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Press Release · July 2026
Experts from Taiwan to participate in the Chinese Freedom & U.S.–Taiwan Security Forum at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on July 21.
For Immediate Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 2026 — A distinguished delegation of leading Taiwanese experts in national security, cybersecurity, democratic resilience, public policy, economics, and civil defense will visit Washington, D.C. this month to participate in the Chinese Freedom & U.S.–Taiwan Security Forum 2026, to be held on July 21 at the United States Capitol Visitor Center. The delegation was jointly organized by the Consilium Institute and Hello Taiwan to deepen strategic dialogue between the United States and Taiwan on some of the most pressing challenges facing democratic societies today.
The Taiwan–U.S. Strategic Security Exchange Delegation brings together prominent Taiwanese scholars, former senior military leaders, cybersecurity executives, economists, and civic leaders with expertise spanning Indo-Pacific security, democratic resilience, cybersecurity, cognitive warfare, civil defense, international economics, and countering authoritarian influence operations.
The July 21 forum will convene Members of Congress, former senior U.S. national security officials, policy experts, cybersecurity leaders, human rights advocates, and representatives from leading think tanks to discuss practical initiatives for strengthening U.S.–Taiwan cooperation.
The forum will focus on translating dialogue into concrete initiatives that strengthen cooperation between the United States and Taiwan in several strategic areas, including:
A centerpiece of the forum will be discussions surrounding two proposed policy declarations:
The Washington Declaration on U.S.–Taiwan Cybersecurity Cooperation, which calls for practical cooperation through cybersecurity workforce development, professional exchanges, institutional partnerships, and joint critical infrastructure cybersecurity exercises; and
The Washington Declaration on Democratic Resilience and Education on Communist Totalitarianism, which promotes expanded civic education, comparative scholarship on communist totalitarianism and its contemporary evolution, greater understanding of authoritarian influence operations, and enhanced educational cooperation between the United States and Taiwan.
Taiwan remains one of the world's most targeted democracies for cyber intrusions, disinformation campaigns, political warfare, and foreign influence operations. Its decades of experience confronting persistent state-sponsored cyberattacks and sophisticated cognitive warfare have produced practical expertise that can benefit democratic partners worldwide.
Forum organizers believe the exchange represents an important opportunity for policymakers, educators, cybersecurity professionals, and civil society leaders to learn from Taiwan's frontline experience while identifying new opportunities for bilateral cooperation.
The delegation includes respected leaders from Taiwan's national security, academic, cybersecurity, and public policy communities, including:
Organizers emphasize that the forum is designed to promote practical cooperation rather than abstract policy discussions. Through congressional dialogue, expert panels, and institutional engagement, participants will explore ways to strengthen U.S.–Taiwan collaboration in cybersecurity, education, democratic resilience, and critical infrastructure protection.
The forum also seeks to expand partnerships among universities, research institutions, think tanks, industry leaders, and civil society organizations committed to defending democratic values and promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Chinese Freedom & U.S.–Taiwan Security Forum 2026
Date: July 21, 2026
Venue: Auditorium (CVC 200), U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, D.C.
Organizer: Consilium Institute
Co-Organizer: Hello Taiwan
For the forum agenda and speakers' lineup, please visit the registration page on Eventbrite.
Consilium Institute
Christina Xu: 845-879-5859
Email: communication@consiliuminstitute.org
Website: www.consiliuminstitute.org
The Consilium Institute is an independent public policy think tank dedicated to advancing freedom, democratic resilience, national security, human rights, and international cooperation. Through research, policy dialogue, educational initiatives, and international partnerships, the Institute works to strengthen democratic societies and address emerging global challenges.
Hello Taiwan is a U.S.-based nonprofit civic organization dedicated to strengthening ties between Taiwan and the United States through public diplomacy, cultural exchange, community engagement, and policy dialogue. By connecting elected officials, scholars, business leaders, civic organizations, and Taiwanese-American communities, Hello Taiwan promotes greater understanding of Taiwan's democratic achievements, strategic importance, and contributions to international security and prosperity. The organization also supports initiatives that deepen U.S.–Taiwan cooperation in democratic resilience, education, national security, technology, and people-to-people relations.
Taiwan–U.S. Strategic Security Exchange Delegation
The Taiwan–U.S. Strategic Security Exchange Delegation brings together leading Taiwanese experts and opinion leaders in the fields of national security, democratic resilience, international relations, economic strategy, civil defense, human rights, and public policy. The delegation was initiated and organized by the Consilium Institute and Hello Taiwan.
Professor Cheng is one of Taiwan's most respected political scientists and a leading scholar on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) politics, cross-Strait relations, international strategy, and democratic development. He is widely recognized throughout the Chinese-speaking world for his analysis of China's political system and geopolitical affairs.
General Yu is a national security and defense expert with extensive experience in military leadership, defense planning, and strategic affairs. Following his military career, he has been actively involved in national security research, defense forums, democratic resilience initiatives, and whole-of-society defense preparedness.
Mr. Wu is a prominent economist and geopolitical analyst specializing in international finance, macroeconomics, economic security, and global supply chains. He is a frequent commentator on U.S.–China competition, international markets, and geopolitical developments, and an advisor for the Institute for Indo-Pacific Strategic Studies.
Professor Cheng is a senior scholar specializing in public policy, democratic governance, and international relations. His work focuses on democratic institution-building, public affairs, and Taiwan's role within the evolving international order.
Dr. Liu is a Taiwanese economist specializing in empirical political economy. Her research covers CCP influence operations against Taiwan, cognitive warfare, democratic resilience, and whole-of-society defense.
A multilingual cybersecurity practitioner, Mr. Chen serves as CISO for the Taiwan and Japan regions at Coupang, a Fortune 150 company. He previously spent more than a decade at Amazon's headquarters, where his work spanned incident response, red teaming, product security, and insider threat programs, helping protect Amazon's global workforce of 1.5 million employees. He also led the launch of Amazon's first CEO-sponsored public bug bounty program, which grew into one of the world's largest vulnerability research initiatives.
Ms. Hou has long been engaged in democratic resilience initiatives, civil defense advocacy, U.S.–Taiwan relations, and international democratic cooperation. She is committed to strengthening Taiwan's civil society and enhancing its capacity to confront authoritarian challenges.
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