Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-17
By: Sophia Yang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI), a new research institute or think tank based in the United States that

The Global Taiwan Institute Chairman Robert Lai (second from left), Taiwan’s Representative to the US Stanley Kao (center), and U.S. Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (second from right) attended the opening ceremony.

focuses on Taiwan affairs and is designed to promote bilateral relations between the U.S. and Taiwan, has recently been established in Washington.
The GTI was launched with funding from Taiwanese Americans and was missioned to publish a weekly journal, provide in-depth analysis on multilateral relations between Taiwan, U.S. and China, and host annual conferences or gatherings of scholars and officials. The institute has reportedly raised an initial fund of US$20 million.

The opening ceremony was held on the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival near Dupont Circle in Washington and was attended by high-profile think tank scholars, U.S. Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Taiwanese legislator Freddy Lim of the New Power Party, among other officials and U.S. Senators and Representatives.

Chairman Robert Lai, who is an expert in military strategy and has been active in the Taiwanese-American community, said the institute is dedicated to bolstering Taiwan-US relations, supporting talented young Taiwanese-Americans, and making young Taiwanese and Taiwanese Americans be proud of Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]