March 28, 2024

Larus Lectures in Taiwan on U.S.-China Relations

Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Larus

Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Larus

Elizabeth Freund Larus,  Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs, offered the guest lectures【2023年中美關係路徑】(The path of US-China relations in 2023) to undergraduate students at Taiwan’s Tamkang University in Tanshui on February 23 and 【中美關係中近期的關鍵問題】(Recent critical issues in US-China relations) to graduate students at National Cheng-chih University in Mucha, Taiwan on February 24. In both lectures,  Professor Larus indicated that China’s failure to allow an international investigation into the origins of Covid, repression in Xinjiang and nullification of the ‘one country, two systems’ formula in Hong Kong contributed to US  government and public suspicion of China well before the recent balloon controversy. Larus claimed that there is little to foster US-China cooperation in 2023.

Larus also has appeared in recent media mentions, including:
Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine (WION)
Elizabeth Larus commented on WION News that NATO misjudged Ukraine resolve in the early days of the war, leading NATO countries to hesitate to act, and that Taiwan the only hope for a democratic future is the combination of self-defense and commitment from both the US and its Asian allies.
China’s top Diplomat Wang Yi meets Russian Security Chief Nikolai Patrushev (WION News)
Elizabeth Larus commented that although large differences remain between China and Russia, they both desire to topple the US as the world’s dominant power. Also, supporting Russia in its Ukraine war allows Beijing one day to call on support from Moscow if it decides to use force against Taiwan. WION News, February 22, 2023