for Strategic Studies, Tamkang University, Taipei

China's Peaceful Rise and Implications for its Regional Role (pdf)
Prof. Shi Yinhong, Director, Center for American Studies, Renmin University of China

Discussant: Dr. Mario Esteban Rodriguez, Research Fellow, CEAO, Madrid

Paris and Madrid : Concluding Session

Summaries by the Academic Rapporteurs
Ms Anne-Charlotte Leclerq, PhD candidate, CERI, Paris
Dr. Leila Fernandez Stembridge, Professor of Chinese Economy, Centre for East Asian Studies, Madrid
Dr. Willem van der Geest, Director, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels