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美國國務卿全球夥伴計畫辦公室代理特別代表湯瑪斯‧迪巴斯「2016 Meet Taipei」創新創業嘉年華致詞。
Remarks by Acting Special Representative for the Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships Thomas Debass at Meet Taipei.
OT-1622, November 17, 2016, 4 pages.
“Take a look around you now—you are all representative of the innovative spirit and capacity of Taiwan and you’re here to connect with others who breathe that same energy in their daily lives. Among the top ranked countries for business formation, expansion, and growth; you’re the 1st in Asia and 6th worldwide, just after the U.S., Canada, Australia, Denmark, and Sweden. You score particularly well in economic freedom and the percentage of new businesses with high job expectations. That is something to be proud of! Whether you’re a startup founder, marketer, investor, or artist; you represent Taiwan’s talent for hard work and innovation.” (From AIT) 
- Carter, Ash.
The Rebalance and Asia-Pacific Security: Building a Principled Security Network.
Foreign Affairs, November/December 2016 issues, 9 pages.
“The rebalance to the Asia-Pacific will also help the United States play a critical role in the region’s developing security network. This in itself is another change for such a dynamic region: unlike elsewhere in the world, in the Asia-Pacific, a formal regionwide structure, akin to NATO in Europe, has never taken responsibility for promoting peace and stability. That has made sense given the Asia-Pacific’s unique history, geography, and politics. Yet as the region becomes more politically and economically interconnected, its militaries are also coming together to plan together, train together, and operate together more than ever before.” ( From Foreign Affairs)
- Cronin, Patrick M.
Power and Order in the South China Sea: A Strategic Framework for U.S. Policy.
Center for a New American Security. November 10, 18 pages.
“There are four fundamental reasons for which the South China Sea matters, especially to U.S. interests. These reasons boil down to the following points. The South China Sea is:1. the locus of geostrategic competition between a rising China and the established dominant power, the United States ; 2. the foundry of norms, rules, and standards that will determine international relations and behavior in the Asia-Pacific region; 3. the bellwether test for U.S. military capability that will determine whether the United States can continue to project combat power forward or will be displaced by China’s increasing military prowess;4. the economic epicenter of regional resources and a vital hub for global shipping.” (From Center for a New American Security)
- Corre, Philippe Le and Jonathan Pollack.
China’s Global Rise: Can the EU and U.S. Pursue a Coordinated Strategy?
Brookings Institute, October 2016, 36 pages.
“In this paper, we explore how Europe and the United States might move toward more complementary conceptions of their respective relationships with China. Though there are areas of commonality between Europe and the United States, their separate identities and interests also reveal significant differences, if not outright divergence. EU-wide and country-specific engagement with China have accelerated dramatically over the past decade, underscoring the challenge of coordinating EU and U.S. policy approaches.” (From the Brookings Institute)
- Martin, Michael F.
China and the Hong Kong High Court Issue Decisions on Legislative Council Controversy.
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, November 15, 2016, 2 pages.
“On November 7, 2016, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) issued a decision concerning the oaths that Hong Kong officials, including legislators, must take before assuming office. Eight days later, Hong Kong's High Court determined that two "pro-democracy" members-elect of Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Legco), Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching, had "declined" to take the required oath on October 12, 2016, and are therefore "disqualified from assuming the office of a member of the Legco." The NPCSC and High Court decisions may lead to efforts to invalidate the oaths taken by 13 other Legco members. With China having guaranteed Hong Kong a "high degree of autonomy" for 50 years after Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, the decisions raise questions about the autonomy of Hong Kong's judicial system and the future of democracy in Hong Kong. (From CRS report)
- Gitis, Ben and Will Rinehart.
Six Questions Policymakers Should Ask About the Gig Economy.
American Action Forum, November 17, 2016, 4 pages.
