2020 has given Taiwan unexpected opportunities for economic expansion and trade relations. A US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is gaining more momentum than ever. At the same time, the pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of global supply chains concentrated in China, which is expediting manufacturing migration, reshoring, and “decoupling” to various degrees. How is the bilateral FTA expected to progress? And how is Taiwan shaping up to be an important actor in the current shifting global economic climate?

Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ Taiwan Roundtable will convene industry experts and policymakers to discuss the future of global economic security and stability.

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

Featured Speaker: Her Excellency Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s Representative to the US, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative’s Office

Expert Panel:

• Supply Chain Vulnerabilities and Taiwan’s Role in Global Economic Stability: Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President, US-Taiwan Business Council
• US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement and Economic Shifts: Kurt Tong, Partner, The Asia Group
• Moderator: Deepa M. Ollapally, Associate Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies

Q&A