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SUMMARY:Securing the Strait: U.S.-Taiwan Security Relations
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 28\, 2017\n3:00 PM to 5:00 PM\nLocation: The Conference Center at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\nRoot Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\nWashington\, DC 20036 \nRecent events and actions regarding challenges in the Asia-Pacific region highlight a clear requirement for a more cooperative U.S. partnership with Taiwan. The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) advocates for a strengthened U.S. defense partnership with Taiwan through the following: 1) regular transfers of defense articles and defense services\, 2) support in building Taiwan’s air defense capabilities along with a program of technical assistance and consultation to improve Taiwan’s undersea warfare capabilities\, and 3) continued programs of exchanges with senior military officers and senior officials to improve U.S.-Taiwan military-to-military relations. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford’s characterization of China (PRC) as “posing the greatest threat” to the U.S. by 2025 provides further reason for Taiwan’s defense needs\, as the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) modernization and reorganization under General Secretary Xi Jinping continues to enhance its capabilities. Additionally\, the 2017 Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China published by the Department of Defense notes the PLA’s potential to degrade core U.S. military-technological advantages\, which could impact U.S. intervention in a Taiwan conflict scenario. Given the credible threat\, David Helvey\, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security affairs defined the United States’ and Taiwan’s common goal as having “a credible and visible deterrent to potential coercion and aggression against Taiwan.” With a common goal established\, the United States and Taiwan must seek innovative and cooperative initiatives to develop latent inter-operability and a cohesive deterrent to maintain peace and stability in the region. \nIn light of the threats facing the U.S. – Taiwan relationship\, this conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts to address the Chinese Communist Party’s coercive actions against Taiwan and impress upon areas of opportunities for strengthened security relations between the United States and Taiwan. \nJames Lee\nDeputy Representative\nTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office \nRupert Hammond-Chambers\nPresident\nU.S.-Taiwan Business Council \nAnish Goel\nProfessional Staff\nSenate Committee on Armed Services\nSenior Fellow\nNew America \nTiffany Ma\nSenior DIrector for Political and Security Affairs\nNational Buearu of Asian Research \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\nProject 2049 Institute \nModerator: Rachael Burton\nDeputy Director\nProject 2049 Institute
URL:https://project2049.net/event/securing-the-strait-u-s-taiwan-security-relations/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171031T134500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171031T150000
DTSTAMP:20181218T010804Z
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SUMMARY:A Book Discussion with Ian Easton: The Chinese Invasion Threat on Taiwan
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 31\, 2017\n1:45 PM to 3:15 PM\nLocation: The Elliott School of International Affairs\nRoom 505\n1957 E Street Northwest\nWashington\, DC 20052 \nAre war clouds gathering in Asia? Will China make good on threats to invade Taiwan? What would this conflict mean for America and the world? Exposing internal Chinese military documents and restricted-access studies\, “The Chinese Invasion Threat” explores the secret world of war planning\, strategy\, espionage\, and national security. From a historic spy case that saved Taiwan from communist takeover to modern-day covert action programs\, and from emergency alert procedures to underground coastal defense networks\, this is the untold story of the most dangerous flash-point of our times. The book utilizes Chinese military documents to outline a potential Chinese invasion scenario\, and analyzes the implications of such a threat for Taiwan\, the United States\, and the Asia-Pacific region. \nThis event featured a moderated discussion with Ian Easton\, the author of “The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy in Asia\,” followed by audience Q&A.
URL:https://project2049.net/event/a-book-discussion-with-ian-easton-the-chinese-invasion-threat-on-taiwan-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171012T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171012T160000
DTSTAMP:20181218T010805Z
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SUMMARY:Assessing the Resiliency of the Chinese Communist Party
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 12\, 2017\n1:30 PM to 4:00 PM\nLocation: The Conference Center at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\nChoate Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\nWashington\, DC 20036 \nAt the forthcoming 19th Party Congress in Beijing\, Chinese leaders will project an image of China as a strong and united country destined to become a new global leader. However\, the extraordinary measures undertaken to control information\, assembly\, and capital outflows suggest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be weaker than it appears. While much discussion in Washington\, D.C. has been focused on the future of U.S.-PRC relations\, it is imperative to assess the resiliency of China’s party-state apparatus the international community interacts with today and examine its implications for American interests. China\, under the rule of the CCP\, has denied its people their natural rights of self-determination and freedom of thought and expression. Since the late 1970s\, the PRC leadership has pursued a policy of “reform and opening” that has advanced the Chinese economy\, while ensuring the Party’s continued monopoly on all forms of political power. This ideologically retrograde path has resulted in considerable tensions within Chinese society\, most notably manifested in 1989 during the Tian’anmen square movement. As China continues to emerge as a globally-interconnected power\, concerns have risen regarding its political system. While seemingly very unlikely\, how would a regime change in Beijing influence the current international system? \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts to address the potentially tenuous nature of the CCP’s hold on power and what a potential future CCP collapse could mean for the United States and the future of Asia. \nRandall Schriver\nPresident and CEO\nProject 2049 Institute \nRichard McGregor\nAuthor\nFormer Beijing and Washington Bureau Chief\, Financial Times \nYang Jianli\nPresident and Founder\nInitiatives for China \nDavid Gitter\nDirector\nParty Watch Initiative \nNadège Rolland\nSenior Fellow for Political and Security Affairs\nNational Bureau of Asian Research \nModerator: Rachael Burton\nDeputy Director\nProject 2049 Institute \nPeter Mattis\nFellow in the China Program\nJamestown Foundation \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\nProject 2049 Institute \nKuniko Ashizawa\nAdjunct Professor\nAmerican University \nModerator: Emily David\nFellow\nProject 2049 Institute
URL:https://project2049.net/event/assessing-the-resiliency-of-the-chinese-communist-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170330T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170330T151500
DTSTAMP:20181218T010805Z
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SUMMARY:China's Fault Lines: Challenges\, Instability\, and Response
