China's Maritime Strategy and Taiwan

YCAPS is excited to announce our next event in Sasebo. This event will feature Dr. Chisa Masuo who will lead us in a discussion on China's Maritime Strategy relating to Taiwan. We will also be joined by Dr. John Bradford who will add perspective as a discussant.

On February 14, 2024, not long after Lai Ching-te won Taiwan's presidential election, a collision between a Taiwanese coast guard and a Chinese fishing boat occurred near Taiwan-administered Kinmen Island. Since then, China has been increasing pressure on Taiwan from the sea, including the participation of Chinese coast guard vessels in joint exercises surrounding the island of Taiwan. China has begun applying the same salami-slicing strategy against Taiwan that it used against the Philippines and Japan . How will China's Taiwan policy change in the future? What impact will China's actions have on international relations in the Indo-Pacific? In this seminar, we will consider these issues together with the participants.

All are welcome and free food and refreshments will be provided.

Please use this link to register for the event. (optional)

Schedule:  

• 17:30-18:30 - Welcome reception (food & drinks). Feel free to show up anytime during the reception.
• 18:30-19:45 - Seminar and Q&A.
• 19:45-20:00 - Optional casual networking and chatting/wrap up.

Location:

Machinaka Community Center

5-5 Tokiwacho, Sasebo, Nagasaki 857-0053

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Speaker:

Chisako T. MASUO is a Professor of international relations at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University and an Adjunct Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), who focuses on Chinese foreign and maritime policies. She was given the Nakasone Yasuhiro Award of Excellence in 2021 for her contribution to China studies and for the policy discussions regarding China’s Coast Guard Law. She worked with late Harvard professor Ezra F. Vogel as his research assistant before obtaining the Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 2008, served as coordinate research scholar at Harvard-Yenching Institute in 2014-15 and as visiting scholar at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as well as at China Foreign Affairs University in 2019. She has written papers and conducted extensive research activities not only in Japanese, but also in English and Chinese. 

Discussant: 

Dr. John F. Bradford is the Executive Director of the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies. He is also an adjunct senior fellow in the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research focuses on Asian security with special attention given to maritime issues and cooperative affairs. He retired from the U.S. Navy with the rank of Commander.

Event Cost: Free of charge

Location: Machinaka Community Center, 5-5 Tokiwacho, Sasebo, Nagasaki 857-0053

Google Maps: Here

Moderator: William Yale

Language: English

Registration: Optional via this link.