Conference Schedule

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Conference Schedule

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Pre-Conference Registration

Friday, October 25th, 2024

  • Welcome Dinner - 6:30 p.m.

    • Saturday, October 26th, 2024

  • Conference Check-in and Badge Pickup - 8:00 a.m - 8:40 a.m.

  • Introduction - 8:40 a.m - 8:45 a.m.
      • Dennis Weng, Associate Professor of Political Science, Sam Houston State University
  • Welcoming Remarks - 8:45 a.m - 9:05 a.m.
      • Chad Hargrave, Sam Houston State University Vice President for Research and Strategic Parnerships & Chief Research Officer
      Andrea Shu-Ya Yang, Director of the Education Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Houston
  • Session - 9:05 a.m - 10:15 a.m.
      • Policy Roundtable 1: Safeguarding Taiwan's Future in an Era of Global Uncertainty
      Moderator: Jason Enia, Department Chair, Sam Houston State University

      Championing Human Rights: Taiwan's Role as a Beacon of Freedom in the Global Arena
      Piero Tozzi – Staff Director, Congressional-Executive Commission on China

      Strategic Insights: Taiwan’s Evolving Policy and Response to China's Influence
      Chien Kai Chen – Rhodes College

      Evaluating China’s Impact on Hong Kong: Lessons for Taiwan’s Democratic Resilience
      Stan Wong – University of St. Thomas
  • Coffee Break - 10:15 a.m - 10:30 a.m.

  • Session - 10:30 a.m - 11:45 a.m.
      • Scholar Panel 1: Taiwan at the Nexus of Strategic Rivalry
      Chair: Chien-pin Li, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sam Houston State University

      Strategic Hedging: Taiwan’s Domestic Politics and Regional Security
      Charles Chong Han Wu, National Cheng Chi Universit
      John Fuh Sheng Hsieh, University of South Carolina (Non-presenting Author)

      U.S. Policy Recalibration: Domestic Coalitions and Strategic Ambiguity on Taiwan
      Dean P. Chen, Ramapo College

      Distant Thunder: The Russian-Ukraine War and Taiwan
      Wei Chin Lee – Wake Forest University

      Taiwan's Rising Strategic Importance Amidst U.S. China Rivalry
      Yuan Kang Wang – Western Michigan University

      Discussants:
      Chien Kai Chen, Rhodes College
      Yao Yuan Yeh, University of St. Thomas
  • Luncheon Keynote - 11:50 a.m - 1:10 p.m.
      • Deterring Conflict in the Taiwan Strait
      Professor Andrew Nathan, Columbia University
  • Session - 1:15 p.m - 2:30 p.m.
      • Policy Roundtable 2: Fortifying Taiwan’s Defense: Overcoming Challenges and Building Resilience
      Moderator: Jon Brown, Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University

      Breaking the Logjam: Navigating the Complexities and Delays of U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan
      Eric Gomez – Cato Institute

      Shaping Taiwan’s Defense Future: U.S. Strategic Support and Cooperation
      Michael Hunzeker – George Mason University

      Navigating China's Gray Zone Tactics: Taiwan's Response
      Michael Cunningham – Heritage Foundation
  • Special Demonstration - 2:45 p.m - 4:00 p.m.
      • Energy Security and Crisis Simulation
      Eugene Chausovsky, Newlines Institute
  • Session - 4:05 p.m - 5:20 p.m.
      • Policy Roundtable 3: The 2024 U.S. Election: Shaping Taiwan’s Future
      Moderator: Stacy Ulbig

      U.S. Elections and Taiwan's Domestic Landscape: Domestic Shifts on the Horizon
      T.Y. Wang – Illinois State University

      Cross Strait Dynamics: U.S. Political Shifts and Taiwan China Relations
      Vincent Wang – Adelphi University

      Taiwan at a Crossroads: Implications of the 2024 U.S. Election
      David Sacks – Council on Foreign Relations

      Post Election Insights: Taiwan’s Future in 2024 and Beyond
      Kharis Templeman – Hoover Institution
  • Reception - 5:15 p.m - 6:00 p.m.

  • Banquet: Reflections on Taiwan's Role in Global Politics - 6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m.
      • Opening Remarks
      Yvonne Hsiao, TECO Houston

      Keynote
      The Boiling Moat – Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan Ivan Kanapathy
      Former U.S. National Security Council Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia

    Sunday, October 27th, 2024

  • Session - 8:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m.
      • Scholar Panel 2: Media, Public Opinion, and National Security
      Moderator: Stan Wong, Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas

      Casualty Tolerance and Public Self Defense in Taiwan
      Charles Wu – Southern Alabama University
      Yao Yuan Yeh – University of St. Thomas
      Ting Wei Weng – University of St. Thomas

      China’s Fighter Jet Incursions and Public Sentiment in Taiwan
      Tsemin Lin – UT-Austin
      Pishu Chen

      Media Use and Partisanship: A Longitudinal Study of Taiwan Voters
      Karl Ho – UT - Dallas
      Ariel Wang – UT - Dallas

      Discussants:
      Charles Chong Han Wu, National Cheng Chi University
      Chien Kai Chen, Rhodes College

  • Session - 10:15 a.m - 12:00 p.m.
      • Young Scholar Session: Taiwan’s Diplomacy and U.S. Election Outcome
      Moderator: Wei Chin Lee, Wake Forest University

      Taiwanese Diplomacy Post 2024 U.S. Election
      Aimee Rhodes

      Independent Networks: Taiwan's Legislative Dynamics
      Kuan Wu Chen

      Framing Differences in U.S. Political Discourse: Taiwan vs. China
      Shu An Tsai

      U.S. Ideology and Trade Relations with China
      Jia Chen Shi

      Discussants:
      Ting Wei Weng, Assistant Professor, University of St. Thomas
      Charles We, Southern Alabama University