Events

Taiwan Studies Workshop featuring Jaewoong Jeon – Sugar and Commodity Form: Manifestations in Colonial Taiwan and Korea

Presented via Zoom

Topics: Speaker: Jaewoong Jeon, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global History, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Postdoctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University Moderator: Steven Goldstein, Sophia Smith Professor of Government, Emeritus, Smith College; Fairbank Center Associate This talk will not be recorded for future viewing. This talk is co-sponsored by the […]

Taiwan Studies Workshop – Taiwan Elections 2022: The Politicians’ Perspective

Presented via Zoom

On November 26, Taiwan will be holding elections for nine local jurisdictions ranging from mayors of special municipalities such as Taipei to county magistrates down to the village chiefs. As the 2024 Presidential election approaches, this so-called “Nine in One Election” will be carefully watched for clues to the relative strength of Taiwan’s parties. On […]

Taiwan Studies Workshop – Taiwan Elections 2022: The Analysts’ Perspective

Presented via Zoom

On November 26, Taiwan will be holding elections for nine local jurisdictions ranging from mayors of special municipalities such as Taipei to county magistrates down to the village chiefs. As the 2024 Presidential election approaches, this so-called “Nine in One Election” will be carefully watched for clues to the relative strength of Taiwan’s parties. On […]

Taiwan Studies Workshop – Taiwan Elections 2022: Examining the Results

Presented via Zoom

Panelists:Lev Nachman, National Chengchi UniversitySara Newland, Smith CollegeChia-hung Tsai, National Chengchi University; 2022-2023 Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Moderator: Steven M. Goldstein, Fairbank Center Associate The opposition Kuomintang party achieved what some consider to be a “blue wave” in the November 26 elections for local government offices by winning a total of thirteen […]

Visiting Scholars Present: Taiwan Studies

CGIS South Room S250 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Fairbank Center visiting scholars will share the work of Taiwan filmmaker Edward Yang, research on Qing Dynasty Taiwan war preparations, and new findings on U.S. views of U.S.-China AI competition. Please join us for this fascinating workshop! Presenters: Ruochen Bo, 2022-23 Hou Family Pre-doctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies Bo will talk about the iconic Taiwan […]

Lung Yingtai – My Life in an Indigenous Village

CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Speaker: Lung Yingtai, Writer, Former Minister of Culture of TaiwanChair: Elizabeth J. Perry, Director, Harvard-Yenching Institute; Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government, Harvard University Since Lung Yingtai relocated to an indigenous village in eastern Taiwan three years ago, she sought to comprehend the elements that comprise her life, including the journey of her daily water supply […]

Election Results in Taiwan: Assessing Their Impact on Taiwan’s Political Development and Cross Strait Relations

Presented via Zoom

Speakers:Douglas H. Paal, Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Former Director, American Institute in Taiwan (2002–2006)Sarah Liu, Senior Lecturer in Gender and Politics, University of EdinburghJi Ye, Graduate Institute for Taiwan Studies, Xiamen University Chair: Steven Goldstein, Taiwan Studies Workshop Director, Harvard University Fairbank Center Presented via Zoom. Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jsuQw_ArSrS330mlcOHzxw Venue

Taiwan Conference: Tension in the Taiwan Strait: The Role of U.S. Allies

Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University 121 Bay State Rd, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Speakers:Akio Takahara, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Politics, Graduate School of Law and Politics, University of TokyoJa-Ian Chong, Associate Professor of Political Science, National University of SingaporeSatu Limaye, Vice President, East-West Center; Director, East-West Center in Washington This event examines the risks for conflict in the Taiwan Strait and the implications that the changed geo-strategic environment has […]

Rethinking Taiwan and the World: Presentations by the Fairbank Center’s 2023-24 Fellows in Taiwan Studies

CGIS South Room S250 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Speakers:Shinyi Hsieh, Hou Family Postdoctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies, Fairbank Center; PhD, History of Health Sciences Program, Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of California-San Francisco - Navigating Geomedical Borders: A Critical Analysis of NAMRU-2’s Operations in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, 1955-1975.  Anatol Klass, Hou Family Predoctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies, Fairbank Center; PhD Candidate in History, […]

The Future of US-Taiwan Relations: A conversation with Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan’s Representative to the US

Nye Conference Center, Taubman Building 5th Floor 79 JFK St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Speaker: Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan Representative to the United States Harvard-ID holders are invited to join us for a discussion with Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan’s Representative to the United States, to mark the 45th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act and discuss the future of US-Taiwan relations. Tony Saich, Rajawali Institute Director and Daewoo Professor […]

Visiting Scholar Lecture featuring Po-Chang (Paul) Huang – Sleepwalking into a China-Taiwan War? The Underreported Crisis over Kinmen and the Danger it Entails

CGIS South Room S354 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Speaker: Po-Chang (Paul) Huang, Fairbank Center Visiting Scholar; Research Fellow, Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation Discussant: Steven Goldstein, Director, Taiwan Studies Workshop, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies On February 14, 2024, a tiny Chinese fishing raft collided with a Taiwan Coast boat near the waters of Kinmen, a Taiwan-controlled island just miles off China's Fujian coast. […]

Combatting Digital Misinformation: Lessons from Taiwan — A Conversation with Audrey Tang

BKC Multipurpose Room 515 Lewis Law Center, 1557 Mass. Ave. 5th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

***WAITLIST REGISTRATION ONLY***This event's pre-registration has reached its capacity. You may register for the waitlist, and we will notify you if a space becomes available.Speaker: Audrey Tang, Inaugural Minister for Digital Affairs, Taiwan (2022-2024) Taiwan sits on the front lines of global misinformation campaigns.  From election interference to fake news stories, Taiwanese society faces a […]