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 30\, 2017\n1:00 PM to 3:15 PM\nLocation: Top of The Hill\, Minuteman Ballroom\n1 Constitution Ave\, NE\nWashington\, DC 20002 \nChinese leaders have projected an image of China as an inevitable regional and global leader. However\, controls on information\, assembly\, and capital outflows suggests the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is paying closer attention to its domestic priorities than to its international reputation. The Congressional Executive Commission on China’s (CECC) 2016 annual report detailed the anger and discontent felt by many Chinese citizens\, who are increasingly calling for more government accountability\, transparency and justice. Regime legitimacy and social stability are important challenges that factor into Chinese leaders’ perceptions of national power. With the CCP’s 19th Party Congress on the horizon\, it is more critical than ever to assess the CCP’s underlying regime stability and the key threats to it. \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts to address China’s most important current challenges and sources of instability\, as well as Beijing’s potential response to both. Following a keynote address by Senate Foreign Relations Asia Subcommittee Chair Cory Gardner (R-CO)\, we will feature panel discussions and conversation on how China’s current challenges and instability will impact the U.S.-China relationship. Participants will also examine how the U.S. and its allies could more effectively engage with China in the future based on these factors. \n\nSenator Cory Gardner  \nUnited States Senator for Colorado\nUnited States Congress\n\n\n\n\n\nSheena Chestnut Greitens\nAssociate Professor in the Department of Political Science\nUniversity of Missouri \n\n\n\nSarah Cook  \nSenior Research Analyst for East Asia\nFreedom House\n\nMegan Fluker\nResearch Associate and Manager of Annual Report Production\nCongressional-Executive Commission on China \n\nKaoru (Kay) Shimizu\nResearch Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science\nUniversity of Pittsburgh\n\nPiper Stover\nFormer Vice-President of China Operations and Board of Governors 2015 & 2016\nAmerican Chamber of Commerce – China\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Rachael Burton\nResearch Associate\nProject 2049 Institute\n\n \n\n\n\nDan Blumenthal\nDirector of Asia Studies & Resident Fellow\nAmerican Enterprise Institute\n\n \nEly Ratner\nMaurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies\nCouncil on Foreign Relations \n\n\nModerator: Randy Schriver  \nPresident & Chief Executive Officer\nProject 2049 Institute    
URL:https://project2049.net/event/chinas-fault-lines-challenges-instability-and-response-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170223T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170223T160000
DTSTAMP:20181218T010805Z
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SUMMARY:1984 with Chinese Characteristics: How China Rewrites History
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 23\, 2017\n1:30 PM to 4:00 PM\nLocation: First Floor Conference Center\n1777 F St. NW\nWashington\, DC 20006 \nA hallmark of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ‘China Dream’ is founded on principles of “socialism with Chinese characteristics” with the goal to build a culturally strong and prosperous China under the guidance of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). To achieve the ‘China Dream\,’ it is essential for the Party to be a critical part of both China’s past and present to successfully usher China into the future. As such\, the CCP has actively dominated the narrative of their history\, which has politicized the very nature of the PRC’s struggles and successes. In order to maintain the CCP narrative\, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issued a communiqué in April 2013 known as Document No.9 titled\, “Communiqué on the Current State of the Ideological Sphere.” The document set out to criticize seven political threats including constitutionalism\, civil society\, historical nihilism\, universal values\, and the Western view of media. Overall\, the document criticized these elements for attempting to undermine the legitimacy of the Party through the questioning of China’s version of events\, and prohibited open discourse or any challenge to the CCP’s historical narrative in an effort to maintain the strict adherence to the Party line. \nThis conference will bring together an expert panel to address the costs and implications related to the CCP’s distortion of consequential moments in China’s past. Specifically\, the event will address “Problems on the Periphery” and the impact of the CCP’s involvement in Tibet\, Southeast Asia\, and Korea. A second panel will discuss how the modern reform era of the 1980’s and onward resulted in a stronger and more defiant CCP today. The conference will also include a discussion on the CCP’s process of “restoration” and the consequences of Party history. \n  \nEdward Friedman \nProfessor Emeritus\, Department of Political Science \nUniversity of Wisconsin\, Madison \nMiles Yu \nProfessor of East Asia and Military and Naval History \nUnited States Naval Academy \nLi Jianglin \nWriter/Independent Researcher \nKelley Currie \nSenior Fellow \nThe Project 2049 Institute \nModerator: Amy Chang \nFormer Staff Director \nAsia and Pacific Subcommittee\, House Foreign Affairs Committee \nRobert Suettinger \nSenior Advisor and Consultant \nThe Stimson Center \nCao Yaxue  \nFounder and Editor \nChinachange.org \nModerator: Louisa Greve \nVice President\, Asia\, Middle East & North Africa Programs \nNational Endowment for Democracy
URL:https://project2049.net/event/1984-with-chinese-characteristics-how-china-rewrites-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161213T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161213T160000
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SUMMARY:Going Ballistic: The Taiwan Strait Crisis at 20
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 13\, 2016\n1:30 PM to 4:00 PM\nThe Conference Center at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\nRoot Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\nWashington\, DC 20036 \nIn June 1995\, Taiwan’s President\, Lee Teng-hui\, visited Cornell University to give a speech on democracy. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) responded with a series of coercive military actions which precipitated a major crisis in the Taiwan Strait. Beijing viewed the prospect of an internationally recognized Taiwanese democracy as a severe threat to its legitimacy and panned President Lee’s visit as a reversal of perceived American commitments to respect its version of the “one China” policy. In the wake of this historic event\, the PRC began to rapidly build-up its military capabilities for a future Taiwan conflict scenario. For its part\, the U.S. increased strategic dialogues\, training exchanges\, and arms sales to Taiwan. Now\, 20 years after the Crisis\, the military and political calculus across the Taiwan Strait has changed. China is far better able to execute military operations across the Strait\, but Taiwan is also better prepared to defend itself. Recently\, China has abducted Taiwanese citizens abroad\, limited Taiwan’s participation in international organizations\, and conducted threatening military exercises. Given the trend lines before us\, it is ever more important to evaluate the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis\, and explore its implications for the future of the Asia-Pacific. \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts for a timely discussion on China’s behavior before\, during\, and after the Crisis\, with a special focus on the Chinese military. Panelists will also examine the ways in which U.S.-Taiwan relations were strengthened after the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis\, and address some of the outstanding weaknesses which remain. \nRandy Schriver \nPresident & CEO\, The Project 2049 Institute  \nAbe Denmark  \nDeputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia\, Department of Defense  \nAmy Chang  \nFormer Staff Director\, Asia and Pacific Subcommittee\, House Foreign Affairs Committee \nIan Easton \nResearch Fellow\, The Project 2049 Institute  \nShirley Kan \nFormer Staff\, Specialty in Asian Security Affairs\, Congressional Research Service \nModerator: Rachael Burton \nResearch Associate\, The Project 2049 Institute  \n\nCarolyn Bartholomew \nVice Chairman\, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission \nTiffany Ma \nSenior Director for Political and Security Affairs\, The National Bureau of Asian Research  \nMark Stokes \nExecutive Director\, The Project 2049 Institute  \nModerator: Rupert Hammond-Chambers \nPresident\, U.S.-Taiwan Business Council 
URL:https://project2049.net/event/going-ballistic-the-taiwan-strait-crisis-at-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160920T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160920T161500
DTSTAMP:20181218T010806Z
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SUMMARY:Seek Truth From Facts: The Chinese Communist Party's War on History
