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Recording of this event is available HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Join us\u00a0FEBRUARY 12, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a03:30 PM in Thomson Hall 317<\/strong> for a special talk by Chris Horton<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>on his book “Ghost Nation: the Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival.”<\/p>\n

This event is HYBRID. You can register to attend in person or online at the link below.<\/p>\n

Horton will compare Beijing’s claim that Taiwan has been Chinese territory “since time immemorial” with Taiwan’s actual history. Several different groups have controlled some or all of Taiwan over the last 400 years — the Dutch, Spanish, Tungning, Manchu, Japanese, Chinese, and now, Taiwanese. By looking at those who have ruled Taiwan, Horton also tells the story of the Taiwanese people, highlighting their intergenerational quest for self-determination — and the existential threat posed by an expansionist Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n

Chris Horton <\/strong>is a freelance journalist and author\u00a0who has been based in Taipei, Taiwan for the past decade. He previously spent 13 years in China and two in Hong Kong. He has written extensively for\u00a0The New York Times, Bloomberg News,\u00a0Nikkei Asia,\u00a0The Atlantic\u00a0and elsewhere, covering Taiwan’s national security, diplomacy, economy, culture and more. His new book,\u00a0Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and its<\/em> Struggle for Survival\u00a0<\/em>(Macmillan) examines how four centuries of serial colonization shaped the people who fought for what is now Asia’s freest – and most threatened – democratic country.<\/p>\n

This event is sponsored by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation.<\/p>\n

Accommodation requests related to disability or health condition should be made at least ten days ahead of event date.\u00a0Contact\u00a0taiwanst@uw.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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