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Cambodia |
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Indonesia
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Malaysia
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Philippines
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South Korea
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Taiwan
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- TAIWAN:
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- Bi-Khim
HSIAO
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(Workshop Presenter)
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Hon. Bi-khim Hsiao is one of the youngest female
politicians in current Taiwanese politics. Before
assuming the position as legislator, Hon. Hsiao served as
an advisor and interpreter to President Chen for almost
two years. She was also a consultant to the Mainland
Affairs Council. Before joining the current
administration, Hon. Hsiao was the director of the
Department of International Affairs at the Democratic
Progressive Party (DPP). During her term at the DPP, she
was the youngest director among all at the DPP
Headquarters. Hon. Bi-khim Hsiao excels in international
affairs and began her political career in the DPP's
Washington D.C. Office as a program coordinator. During
the 1996 Cross-Strait Crisis, as a graduate student, she
mobilized overseas Taiwanese students to protest against
China's missile threats. Hon. Bi-khim Hsiao received her
Master’s Degree in political science from Columbia
University and a degree in East Asian studies from Oberlin
College in the United States.
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- Yu-ming
SHAW
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(Workshop Chairperson)
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Dr. Yu-ming Shaw is currently a professor of history at
the Chinese Culture University, an adjunct professor of
diplomacy at the
National
Chengchi
University,
a chair professor of history at Tamkang University, and an
adviser to the National Policy Foundation. Since 2001, he
has also served as chairman of the Board of Directors and
CEO of the Central Daily News. Dr. Shaw served as the
deputy general secretary in the Central Committee of the
Nationalist Party of China (Kuomintang) from 1999 to 2001,
and he was an advisor to the Executive Branch in the
government of Taiwan from 1998 to 2000. He also held the
position of Director-General of the Government Information
Office for the Executive Branch from 1987 to 1991. Dr.
Shaw has served as a director and fellow at several
academic institutes in Taiwan and the United States, and
is the author of 19 books, including: An American
Missionary in China: John Leighton Stuart and
Chinese-American Relations; Beyond the Economic Miracle:
Reflections on the Development Experience of the Republic
of China on Taiwan; and Hong Kong: A Chinese and
International Concern. Dr. Shaw also serves as director
of the Board of Directors for the Chinese Association of
Political Science, the Chinese Association of
International Law, and the Chinese Association of American
Studies. Dr. Shaw completed his PhD in history at the
University
of
Chicago
and his Master’s Degree in international relations at the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
in the United States. Dr. Shaw was a participant in the
first NDI-CALD regional political party workshop in
January 2002.
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Wilson TIEN
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Hon. Wilson H. Tien is a councilman of the Taipei City
Council and is a member of the Democratic Progressive
Party (DPP). He was formerly the director of
International Affairs for the DPP. Hon. Tien has also
served as deputy manager of the New Tides (Faction) Office
of the DPP and as executive director of the DPP Taipei
City Chapter. An engineer by training, Hon. Tien worked
as a consultant for the
Institute
of Information Industry, a senior software engineer for
Motorola, and a system engineer for Delco Electronics. He
was an executive member of the Taiwan Association for
Human Rights and the secretary general of Mainlanders for
Taiwan Independence Association. He received his Master’s
Degree in computer science from Indiana University in the
United States. Hon. Tien was a participant in the first
NDI-CALD regional political party workshop in January
2002.
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