Conference report highlights future of economic development in Taiwan
Conference report highlights future of economic development in Taiwan

In this report, Kharis Templeman, program manager of the Taiwan Democracy Project, summarizes the discussions and conclusions from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Conference held in October of 2013 at Stanford University. The conference was aimed at considering the opportunities and constraints on Taiwan’s future economic development, particularly in the context of a changing trading environment in the Asia Pacific region. Although there remained some disagreement among the panelists as a whole, many conclusions were determined, notably, Taiwan’s national interest to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership.