Asia Centre

13-14 Oct. 2005, Taipei. With written presentations from: C. R. HUGHES: "China and Taiwan: ‘Reconciliation’ or ‘Quiet Before the Storm’"; LAI I-chung: "Framework to Reorganize the Northeast Asia Security Environment: Toward a New Status Quo?"; LIN Cheng-yi: "Rising China, Divided Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations"; N. M. MORADA: "Southeast Asian Security: Old and New Issues and Challenges"; S.RIGGER: "US-China Relations: Can President Bush Stay on the Tightrope?"; S. SNYDER: "The Future of American Alliances in Northeast Asia and the Challenge of Building a Northeast Community"; E. TEO: "China’s Economic Advances in ASEAN-China Relations"

Pacific Security: A Strategic Outlook

4-5 Sept. 2006, Cebu. This meeting put into perspective questions of nationalism and democratic policy in Asia and their implications for regional security, regional security organisations, the search for energy and resources: competition or cooperation? and Chinese-American and cross-strait relations.