Cross-Strait Relations: Challenges, Strategies, and the Path Forward

This session explores the evolving dynamics between Taiwan and mainland China, focusing on Taiwan’s economic resilience and its global partnerships. Gain insights into the challenges, strategic responses, and future prospects shaping cross-strait relations in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.

• Dr. David Huang, Cultural and Economic Delegation of Taiwan

We are honored to welcome Dr. David W. F. Huang to Asia Days. A political scientist and diplomat, he holds degrees from Oxford, MIT, and National Chengchi University. His career spans academia, government, and diplomacy, including roles at Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, and TECRO in the U.S.

• Prof. Dr. John Delury, Professor of History at Yonsei University, Seoul

John Delury is a historian and expert on East Asian affairs at Yonsei University in Seoul. A Yale-trained scholar, he has taught at Brown, Columbia, and Peking University. His research covers modern Chinese history, U.S.-China relations, and Korean Peninsula studies, shaped by…