Join the East Asia Center along with the Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology and Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies for this panel discussion with Wang Feng, University of California Irvine, and Yong Cai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill along with UW faculty James Lin and Sara Curran. From Malthus’s

There are MANY excellent reasons to pursue the MAIS in East Asia. This includes the choice of focusing your studies in one of four tracks including China, Japan, Korea, or Taiwan.  We have over 55 faculty focused on East Asia topics and the degree has a one and two year option. Read about MORE great

In introducing the Feb. 18 panel discussion “Taiwan 2016 Elections: Retrospect and Prospect,” Jackson School of International Studies Director Reşat Kasaba also highlighted the start of a new initiative at the School around the study of Taiwan. Thanks to a recent major grant and a generous gift from an anonymous donor, the School plans to help

Taiwan’s January 2016 election resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), winning both the presidency and control of the legislative yuan for the first time.  The election itself also catalyzed the emergence of new political movements, taking the form of the New Power Party, and votes were affected by heavy handed