“Previously, American Action Forum (AAF) found evidence the gig economy is indeed growing and online platforms are becoming more prevalent in today’s workforce. With more workers utilizing alternative arrangements, it remains unclear how to characterize these workers and how they fit into the current framework of U.S. labor laws and regulations. As policymakers continue to gather information about the gig economy, here are six important questions they should be asking.” (From American Action Forum)
- Lawrence, Robert Z. and Terra Lawson-Remer.
Making US Trade and Investment Policies Work for Global Development.
Peterson Institute for International Economics, November 2016, 17 pages.
“The authors discuss seven pragmatic but transformative initiatives that could build on past policy successes and help unlock development for the world’s poor. Their proposals include broadening the coverage of US trade preferences for less developed countries to more products, modifying preference terms to encourage product diversification and value addition, improving the conditionality mechanisms under which preferences are granted, and strengthening the links between investment frameworks and development policy objectives.” (From Peterson Institute for International Economics)
- Lewis, Logan and Ryan Monarch.
Causes of the Global Trade Slowdown.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 2016, 17 pages.
“This note analyzes the striking slowdown in world trade in recent years. After documenting key features of this slowdown, we assess its causes, including to what extent it reflects recent cyclical weakness in global growth versus underlying long-term structural shifts in the world economy.” (From Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
- Low Marks for Major Players in 2016 Election – Including the Winner.
Pew Research Center, November 21, 2016, 67 pages.
“The quadrennial post-election survey by Pew Research Center, conducted November 10-14 among 1,254 voters who were originally interviewed before the election, finds that half are happy that Trump won the election, while nearly as many (48%) are unhappy. That is little different from initial reactions to the election result four years ago, when 52% were happy that Barack Obama won. (From Pew Research Center)
- Blueprint for a New Administration: Priorities for the President.
The Heritage Foundation, November 1, 2016, 86 pages.
“Blueprint for a New Administration will, however, go a long way toward strengthening America’s standing in the world, meeting critical national security needs, rebuilding constitutional government, and reducing the federal government’s heavy footprint on the economy and civil society. (From The Heritage Foundation)
- Comay, Laura B.
Five-Year Program for Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing: Status and Issues in Brief.
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, November 21, 2016, 14 pages.
“The paper briefly summarizes the status of the 2017-2022 program, discusses selected issues of congressional interest, and considers the role of Congress in shaping the program.” ( From CRS report)
- Slaughter, Anne-Marie.
How to Succeed in the Networked World: A Grand Strategy for the Digital Age.
Foreign Affairs, November/December 2016 issues, 11 pages.
“The next U.S. president should adopt a grand strategy of building and maintaining an open international order based on three pillars: open societies, open governments, and an open international system. The essential fault line of the digital age is not between capitalism and communism or democracy and autocracy but between open and closed.” (From Foreign Affairs)
- Mayer, Matt A.
Reforming America’s Immigration System Once and for All.
American Enterprise Institute, October 25, 2016, 8 pages.
“Over the next year and with the instatement of a new presidential administration and Congress, we must make these reforms to secure America’s borders, cities, jobs, and citizenship.”( From American Enterprise Institute)
- A Roadmap for US Robotics: From Internet to Robotics.
University of California San Diego, November 7, 2016, 109 pages.
“Through use of robots we will see a new revolution, as we not only will have IT support from tablets, phones, computers but also systems that can physically interact with the world and assist with basic daily tasks, work, and leisure activities. The 2016 report is a 100-page tome packed with specific, technical recommendations that the contributors believe will be important for Congress to fund and support as robotics starts to take center stage across U.S. industries.” ( From University of California San Diego)
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Schaffhauser, Dian and Rhea Kelly. Top 10 Education Technologies that Will Be Dead and Gone in the Next Decade. Campus Technology, November 2, 2016, 4 pages. “The technologies that exist in classrooms today won't necessarily be the same ones that are around in 10 years. In particular, the days of desktop compers and laptops are numbered, according to educators in Campus Technology's 2016 Teacing with Technology survey. The survey polled faculty members across the country about their use of technology for teaching and learningtheir wish lists and gripes, their view of what the future holds and more.” (From Campus Technology)
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