TFD Hosts the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum Print
Date： 2017-05-23
As part of its efforts to combat the global democratic recession, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) hosts the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum (EADF) between May 23 and May 25 in Taipei, Taiwan, bringing together a group of democracy experts from at home and abroad to discuss pressing issues that pose a dire threat to democracy and human rights today.
The first day of the EADF consisted of speeches and roundtables featuring prominent democracy specialists and NGO workers from South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, and the US. In his opening remarks, TFD President Szu-chien Hsu said it is imperative for democracies to work more closely together, especially at the civil society level, to prevent the backsliding of democracy.
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1.TFD President Szu-chien Hsu delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
2.National Endowment for Democracy Vice President Louisa Greve delivers a speech about the strategic challenges facing democracy in the digital era at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
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3.National Democratic Institute’s Director of Governance Programs K. Scott Hubli said in his speech at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017, that the problem of digital disinformation has become increasingly rampant at a time when there are more cellphone connections and sim cards than human beings on the planet. |
4.One-Forty Co-Founder Sophia Wu talks about her experiences running an NGO dedicated to improving the working conditions of Southeast Asian workers in her speech at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
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5.Watchout Project Manager Josh Wang talks about how to increase parliamentary openness and lower the threshold for the public's political engagement in his speech at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
6. From left to right, front row, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs gender specialist Crystal Rosario, National Democratic Institute’s Director of Governance Programs K. Scott Hubli, National Endowment for Democracy Vice President Louisa Greve, TFD Senior Research Fellow Michael Y. M. Kau, TFD President Szu-chien Hsu, listen to speeches at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
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7. From left to right, Mongolian Women’s Fund Executive Director Erdenechimeg Badrakh, Gakushuin University Department of Political Science Professor Kaori Shoji, Catholic University of Daegu Department of Sociology Professor Jung-ok Lee, National Endowment for Democracy Vice President Louisa Greve, and TFD President Szu-chien Hsu, exchange opinions at a roundtable session at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
8. (From left to right) International Center for Not-for-Profit Law President and CEO Douglas Rutzen, Freedom House Vice President for International Programs Robert Herman, and TFD Senior Research Fellow Michael Y. M. Kau, exchange opinions at a roundtable session at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
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9.TFD President Szu-chien Hsu talks to participants at a roundtable session at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
10.Audiences ask questions at the 4th East Asia Democracy Forum in Taipei on May 23, 2017. |
