Affairs Committee Member looks at what the relations mean for u. S. Taiwan relations. Hello. Welcome everyone. Im walter logan. Im director of the Asian Studies center here at the heritage foundation. I really appreciate all of you coming out, thank you. I want to thank rustle shou for partnering with us on this program today. Im so glad we could work this out. You know, there was a little election over the weekend. I dont know if everyone noticed, but judging by the turnout, perhaps you did. You know, at the outset here i just want to say a couple of things about the elections in taiwan on saturday, just a couple, and turn it over to our guests and our Panel Speakers to offer real advice on it, real insight. First of all, i think that the election says more about taiwan than it says about anything else. I not only highlight that because i think we all are immediately moving to what this means for china. For all practical purposes, all practical purposes, taiwan is really not a part of
Noticed, but judging by the turnout perhaps you did. Outset, i wanted to say a couple words about the election in taiwan on saturday, just a couple, and then turned over turn it over to our Panel Speakers to offer insight. First, i think that the election says more about taiwan then it says about anything else. That only highlight because i think we all are immediately moving to what it means for china. For all practical purposes, taiwan is not a part of china. Why do we move immediately to talk about what this means for china . What it means most is that taiwan values the same things the rest of the free world values. It has conducted its seventh residential election president ial election. It is getting to be such a normal thing that it barely even merits congratulations anymore. We have an election every four years, every two years. The world does not congratulate us on having made this achievement. It has become commonplace in taiwan. It has become commonplace because they value th
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Less familiar with the general society and how many of you here this evening with this be your first visit . Okay. A warm welcome and of course, welcome back to previous attendees. The general society was founded in 1785 by 22 artisans. Today our 234yearold organization continues to serve the peopleof the city of new york. We do this through our cultural and education programs. They include our lecture series which tonights lecture is part of, our general Society Library which will will be celebrating 200 years. Our tuition free Mechanics Institute and the john and mossman lot collection which you are welcome to visit after our talk this evening and that is upstairs. You will find more information on the blue and white postcard on your seats. We have such a wonderful start to this years lectures season and we have the pleasure of welcoming critically acclaimed biographer susan ronald who will discuss her biography of conde nast, the publishing legend of vogue and vanity fair and other
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