A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Sponsor: the Centre for Chinese Research
Place: Asian Centre Auditorium
Type: Panel Discussion
Date: Monday, Nov 16, 2015
Time: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
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Event Description:
On November 7, 2015, Ma Ying-jeou and Xi Jinping met in Singapore. The meeting was duly recognized as being historic: it was the first time that the political leaders of China and Taiwan had ever met. It was also acknowledged as an event of global importance: the world has a shared interest in the maintenance of peace across the Taiwan Straits. This event will convene a panel of experts to discuss the implications of the Xi-Ma meeting. What does the moment symbolize? What might it presage? And what does it mean in light of current political realities in China and Taiwan?
Speakers:
Dr. Timothy Cheek, Louis Cha Chair of Chinese Research, UBC
Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke, Associate Professor of Asian Studies, UBC
Dr. Pitman Potter, Professor of Law, UBC
Dr. Christopher Rea, Director, Centre for Chinese Research, UBC
Dr. Yves Tiberghien, Director, Institute of Asian Research, UBC