The University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program will host the 4th World Congress of Taiwan Studies from June 27 to 29, 2022. All three days of the conference will be livestreamed on our Facebook and YouTube pages. To join us online, please register at the WCTS website. Registration to view the livestream is free and

This Saturday, May 28, from 6:00pm to 7:15pm in Kane Hall 130, the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies will host a discussion addressing the evolving relationship between Taiwan and the Baltic States. Diplomatic relations between the Baltic countries and the Republic of China (Taiwan) began in the 1920s, and were revived in the

Taiwan Studies Program Assistant Professor James Lin was quoted in the media below about Sunday’s attack on a Taiwanese American church in southern California. Associated Press: “Explainer: What’s behind difficult Taiwan-China relations?” (May 18, 2022) Al Jazeera: “Taiwan stunned after deadly shooting at Taiwanese-American church” (May 18, 2022)

Taiwan Studies Professor, James Lin, was quoted in a recent New York Times obituary for Taiwanese intellectual and politician, Peng Ming-min, titled Peng Ming-min, Fighter for Democracy in Taiwan, Dies at 98.

Professor David Bachman was quoted in an article in the Portuguese language titled, “How Taiwan’s sanctions against Russia help explain the global struggle for hegemony,” published April 7, 2022, in Brazil’s Brasil de Fato (BdF), a national news website and a radio agency. During the interview, he discussed why Taiwan was complying with sanctions although the nation

For the past 2 years, a group of artists from across the Pacific and the Indian Ocean have been meeting to share their concerns about their environment, about climate change, and also to connect their cultures, their songs, and their stories. Meeting regularly, writing songs together. The result is Small Island Big Song‘s second album, Our

In a video interview that aired on Jan. 24 on Taiwan-based TaiwanPlus news streaming service, James Lin discusses why the legacy of Taiwan’s former president, Chiang Ching-kuo, is so contested. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is currently facing a political backlash within her own party after attending the opening of a cultural park and library dedicated

UW-TSP will offer three courses for Spring Quarter 2022! Two of the three offerings, Made in Taiwan and Taiwan Indigenous Cultures, are being offered for the first time. Please consider these courses as you plan for your upcoming quarter. Made in Taiwan: Arts and Culture of Contemporary Taiwan Instructor: Ellen Chang JSIS 484 B /

An info session on the Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship will be held on January 18th from 5 – 5:30pm Pacific. Past scholarship recipients will share their experiences, and general information will be shared regarding the two scholarships. Please RSVP before January 14th, Webex meeting information will be sent via email following registration.   The

Assistant Professor James Lin, a historian of modern Taiwan and Associate Chair of the UW Taiwan Studies Program, was recently quoted on the podcast China Rising, a  ten episode podcast hosted by Global News (Canada). The 30-minute episode can be listened to here. Lin is featured in the second half, where he discusses how the U.S. economy and national security needs are