The Election's Over - What's Next for Taiwan?

Date:	April 4, 2008
Time:	10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Speaker(s):	Jacob Chang Deputy Representative, Kuomintang Office in the United States Michael Fonte Consultant to the Democratic Progressive Party Randall G. Schriver Partner, Armitage International LC and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Vincent Wang Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Richmond
Host(s):	Ambassador Harvey Feldman Distinguished Fellow in China Policy, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
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Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium Newly elected President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan faces a series of difficult tasks. He needs to restore a frayed relationship with the United States, Taiwan’s most dependable ally while lessening tensions with China, now Taiwan’s number one trading partner as well as the chief course of threat. At the same time, the Taiwanese economy needs re-charging and careful management as fallout from the sub-prime crisis spreads to the island nation. Join us as our panel of experts – just back from discussions in Taiwan – analyze these and other critical issues ahead.