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 20\, 2016\n2 PM to 4:15 PM\nLocation: The National Press Club\nThe Holeman Lounge\n529 14th Street NW\, 13th Floor\nWashington\, DC 20045 \nThe phrase ‘Seek Truth from Facts (实事求是) was introduced to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a hallmark slogan of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP’s narrative of its history is a critical component of the Party’s domestic and foreign policy\, as it aims to legitimize its own power and supremacy. The slogan has been used throughout the PRC’s 66-year history\, and served as a political tool in Deng Xiaoping’s 1978 speech which allowed the Party to enact much needed reforms while maintaining its authority. The Chinese Communist Party thus utilizes political work groups and education to push its narrative of history to shape and define the discourse on the Party\, rule of law\, and foreign policy. However\, to “Seek Truth from Facts\,” has tragically resulted in the revision of history\, human dignity\, and the pursuit of “adherence to the Party.” \nThis conference will bring together an expert panel to identify and assess the impact of the CCP’s war on history at home and abroad by addressing the Sino-Japanese War\, the Party’s historical claim to Tibet\, and confronting the use of history to consolidate national identity and its relevance to the ‘rise of China.’ \n\nHomare Endo \nXin Haonian \nModerator: Rachael Burton \n\nRowena He \nHelen Raleigh \nNadège Rolland \nMichael Davis \nModerator: Kelley Currie
URL:https://project2049.net/event/seek-truth-from-facts-the-chinese-communist-partys-war-on-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160322T134500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160322T164500
DTSTAMP:20181218T010806Z
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SUMMARY:China as a Responsible Stakeholder? A Decade Later
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 22\, 2016\n1:45 PM to 4:45 PM\nLocation: The Newseum\nKnight Conference Center\nFreedom Forum Entrance\, 6th Street\n555 Pennsylvania Ave\nNW Washington\, DC 20001 \nIn 2005\, then-Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick used the term “responsible stakeholder” to address how China should wield its influence in the coming future. In his remarks\, he classified the U.S.-China relationship as one that must be built on not only shared interests but shared values. A decade later\, how has China contributed positively to the international system and met US expectations as a responsible stakeholder? Going forward\, what challenges\, changes\, and concerns will shape China’s developing role in global and regional affairs? \nThis conference brought together an expert panel to identify and assess areas where China challenges the existing international order and offered recommendations for a U.S. response to reinforce the pre-existing security and economic architecture in the Asia-Pacific. \nEvan Feigenbaum  \nVice Chairman\, Paulson Institute \nModerator: Rachael Burton  \nResearch Associate\, Project 2049 Institute \nCheng Xiaonong \nDirector\, Center for Modern China \nHe Qinglian  \nCommentator\, Chinese Branch\, Voice of America \nJohn Lee  \nNonresident Senior Fellow\, Hudson Institute \nOriana Mastro  \nAssistant Professor\, Walsh School of Foreign Service\, Georgetown University \nMolly Roberts  \nAssistant Professor\, 21st Century China Program\, UC San Diego \n\nModerator: \nRandall Schriver  \nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute \nKathleen Hicks \nSenior Vice President\, Henry A. Kissinger Chair\, Director\, International Security Program\, CSIS \nAshley J. Tellis  \nSenior Associate\, South Asia Program\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
URL:https://project2049.net/event/china-as-a-responsible-stakeholder-a-decade-later/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151201T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151201T160000
DTSTAMP:20190301T214211Z
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SUMMARY:Taiwan's Future Submarine Program: A Deep Dive
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 1\, 2015\n2 PM to 4 PM\nLocation: The Conference Center at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\nRoot Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC 20036 \n  \n \nThe comprehensive transformation of China’s military forces has prompted a regional increase in defense development and acquisition to include submarine capabilities. Inherently stealthy\, and equipped with a diverse range of sensors and weapon systems\, submarines are a “force in being” that have a political effect beyond the military realm. Taiwan’s indigenous submarine program would enhance regional stability by providing a credible and survivable deterrent to potential PRC use of force\, and enhancing Taiwan’s relative position in future cross-Strait political negotiations. \nThis conference brought together a panel of experts to focus on Taiwan’s submarine program in relation to the PLA’s force modernization and Taiwan’s defense strategy\, and identify key policy goals for U.S.-Taiwan relations. \n\n\nSchedule \n2:00-2:30 pm\nOpening Brief: \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\nProject 2049 Institute \n2:35-3:45 pm\nPanel: Assessing the Requirement for Taiwan’s Submarine Program and Why it Matters for America \n Moderator:\nSabrina Tsai\nResearch Associate\nProject 2049 Institute \nPanelists:\nRoger Cliff\nNonresident Senior Fellow\nAsia Security Initiative\nAtlantic Council \nJacqueline Deal\nPresident and CEO\nLong Term Strategy Group LLC \nEric Sayers\nProfessional Staff Member\nSenate Armed Services Committee\nUnited States Senate  \n3:45-4:00 pm\nKeynote Address: \nRear Admiral David Yang\nDefense Attaché\, Defense Mission\nTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office \n 
URL:https://project2049.net/event/taiwans-future-submarine-program-a-deep-dive/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151006T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151006T170000
DTSTAMP:20190308T005042Z
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SUMMARY:Influence Operations: Chinese Political Warfare in East Asia and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute and The Heritage Foundation cordially invite you to the following conference \n  \nInfluence Operations: \nChinese Political Warfare in East Asia and Beyond \n  \nIn 2015\, China’s military modernization efforts and its assertive activities in the East and South China Seas dominate public discourse on China’s growing influence. While these developments are usually viewed through a military lens\, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s activities should be considered and examined as an instrument of statecraft to achieve specific political outcomes as a form of political warfare. Chinese political warfare and influence operations actively target foreign governments\, organizations\, groups\, and individuals to shape their perceptions and behavior. Driven by its political goals\, Chinese influence operations are a centerpiece of PRC’s overall foreign policy and military strategy. \nThis conference will bring together a panel of experts to focus on the characteristics of Chinese political warfare and will identify key political goals and tactics in its influence operations towards specific targets in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. \nSchedule  \n2:00-2:45 pm\nIntroduction: \nWalter Lohman\nDirector\, Asian Studies Center\, Heritage Foundation\n \nOpening Address:\nAaron Friedberg\nProfessor of Politics and International Affairs\, Princeton University\n \nCommentary:\nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\, Project 2049 Institute\n \n2:45-4:00 pm\nPanel:\nChinese Influence Operations in the Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond\n \n Moderator:\nSabrina Tsai\nResearch Associate\, Project 2049 Institute  \nPanelists:\nDean Cheng\nSenior Research Fellow\, Asian Studies Center\, Heritage Foundation\nShih-Chung Liu\nDeputy Secretary-General\, Tainan City Government in Taiwan\nRandy Schriver\nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute  \n4:00-4:15 pm\nCoffee Break\n \n 4:15-5:oo pm\nKeynote speaker\nCongressman J. Randy Forbes   \nFollow us on twitter @Project2049 and #InfluenceOps for more analysis on Chinese political warfare  \n*The event will be live-streamed. For questions\, please call 703-879-3990 or email project2049@project2049.net.
