Taiwan’s success story in the pandemic is bringing it unprecedented international attention. Against the backdrop of the current United Nations General Assembly meetings, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ Taiwan Roundtable had an in-depth discussion on how Taiwan’s international role may be played out more broadly in critical areas of international policing, travel, and health – all of which demand multilateral cooperation to be effective. This Asia Report reviews the reasons behind Taiwan’s exclusion from international organizations, explains the need of Taiwan’s international participation in functional organizations, and evaluates the strategy of promoting a greater international role for Taiwan.

Read the full Policy Brief here.