Human Rights, Democracy, and Governance

Shirley Lin, Chair of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI), participated in a panel discussion during the 2022 DACOR Bacon House Foundation Annual Conference on “Balancing Competing Interests in U.S. Relations with China.“ Highlighting the broader theme of resilience, Shirley Lin discussed the issues of national security, democratic governance, economics, and sustainability in Taiwan comparing to the latest socioeconomic dynamics in Hong Kong.

Program

Keynote Address: Reflections on American Foreign Policy and China
Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, Reflections on American Foreign Policy and China

Panel 1: Security and Foreign Policy
Panelists:
Dr. Richard Bush, Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings
Ambassador David Shear, Senior Fellow, Reischauer, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Ms. Susan A. Thornton, Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School and Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings

Panel 2: Human Rights, Democracy, and Governance
Panelists:
Dr. Syaru Shirley Lin, Research Professor, Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia and Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings and Chair, Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI)
Dr. Sophie Richardson, China Director, Human Rights Watch

Panel 3: Trade and Global Issues
Panelists:
Dr. David Dollar, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings
Dr. Joanna Lewis, Provost Distinguished Associate Professor and Director, Science, Technology and International Affairs program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Dr. Richard Ponzio, Senior Fellow and Director, Global Governance, justice and Security, The Stimson Center

When

September 30, 2022
08:30 - 03:45 PM EST

Where

DACOR Bacon House,
1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Or Online

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