URL:https://project2049.net/event/influence-operations-chinese-political-warfare-in-east-asia-and-beyond/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150330T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150330T143000
DTSTAMP:20190308T001218Z
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SUMMARY:China's Military Development and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 30\, 2015\n9 AM to 2:30 PM\nLocation: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, Choate Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \n\nThe security environment in the Asia Pacific region is evolving quickly. Key among several trends is the accelerating development of the People’s Liberation Army’s programs and capabilities\, which have expanded rapidly over the past two decades. While the People’s Republic of China (PRC) insists that its military advancements are peaceful in nature\, U.S. allies and partners in the region continue to question Beijing’s intentions in light of China’s various territorial and historical disputes with its neighbors. As East Asia experiences shifts in the security and political landscape\, the U.S.-Japan alliance continues to play a critical role toward maintaining peace and stability in the region. \nThis conference will bring together Japanese scholars and American experts to discuss the PRC’s overall military strategy and capabilities\, assess its future programs and plans\, and discuss the implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance and the region. \n\n\nSchedule:\n\n9:00 – 9:30 AM\nBreakfast \n9:30 – 10:45 AM\nPanel One: Chinese Regional Military Strategy \nScott Harold\nFull Political Scientist\, Deputy Director\, Center for Asia Pacific Policy\, RAND Corporation \nChisako Masuo\nAssociate Professor\, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies\, Kyushu University; Currently a Coordinate Research Scholar at Harvard-Yenching Institute \nDennis Blasko\nIndependent Analyst \nModerator: Randy Schriver\nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute \n10:45 – 10:55 AM\nBreak \n10:55 – 12:10 PM\nPanel Two: Chinese Military Capabilities \nTetsuo Kotani\nSenior Research Fellow\, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) \nAkira Marusaki\nDeputy Director\, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Office\, Defense Intelligence Division\, Bureau of Defense Policy\, Ministry of Defense (MOD)\, Japan \nDean Cheng\nSenior Research Fellow\, Asian Studies Center\, Heritage Foundation \nModerator: Mark Stokes\nExecutive Director\, Project 2049 Institute \n12:10 – 1:10 PM\nLunch Keynote \nBrigadier General David R. Stilwell\nDeputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia\, Joint Staff\, the Pentagon \n1:15 – 2:30 PM\nPanel Three: U.S. Japan Defense Cooperation \nSugio Takahashi\nSenior Fellow\, National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)\, Japan \nHiroko Maeda\nResearch Fellow\, PHP Research Institute\, Japan \nEmma Chanlett-Avery\nSpecialist\, Asian Affairs\, Congressional Research Service \nModerator: Ian Easton\nResearch Fellow\, Project 2049 Institute \n  \n 
URL:https://project2049.net/event/chinas-military-development-and-the-u-s-japan-alliance/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140925T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140925T120000
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SUMMARY:The Taiwan Policy Review at 20 Years: Assessing the Future of U.S. Taiwan Policy
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 25\, 2014\n10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (noon)\nRayburn House Office Building\, Room 2237\n45 Independence Ave SW\, Washington\, DC 20515 \nIn 1994\, the Clinton Administration completed a comprehensive interagency review of U.S. policy toward Taiwan\, the first of its kind launched by an administration since the U.S. shifted recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979. This review resulted in important policy adjustments in line with U.S. national security interests toward Taiwan. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Taiwan Policy Review (TPR)\, it is important to assess U.S. policy since the TPR and assess where U.S. policy is heading in the future. Join us for a discussion on the history and significance of the TPR and the future of U.S.-Taiwan relations. \nSchedule:\n10:00 – 11:00 AM\nKeynote Speech: \nRobert Suettinger\nSenior Advisor and Consultant\, Stimson Center \nCommentators:\nAmbassador Winston Lord\nFormer Ambassador to China and former Assistant Secretary of State \nAmbassador Dr. Shen Lyushun\nRepresentative of the ROC to the U.S. \n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nPanel – The Taiwan Policy Review: Context and Future Directions \nRichard Bush\nDirector\, Center for East Asia Policy Studies\, The Brookings Institution \nRandy Schriver\nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute \nCommentator: Shirley Kan\nSpecialist in Asian Security Affairs\, Congressional Research Service (CRS) \nModerator: Sabrina Tsai\nResearch Fellow\, Project 2049 Institute \n  \nHave questions about The Taiwan Policy Review at 20 Years: Assessing the Future of U.S. Taiwan Policy? Contact The Project 2049 Institute
URL:https://project2049.net/event/the-taiwan-policy-review-at-20-years-assessing-the-future-of-u-s-taiwan-policy/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140627T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140627T123000
DTSTAMP:20190308T001313Z
CREATED:20140627T160014Z
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SUMMARY:Taiwan's Sunflower Movement: A New Political Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 27\, 2014\n10:00 AM to 12:30 PM\nUniversity of California Washington Center (next to CSIS)\n1608 Rhode Island Ave. N.W.\, Washington\, DC 20036 \nFrom March 18th through April 10th 2014\, several hundred students from universities around Taiwan entered the country’s Legislative Yuan\, and occupied the main chamber in protest against passage of legislation on a Trade Service Agreement with China. \nThe protest gained broad support among the island’s population\, and prompted a rally by some 500\,000 in front of the Presidential Office on March 30th. The occupation ended after Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng agreed to send the legislation back to the Legislative Yuan subcommittee for a clause-by-clause review. \nWhat were the underlying reasons for the protest? What are the implications for Taiwan’s domestic politics\, with local elections coming up end 2014 and presidential and legislative elections in early 2016? What are the implications for cross-Strait relations\, foreign policy and regional security? \nSchedule \n9:30 am\nRegistration\, coffee and refreshments \n10:00 am\nOpening: Mark Kao\nPresident Formosan Association for Public Affairs \n10:05 am\nPanel I: Motivating Factors and Domestic Political Implications \nChun-ta Lee\nSunflower movement student leader \nDon Rodgers\nProf. of Political Science\, Austin College Texas \nVincent Wang\nProf. of Political Science\, University of Richmond\, VA \nModerator: Gerrit van der Wees\nEditor Taiwan Communiqué \n11:15 am\nPanel II: Implications for Cross-Strait Relations and Regional Security \nRandy Schriver\nProject 2049 \nPatrick Cronin\nCenter for a New American Security \nModerator: Joanna Yu Taylor\nCenter for the National Interest \n12:15 pm\nConcluding remarks
URL:https://project2049.net/event/taiwans-sunflower-movement-a-new-political-landscape/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140304T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140304T174000
DTSTAMP:20190308T021132Z
CREATED:20140304T170048Z
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SUMMARY:Japan's Role in a Globalized World: The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Regional Partnerships
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 4\, 2014\n2:30 – 5:40 PM\nCarnegie Endowment Conference Center\, Root Room\n1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \nJapan faces both opportunities and challenges in the U.S.-Japan alliance and regional and global engagement efforts in 2014. As the capstone event to the two-year program titled\, “Japan’s Global Engagement and U.S.-Japan Cooperation” sponsored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation\, the Project 2049 Institute is hosting this roll-out event to highlight and discuss key themes of the program\, facilitate greater understanding of Japan’s foreign policy\, and outline effective recommendations to promote Japan’s global and regional engagements. \nSchedule \nOpening Remarks\nAmbassador Richard Armitage \nPanel One:\nThe U.S.-Japan Alliance: Challenges and Opportunities \nPanel Two:\nProgress and Obstacles in Japan’s Regional Engagement
URL:https://project2049.net/event/japans-role-in-a-globalized-world-the-us-japan-alliance-and-regional-partnerships/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20131022T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20131022T173000
DTSTAMP:20190308T214028Z
CREATED:20131022T160001Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond Rebalancing: Realizing Security Objectives in the Asia-Pacific Region
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Oct 22\, 2013\n2:00 – 5:30 PM\nCarnegie Endowment Conference Center\n1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \nIn 2011\, President Obama outlined a strategic concept to increase the United States’ attention on the Asia-Pacific region by rebalancing U.S. engagements\, activities\, and resources toward this vital area of the world. In order for the U.S. and its allies to hedge against potentially destabilizing contingencies in the Asia-Pacific region\, the role of security partners should be further examined and better defined. Effective cooperation between Washington and its partners hinges on the political\, economic\, and technological capital for building partnership capacity. Innovative alternative approaches to ensuring regional security and the development and implementation of a strategic vision for the role of U.S. and security partners are needed to help sustain peace\, stability\, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. \nDuring this conference\, the keynote speaker and panelists addressed innovative alternative approaches to ensuring regional security and developing a strategic vision for the role of U.S. and regional security partners to help sustain peace\, stability\, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
URL:https://project2049.net/event/beyond-rebalancing-realizing-security-objectives-in-the-asia-pacific-region/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130905
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130907
DTSTAMP:20190312T195010Z
CREATED:20130905T160046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T195010Z
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SUMMARY:Forward Deployed Forces and Asian Security: A Strategic View
DESCRIPTION:September 5-6\, 2013 \nThe Guam-U.S.-Asia Security Alliance (GUASA) hosted a two-day roundtable in Guam on 5 and 6 September 2013\, entitled\, “U.S. Forward Deployed Forces and Asian Security: A Strategic View.” \nProject 2049 President and CEO Randall G. Schriver participated in this roundtable as an expert participant\, among twelve distinguished Asia-Pacific security specialists from mainland U.S. The roundtable discussions were focused on the “rebalance to Asia” and its implications for Guam\, the Northern Mariana Islands\, and greater Micronesia.
