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Strait Talk

Region/Community: Youths in Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, United States

Description: Strait Talk is a peer-to-peer conflict transformation and dialogue promotion program that connects, educates, and empowers emerging leaders from mainland China, Taiwan, and the United States. As a completely student-run, student-centered program, Strait Talk seeks to establish a new approach to resolving one of the most contentious conflicts of today --the Taiwan Strait.

In the Press:

Current Magazine (April 20, 2008) and coverage in World Journal (the leading Chinese language newspaper in the US) and Voice of America

From Johnny: Strait Talk emerged from my frustration with the unwillingness of the Beijing and Taipei governments to engage in constructive dialogue, and my admiration for the audacity of young people to reach out to each other. Our goal is to connect the right people in the right way to create an entire generation of informed decision-makers as these young people move into positions of power. As the first truly global, truly digital, and truly inter-connected generation, we have the power to make this happen.