NCKU hosts conference on southern Taiwan and cross-strait relations
Tainan, Taiwan, January 20, 2014
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) College of Social Studies hosted a conference to explore new perspectives on the cross-strait relations with observations from southern Taiwan on January 17.
A number of scholars and experts in the related fields had participated in the conference which was hosted by NCKU Vice President Dr. Chih-Chin Ho who is currently served as the dean of College of Social Studies as well.
Ho welcomed the guests and said that the overall development in Taiwan, the political and economical relations with eastern Asia and the world peace are closely related to issues in the cross-strait relations.
To further foster a positive interaction with Mainland China, the role of southern Taiwan plays is crucial, Ho added.
He also noted that NCKU is a top-tier university in southern Taiwan and this conference would propose academic insights on the future development of cross-strait relations.
The observation from the southern Taiwan on the issues of cross-strait relations and Chinese identity were drawn less attention in the academia in the past, according to Ho.
However, the impacts of southern Taiwan can make are undoubtedly significant, he added.
The conference was hosted to respond to the need of further discussion on the evident preference to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in southern Taiwan and the strategies in dealing with cross-strait relations in contemporary politics, according to Jen-Fang Ting, Director of the Department of Politics, NCKU.
The representations of the conference are mainly delivered by the scholars from the universities in southern Taiwan including NCKU, National Sun Yat-Sen University, National Chung Cheng University, National Chiayi University, Fooyin University, and Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science.
The conference, "Southern Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations," was divided into three themes – Chinese identity of people in southern Taiwan, the preference of the DPP in southern Taiwan, and the impact of Beijing policy on southern Taiwan.
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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) College of Social Studies hosted a conference to explore new perspectives on the cross-strait relations with observations from southern Taiwan on January 17.
A number of scholars and experts in the related fields had participated in the conference which was hosted by NCKU Vice President Dr. Chih-Chin Ho who is currently served as the dean of College of Social Studies as well.
Ho welcomed the guests and said that the overall development in Taiwan, the political and economical relations with eastern Asia and the world peace are closely related to issues in the cross-strait relations.
To further foster a positive interaction with Mainland China, the role of southern Taiwan plays is crucial, Ho added.
He also noted that NCKU is a top-tier university in southern Taiwan and this conference would propose academic insights on the future development of cross-strait relations.
The observation from the southern Taiwan on the issues of cross-strait relations and Chinese identity were drawn less attention in the academia in the past, according to Ho.
However, the impacts of southern Taiwan can make are undoubtedly significant, he added.
The conference was hosted to respond to the need of further discussion on the evident preference to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in southern Taiwan and the strategies in dealing with cross-strait relations in contemporary politics, according to Jen-Fang Ting, Director of the Department of Politics, NCKU.
The representations of the conference are mainly delivered by the scholars from the universities in southern Taiwan including NCKU, National Sun Yat-Sen University, National Chung Cheng University, National Chiayi University, Fooyin University, and Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science.
The conference, "Southern Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations," was divided into three themes – Chinese identity of people in southern Taiwan, the preference of the DPP in southern Taiwan, and the impact of Beijing policy on southern Taiwan.
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