URL:https://project2049.net/event/forward-deployed-forces-and-asian-security-a-strategic-view/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130604T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130604T113000
DTSTAMP:20190313T194957Z
CREATED:20130604T160025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T194957Z
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SUMMARY:How to Realize the Asia Rebalance's Rhetoric
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, June 4\, 2013 10:00AM – 11:30AM\nDirksen Senate Office Building\nRoom G-11 \nIn late 2011\, President Barack Obama announced his decision to “rebalance” American foreign policy toward Asia. The President can only achieve his goals for the Asia-Pacific by working with Congress to execute a comprehensive\, long-term strategy. In light of this shift in policy\, individuals from the Foreign Policy Initiative\, American Enterprise Institute\, the Project 2049 Institute\, and the Long Term Strategy Group have prepared a memo on how the United States can best execute this new policy. Please join representatives from FPI\, AEI\, and Project 2049 as they discuss the future of securing U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific. \n 
URL:https://project2049.net/event/how-to-realize-the-asia-rebalances-rhetoric/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130519T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130521T170000
DTSTAMP:20181218T010806Z
CREATED:20130805T160033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181218T010806Z
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SUMMARY:Event - Panel On Security and FP\, US-NZ Pacific Partnership Forum
DESCRIPTION:On May 21\, Project 2049 CEO/President Randall G. Schriver participated and shared his expertise on the Panel on Security and Foreign Policy at the 2013 US-NZ Pacific Partnership Forum held in Washington\, DC.  \nSee event video below:
URL:https://project2049.net/event/event-panel-on-security-and-fp-us-nz-pacific-partnership-forum/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130109
DTSTAMP:20190327T192727Z
CREATED:20130108T170037Z
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SUMMARY:Security\, Alliance\, and the Japanese Political Landscape
DESCRIPTION:January 8\, 2013 \nThe Project 2049 Institute and the Heritage Foundation co-hosted this event to address the shared interests between the United States and Japan in regional security and stability. The U.S.-Japan alliance is ever more important as North Korea continues to pose threats to the region and China increases its military strength and aggressively presses its own interests. Join us as our distinguished guests explore the impact of Japanese politics on the U.S.-Japan alliance and regional security.
URL:https://project2049.net/event/security-alliance-and-the-japanese-political-landscape/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20121004T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20121004T173000
DTSTAMP:20190401T202045Z
CREATED:20121004T160055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T202045Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Perspectives on The U.S.-Japan Alliance: New Opportunities\, Rising Tensions\, and the Armitage-Nye Report
DESCRIPTION:October 4\, 2012\n3:30 PM – 5:30 PM\nDirksen Senate Office Building\nConstitution Avenue and 1st Street\, NE Washington\, DC 20002 SD-562 \nPlease join us for an expert discussion on the challenges and opportunities ahead for the U.S.-Japan alliance. In August 2012\, Ambassador Richard Armitage and Dr. Joseph Nye released the third edition of the Armitage-Nye report U.S.-Japan Alliance: Anchoring Stability in Asia\, which offered recommendations for Japan\, the U.S.\, and the alliance spanning energy\, security\, and the economy. In this follow on discussion\, Japanese experts will provide their own perspectives on the feasibility of their recommendations and suggestions for the U.S.-Japan alliance going forward. \n 
URL:https://project2049.net/event/japanese-perspectives-on-the-u-s-japan-alliance-new-opportunities-rising-tensions-and-the-armitage-nye-report/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20120821T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20120821T183000
DTSTAMP:20190401T204714Z
CREATED:20120821T160008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T204714Z
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SUMMARY:Enhancing Japan-U.S. Partnership in a New Global Order: Insights from Armitage-Nye 2012
DESCRIPTION:August 21\, 2012\n5:00 pm – 6:30 pm\nNippon Foundation Building\, Conference Room\, 2nd floor\n1-2-2\, Akasaka\, Minato-ku\, Tokyo 107-8523 \n \nThe Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) hosted Randall G. Schriver\, president & CEO of the Project 2049 Institute\, for the release of the third edition of a report co-chaired by Richard L. Armitage\, President of Armitage International and former Deputy Secretary of State\, and Joseph S. Nye\, Distinguished Service Professor\, Harvard University.
URL:https://project2049.net/event/enhancing-japan-u-s-partnership-in-a-new-global-order-insights-from-armitage-nye-2012/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20120815T164500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20120815T180000
DTSTAMP:20190401T204908Z
CREATED:20120815T160052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T204908Z
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SUMMARY:The Armitage-Nye Report: U.S.-Japan Alliance: Anchoring Stability in Asia
DESCRIPTION:August 15\, 2012\n4:45 pm – 6:00 pm\nCenter for Strategic and International Studies\n1800 K Street\, NW Washington DC\, 20006 \nThe Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Japan Chair cordially hosted the release of a new report co-chaired by Richard L. Armitage\, President of Armitage International and former Deputy Secretary of State\, and Joseph S. Nye\, Distinguished Service Professor\, Harvard University.
URL:https://project2049.net/event/the-armitage-nye-report-u-s-japan-alliance-anchoring-stability-in-asia/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20120529T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20120529T153000
DTSTAMP:20190417T193306Z
CREATED:20120529T160049Z
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SUMMARY:The Role of North Korea and Taiwan in Korea-China Relations
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday May\, 29\, 2012\n2:00 pm – 3:30 pm\nKorea Economic Institute\n1800 K Street NW\nWashington 20006 \n \nThe relationship between South Korea and China has long been influenced by third countries. While North Korea has traditionally played a central role in the shaping of Korea-China relations\, Taiwan has also begun to influence the recent dynamics of the bilateral relationship as well as the trilateral relationship with the U.S. \nPlease join the Korea Economic Institute and Project 2049 Institute as two experts from South Korea and Taiwan examine the roles that Pyongyang and Taipei may play in shaping the trilateral agenda and regional order beyond 2012. \nSpeakers:\nKwei-Bo Huang\nVisiting Fellow Foreign Policy\, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies The Brookings Institution \nYong-Hyun Kim\nAssistant Professor\, Dongguk University \nRandall Schriver\nPresident\, Project 2049 Institute
URL:https://project2049.net/event/the-role-of-north-korea-and-taiwan-in-korea-china-relations/
LOCATION:Korea Economic Institute\, 1800 K Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20120417T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20120417T160000
DTSTAMP:20190417T192309Z
CREATED:20120417T160021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T192309Z
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SUMMARY:Chinese Reactions to Taiwan Arms Sales: Report Release & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:April 17\, 2012\n2:30 pm – 4:00 pm\nU.S. Capitol Visitor Center\, Room SVC 209\n1st Street NE & East Capitol Street\, Washington\, D.C. \nThe US-Taiwan Business Council and the Project 2049 Institute have jointly produced a report – entitled “Chinese Reactions to Taiwan Arms Sales” – that examines the history of major U.S. arms sales to Taiwan since 1979\, and discusses the correlation between such arms sales and Chinese reactions and retaliatory responses – if any. In addition to acting as the release event for the report\, the panel discussion will examine the contents and conclusions of the report\, and we will also discuss implications for future U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. \nPanelists:\nRupert Hammond-Chambers\nPresident\, US-Taiwan Business Council \nRandall Schriver\nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute
URL:https://project2049.net/event/chinese-reactions-to-taiwan-arms-sales-report-release-panel-discussion/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20120104T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20120104T153000
DTSTAMP:20190308T003604Z
CREATED:20120104T170040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190308T003604Z
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SUMMARY:Reviving Japan: Can It Win the Asian Century?
