ECCT Special Lunch

Assessing the risks of conflict in the Taiwan Strait

Guest speakers

• Mr Mike Chinoy (齊邁可), Non-Resident Senior Fellow, University of Southern California’s US-China Institute

Moderator:

• Mr Tim Berge (白健文), Better Living Committee Co-chair, ECCT

Date: Friday, 17 February 2023
Time: 12:00-14:00
Venue: Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Taipei, North&South Gate, B1 / 香格里拉台北遠東國際大飯店 B1樓 洛北秀南園
Address: 201 Tun Hwa South Road, Section 2, Taipei /台北市敦化南路二段201號

Not long ago, The Economist called Taiwan “the most dangerous place on earth." China's continued military modernization and regular operations in the air and seas around Taiwan, a steadily tougher line towards Beijing on the part of the United States, and the clear desire of a majority of people on Taiwan to remain separate from the People's Republic, have created an increasingly volatile situation. Former CNN Senior Asia Correspondent Mike Chinoy will assess the risks of armed conflict over Taiwan.

About the speaker

Mike Chinoy is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the University of Southern California’s US-China Institute. Previously, he spent 24 years as a foreign correspondent for CNN, serving as the network’s first Bureau Chief in Beijing and then as Senior Asia Correspondent. He has received Emmy, Peabody, and Dupont awards for his journalism. He is also a Consulting Editor for the newly established Taiwan Strait Risk Report.

Chinoy is the author of five books: China Live: People Power and the Television Revolution, Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, The Last POW, Are You With Me? Kevin Boyle and the Rise of the Human Rights Movement, and the forthcoming Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People’s Republic.

He holds a BA from Yale University and an MS from Columbia University. He is based in Taipei.

Cost: NT$1,600 for members and NT$2,200 for members' guest(s)
To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the event.
Contact: Meredith Sun
Tel: 2740-0236 ext. 219 / meredith.sun@ecct.com.tw