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  Bonnie S. Glaser

  Senior Adviser for Asia; Director, China Power Project

  Bonnie S. Glaser is a senior adviser for Asia and director of the China Power Project at CSIS. She is also a nonresident fellow with the Lowy Institute in Australia, and a senior associate with the Pacific Forum. From 2008 to 2015, she was a senior adviser with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, and from 2003 to 2008, she was a senior associate in the CSIS International Security Program. Prior to joining CSIS, she was a consultant for U.S. government offices, including the Departments of Defense and State.

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  Scott Kennedy

  Senior Adviser, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director, Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy

  Scott Kennedy is senior adviser of the Freeman Chair in China Studies and director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at CSIS. Prior to joining CSIS, he was a professor at Indiana University (IU) for over 14 years. From 2007-2014, he was the director of the Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business and founding academic director of IU’s China Office. Dr. Kennedy received his Ph.D. in political science from George Washington University.

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  Ambassador Derek Mitchell

  President, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

  Derek Mitchell is president of the National Democratic Institute. From 2012 to 2016, he was U.S. ambassador to Myanmar, and from 2011 to 2012, he was the U.S. State Department’s first special representative and policy coordinator for Burma. Prior to that, he was principal deputy assistant secretary of defense, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, and acting assistant secretary of defense. From 2001 to 2009, he was a senior fellow and director of the Asia Division of the CSIS International Security Program.

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  Matthew P. Funaiole

  Fellow, China Power Project

  Matthew P. Funaiole is a fellow with the China Power Project at CSIS where he works on projects pertaining to Chinese foreign and security policy, cross-Strait relations, and the broader Asia-Pacific security architecture. He is the principal researcher for the ChinaPower website, which uses data visualization and written analysis to unpack the complexity of China’s rise. Prior to CSIS, Dr. Funaiole taught at the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland, where he also completed his doctoral research.

The authors would like to thank all the institutions and individuals who provided assistance and support to this project. We are grateful to Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C., and the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF). A special thanks goes to Dr. Alan Hao Yang, executive director of TAEF, for his support during the development of this website.

The printed and digital versions of this report are products of the Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab, the in-house digital, multimedia, and design agency at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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