DESCRIPTION:Post-Event Summary\nJapan is currently facing many struggles\, ranging from high national debt to political stagnation. In an event held Wednesday at AEI\, experts from both Japan and the U.S. discussed the actions Japan should take to revive its political and economic systems and protect its security. Taro Kono of the National Diet insisted that the Liberal Democratic Party should focus on center-right policies such as small government and economic growth to motivate the general public to participate in the political discussion and future elections. He emphasized the responsibility of Japan’s politicians to reinvigorate the country. AEI’s Claude Barfield pointed out the significance to Japan of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership\, which he noted will be difficult but beneficial to both Japan and the U.S. Tetsuo Kotani of the Okazaki Institute also emphasized the importance of leadership in Japan\, calling for leaders with “philosophy and determination.” Although Japan currently confronts many difficulties in its political\, economic\, and national security arenas\, AEI’s Michael Auslin focused on Japan’s strengths and stability. Finally\, Sugio Takahashi of Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies and Ministry of Defense illustrated some dynamics in Japan’s security policy\, claiming that this is a sphere where the political parties have mostly come to a consensus. On balance\, the speakers emphasized that although many problems exist\, there is still hope for Japan to enact the policies it needs to win its future. \n—Mayuko Yatsu \nEvent Description\nJapan has fallen on hard times. Economic and political stagnation and the March 2011 earthquake have inhibited the nation from assuming a more proactive global role. But Japan\, one of America’s bedrock allies\, has an important part to play in the coming “Asian century.” How can Japan reinvigorate its political and economic systems? Given China’s rise and increasing assertiveness\, how will Japan approach an uncertain security environment? At this AEI event\, Taro Kono (Liberal Democratic Party) will offer his vision for what Japan needs to win its future\, followed by a panel discussion with AEI and Japanese scholars. \n\n\nAgenda\n1:45 PM\nRegistration \n2:00 PM\nIntroduction: \nGARY J. SCHMITT\, AEI \nSpeakers:\nTARO KONO\, National Diet of Japan (Liberal Democratic Party)\n \n2:30PM\nQuestion and Answer \n2:45PM\nPanelists:\nMICHAEL AUSLIN\, AEI\nCLAUDE BARFIELD\, AEI\nTETSUO KOTANI\, The Okazaki Institute\nSUGIO TAKAHASHI\, National Institute for Defense Studies and Strategic Planning Office\, Ministry of Defense\nModerator:\nRANDY SCHRIVER\, Project 2049 Institute \n3:30 PM\nAdjournment \n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Auslin is resident scholar in Foreign and Defense Policy Studies and concurrently director of Japan Studies at AEI. He is also a columnist for the Wall Street Journal\, writing on Japan and Asian security. He specializes in U.S.-Asian relations\, U.S. security policy and Asian regional security issues. Mr. Auslin was an associate professor of history at Yale University and senior research fellow at Yale’s MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies before joining AEI. He also has been a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo. He received the Nakasone Yasuhiro Award for Excellence in 2010 and has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum\, a Marshall Memorial Fellow by the German Marshall Fund\, and an Asia 21 Fellow by the Asia Society\, in addition to being a former Fulbright and Japan Foundation Scholar. His writings include the award-winning book “Negotiating with Imperialism: The Unequal Treaties and the Culture of Japanese Diplomacy” (Harvard University Press\, 2004)\, the report “Security in the Indo-Pacific Commons: Towards a Regional Strategy” (AEI\, 2010) and “Pacific Cosmopolitans: A Cultural History of U.S.-Japan Relations” (Harvard University Press\, 2011). In addition to his Wall Street Journal column\, he appears regularly in U.S. and foreign media\, commenting on current Asian and security issues. \nClaude Barfield\, a former consultant to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative\, is a resident scholar at AEI\, where he researches international trade policy (including trade policy in China and East Asia)\, the World Trade Organization (WTO)\, intellectual property\, and science and technology policy. His many books include “SWAP: How Trade Works” (AEI Press\, 2011) and “Free Trade\, Sovereignty\, Democracy: The Future of the World Trade Organization” (AEI Press\, 2001)\, in which he identifies challenges to the WTO and to the future of trade liberalization. \nTaro Kono is a fifth-term member of the House of Representatives. He represents the 15th District of Kanagawa Prefecture\, which encompasses the cities of Chigasaki\, Hiratsuka\, Oiso and Ninomiya on the Sagami Bay. Mr. Kono was first elected to the House of Representatives as a Liberal Democratic Member in October 1996 and has been reelected ever since. In the summer of 2009\, he ran for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party and came in second. Until the Parliament was dissolved in August 2008\, he was the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of the Representatives. Mr. Kono also served as senior vice minister of justice from November 2005 to September 2006 and parliamentary secretary for public management in 2002\, with responsibilities including administrative reforms\, local government matters and e-Government. Mr. Kono has also interned for former congressman (and current senator) Richard Shelby of Alabama and studied American foreign policy under Madeleine Albright. \nTetsuo Kotani is a special research fellow at the Okazaki Institute in Tokyo and a PhD candidate at Doshisha University in Kyoto. He is also a senior research fellow at the Research Institute for Peace and Security in Tokyo\, a member of the International Advisory Board at Project 2049 Institute in Washington and a nonresident SPF fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS in Honolulu. He was a research fellow at Ocean Policy Research Foundation in 2006–2010 and a visiting fellow at the US-Japan Center at Vanderbilt University in 2003–06. His dissertation focus is on the strategic implication of homeporting U.S. carriers in Japan\, and his other research interests include U.S.-Japan relations and international relations and maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region. He received a security studies fellowship from the RIPS in 2006–08 and won the 2003 Japanese Defense Minister Prize. He has published numerous articles both in English and Japanese and is preparing his first book\, “KaiyoKokka” (Maritime Nation). \nGary J. Schmitt is the director of the Program on Advanced Strategic Studies at AEI and the director of AEI’s Program on American Citizenship. Mr. Schmitt is a former staff director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He was executive director of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board during President Ronald Reagan’s second term. Mr. Schmitt’s work focuses on longer-term strategic issues that will affect America’s security at home and its ability to lead abroad. His books include “Of Men and Materiel: The Crisis in Military Resources” (AEI Press\, 2007)\, to which he was a contributing author and co-editor; “Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence” (Brassey’s\, 2002)\, coauthored with Abram Shulsky and now in its third edition; and “U.S. Intelligence at the Crossroads: Agendas for Reform” (Brassey’s\, 1995)\, to which he is a contributing author and co-editor. He is contributing author and editor of two recent books: “The Rise of China: Essays on the Future Competition” (Encounter Books\, 2009) and “Safety\, Liberty\, and Islamist Terrorism: American and European Approaches to Domestic Counterterrorism” (AEI Press\, 2010). \nRandy Schriver is president and chief executive officer of the Project 2049 Institute. He is also a founding partner of Armitage International LLC\, based in Arlington\, Virginia\, and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington\, D.C. He served as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2003 to 2005 and as chief of staff and senior policy adviser to then-deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage from 2001 to 2003. Before his work at the State Department\, he was an independent consultant and visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Mr. Schriver has also served as an active-duty naval intelligence officer. He has won numerous military and civilian awards from the U.S. government and was recently presented with the Order of the Propitious Clouds by the president of Taiwan for promoting Taiwan-U.S. relations. \nSugio Takahashi is senior fellow of the National Institute for Defense Studies and currently works with the deputy director of the Office of Strategic Planning of Ministry of Defense in Tokyo\, Japan. He has published extensively in the areas of nuclear strategy\, the Japan-U.S. alliance and East Asian regional security\, including “Implications of Recent Challenges in Nuclear Deterrence on Japan’s Security: NPR\, New START\, ‘The World Without Nuclear Weapon\,’ and Extended Deterrence” (Kaigai Jijo\, July 2010\, Japanese); “Transformation of Japan’s Defense Industry? Assessing the Impact of the Revolution in Military Affairs” (Security Challenges\, Summer 2008); and “Dealing with the Ballistic Missile Threat: Whether Japan Should Have a Strike Capability Under Its Exclusively Defense-Oriented Policy” (NIDS Security Reports\, December 2006).
