Cross-Strait Relations: The Current Situation

The Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) is a research institution established to enhance the existing capabilities of The Australian National University (ANU). It aims to be an integrated, world-leading institution for Chinese Studies and the understanding of China, or what has been called 'Greater China' or the 'Chinese Commonwealth' (the People's Republic of China, the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions, as well as Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora), on a global scale.http://ciw.anu.edu.auE ciw@anu.edu.au

Australian Centre on China in the World

The complexities of the cross-Strait relationship and some of its fundamental factors will be examined from three different perspectives.

Auditorium, Australian Centre on China in the World

The year 2022 provided a number of opportunities to refocus on Taiwanese affairs. In August, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, visited Taiwan, provoking furious rhetoric from China’s government and its online community. In October at the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping reiterated the Chinese position on “reunification” as part of a speech setting the tenor for his unprecedented third five-year term as leader. In addition, war in Europe saw speculation – often uninformed – in the media of its significance for an understanding of Taiwan’s future. As a result, relations across the Taiwan Strait are as fraught as they have been for decades.In this opening panel of the inaugural ANU Taiwan Update, three speakers address the current state of play from different angles: security, cyber-attacks and disinformation, and business. This combination of perspectives will provide insight into the complexities of the relationship and some of its fundamental factors as we look to the future.Chair: Associate Professor Amy King, Strategic &amp; Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANUSpeakers:Dr Lennon Chang, School of Social Sciences, Monash UniversityChing-Mei Maddock, CEO, Australia-Taiwan Business CouncilProfessor Brendan Taylor, Strategic &amp; Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANUThe ANU Taiwan Studies program is supported by the Republic of China Ministry of Education and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Canberra.

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