China, Taiwan, and the US: Decisions Today That Will Shape the World of Tomorrow
Sponsored by the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute and the UCI Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies
The Chinese Communist Party has claimed sovereignty over Taiwan since it took power in China in 1949, and China’s government has been rapidly developing its military capabilities to lay siege to or invade the island. At the same time, China, Taiwan, and the US have developed economic relationships that would be threatened by any Chinese attempt to assert sovereignty over Taiwan. The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently revised its threat assessment to indicate that China would not invade Taiwan in 2027, as previously assumed, but there is still disagreement about China’s plans due to its continuing aggressive actions in the Taiwan Strait. The panelists for this event will discuss the following two questions: What is the nature of the regime in China and the threat to Taiwan? What should the US do to face this threat?
May 4, 2026, 3-6 PM Panel discussion, UC Irvine
Humanities Gateway 1030 (park in Mesa Parking Structure - $16)
Free and open to the public. Limited seating.
Register here to attend:
https://telosinstitute.net/taiwan2026/
6:30 pm Reception and Dinner with the Panelists to support the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute
Speakers
Russell Berman, President, Telos-Paul Piccone Institute; Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Former Member, Policy Planning Staff and Commission on Unalienable Rights, US State Dept
Gordon Chang, Fox News commentator and author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great US-China Tech War
John Graham, Professor Emeritus of the UCI Merage School of Business, Founding Director of the UCI Long US-China Institute, and co-author with Michael Lam of China Now: Doing Business in the World’s Most Dynamic Marketplace.
Eric Hendriks, Director, Telos-Paul Piccone Institute China Initiative; Visiting Fellow, Danube Institute
David Pan, Professor of European Studies, UC Irvine; Editor, Telos; Former Member, Commission on Unalienable Rights, US State Dept
Miles Yu, Professor of Military History and Modern China, US Naval Academy; Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Former Principal China Policy Advisor, Policy Planning Staff, US State Dept
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