乐鱼体育

Professional Affiliation

Assistant Professor, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica

Expert Bio

Dr. Yu-Jie Chen is an Assistant Research Fellow (equivalent to Assistant Professor) at Institutum Iurisprudentiae of Academia Sinica and a Non-residential Affiliated Scholar at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute of NYU School of Law. Her research focuses on human rights and international law and relations, particularly in the context of China, Taiwan, and China-Taiwan relations. Her scholarship has developed along the following interrelated lines: legal and political controversies in China-Taiwan relations; Taiwan鈥檚 interaction with the international legal system; China鈥檚 authoritarian political and legal system; China鈥檚 influence on the international human rights regime; and Hong Kong鈥檚 changing rule of law. Her academic articles and public-facing essays have appeared in the United States, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, including, recently, the China Quarterly, New York Times, and Australian Foreign Affairs, among others.

Expertise

• Global Governance
• Human Rights

乐鱼 体育 Project

Taiwan's International Participation and the Limits of "One China"

Project Summary

In the face of numerous challenges, Taiwan鈥檚 level of international engagement stands out as a critical issue. Despite transitioning into a democratic nation, the Republic of China (Taiwan) has been persistently excluded from international organizations since its U.N. displacement in 1971, a condition largely enforced by the People鈥檚 Republic of China. Taiwan鈥檚 exclusion not only hampers the global representation of its 23 million citizens and complicates its international status, but also carries broader implications for global governance. This research, using various case studies, examines Taiwan's difficulties within U.N. and non-U.N. entities. It further highlights potential breakthroughs, evaluating the Global Cooperation and Training Framework as a promising model for bolstering Taiwan's international ties. Moreover, this research illuminates the political pressures Beijing applies in international settings and offers relevant recommendations. These aim to amplify Taiwan's global contributions, underscore the essential role of collective support among democracies that share Taiwan's values, and reaffirm the principles of a rule-based international order.

Major Publications

• Yu-Jie Chen, Sept. 2022, 鈥溾�極ne China鈥� Contention in China-Taiwan Relations: Law, Politics and Identity鈥�, China Quarterly, 252, 1025-1044.
• Yu-Jie Chen, Sept. 2022, 鈥淭he United States, China and the European Union at the UN Human Rights Council: Trilateral Dynamics over International Human Rights Norms, Institutions and Politics鈥�, editor(s): Chien-Huei Wu, Frank Gaenssmantel, Francesco Giumelli, Multilateralism in Peril: The Uneasy Triangle of the US, China and the EU, pp. 36-52, UK: Routledge.
• Yu-Jie Chen, Aug. 2022, 鈥淚鈥檓 Taiwanese, and I Want to Thank Nancy Pelosi鈥�, The New York Times.