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The Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies (GIIASS) was established on March 23, 1982. Thereafter directors and dedicated professors have enriched teaching towards academic success. In 2004, GIIASS established “Memorial Conference for Professor Niu Sien-Chong” to advance domestic strategic studies. In 2010, former Director Dr. Wong Ming-Hsien explored the prospect of creating Tamkang School of Strategic Studies, and to broaden the establishment of academic conference.
When I recall my predecessors’ endeavors, it motivates me to carry forward our achievements.
Tamkang School of Strategic Studies 2016 Annual Events include topics , such as “U.S.-China Relations and the Changing Security Dynamics in East Asia” and “Rethinking the National Security of Taiwan: Theoretical Dialectics, Opportunities and Challenges”. These topics focus on the competition between China and the US, and National Security of Taiwan in the 21 century. Since China raised “One Belt, One Road” in 2013, Beijing is better equipped to influence not only Asia’s development but also global affairs. For Taiwan, national security is of utmost importance. Hence, we have to assess the U.S.-China competition carefully and comprehensively.
For aforementioned reasons, this book collects 9 papers which were presented at the annual conference. The papers’ areas of investigation are U.S.-China relations, Asia Pacific Security, etc. Our goal is not only to describe and explain developments in international affairs, but also to find an alternative way to accomplish peace in the changing world.
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