The China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program "Evaluating the regional/U.S. impact of the relationship"
The China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, supported by the C.T. and Jean Hsu Fund of the Global Connections Foundation, is housed in the Department of Political Science of the College of Sciences at the University of Central Florida. Established in 2008, it sponsors or co-sponsors public discussions featuring top speakers, panels and other meetings; encourages scholarship and research; and works with partners worldwide to explore the possibilities and evaluate the regional impact - as well as the effect on the United States - of cross-strait relations. The program is neutral and favors neither side. Rather, it aims to promote awareness, understanding and discussion of the key issues in the China-Taiwan relationship.
C.T. and Jean Hsu are principals of the C.T. Hsu Group, a globally active diversified company. They have supported UCF programs dealing with Asia, along with other international issues, for many years.
The China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program Interim Co-Directors
Roger Handberg
Department of Political Science handberg@mail.ucf.edu
PH 302, 407-823-2608
John C. Bersia
Global Perspectives Office jbersia@mail.ucf.edu
PH 202, 407-823-0688
The China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program Advisory Board
John C. Bersia, Special Assistant to the President for Global Perspectives, UCF (interim co-director)
Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
Gerrit Gong, Special Assistant to the President, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Roger Handberg, Chairman, Department of Political Science, UCF (interim co-director)
Jean Hsu, Principal, C.T. Hsu Group, Orlando, Florida
Quan Li, Department of Political Science, UCF
Jack McGuire, Associate Dean, College of Sciences, UCF
Minxin Pei, Senior Associate, China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.
Sibille Pritchard, President, Global Connections Foundation, and President, Florida-China Association
Alvin Wang, Dean, Burnett Honors College, UCF
Kate Zhou, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii
2008-2009 - Selected Visitors, Speakers and Events Related to China and Taiwan
"America's Next President and the World," UCF. An international global issues conference in cooperation with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners. November 6, 2008.
Rob Gifford, NPR's China correspondent from 1999-2005 and currently NPR's London correspondent, and author of China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power. January 22, 2009.
"Central Florida Global Forum 2009: Innovative Business Strategies for Turbulent Times," UCF. A regional forum sponsored by UCF Global Perspectives Office, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and the Global Connections Foundation, in partnership with UCF College of Business Administration, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, OCI Associates Inc., The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, LarsonAllen LLP, Junior Achievement of Central Florida, Inc., UCF Political Science Department and UCF LIFE. April 9, 2009.
Joan Johnson-Freese, Chair, National Security Decision Making Department, U.S. Naval War College (Heavenly Ambitions: America's Quest to Dominate Space; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). May 19-21, 2009.
