Fwd: Inaugural Bruce Jacobs Memorial Lecture on Australia-Taiwan Relations (Dec 1st 9 PM EST)

The Inaugural Bruce Jacobs (家博教授) Memorial Lecture will be launched at the 5G and Digital Society Conference that will be held at Melbourne University and online. The speaker will be Mr Rowan Callick, OBE and Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute for International Affairs. He will review the reasons for optimism about the relationship between Taiwan and Australia, and assess also the persisting challenges. The Memorial Lecture will be launched by Minster Joseph Wu, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan and be chaired by Mr Yii-Lih Charng, Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.

More details:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/5g-and-digital-society-innovation-and-challenges-tickets-457780683347?keep_tld=1

Topic

• Australia & Taiwan: How Acquaintances May Become Friend (澳洲與台灣－泛泛之交如何成為朋友)

Speaker

• Rowan Callick (OBE and Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute for International Affairs)

Time

• December 1st 9-10:30 PM EST | 6-7:30 PM PST |

• December 2nd 10-11:30 AM TW

Format

• In person at Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne, or online (RSVP here)

講者介紹：前《澳洲人報》（Australian）的亞太版編輯、《澳洲財經評論》中國特派記者，《時代》雜誌資深撰稿人。曾有兩篇關於亞太地區的新聞報導，獲頒澳洲沃克力新聞獎（Walkley Awards）。著作：《我是世界最大黨：誰在統治及如何統治中國Party Time: Who Runs China and How》《在洋紫荊旗下：香港資本家的選擇與未來》（Comrades and Capitalists: Hong Kong Since the Handover）等。