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A New Era in Taiwan's Democracy
Monday, October 23, 2000
9:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m.
Wohlstetter Conference Center
Twelfth Floor, AEI

On May 20, Taiwan entered a new era of democracy as the torch of government 
was passed from a ruling party that has governed for the past 50 years to the 
opposition.  In the spirit of cooperation and amity, the new president 
appointed a KMT member to be his premier and sought to create an "all 
people's government" composed of both ruling and opposition party members.  
But that experiment ended when the premier resigned on October 3 due to bad 
health.  Now, with both a DPP president and a DPP premier at the helm, Taiwan 
enters a new era of governance and party politics.  How will this impact the 
political environment in Taiwan?  Will U.S.-Taiwan relations be affected?

8:30 a.m.   Registration

9:00  Opening Remarks
  Speakers:  King-yu Chang, Eurasian Foundation
      Arthur N. Waldron, AEI


  9:30 The DPP as the Ruling Party and the Policies of the Chen Administration
 Presentation:   Chia-lung Lin, National Security Council  (Taiwan)
  Respondents:  Nat Bellocchi, Bellocchi & Co., Inc.
           Ralph Clough, SAIS
           I-Chung Lai, DPP Mission in the United States
  Moderator:       Arthur N. Waldron, AEI

10:30    Coffee Break

10:50  The Direction and Scope of Party Politics in Taiwan
  Presentation:   You-ping Cheng, National Policy Research Foundation
           Emile Sheng, Soochow University
  Respondents:  Richard Bush, American Institute in Taiwan
           Bruce Dickson, Sigur Center
           John Tkacik, China Business Intelligence
  Moderator:     Arthur N. Waldron, AEI

Noon  Luncheon
  Speaker:  James R. Lilley, AEI


1:50 p.m.                  America's Asia Policy: Where Does Taiwan Fit In?
  Discussants:  Peter Brookes, U.S. House Committee on International Relations
         Patrick Cronin, U.S. Institute of Peace
         Alexander Huang, Eurasian Foundation
         Douglas Paal, Asia Pacific Policy Center

3:00  Adjournment


You may register online at http://www.aei.org/calendar.htm or fax the 
following form to 202.862.7171 by Friday, October 20, 2000.  For further 
information about the conference, please contact Joanna C. Yu at 202.862.5806.


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A New Era in Taiwan's Democracy
Monday, October 23, 2000
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wohlstetter Conference Center
Twelfth Floor, AEI


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