Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture and the Institute of International Relations presents: 

 

Challenges to Taiwan's Defense:  

Implications for Japan and Japan-Taiwan Relations  

 

Paul Huang  

Research Fellow, Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation / Visiting Fellow, Fairbank Center, Harvard University 

 

Wednesday 18 October 2023, 17:00-18:30  

Event format: Hybrid  

In Person: Room103, 1F, Building 13, Sophia University  

On zoom: https://sophia-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/99103169626  

Meeting ID: 991 0316 9626  

Passcode: 931412  

 

How to defend Taiwan amidst rising cross-strait tension with China? What are the implications for Japan, its security, and its relations to both China and Taiwan? Paul Huang, a veteran Taiwanese journalist and a researcher on security issues will give a presentation introducing the current debates and his perspective on the challenges facing both Taiwan and Japan, and what could be done to address the rising risk of war in the region. 

 

Paul Huang is an independent journalist who writes on politics, security, and the risk of war across the Taiwan Strait. He often appears in international media as a Taiwan political and security analyst. His writing concerning the deficiencies of Taiwan's military and defense preparedness have been widely cited.  

 

Contact: Institute of International Relations: 上智大学 国際関係研究所（Sophia Institute of International Relations.