Strategic Shifts: Unpacking Taiwan’s Election and Global Relations
Virtual Salon Series
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM ET
In this highly anticipated electoral battle, Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) faces formidable opponents from the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and the Kuomintang (KMT). China’s Taiwan Affairs Office has framed these elections as a critical choice between “peace and war, prosperity and decline.” The failure of a proposed alliance, aimed at forming a pro-China government, has further heightened tensions. The established Kuomintang and the emerging Taiwan People’s Party were unable to agree on a joint leadership, leading to a dramatic implosion of the alliance plan on live television. Against the backdrop of escalating military activities in the Taiwan Strait, the implications of this election extend beyond Taiwan’s borders, impacting global geopolitics. How might developments in Taiwan-China-U.S. relations impact the broader geopolitical landscape, including relationships with other nations in the Asia-Pacific region?
Join us on Tuesday, January 16th, 2023 from 6:00 to 7:15 PM ET for an analysis of the results of the January 13th, 2024 Taiwan elections alongside Dr. Kharis Templeman, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the manager of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region. Together, we will navigate through critical regional issues and explore the profound impact of the recent election on Washington-Taipei-Beijing relations. This event promises an engaging exploration of the challenges arising from Beijing’s regional expansion and the resulting implications for regional stability, economic advancement, and the intricate dynamics of international relations involving the United States, Taiwan, and China.
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SPEAKER:
Dr. Kharis Templeman
Kharis Templeman is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and part of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region, as well as a lecturer at the Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University. A political scientist by training, he writes and speaks frequently about cross-Strait relations and Taiwan politics and policy issues.
Dr. Templeman has edited three book volumes: Taiwan’s Democracy Challenged: The Chen Shui-bian Years and Dynamics of Democracy in Taiwan: The Ma Ying-jeou Years (both with Larry Diamond and Yun-han Chu), and Electoral Malpractice in Asia: Bending the Rules (with Netina Tan). His other research has been published in Comparative Political Studies, Ethnopolitics, Journal of Democracy, International Journal of Taiwan Studies, and Taiwan Journal of Democracy, along with several book chapters. He has also written articles on Taiwan policy issues for the Brookings Institution, Atlantic Council, Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Insight, War on the Rocks, and The Diplomat.
Dr. Templeman is a member of the U.S.-Taiwan Next Generation Working Group and a country coordinator for the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project. From 2016-18 he led the American Political Science Association’s Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (CGOTS). He holds a B.A. from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan.
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