Dr. Stephen Gao is available for comment related to the science behind the recent earthquake in Taiwan. Gao is a Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor and chair of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology .…
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‘For Beijing, the trip is a provocation that smacks of Taiwanese independence,’ Cornell expert says
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in the United States for a highly-sensitive diplomatic stopover. Despite the fact that Tsai has passed through the U.S. multiple times since taking office in 2016, Beijing has warned that the trip could have…
U.S. strikes deal for military bases with Philippines
The United States is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia with an agreement to establish four bases in the Philippines, as part of an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). The move is widely viewed as a means to deter China’s…
GW Expert Available to Discuss China’s Reaction to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip
WASHINGTON (August 5, 2022)— On Friday China said it is canceling or suspending dialogue with the United States on a range of issues from climate change to military relations and anti-drug efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to…
Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan bears ‘enormous symbolic significance’
University of Miami Chinese scholar and defense expert June Teufel Dreyer assessed the motivations and implications of the visit by the Speaker of the House to Taiwan, one of the stops on her congressional delegation tour.
Tulane expert available to comment on Pelosi trip to Taiwan
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi touched down in Taiwan Tuesday, and an international expert from Tulane University expects a harsh response from China, which claims the island nation as its own territory. “The Chinese will certainly respond,” said Chris…
PIRE Research Connects Air Pollution to Worst Taiwanese Drought in Nearly 60 Years
The study, published in the Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, analyzed 13 years of satellite and surface to better understand how aerosols impact cloud lifecycle and precipitation during the autumn months over northern Taiwan.
$5 million gift to establish new Center for Taiwan Studies at UC San Diego
Longtime campus supporters Chiu-Shan Chen Ph.D. ’69 and Rufina Chen have committed $5 million to the University of California San Diego to establish a new Center for Taiwan Studies within the Division of Arts and Humanities, highlighting the alum’s deep commitment to both giving back and supporting programs that expand cultural understanding of Taiwan and Taiwanese Americans.
Bipartisan Coalition Urges U.S.-China Cooperation to Combat COVID-19
More that 90 bipartisan, high-level former government officials and experts in the U.S.-China relationship released a joint statement today urging cooperation between the United States and China in a much-needed effort to combat the COVID-19 global health crisis.