China’s and Russia’s aggressive foreign policy: Historical Legacy or Geopolitical Ambitions?

Featuring Russell Hsiao, Dr Che-Chuan Lee, James Sherr OBE, Frank Jüris.

Webinar held on April 24, 2023.

Europe is in the middle of the biggest security crisis of this century. Estonia – amongst other Central and Eastern

Europe is in the middle of the biggest security crisis of this century. Estonia – amongst other Central and Eastern European countries – has been warning its allies and neighbours about this threat for decades.

How is the conflict in Ukraine perceived in Taiwan and in the wider Indo-Pacific region? What would a conflict in the Taiwan Strait mean for the global rules-based world order? What are Russia’s and the CCP’s long-standing strategic goals, and what role do Ukraine and Taiwan play in them? How has the CCP used its influence operations to shape policies in Taiwan and the US? And finally, will the “change through trade” strategy – already proved inefficient with regards to Russia – work with China?

These and other questions will be answered at the webinar by the leading experts from Estonia, Taiwan, and the US.

Distinguished panel:
Russell Hsiao is the executive director of Global Taiwan Institute, a senior fellow at The Jamestown Foundation, and an adjunct fellow at Pacific Forum. He is a former Penn Kemble fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy and visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia. He previously served as a senior research fellow at The Project 2049 Institute and national security fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Dr. Che-Chuan Lee is a research fellow in the Division of National Security Research, Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR ) in Taipei, Taiwan. Previously, he served as a career diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a specialist at the National Security Council, and the Office of the President from 1995 to 2000. In 2009, he received his PhD in International Studies from the University of South Carolina, the United States.

James Sherr OBE has, for over 25 years, been regularly consulted by Western governments on the foreign, defence, and security policies of the Russian Federation. Since 1995, he has had an active advisory role in Ukraine, working closely with the defence and security establishment. Since 1991, James had been a frequent visitor to Estonia and its Baltic neighbours before taking up residence at Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the ICDS as a senior fellow in January 2019.

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