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Japan and Cross-Strait Relations: Why Japan-Taiwan Relations Continue to Grow

The rise of China has raised the level of tension throughout Northeast Asia, intensifying competition between China and Japan. Taiwan is often seen as caught between the two, pressured on the one hand by China for closer relations, and lured by shared interests with Japan on the other.

Date & Time

Tuesday
Mar. 11, 2014
3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

Location

4th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

The rise of China has raised the level of tension throughout Northeast Asia, intensifying competition between China and Japan. Taiwan is often seen as caught between the two, pressured on the one hand by China for closer relations, and lured by shared interests with Japan on the other. Madoka Fukuda will discuss the current state of Japan-Taiwan relations, and examine why relations between Tokyo and Taipei continue to develop despite Chinese pressure and improved cross-strait relation. Fukuda will focus on how liberal and democratic values shared between the two countries have been able to overcome friction over historical and territorial issues.

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Speaker

Madoka Fukuda

Associate Professor of International Politics and China Studies, Hosei University
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Hosted By

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.   Read more

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