Taiwan: The US-China Tipping Point?
Rorry Daniels, Damien Ma, Kharis Templeman, and Craig Kafura discuss Taiwan and rising tensions in US-China relations and the implications for regional security and the global economy.
About This Event
Deepening ties between the United States and Taiwan and China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific highlight the island’s crucial role in both global security and economic stability. How are Washington and Taipei navigating their relationship amid mounting pressure from Beijing, and what does it mean for US-China relations and Indo-Pacific security? As concerns grow over regional stability and the risk of military conflict, what’s at stake for tech supply chains and the global economy given Taiwan’s leading role in producing the world’s semiconductors? Join Rorry Daniels, Damien Ma, Kharis Templeman, and Craig Kafura as they discuss this potential geopolitical flashpoint.
About the Speakers
Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute and Senior Fellow, Center for China Analysis
Rorry Daniels is the managing director of the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), leading strategy and operations for projects on security, climate change, and trade throughout Asia. She is also a senior fellow with ASPI's Center for China Analysis.
Founder and Managing Director, MacroPolo
Damien Ma is the founder and managing director of MacroPolo, the Paulson Institute's think tank, and teaches as adjunct faculty at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Previously, he served as a senior analyst at Eurasia Group, focusing on Chinese and East Asian markets and US-China relations.
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution and Lecturer, Center for East Asian Studies, Stanford University
Kharis Templeman is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and manager of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region, as well as a lecturer at the Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University.
Director, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Craig Kafura is the director of public opinion and foreign policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project, and a Pacific Forum Young Leader. At the Council, he coordinates work on public opinion and foreign policy and is a regular contributor to the public opinion and foreign policy blog Running Numbers.