URL:https://project2049.net/event/reviving-japan-can-it-win-the-asian-century/
LOCATION:AEI\, Wohlstetter Conference Center\, Twelfth Floor\, 1150 Seventeenth Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20111110T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20111110T120000
DTSTAMP:20190308T004844Z
CREATED:20111110T170019Z
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SUMMARY:Taiwan’s Future in the Asian Century: Toward a Strong\, Prosperous and Enduring Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Post-Event Summary\nTaiwan has enjoyed great success in forging a strong democracy and developing its economy. However\, it still faces a number of future internal and external challenges. Today\, a group of panelists convened at AEI to look at these challenges and their implications for Taiwan’s future in the Asian century. To begin the first panel\, Shelley Rigger emphasized that both the United States and Taiwan need to recognize the value of Taiwan’s democracy as a main connector in the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. Mark Stokes addressed Taiwan’s growing security challenges\, including its political isolation and the increasing strength of the Chinese military\, and detailed several key questions for the country to consider in formulating its security strategy. Szu-yin Ho\, in addition to addressing the principles and methods of Taiwan’s security strategy\, pointed out that negative demographic trends will force the government to make difficult choices between “guns and butter” to address Taiwan’s economic and security issues. \nIn the second panel\, Jean-Pierre Cabestan outlined the debate within the European Union on relations with Taiwan and concluded that this debate and discussion within the United States on the same issue are interconnected. Dan Twining pointed out the often-overlooked importance of Japan in Taiwan’s security calculus and the need to strengthen that bilateral relationship. AEI scholar Claude Barfield discussed the rise of bilateral economic partnerships in Asia\, as well as the future implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for Asian regionalism. Finally\, Randy Schriver countered arguments of those who advocate for the United States to abandon Taiwan\, arguing that the United States should continue to support Taiwan through arms sales and other means.\n—LARA CROUCH \nEvent Description \nTaiwan’s transition to democracy and its continued economic growth are making for one of Asia’s great success stories. Yet the country has found that even with growing prosperity and political vibrancy\, its unique challenges have not abated. Taiwan still lives in the shadow of a hostile China\, faces continuing international isolation and finds it increasingly difficult to defend itself from external aggression. Confronted with such difficulties\, how will Taiwan continue to consolidate its young democracy? How will Taiwan defend itself in the coming years? What is the outlook for Taiwan’s ties with Japan\, Europe and the United States? How will the island ensure its continued prosperity? A group of experts will discuss these and other questions at this special AEI event. \n  \n\nAgenda\n9:15 AM\nRegistration \n\n9:30 AM\nPanel I: The Future of Taiwan’s Internal Development \nPanelists:\nSHELLEY RIGGER\, Davidson College\nMARK STOKES\, Project 2049 Institute\nSZU-YIN HO\, National Chengchi University \nModerator: \n\nDAN BLUMENTHAL\, AEI \n10:45 AM\nPanel II: The Future of Taiwan’s External RelationsPanelists:\nJEAN-PIERRE CABESTAN\, Hong Kong Baptist University\nDAN TWINING\, German Marshall Fund of the United States\nCLAUDE BARFIELD\, AEI\nRandy Schriver\, Project 2049 Institute\n\nModerator:\nGARY J. SCHMITT\, AEI \n\n12:00 PM\nAdjournment\n\n\n\n  \nSpeaker Biographies \nClaude Barfield\, a former consultant to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative\, researches international trade policy (including trade policy in China and East Asia)\, the World Trade Organization (WTO)\, intellectual property and science and technology policy. His many books include “SWAP: How Trade Works” (AEI Press\, 2011) and “Free Trade\, Sovereignty\, Democracy: The Future of the World Trade Organization” (AEI Press\, 2001)\, in which he identifies challenges to the WTO and to the future of trade liberalization. \nDan Blumenthal is the director of Asian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute\, where he focuses on East Asian security issues and on Sino-American relations. He has recently been named a research associate in the National Asia Research Program\, a joint undertaking of the National Bureau of Asian Research and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He has served on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission since 2005\, including as vice chairman in 2007\, and has been a member of the Academic Advisory Board for the congressional U.S.-China Working Group. Previously\, Mr. Blumenthal was senior director for China\, Taiwan and Mongolia in the office of the secretary of defense for international security affairs during George W. Bush’s first administration. He has written articles and op-eds for the Washington Post\, Wall Street Journal\, Weekly Standard\, National Review and numerous edited volumes. \nJean-Pierre Cabestan is head and professor of the Department of Government and International Studies\, Hong Kong Baptist University. He is also associate researcher at the Asia Centre in Paris. Before August 2007\, he was senior researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research and was attached to Institute of Comparative Law of the University of Paris 1. From 1998 to 2003\, he was director of the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China in Hong Kong and chief editor of Perspectives chinoises and China Perspectives. From 1994 to 1998\, he was director of the Taipei Office of the CEFC. In 1990 and 1991\, he was lecturer in the politics department of the School of Oriental and African Studies. He is the author of numerous French-language books and journal articles\, with recent pieces including “La politique internationale de la Chine. Entre intégration et volonté de puissance” (Paris\, Presses de Sciences Po\, 2010). He has also published numerous articles and contributions in English on China’s political system and reform\, Chinese law\, the relations across the Taiwan Strait and Taiwanese politics. \nSzu-yin Ho is professor of political science at the National Chengchi University. After receiving his doctoral degree\, Mr. Ho first joined the Academia Sinica\, then moved to the Institute of International Relations\, National Chengchi University\, Taipei\, Taiwan. He later served as the deputy director of the Institute from 1994 to 1999 and the director from 1999 to 2003. From 2003 to 2008 he served on adjunct basis as the director of International Affairs of the KMT\, Taiwan’s current ruling party. After the presidential election in 2008\, he moved to become the deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council in the Presidential Office\, overseeing the country’s foreign affairs. After two years of service in government\, he went back to academia. Mr. Ho specializes in international relations\, comparative political economy\, sampling survey and Chinese politics and has published books and articles in both Chinese and English along these lines of research. He is now a Fulbright visiting scholar at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard University. \nShelley Rigger is the Brown Professor of East Asian Politics and chair of political science at Davidson College in Davidson\, North Carolina. She has been a visiting researcher at National Chengchi University in Taiwan (2005) and a visiting professor at Fudan University in Shanghai (2006). Ms. Rigger is the author of two books on Taiwan’s domestic politics\, “Politics in Taiwan: Voting for Democracy” (Routledge\, 1999) and “From Opposition to Power: Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party” (Lynne Rienner Publishers\, 2001). She has published articles on Taiwan’s domestic politics\, the national identity issue in Taiwan-China relations and related topics. Her current research studies the effects of cross-strait economic interactions on Taiwanese people’s perceptions of mainland China. Her monograph\, “Taiwan’s Rising Rationalism: Generations\, Politics and ‘Taiwan Nationalism’” was published by the East West Center in Washington in November 2006. \nGary J. Schmitt is the director of the Program on Advanced Strategic Studies at AEI and the director of AEI’s Program on American Citizenship. Mr. Schmitt is a former staff