November 4, 2021

Dear Ecumenical Partners,

Warm greetings to you from Taiwan, the PCT and the Taiwan Ecumenical Forum (TEF) for Justice and Peace. Trust you have been keeping well during these extraordinary pandemic days.

The TEF will be holding a two-day webinar under the theme: “The Neo-Cold War: The Resurgence of the Geopolitics of Global Empires in (North) East Asia.” Please refer to the attached concept note. You are cordially invited to participate in this webinar whose keynote presentation will be by a Taiwanese scholar, Dr. Lai I-Chung.

The webinar will take place on December 7 and 8, each a two-hour session. Due to the worldwide location of various speakers, panelists and convenors, each session will begin at 8 PM Taiwan time.

Please refer to the attached program for the webinar.

On the second day a panel of 5 from Korea, Japan, HK, Philippines, and Aotearoa/New Zealand, the panelists will speak from their national perspectives.

As you undoubtedly are aware, the regional tension is getting serious in East Asia. TEF is addressing this burning issue to share with the ecumenical family. We would be very honoured if you can accept our invitation to participate in this two-day webinar.


With much appreciation,

Chris Ferguson and Jooseop Keum
TEF Co-convenors