Founder of Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI). Faculty of UVA and CUHK. NRSF of Brookings. Author of Taiwan's China Dilemma.
Joined May 2009
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CAPRI’s 4th Annual Forum in Taipei features @JMDBarroso, Matt Pottinger & global leaders from @UVA @NBRnews and more on #Iran, #energysecurity, #competitiveness & #trust in policymaking. Join on May 8, 9:00 a.m. (Taipei), in person & online. Register now: bit.ly/4dH8MiW
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1 Aug 2025
What does Taiwan's recall vote tell us about future political trends in Taiwan? How might Beijing and Washington interpret and respond to events in the Taiwan Strait? Sharing brief thoughts from Richard Bush and me on these questions and more. brookings.edu/articles/taiwa…
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3 Aug 2025
Does the Trump administration have a China strategy? How might this impact how Trump approaches an expected meeting with Xi Jinping this fall? What will Xi ask of Trump? And how should Taiwan try to protect its interests? Sharing a few brief thoughts here. taipeitimes.com/News/editori…
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"There is an amazing opportunity now in Asia, collectively to pick up the slack and give opportunities to other scholars with reduced funding," observed Prof. Harry Harding, CAPRI Board Member and Yushan Scholar at @nccu1927, at #CAPRIAnnualForum
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Taipei Mayor @WananChiang at #CAPRIAnnualForum talked about the various challenges to Taipei's resilience, including 20 million cyber attacks per year, and what the city government is doing to enhance it, such as smart infrastructure. "AI is in the name of tAIpei," he added.
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As we wrap the 2025 #CAPRIAnnualForum, we thank our advisors, supporters, speakers, partners, & guests for making it a success. From climate & economic security to resilience, the speakers tackled pressing questions facing democracies in #AsiaPacific. @RobinNiblett @SunjoyJ
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“We’ve entered the 2nd chapter of the New Cold War” Former @ChathamHouse Director Sir @RobinNiblett opened #CAPRIAnnualForum calling on Asia-Pacific democracies to collaborate & adapt to evolving energy & security needs amid the deepening #USChina rivalry bit.ly/CAFKeynote
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Three Pacific leaders—@ColinTukuitonga & @RoannieN from @tepoutoko_uoa & Emi Chutaro from #PIHOA—joined Deputy Health Minister @minorta at 3rd #CAPRIAnnualForum to urge stronger regional partnerships to combat climate and health inequality in the Pacific: bit.ly/CAFPanel2
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Today marks the 3rd Anniversary of CAPRI's founding. Happy birthday, CAPRI!
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In the panel "Trump, Trade, and Tariffs" moderated by @NongEnochWu at the 3rd #CAPRIAnnualForum on May 12, @KathyMatsui, @Miller_Center’s Mara Rudman & @Aligarciaherrer called for long-term strategy, stronger alliances & lessons from past policy missteps. bit.ly/CAFPanel3
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7 Jun 2025
Decoupling will change everything not just for academics but everyone who benefits from innovation:
In the all-professor panel at the 3rd #CAPRIAnnualForum, Profs Wei Shyy of @hkust, Harry Harding, and @RandallNadeau of @FulbrightPrgrm Taiwan, explored the impact and impracticality of knowledge and academic decoupling bit.ly/CAFPanel4
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7 Jun 2025
Taiwanese politics are unstable, with no consensus on the need to increase defense spending, and…. Xi Jinping [could] win Taiwan without firing a shot:
6 Jun 2025
In the face of Trump’s intimidation, U.S. allies must work together to find alternatives to the U.S. market—and promote new free-trade arrangements that exclude Washington, writes @TurnbullMalcolm.
foreignaffairs.com/united-st…
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6 Jun 2025
In the face of Trump’s intimidation, U.S. allies must work together to find alternatives to the U.S. market—and promote new free-trade arrangements that exclude Washington, writes @TurnbullMalcolm.
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RT @TurnbullMalcolm: Trump’s war on innovation is a golden opportunity for Australia, if we’re smart enough to take it t.co/J6be3t0…
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Asia’s top business leaders #FubonGroup's Daniel Tsai, @Temasek's Lim Boon Heng, & #Suntory's @takeshiniinami discuss the role of the Asia-Pacific private sector in responding to #geoeconomic & #sustainability challenges.
Live at #CAPRIAnnualForum: youtube.com/watch?v=-usP28Re…
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"This is the golden age for Asia," remarks Daniel Tsai, Chairman of #FubonGroup at the third #CAPRIAnnualForum, emphasizing that the Asia-Pacific's private sector "can also help the Global South"
Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=-usP28Re…
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CAPRI 2025 Annual Forum is live! Join the livestream as policymakers, business leaders, and global thinkers tackle the region’s biggest challenges from #USChinarivalry to #climateresilience & explore building #resilience on shaky ground in the #AsiaPacific youtube.com/watch?v=-usP28Re…
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"This new cold war between the US and China is an economic, technological, military, and ideological conflict between these two superpowers," remarks @RobinNiblett at #CAPRIAnnualForum. "And its second chapter has just started." Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=-usP28Re…
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CAPRI chair @syaru opens our third #CAPRIAnnualForum, which has gathered speakers from Asia, North America, Europe, and the Pacific, remarking on long-term opportunities for Taiwan and the region. Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=-usP28Re…
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16 Mar 2025
RT @TurnbullMalcolm: There are news reports today that Australian government officials are concerned that the Trump administration will pre…
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