After Biden took office as U.S. president, the U.S. government focused on leading Western allies to jointly counter the expanding influence of the Chinese Communist Party. The international situation changed dramatically, especially after the full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan raised doubts among some allies about whether the U.S. could keep its promises and protect its allies. In this complex and chaotic situation, how China-U.S.-Taiwan relations would develop was not only related to cross-strait security but also a crucial consideration affecting peace, security, prosperity, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and even the world. Therefore, the China Democratic Solidarity Alliance and “Beijing Spring” The magazine, the China Democratic Party National Committee, and the China Transformation Research Association will jointly hold a two-day seminar titled “China-US-Taiwan Relations Amid Tensions and Taiwan’s Strategic Position in the Democratic Alliance Against the Expansion of CCP Totalitarian Forces” on October 9 and 10, 2021, in New York, USA, and via the internet. The conference will focus on evaluating and discussing the future development of political, military, economic, trade, and cultural relations among Mainland China, the United States, and Taiwan. The seminar will conduct an in-depth analysis of recent changes in the political ecology between the United States and the two sides of the strait, as well as the significant differences in systems and decision-making mechanisms, adding risks to trilateral relations among China, the United States, and Taiwan. As the organizers, we will also interpret the development of China-US-Taiwan relations from a geopolitical perspective within the broader strategic framework of the Indo-Pacific strategy.
This seminar will invite renowned overseas experts, scholars, and political activists specializing in cross-strait affairs, including: Yu Maochun, China affairs advisor to the Trump administration; Wang Dan, student leader of the 1989 pro-democracy movement; renowned American China affairs experts Perry Lin and Li Anyou; renowned overseas pro-democracy movement leader and theorist Hu Ping; political scientist, democracy activist, and chairman of the National Committee of the China Democratic Party Wang Juntao; and Wei Bizhou, editor-in-chief of the New York World Journal. Taiwanese democratic constitutional scholar Professor Li Youqin and Security Affairs Professor Xu Ruheng, as well as Professor Feng Chongyi from the University of Technology Sydney and a Chinese modern history expert based in Macau; Professor Chen Jie, international affairs scholar and cross-strait expert and head of the Department of Politics at the University of Western Australia; Mr. Chen Yonglin, former First Secretary of the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney; and Professor Zheng Yushuo from City University of Hong Kong, who proposed the Hong Kong occupation center. The seminar will invite pro-democracy leaders and scholars, including Xue Wei, a veteran of overseas pro-democracy movements and former chairman of the China Democratic Unity Alliance, distribution manager of “Beijing Spring”; Mr. Chen Weijian, editor-in-chief of “Beijing Spring” living in New Zealand; Wang Jinzhong, editor-in-chief of “Voice for Democracy, Freedom, and Human Rights in Tokyo”, who lives in Japan; Liao Tianqi and Pan Yongzhong, heads of “Voice of Europe” living in Germany; as well as prominent figures from the Chinese community and media figures, to jointly discuss the foreign policies and development directions of the US, China, and Taiwan.
We believe it is important to plan and hold this conference: First, we hope that through this meeting discussions and media coverage and evangelism, more people will gain deeper awareness of the current threat posed by the CCP to Taiwan and the free world; Let us offer a different interpretation of the Biden administration’s China policy and its strategic clarity or vagueness regarding Taiwan; It also allows us to provide a platform for discussion on how Taiwan can serve as a beacon of freedom in Asia, in the contest between the US-led democratic coalition and CCP authoritarianism, and in the geopolitical contest, how it can both ensure Taiwan’s security and serve as a beacon.
We also plan to issue a joint “Double Ten” statement through the meeting, calling on the U.S. government to invite Taiwan (ROC) President Tsai Ing-wen to attend the first Alliance of Democratic Nations Summit scheduled for December. In this way, ROC Taiwan, known as the “Lighthouse of Asia and the Light of the Chinese People,” is given the proper status and international status…
Zhong Jinjiang, Chairman of the China Democratic Unity League (contributor)