Forum on Democracy in Greater China held at Georgia Tech on Nov. 7, 2002

The Carter Center, and The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in New York, hosted official observers from Taiwan, the PRC, and Hong Kong of the U.S. mid-term elections in November. Three representatives of these delegations gathered at Georgia Tech to share their insights on emerging democracy and local election processes in Greater China. Mr. Zhan Chengfu spoke about basic level governance on the mainland; Mr. Yu Ching-Hsin spoke about various levels of elections in Taiwan; and Dr. Irene Lik Kay Tong spoke about the Basic Law and elections in Hong Kong. The China Research Center cosponsored this event along with the Carter Center, the National Committee, Kennesaw State University, Georgia Perimeter College, and the Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy at Georgia Tech.