ASPI Webinar: Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue - Taiwan | Australian Strategic Policy Institute

ASPI Webinar: Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue - Taiwan

Speakers President Tsai Ing-wen, Peter Jennings, Chen-wei Lin, Samantha Hoffman and Dr Mark Harrison

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is delighted to host our inaugural Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue session to discuss the future of Taiwan, featuring a keynote address from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

President Tsai Ing-wen will deliver the keynote address, which will be followed by a live panel discussion with:

Peter Jennings, Executive Director, ASPI
Dr Chen-wei Lin, CEO, INDSR
Dr Mark Harrison, Senior Lecturer Politics and International Relations, University of Tasmania
Dr Samantha Hoffman, Analyst, ASPI

The discussion will reflect the themes of the address as well as examine the President’s answers to five questions posed by ASPI, covering Taiwan’s Covid-19 experience, the One China policy, self defence, independence or reunification, and risks of future conflicts.

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Speakers

President Tsai Ing-wen

Born in 1956 in Taipei City, Tsai Ing-wen traces her family roots to Fangshan Township of Pingtung County in southern Taiwan.

Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings is a Senior Fellow and was the executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) from May 2012 to May 2022.

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Chen-wei Lin

Dr. Chen-wei Lin (林成蔚) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR).

Samantha Hoffman

Dr Samantha Hoffman is a Senior Analyst at ASPI. Her work explores the domestic and global implications of the Chinese Communist Party’s approach to state security.

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Dr Mark Harrison

Dr Mark Harrison is a Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Tasmania in the Politics and International Relations Program in the School of Social Sciences.