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TKU Conferences on Strategic Studies

Date 2013-04-29 4915 Clicks

On April 26 and 27, the TKU Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies will held several conferences and forums as part of its first annual convention. On the 26th, there was a Pan-Pacific Conference on Peace and Stability, which explored issues to do with safety in the South Pacific, Western Pacific, and the Pan-Pacific. This was followed by a Regional Security Studies Forum, involving round-table discussions. On the 27th, there were two more events: the 9th Anniversary Memorial Conference for Professor Niu Sien-Chong, and a Symposium of Graduate Students in Taiwan’s Strategic Community.

The conferences took place at the TKU Taipei Campus, and were organized by the Director of the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies, Dr. Ming-Hsien Wong, and Assistant Professor York W. Chen.

The scheduled events featured local and overseas scholars, including: Richard Herr from the University of Fiji (Hon Director, Center for International and Regional Affairs), Paul D’Arcy from Australian National University (Senior Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History), Nakai Yoshifumi from Gakushuin University (Professor, School of Political Studies), and Prof. Masayuki Masuda (Senior Fellow, Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies). It will also be attended by leading dignitaries from Taiwan, such as David Lin (ROC Minister of Foreign Affairs), and Huang Huang-Hsiung (Control Yuan Member).

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