Taiwan Asia Exchange Foundation

• Organize the annual Yushan Forum and other multilateral dialogue platforms for regional stakeholders • Serve as a pilot think and "do" tank for the New Southbound Policy initiatives while developing bilateral and multilateral in-depth research with regional think tanks • Promote collaborative exchanges and partnerships, and consolidate a sense of regional community with Asian nations and other like-minded countries • Facilitate international dialogues involving CSOs, young leaders and think tanks == Funding ==

Initial funding for the establishment and operations of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation were seeded through the efforts of Taiwanese civil society and private enterprises. == Merits ==

In its 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, the University of Pennsylvania named the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation as one of the Best New Think Tanks of 2018, where it was listed as the youngest of 27 international think tanks having been founded only in August of the same year. It also marked the first time a Taiwan-based think tank made it to the category in the report since it was launched in 2008. "The ranking represents recognition of the TAEF's work and its high level of global engagement, and it shows that the international think tank community has paid great attention to Taiwan's NSP and its external relations," said TAEF Executive Director Alan Yang. == References ==