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- 美國在台協會處長馬啟思亞洲地區新世代電力研討會開幕儀式致詞稿。
Remarks
by AIT Director Christopher J. Marut at Opening Ceremony of the Conference on
Next Generation Power in Asia.
OT-1508, May 12, 2015, 2 pages.
“This event marks an exciting step forward in our regional
energy cooperation. Over the past several years, the American Institute in
Taiwan and Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy have worked together on programs covering
a range of important energy topics, including clean energy, natural gas, and
energy efficiency. Today’s conference significantly extends the scope of our
ambitions, and, we hope, the regional impact of our efforts to promote wider
adoption of renewable energy.” (From AIT)
- 美國亞太經合會資深官員王曉岷「亞洲地區新世代電力研討會」專題演講。(全文為英文)
Keynote Speech at the Conference on
Next Generation Power in Asia by Robert S. Wang, U.S. Senior Official for APEC.
OT-1507, May 12,
2015, 3 pages.
“From the economic perspective, that this is the
time to begin developing and expanding the use of renewable resources in all of
our countries. We are reaching the point when many types of renewable resources
are becoming competitive in the market at least in certain areas and for
certain uses." (From AIT)
- Thornton, Susan.
Taiwan:
A Vital Partner in East Asia.
U.S. Department
of State,
May 21, 2015, 5 pages.
“During the Obama Administration, we have worked
to re-conceptualize and re-institutionalize U.S.-Taiwan relations and build a
comprehensive, durable, and mutually beneficial partnership. We’re committed to promoting Taiwan’s
economic prosperity and diversity through partnerships, and to elevating
Taiwan’s profile and dignity through its contributions to global challenges and
the international community.” (From U.S.
Department of State)
- Russel,
Daniel R.
Maritime
Issues in East Asia.
U.S.
Department of State, May 13, 2015, 4 pages.
“The East and South China Seas are important to global
commerce and regional stability. Their economic and strategic significance
means that the handling of territorial and maritime issues in these waters by
various parties could have economic and security consequences for U.S.
national interests. While disputes have existed for decades, tensions have
increased considerably in the last several years. One of our concerns has
been the possibility that a miscalculation or incident could touch off an
escalatory cycle that would be difficult to defuse. The effects of a crisis
would be felt around the world.” (From U.S. Department
of State)
- Military and Security Developments
Involving the People’s Republic of China 2015.
(Annual Report to
Congress)
Department of Defense, May 2015, 98 pages.
“The People’s Republic of China (PRC) continues to pursue
a long-term, comprehensive military modernization program designed to improve
its armed forces’ capacity to fight short-duration, high-intensity regional
conflicts. Preparing for potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait remains the
focus and primary driver of China’s military investment; however, the PRC is
increasing its emphasis on preparations for contingencies other than Taiwan,
such as contingencies in the East China Sea and South China Sea.” (From
Department of Defense)
- Swine,
Michael D.
Beyond
American Predominance in the Western Pacific: The Need for a Stable
U.S.-China Balance of Power.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, April 11, 2015, 11pages.“Policymakers in the United States, China, and other Asian
powers must choose whether to deal forthrightly and sensibly with the
changing regional power distribution or avoid the hard decisions that China’s
rise poses until the situation grows ever more polarized and dangerous.”
(From Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
- Wittes,
Tamara Cofman.
The Regional
Impact of U.S. Policy toward Iraq and Syria.
The Brookings Institution, April 30, 2015,
8 pages.
“The Middle East is disordered, more so than at any time
since the 1950s, when the Suez War, revolutions in a host of states, and the
Yemeni civil war shaped the Arab state system we knew before 2011. Today’s
disorder came about because of long-building trends, and long-brewing
problems, that undermined the authoritarian bargain by which these states
maintained support from and control over their societies, and that produced
widespread discontent that burst into the open in late 2010.” (From the Brookings Institution)
- Kerry, John
Kerry on
Importance of Trans-Pacific Partnership.
U.S.
Department of State, May 19, 2015, 11 pages.
“Trade agreements such
as the TPP will help to knit America and our partners together so that we are
better able to cooperate on other areas. It helps to create a community of
common interests on trade that will reinforce trust and helps us expand our
cooperation in other areas. And that matters, my friends, because the Asia
Pacific is the single-most dynamic part of the globe today and where much of
the history of this century is going to be written.” (From U.S. Department
of State)
- Barfield,
Claude.
America’s Trade Agenda and the Digital
Economy.
From American Enterprise Institute, May
5, 2015, 4 pages.
