09/10/2020: Multilaterals and Taiwan’s Role: How is Cooperation on Security, Health, and Travel Evolving Amidst a Pandemic?

Taiwan’s success story in the pandemic is bringing it unprecedented international attention. Against the backdrop of the upcoming UN General Assembly, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ Taiwan Roundtable will consider how Taiwan’s international role may be played out more broadly in critical areas of international policing, travel, and health — all of which demand multilateral cooperation to be effective, even as Taiwan is shut out of key organizations.

Opening Remarks: Benjamin D. Hopkins, Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies

Expert Panel:

• COVID-19 and Taiwan’s International Prospects: Vincent Wang, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Adelphi University
• International Security and Multilateral Participation: Jessica Graham, President, JG Global Advisory LLC
• Discussant: Shannon Tiezzi, Editor-in-Chief, The Diplomat
• Moderator: Deepa M. Ollapally, Associate Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies

Q&A