2018 Taiwan-US Policy Program (TUPP) Washington, DC Schedule June 12-14, 2018 Tuesday, June 12 9:00-9:45 AM Welcome breakfast with Bonnie Glaser 9:45-10:00 AM Break 10:00-5:00 PM Shelley Rigger Brown Professor of East Asian Politics Davidson College Wednesday, June 13 9:30-10:00 AM Breakfast 10:00-11:30 AM US-Taiwan Economic Relations Rick Ruzicka Trade and Commercial Programs Director American Institute in Taiwan 11:30-12:00 PM Lunch 12:00-1:30 PM US-China-Taiwan Relations Bonnie Glaser Senior Adviser for Asia and Director, China Power Project Center for Strategic and International Studies 1:30-1:45 PM Break 1:45-3:15 PM US-Taiwan Military and Security Ties Erica Brefka Taiwan Senior Advisor and Mongolia Country Director Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy US Department of Defense 3:15-4:00 PM Transit to State 4:00-5:30 PM Site Visit: US Department of State US-Taiwan Diplomatic Relations Andrew Ou Foreign Service Officer US Department of State Thursday, June 14 8:00 AM Meet at Union Station 8:30-10:00 AM Site Visit: Capitol Hill US Congress and Taiwan Jennifer Hendrixson White Professional Staff Member (Democratic Staff) US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Igor Khrestin National Security Advisor Capitol Office of Senator Cory Gardner 10:00-10:45 AM Transit to CSIS 10:45-11:00 AM Break 11:00-12:30 PM China’s Military Modernization and Taiwan’s Security Joel Wuthnow Research Fellow Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs National Defense University 12:30-1:00 PM Lunch 1:00-2:30 PM US Policy Towards Taiwan Ivan Kanapathy Director for China, Taiwan, Mongolia National Security Council 2:30-2:45 PM Break 2:45-4:15 PM Taiwan’s Domestic Politics and US-Taiwan Relations Jennifer Hu Vice Chairperson, Board of Directors Global Taiwan Institute Janice Chen Senior Associate Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party Mission in the US 4:15-4:30 PM Break 4:30-5:30 PM 2017 TUPP Panel Emily Holland Erum Jilani Ryan Shaffer 5:30-5:45 PM Break 5:45-7:30 PM Reception at the Global Taiwan Institute 2018 Taiwan-US Policy Program (TUPP) Taiwan Schedule June 16-25, 2018 Saturday, June 16 – Taipei Arrival Sunday, June 17 – Taipei and Hualien 7:30 AM Depart from Hotel 8:05-10:40 AM Taipei – Hualien train 10:40 AM Taroko National Park Lunch at Taroko Village 4:30-5:30 PM Tsu-Chi Monastery 5:40 PM Meeting with Bi-Khim HSIAO 7:00 PM Dinner at Shepherd Bar Monday, June 18 – Hualien and Taipei 8:30 AM Depart Hotel 9:00 AM Hualien Air Force Base 12:00 PM Lunch 1:28-3:40 PM Hualien – Taipei train 4:45 PM Chang Kai-Shek Memorial 6:30 PM Dinner (Night Market Banquet) Tuesday, June 19 – Taipei 9:30 AM Depart from Hotel 10:00 AM Briefing by the Department of International Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) 11:00 AM National Security Council (NSC) Dr. York W. J. Chen Deputy Secretary-General 12:00-2:00 PM Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) Lunch Discussion with NGOs Echo LIN Former Secretary-General Environmental Jurists Association Sih-cheng (Sean) DU Director of Policy Advocacy Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association Yibee HUANG Chief Executive Officer Covenants Watch Lulu KENG Secretary Open Culture Foundation (OCF) 3:00 PM Legislative Yuan H.E. Chia-Chyuan SU President 5:00-6:00 PM Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) H.E. Joseph Jau-shieh WU Minister 6:30 PM Young Professionals Dinner Wednesday, June 20 – Taipei 9:30 AM Depart from Hotel 10:00 AM Executive Yuan Premier LAI 11:10 AM Ms. Pei-Yi WU DPP Candidate running for City Councilor 1:30 PM Dr. Kuo-chang HUANG Executive Leader New Power Party (NPP) 5:00 PM Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) H.E. Ming-Tong Chen Minister 6:30 PM Dinner at Grace Restaurant Taipei Thursday, June 21 – Taipei 9:00-10:30 AM Breakfast meeting with President SU Taipei Forum 10:30 AM Palace Museum 12:00 PM Lunch at Silk Place at Museum 2:15 PM National Development Council (NDC) Dr. Jiunn-Rong CHIOU Deputy Minister 4:00 PM Meeting with Eric Chu Li-lun Mayor of New Taipei City Friday, June 22 – Taipei 9:30 AM Depart from Hotel 10:00-11:30 AM Individual Meetings - NMD Think Tank - MOEA Bureau of Foreign Trade - Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) - Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation - MOFA Department of Treaty and Legal Affairs - National Security Council - Legislator Hsu Yu-Ren 12:10 PM Lunch at Landis Hotel with Professor Fan 2:30 PM Office of Trade Negotiations Senior Negotiator Hsia and Negotiator Luo 4:00-5:30 PM Jing-Mei Human Rights Memorial and Cultural Park (meet with political prisoner Fred Chen) 7:01-8:47 PM High Speed Train: Taipei – Tainan Saturday, June 23 – Tainan 9:15 AM Depart from Hotel 10:00-11:30 AM Chihkan Tower Wu Temple An-Ping Fort An-Ping Tree House 12:30 PM Lunch: Tainan Traditional Noodles 2:00-4:00 PM National Museum of Taiwan History 6:30 PM Dinner Meeting with Mayor of Tainan City Sunday, June 24 – Tainan – Taipei 10:00-11:00 AM Wrap-up Meeting at Silk Place Hotel 11:30 AM Depart Hotel 4:30-6:00 PM Long-Shan Temple 6:30 PM Dinner at Ding-Tai Feng & Taipei 101 Monday, June 25 – Taipei Departure .