Discussion: China / US / Taiwan

Wednesday, October 27 

7:30-9:00 PM ET

A panel discussion with Professor Zhiqun Zhu of Bucknell University, Brian Chee Shing-Hioe of New Bloom in Taiwan, and Michael Klare of the Arms Control Association and the Committee for a Sane U.S.-China Policy. Professor Avi Chomsky of Salem State University will host the webinar. 

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This free event will include time for Q&A. Registrants will receive a link to participate live and a recording of the event afterwards.

As tensions between the U.S. and China have ratcheted up, Taiwan has emerged as a major flashpoint in world affairs. China has threatened to invade Taiwan if it declares independence, while American officials have suggested that such a move could trigger U.S. military intervention - igniting a three-way conflict that might easily escalate into a nuclear conflagration. Caught in the middle of all this are the people of Taiwan themselves. This panel will examine the roots of the Taiwan dilemma, the risks of a U.S.-China war over Taiwan, and alternatives to conflict.

Learn more about our speakers:

• Prof. Zhiqun Zhu: Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Chair of Dept of Int’l Relations at Bucknell University.
• Brian Chee Sing‐Hioe: Founding Editor of New Bloom and a freelance writer living in Taiwan with a focus on social movements and politics.
• Prof. Michael Klare: The Nation’s Defense Correspondent & Senior Visiting Fellow at the Arms Control Association in Washington, D.C.
• Prof. Aviva Chomsky (moderator): Professor of History at Salem State University and steering committee member of the Committee for a Sane U.S.‐China Policy.

SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:

• Back from the Brink of Western Massachusetts • Committee for a Sane
• U.S.‐China Policy • Physicians for Social Responsibility/Pioneer Valley •
• Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security