“The US high-tech industry has a lot
riding on the TPA votes – not least because the current bills contain the
first comprehensive negotiating mandates regarding issues central to the
future of the worldwide digital economy and to US competitiveness in that
economy. They represent a roadmap for achieving free flow of information and
data, as well as rules for competitive markets for Internet companies.” (From
American Enterprise Institute)
- Michael
F. Martin.
What’s
the Difference?—Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington D.C.:
Congressional Research Service, May 4, 2015, 11 pages.
“There is a large and growing difference between the
official trade statistics released by the United States and the People’s Republic
of China. According to the United States, the 2014 bilateral trade deficit
with China was $342.6 billion. According to China, its trade surplus with the
United States was $237.0 billion—$105.6 billion less. This paper examines the
differences in the trade data from the two nations in two ways.“ (From CRS
report)
- Lenhart, Amanda.
Teens,
Social Media & Technology Overview 2015.
Pew
Research Center, April 9, 2015, 4 pages.
“Aided by the convenience and constant
access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report
going online daily — including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly,”
according to a new study from Pew Research Center. More than half (56%) of
teens — defined in this report as those ages 13 to 17 — go online several times
a day, and 12% report once-a-day use. Just 6% of teens report going online
weekly, and 2% go online less often.” (From Pew Research Center)
- A
Different Look at Generations and Partisanship.
Pew Research Center, April 30, 2015, 5
pages.
“Over the past decade, there has been a
pronounced age gap in American politics. Younger Americans have been the
Democratic Party’s strongest supporters in both vote preferences and
partisanship, while older Americans have been the most reliably Republican.” (From
Pew Research Center)
- Banks,
John P.
The Rise
of Electricity Storage: Something for Everybody.
The Brookings Institution, May 8, 2015, 4
pages.
“In research we've conducted at
Brookings, a cross-section of stakeholders describe storage as
“emissions-free capacity,” a source of “time value,” and “a great way to make
intermittent resources more valuable.” Indeed, storage can help the entire
electricity system operate more efficiently and offers something for
everybody.” (From the Brookings Institution)
- Cordesman,
Anthony H.
American
Strategy and Critical Changes in the U.S. “Energy Import Dependence."
Center for Strategic and International
Studies, May 4, 2015, 47 pages.
“Changes in U.S. energy production,
energy technology, and the way oil and gas reserves are estimated, are
raising serious questions about the future U.S. dependence on energy imports,
and how this affects U.S. strategy.” (From the CSIS)
- Humud, Carla E. and others.
Islamic State Financing and U.S. Policy Approaches.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.:
Congressional Research Service, April 10, 2015, 32 pages.
“Countering the financial resources of
the Islamic State, which has seized significant territory in Iraq and Syria
and threatened to conduct attacks against the United States and its citizens,
has become a significant national security priority for policymakers,
including Members of Congress. By undermining the financial strength of the
group, also known as ISIL or ISIS, policymakers seek to reduce its capability
to conduct terrorist attacks, as well as to ultimately “degrade and ultimately
destroy” the group. This effort includes a comprehensive look at how the
group generates revenue.” (From CRS report)
- Valdivia, Walter D. and Dvaid H. Guston.
Responsible
Innovation: A Primer for Policymakers.
The Brookings Institution, May 5, 2015, 2
pages.“In this paper, Walter Valdivia and David
Guston argue for a different approach to reform the governance of innovation
that they call "Responsible Innovation" because it seeks to imbue
in the actors of the innovation system a more robust sense of individual and
collective responsibility.” (From the Brookings Institution)
- Kappos,
David J.
Why
America’s Patent System is not Killing Innovation.
Fortune, May 8, 2015, 3 pages.
“Patents play a vital dual role in
fostering open innovation: they simultaneously protect, and disclose, the
inventor’s contribution to the knowledge pool. As public documents, patents
help firms to identify potentially useful technologies, knowledge and
partners, facilitating formal and informal collaboration. Such collaboration
would not be practical without some assurance of protection for the original
innovator, as potential collaborators (particularly competitors) would
otherwise have a strong incentive to free-ride off the investments of others.”
(From Fortune)
- Hullinger,
Jessica.
This
Is the Future of College.
Fast Company, May 18, 2015, 6 pages.
“Experts say that within the next
10 to 15 years, the college experience will become rapidly unbundled. Lecture
halls will disappear, the role of the professor will transform, and
technology will help make a college education much more attainable than it is
today, and much more valuable. Indeed, a number of institutions may shut
down. But those that survive will be innovative and efficient.” (From
Fastcompany)
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