Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait

Who: Richard C. Bush, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at The Brookings Institution; former Chairman and Managing Director of the American Institute in Taiwan; author of At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1942 and Untying the Knot
Event:
In Untying the Knot, author Richard Bush explores the significant differences and many similarities between Taiwan and China and the difficulties that must be resolved to calm the Taiwan Strait. Though the two economies have become increasingly integrated, the political disagreement between the two governments remains unresolved. Mr. Bush explains its origins, analyzes its implications, and proposes realistic but imaginative recommendations for its solutions.
When: Wednesday, January 18; check-in: 5:30 PM, program: 6:00 PM
Where: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Conference Room, San Francisco
Admission Costs: Members: FREE; Students w/ ID: $5; Non-members: $15; Co-sponsors: $7
Info: (415) 293-4600, info@wacsf.org, http://www.itsyourworld.org