Taiwan’s Foreign Policy and International Space with Dr. Saša Istenič Kotar (Zoom only)

 

Taiwan has long sought international acceptance as a full member of the international community. As the “one-China” set-up imposed by Beijing continues to weaken Taiwan’s sovereign position and limits its international room for manoeuvre, Taipei must invest enormous energy in its foreign policy to advance its national interests. This lecture will provide an overview of Taiwan’s foreign relations and the key factors influencing the formulation of Taiwan’s foreign policy.

 

Saša Istenič Kotar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Ljubljana and Director of the Taiwan Study Center in Slovenia. She is also an Executive Board Member of the Slovene East Asia Resource Library (EARL), an Associate Board Member of the International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS) and a former Executive Board Member of the European Association of Taiwan Studies (EATS). For her research, she has received a number of scholarships and awards, including the National Sun Yat-sen University award for an outstanding doctoral dissertation. She has presented papers in many national and international conferences worldwide and published various articles on topics related to Taiwan and China studies.