Taiwan as a Gateway to Exploring the Sinosphere

The International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Toronto Metropolitan University is proud to present its third talk of the Winter 2026 series, “Taiwan as a Gateway to Exploring the Sinosphere".

Our guest will be Julia G. Bentley, a former Canadian diplomat whose work focuses on Asia, where she  lived for over 20 years. She served as a diplomat in China, Taiwan, India, and Malaysia, where she was High Commissioner. She is now affiliated with three universities and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. In spring 2025 she undertook field research on Taiwan as a gateway for exploring the Sinosphere, cross-Strait relations, and regional issues in Asia. Her report on this research can be found here: Reimagining China Studies: Taiwan as a Platform for Engaging with the Sinosphere · York Centre for Asian Research (external link) 

Her talk will be held in-person on Wednesday, February 25th between 6:30 and 8:30 pm in ENG 103 (the Vari Engineering Building, 245 Church Street, Toronto). Attendance is free and everyone is welcome.  

Founded in 2005, the IID is a non-partisan, student-led forum designed to engage all members of the TMU community on major events and issues in contemporary global affairs through reasoned, objective, and scholarly discourse. For further details about the IID and our series please see http://iid.kislenko.com (external link)   or contact the IID student leaders at iidseries@gmail.com