Bonnie Glaser s Testimony: Chinese Maritime Coercion in East Asia: What Tools Can be Used to Respond?
May 13, 2021
On April 29, 2021, Director of GMF’s Asia Program Bonnie Glaser testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation, and the House Committee on Armed Services subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces on “Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.”
Chairmen Bera and Courtney, Ranking Members Chabot and Wittman, distinguished members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation, and the House Committee on Armed Services subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, thank you for the opportunity today to testify at this joint hearing on “Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.”
Seminar marks anniversary of quake
BUILDING RESILIENCE: As Japan is prone to earthquakes and tsunami, it puts great efforts into disaster prevention, Japanese Representative to Taiwan Hiroyasu Izumi said
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
The UK yesterday joined Taiwan, Japan and the US at a seminar in Taipei to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Japan’s Great Tohoku Earthquake, with participants highlighting the need to build resilience to natural disasters.
The seminar was part of the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF), which was established by Taiwan and the US in 2015, and engaged Japan as a cohost in 2019.
In his opening speech, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said the seminar is meaningful, because it was this year’s first GCTF event and the first time the UK joined the framework as a cohost.
Trump Was Great for Taiwan, Biden May Be Even Better
On 2/11/21 at 11:45 AM EST
Former President Donald Trump bolstered U.S. political and military ties to Taiwan throughout his term, a move that helped set the stage for the United States blistering feud with China, which claims the self-ruling island as its own.
But while President Joe Biden promises to find areas of both competition and cooperation with the People s Republic, his alliance-oriented approach to the issue could elevate Taipei s international status and raise further tensions with Beijing.
Taiwan currently counts diplomatic ties with only 14 U.N. member states as well as the Vatican. Other countries, including the U.S., have recognized the Chinese government ruling the mainland as the sole representative of China, blocking its rival s access to most international organizations.