There is no question that Taiwan is a state in any political science definition of a state.

The Chinese government since 1979 has been very successful in economic development, and successful enough, simply by surviving, in the realm of political development.

Another goal is to look to the resources we have and to see how we could do better to plan, in a sense, for the faculty and infrastructure that we will need to study Asia well into the 21st century.

So, I think China desperately needs to legitimize some form of opposition.

There is no question that Taiwan is a state in any political science definition of a state.

I don't believe that economic and cultural interaction automatically brings greater peace and understanding, although it may help in that regard.

Harvard is first and foremost a university and not a consulting operation, and our job here is to teach and to research and to create knowledge on Asia in conjunction and in cooperation with scholars as well as with political, intellectual, and cultural leaders in Asia.