2017 Taiwan Conference held at ISU

photo of panel

The Department of Politics and Government hosted an academic conference over the weekend of October 13 and 15, 2017, titled “Taiwan in a New Era: Democracy, Cross-Strait Security and International Relations.”

T.Y. Wang interviewed by Chicago Tribune

Professor T.Y. Wang

As fears mount about the potential for a nuclear showdown between the U.S. and North Korea, the Chicago Tribune reached out to East Asia politics expert T.Y. Wang.

T.Y. Wang comments on US-China-Taiwan relations

T.Y. Wang

“The phone call between President-elect Trump and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has disturbed the delicate relations between Beijing, Taipei and Washington,” says Professor T.Y. Wang from the Department of Politics and Government and an expert on East Asian politics.