Event Recording / Asia 17 May 2024 1 minute Taiwan and the Region under President Lai In this in-person event, experts discuss the political and security situation in and around the Taiwan Strait and how the unofficial relationships between Taiwan and key regional actors may evolve under a new Taiwanese administration. Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print Taiwan’s new president will play a significant role in determining how the island navigates cross-strait turbulence and a fragile status quo. As a key point of contention in the U.S.-China relationship, any tactical shifts around inauguration will carry reverberations for the region. In this event, Crisis Group was joined by esteemed foreign policy and defence experts from Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines to discuss the political and security situation in and around the Taiwan Strait and how the unofficial relationships between Taiwan and key regional actors may evolve under a new Taiwanese administration.This event was co-hosted by the International Crisis Group, the Association of Taiwan Journalists and the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club. Loading Video Related Tags Contributors Lin Chong-Pin Former Deputy Minister of Defense, Taiwan (2002 -2004) (Keynote speaker) Amanda Hsiao Senior Analyst, China amanda_hsiao Chen Ming-chi CEO of Institute for National Defense and Security Research Tetsuo Kotani Senior Fellow at The Japan Institute of International Affairs Thompson Chau President of the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club (Moderator) More for you Op-Ed / Asia A Post-Election Risk Assessment for the Taiwan Strait Originally published in War on the Rocks Q&A / Asia The Implications of Taiwan’s Presidential Election for Cross-strait Stability