http://www.itsinst.org

The Institute for Taiwanese Studies (ITS) is a Taiwanese American think tank established in the United States. The Institute's researchers, working on a voluntary basis, engage in studies related to Taiwan's past and future developments.  Their research findings will be made public as research reports or commentaries.

灣研究院是在美國成立的台美人智庫型組織,從事與台灣過去及未來發展相關的研究。研究人員以研究志工身份從事不同領域之研究。研究心得將以研究報告及評論方式發表。





The Institute for Taiwanese Studies (ITS) hosted a roundtable, featuring Dr. Ing-Wen Tsai (third from right, front row) in Los Angeles on January 16, 2006.  Currently, Dr. Tsai is the President of Taiwan and the Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP, Taiwan).  ITS Chairman Wencheng Lin (first from left. front row), ITS President Adolf Huang (standing behind Dr. Tsai) and the scholars from USC, UCLA, UCI, Rand Corp., ITS and other invited guests attended the session.
Hot Issues

Taiwan’s vice president-elect, Hsiao Bi-khim, visited Washington

The Wall Street Journal reported that Hsiao Bi-Khim, Taiwan’s vice president-elect, was in Washington this week for a low-profile visit.  Hsiao has been Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States since 2020 until last year before she joined the presidential race.   The Taiwan official, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, told Reuters that Hsiao arrived in the United States this week and will spend the next few days there on a "personal trip" that includes packing up her personal belongings.   However, Taiwan's presidential office and Hsiao's ruling Democratic Progressive Party refused to provide additional information regarding this private trip.  Hsiao will be sworn in as vice-president in May.

Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for Beijing’s embassy in Washington, said Beijing firmly opposed any visit by Hsiao to the US “in any name or under whatever pretext”, according to a Reuters report on Tuesday.   Liu called Hsiao a “diehard ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist” and said Washington should “not arrange any form of contact” between US government officials and Hsiao.   Hsiao was on the top of China’s black list and has been blacklisted and sanctioned twice by Beijing for “colluding with the US” and “provoking confrontation” between Taiwan and the mainland.   Hsiao’s mother, Peggy Cooley, is American.    Hsiao attended high school and colleges in the US.  She is a fluent English speaker, developed connections with a host of US officials, lawmakers and think tank scholars during her three years as Taiwan’s representative to the US, which ended in November when she joined Lai on the campaign trail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Posted: March 15, 2024
Research Fields

1. Military & Defense; 2. Finance & Economy; 3.History, Culture & Education; 4. Science & Technology; and 5. Politics & Social Studies

Support ITS

ITS is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and also exempt from California income tax. ITS’ tax identification number is 74-3114703. For individual donation, please send a check to 19511 Rainbow Court, Cerritos, California 90703. Make check payable to ITS.
Contact Us

Institute for Taiwanese Studies
Address: 19511 Rainbow Court, Cerritos, CA 90703
Tel: 562-809-1569
Fax:
626-573-4897
E-mail: info@itsinst.org
Formosan Association for Public Affairs
台灣人公共事務協會
Pacific Times
太平洋時報
Taiwan United Newwork
台灣聯合網
Taiwanus Net
台灣海外網
Formosa News
美麗島電子報
Taiwan People News
民報
Taiwan Thinktank
台灣智庫
Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
台灣經濟研究院
Chung Hua Institution for Economic Research
中華經濟研究院
Taiwan Research Institute
台灣綜合研究院
Taiwan Security Research
American Enterprise Institute
Brookings Institution
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Cato Institute
Center for Defense Information
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
Defense News
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Heritage Foundation
The Jamestown Foundation
Jane's Defense Weekly
The National Bureau of Asian Research
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Rand Corporation
Stanford University-Hoover Institution
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Global Taiwan Institute
Home | Commentary & Opinion | News & Events | ITS Reports | About ITS

Copyright c 2009 Institute for Taiwanese Studies (ITS). All Rights Reserved.