16
May 2023
Past Event
Defending Democracy: A Conversation with Taiwan Legislative Yuan President You Si-kun

Defending Democracy: A Conversation with Taiwan Legislative Yuan President You Si-kun

Past Event
Hudson Institute
May 16, 2023
People wave Taiwanese flags in front of the Presidential Office Building of Taiwan on January 1, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Gene Wang/Getty Images)
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People wave Taiwanese flags in front of the Presidential Office Building of Taiwan on January 1, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Gene Wang/Getty Images)
16
May 2023
Past Event
Speakers:
You Si Kun
You Si-kun

President, Taiwan Legislative Yuan

Nury Turkel

Senior Fellow

Moderator:
Josh Rogin
Josh Rogin

Columnist, Washington Post

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As Chinese Communist aggression threatens the stability of the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan stands as a beacon of democracy, prosperity, and human rights in the region, and as a contributing member of the community of democracies.

Legislative Yuan President You Si-kun was first elected to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly in 1981, and he has been a long-standing proponent of a free, democratic Taiwan. Please join Hudson Senior Fellow Nury Turkel for a conversation with President You, moderated by Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin, on how to defend Taiwan's hard-won democracy and uphold a free and open Indo-Pacific. 

Program:

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Reception, light refreshments served

12:30 p.m. – 12:35 p.m. Introductory remarks by Nury Turkel

12:35 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Conversation with President You Si-kun, Nury Turkel, and Josh Rogin

1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Audience Q&A

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