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SUMMARY:Taiwan and the Status Quo in Interesting Times: The Iran war\, Che
 ng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing\, Lai’s Africa trip\, and an upcoming U.S
 .–PRC summit
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DESCRIPTION:This seminar will survey recent global developments that may h
 ave a significant bearing on cross-Strait stability: the Iran war\; Cheng 
 Li-wun’s visit to Beijing\; President Lai’s once-cancelled but ultimat
 ely successful Africa trip\; and the upcoming U.S.–PRC summit. The remar
 ks will offer a diplomatic perspective on the likely impact of these devel
 opments—both positive and negative—on cross-Strait relations. This ana
 lysis draws on Ambassador Hennessey-Niland’s 35-year career with the U.S
 . government\, with a particular focus on the Indo-Pacific region. The tal
 k will conclude with a discussion of the current Taiwan–PRC status quo a
 nd its future evolution.\n \nAmbassador John T. Hennessey-Niland was the f
 irst U.S. ambassador to visit Taiwan since the adoption of the “One Chin
 a” policy and is a former U.S. Ambassador to Palau. He served as a caree
 r diplomat for over 35 years and was one of the most experienced Indo-Paci
 fic experts in the Department of State. He has worked at the White House o
 n the United States National Security Council\, with the United Nations\, 
 and held multiple assignments in the Pacific\, including in Fiji\, Austral
 ia\, and Hawaii\, where he served as foreign policy advisor to the Command
 er of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific. He is currently the Director of th
 e Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Gover
 nment and Public Service at Texas A&M University. He is also a Senior Fell
 ow at the National Defense University Joint Staff College\, an Adjunct Fel
 low at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies\, and a life member of
  the Council on Foreign Relations.\n \nThe seminar will be hosted by Dr Bo
 -jiun Jing\, Senior Research Fellow and Programme Manager in Taiwan Studie
 s at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, and is held in partner
 ship with St Antony’s International Review (STAIR).
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LOCATION:Dickson Poon Building\, Oxford China Centre - Ho Tim Seminar Room
  (first floor)\, Ho Tim Seminar Room Dickson Poon Building\, Oxford China 
 Centre Canterbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6LU United Kingdom
SPEAKER:Ambassador John T. Hennessey-Niland (Scowcroft Institute of Intern
 ational Affairs\, Texas A&M University)
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