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12:00pm Registration
1:00pm Welcome Location: Room 2.03
1:20pm Keynote: Julie Yu-Wen Chen: To Speak the Unspeakable: Can Taiwan Really Decolonise Its International Relations and Knowledge Production About China? Location: Room 2.03
To Speak the Unspeakable: Can Taiwan Really Decolonise Its International Relations and Knowledge Production About China?
Julie Chen
2:15pm Coffee Break 1
2:30pm Panel 01: TFD panel: Political, Economic and Security Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Yeh-chung Lu
Silicon Shield or Field? Public Opinion Evidence in Taiwan
Pan Hsin-Hsin , Wu Wen-Chin
Democracy Aid in Crisis, Not Collapse: A First Cut at the Trump-Era Cuts and Their Consequences.
Bann Seng Tan
Democracy, Trade and Security Partners in the Indo-Pacific
Li Chien-pin
Panel 02: Taiwan’s Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific: Strategies, Alliances, and Soft Power Location: Room 2.18 Chair: David Broul
Does the Indo-Pacific Concept Benefit Taiwan? – Taiwan’s Role in Indo-Pacific Strategies and Policies
Frederic Krumbein
A Win-Win Strategy: Leveraging Taiwan's Science Diplomacy with Indonesia under the New Southbound Policy
Inda Mustika Permata , Bima Jon Nanda
Navigating Aspirations: Intra-Asian Student Mobility in Taiwan's Higher Education
Chia-Yuan Huang
4:00pm Coffee Break 2
4:15pm Panel 03: Between Pragmatism and Principles: The Evolving Ties Between Taiwan and CEE Countries Location: Room 2.03 Chair: David Broul
(Un)like-minded partners – trade between Taiwan and Poland during the Cold War
Wei-Yun Lin
Defending Democratic Values amidst External Threats: Taiwan’s Determination and Solution Strategy from a Hungarian Perspective
Bernadett Szél
Raising Political Issues and Setting Media Agenda: a Case of Czech President Zeman's & Senate President Vystrčil's Relationship with China and Taiwan
Renata Westlake
Taiwan and the Czech Republic´s Relationship Through the Lense of Its Soft Power Processes
Klára Schwarzová
Slovakia-Taiwan Relations: Slovakia's Practicality-based Approach as a Model of Engagement with Taiwan
Kristina Kironska
Panel 04: From Travelogues to Children’s Books: Taiwan’s Literary Landscape Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Ti-Han Chang
Myanmar-Chinese in Taiwan: From Cultural Outreach to Political Mobilisation
Dori Koppes
“No Discussion, No Democracy”: Literary Practices of Taiwan’s Bluebird Movement
Yu-Hsuan Lin
Addictionocene, Interobjectivity, and the Pharmakon in Tao Lin’s Writing—Perspectives of Taiwanese American Literature
Wei-ting Liou
Reflecting on and Looking forward to the Themes of Children’s Literature of Indo-Pacific Area Published by the Taiwanese Government
Shu-hui Lin
Lin Yi-Han’s Novel as a New Madman’s Diary: Reflections on Female Taiwanese Literature, Gender Roles, and Potential Sisterhoods in Today’s Society
Martina Renata Prosperi
6:00pm Tour: Olomouc Walking Tour
7:00pm Conference Reception Parkány gardens