Major Issues in Modern Taiwan and Comparison with South Korea


: History, Politics, and Economy

Date : 12 September (Saturday), 2009


Time : 09:30 (A.M.)


Place : Grand Hilton Hotel (Hongeun-dong), Flamingo Hall(2F)


Host Organization : Center for Taiwanese Studies, Asiatic Research Institute,


Korea University, Korea


Support Organization : Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Taiwan


National Research Foundation, Korea

We are pleased to invite you to an international conference, entitled "Major Issues in Modern Taiwan and Comparison with South Korea: History, Politics, and Economy." It will be held at Grand Hilton Hotel, Hongeun-dong, Seoul, Korea, on September 12, 2009.


This conference is organized by Center for Taiwanese Studies (Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University) with generous support of Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (Taiwan) and National Research Foundation (Korea).


I believe that this conference will be helpful to make significant progress for academic exchanges and cooperation between Taiwan and Korea. We would greatly appreciate your participations and sharing invaluable insights.

Sincerely


Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University


Director, Nae Young Lee

Conference Program





▣ Opening Ceremony (09:30~09:50)


▶ Welcoming Address : Nae Young Lee (Director of Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University)


▶ Congratulatory Speech : Sung-Joo Han (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs) ▶ Keynote Speech : Yun-han Chu (President, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange)





▣ Session Ⅰ(10:00~12:00) History and Identity in Taiwan


Moderator : Yun-han Chu(President, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange)


▶ Paper1 : History, Ethnicity, and National Identity: The Development of


Taiwanese National Identity


Presenter : Fu-chang Wang (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica)


Commentator : Tae-Woo Park (National Chengchi University)


▶ Paper 2 : A Comparative Analysis of Immigration Policy of Korea and Taiwan


Presenter : In-Jin Yoon (Korea University)


Commentator : Melody Chia-Wen Lu (Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore)


▶ Paper 3: Education and Research of Taiwan History in Taiwan


Presenter : Lung-chih Chang (Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica)


Commentator: Jung Hyun Park (Asiatic Research Institute)





▣ Luncheon (12:00~13:20) : Crane Room(2F)


Luncheon Remarks : Philip Yang (Senior Advisor, National Security Council)





▣ Session Ⅱ (13:30~15:30) Cross-strait Relationship and Security Strategy


Moderator : Nae Young Lee (Asiatic Research Institute)


▶ Paper1: Taiwanese Public Opinion and Security Stability in the Taiwan Strait


Presenter : Emerson Niou (Duke University)


Commentator : Dong Sun Lee (Korea University)


▶ Paper2: Soft Power Strategy of China and Taiwan


Presenter : Eunju Chi(Institute for Peace Studies, Korea University)


Commentator : Yang-ming SUN(Cross-strait Inter-flow Prospect Foundation)


▶ Paper3: China’s “Public Diplomacy”: A Useful Smart Power


Presenter : Ming Lee (National Chengchi University)


Commentator : Young Nam Cho (Seoul National University)





▣ Coffee Break (15:30~15:50)





▣ Session Ⅲ (16:00~18:00) Economic Cooperation and Crisis Management: Comparative Perspectives


Moderator : Byung-Kook Kim (Korea University)


▶ Paper1 : Economic Cooperation Across the Taiwan Strait: A Strategic Deliberation


Presenter : Edward I-Hsin Chen (Foundation on Asia-Pacific Peace Studies))


Commentator : Heungho Moon(Hanyang University)


▶ Paper 2 : Legacy of the Developmental States: Industrial Policy in Korea and Taiwan


Presenter : Haeran Lim (Seoul National University)


Commentator: Tuan Y. Cheng (National Chengchi University)


▶ Paper3: Political Economy of Central Bank in East Asia: A Comparative Study of Korea and Taiwan


Presenter : Young Hark Byun(Catholic University of Daegu)


Commentator : Ji-Hyang Jang(Konkuk University)





▣ Dinner (18:00) : Crane Room(2F)


Host Speech : Chen Yeong Cho (Representative, Taipei Mission in Korea)