director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He was executive director of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board during President Ronald Reagan’s second term. Mr. Schmitt’s work focuses on longer-term strategic issues that will affect America’s security at home and its ability to lead abroad. His books include “Of Men and Materiel: The Crisis in Military Resources” (AEI Press\, 2007)\, to which he was a contributing author and co-editor; “Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence” (Brassey’s\, 2002)\, coauthored with Abram Shulsky and now in its third edition; and “U.S. Intelligence at the Crossroads: Agendas for Reform” (Brassey’s\, 1995)\, to which he is a contributing author and co-editor. He is contributing author and editor of two recent books: “The Rise of China: Essays on the Future Competition” (Encounter Books\, 2009) and “Safety\, Liberty\, and Islamist Terrorism: American and European Approaches to Domestic Counterterrorism” (AEI Press\, 2010). \nRandall Schriver is president and chief executive officer of the Project 2049 Institute. He is also a founding partner of Armitage International LLC\, based in Arlington\, Virginia\, and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington\, D.C. He served as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2003 to 2005 and as chief of staff and senior policy adviser to then-deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage from 2001 to 2003. Before his work at the State Department\, he was an independent consultant and visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Mr. Schriver has also served as an active-duty naval intelligence officer. He has won numerous military and civilian awards from the U.S. government and was recently presented with the Order of the Propitious Clouds by the president of Taiwan for promoting Taiwan-U.S. relations. \nMark Stokes is the executive director of the Project 2049 Institute. Previously\, he was the founder and president of Quantum Pacific Enterprises\, an international consulting firm\, and vice president and Taiwan country manager for Raytheon International. He has served as executive vice president of Laifu Trading Company\, a subsidiary of the Rehfeldt Group; a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and a member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan. A 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran\, Mr. Stokes also served as team chief and senior country director for the People’s Republic of China\, Taiwan and Mongolia in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. He is a fluent Mandarin speaker. \nDaniel Twining is senior fellow for Asia at the German Marshall Fund of the United States\, where he helps lead the American institute’s growing line of work on the rise of Asia and its impact on the West. He is also a consultant to the U.S. National Intelligence Council. His work focuses on the extraordinary diffusion of power underway in the international system and its implications for the future of the world we live in. He was a member of the U.S. Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff (2007–2009)\, the foreign policy adviser to U.S. Senator John McCain (2001–2004) and a staff member of the U.S. Trade Representative (1996–1997). He has worked as a senior foreign policy spokesman and adviser for several American presidential campaigns. Mr. Twining was the Fulbright/Oxford Scholar at Oxford University from 2004 to 2007. His work on global trends\, grand strategy\, Asia’s future and American foreign policy has been published in leading newspapers\, magazines\, academic and policy journals and edited volumes around the world\, and he is currently writing a book about America’s future in Asia. He has testified before the U.S. Congress and lectured widely in the United States\, Europe and Asia and has lived and worked in South and Southeast Asia\, Europe\, Latin America and Africa.
URL:https://project2049.net/event/taiwans-future-in-the-asian-century-toward-a-strong-prosperous-and-enduring-democracy/
LOCATION:AEI\, Wohlstetter Conference Center\, Twelfth Floor\, 1150 Seventeenth Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
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SUMMARY:Is the United States Ready for China's Rise?: Alliances for a New Asia
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 19\, 2011\n10:00 am –11:30 am\nLocation: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research\, 12th Floor\n1150 Seventeenth Street\, Washington\, DC\, 20036 \nThe United States seeks to maintain its presence in East Asia\, a posture that has provided security to our allies and stability to international trade. Increasingly\, it appears China is not content with the American-made and –dominated international order and is now developing the capability to undermine it. The budding US-China security rivalry will shape the region’s future\, but experts still debate the effect of China’s rise on regional stability. Is China an emerging threat? If so\, is America’s hub-and-spoke Asian alliance system appropriate to deal with it? In what ways might the alliance system be restructured? AEI Resident Fellow Dan Blumenthal\, with colleagues from AEI and the Project 2049 Institute\, recently wrote a paper addressing these issues titled “Asian Alliances in the 21st Century.” At this AEI event\, Mr. Blumenthal and co-author Randy Schriver of the Project 2049 Institute will present their findings. James Traub\, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and columnist for ForeignPolicy.com\, will share his comments.
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SUMMARY:Taiwan-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Security Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, October 17\, 2011\nLocation: W Hotel\n10 Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 5\, Xinyi District\, Taipei\, Taiwan \nProject 2049 Institute and the Chinese Council for Advanced Policy Studies co-hosted the conference for Taiwan\, Japan and the U.S. to exchange views on security issues.
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SUMMARY:Reconsidering America's China Policy: Engaging Party and People
DESCRIPTION:March 17\, 2011 \nDramatic changes in Sino-American relations have left the longstanding US policy of “engagement” with China outmoded and ineffective. China’s economic\, political\, and military ascension has led to a more assertive and muscular Beijing\, complicating American attempts at diplomatic engagement on key issues. Too often\, “engaging” China has meant engagement only with the Chinese Communist Party\, with modest results on human rights issues to show for the effort. \nAEI and the Project 2049 Institute\, which seeks to guide decision makers toward a more secure Asia by the century’s midpoint\, will cohost a conference examining US policy toward China\, particularly American engagement of Chinese civil society. With new dynamics shaping Chinese and American interests\, the conference will evaluate the prospect of a diplomatic strategy both more effective and better aligned with US interests and values. \nAgenda\n8:45 a.m.\nRegistration and Breakfast9:00 \nIntroduction:\nRandall Schriver\, Project 2049 Institute\n9:15 Panel I: A Review of Engagement \n\nPanelists:\nCAROLYN BARTHOLOMEW\, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission\nSOPHIE RICHARDSON\, Human Rights Watch\nDEREK SCISSORS\, Heritage Foundation\nMARK STOKES\, Project 2049 Institute \nModerator: DAN BLUMENTHAL\, AEI \nQuestion and Answer \n10:45\nPanel II: Engaging Civil Society and Reaching the People\nPanelists:\nSHARON HOM\, Human Rights in China\nHO-FUNG HUNG\, Indiana University\nREBECCA MACKINNON\, New America Foundation and Global Voices Online\nJENNIFER TURNER\, Woodrow Wilson International Center\nModerator:\nKELLEY CURRIE\, Project 2049 Institute\nQuestion and Answer \n12:15\nAdjournment
URL:https://project2049.net/event/reconsidering-americas-china-policy-engaging-party-and-people/
LOCATION:AEI\, Wohlstetter Conference Center\, Twelfth Floor\, 1150 Seventeenth Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reconsidering America’s China Policy: Engaging Party and People
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 17\, 2011\n9:00 am – 12:15 pm\nAmerican Enterprise Institute (AEI)\nWohlstetter Conference Center\, Twelfth Floor\,\n1150 Seventeenth Street\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. 20036 \n \nDramatic changes in Sino-American relations have left the longstanding US policy of “engagement” with China outmoded and ineffective. China’s economic\, political\, and military ascension has led to a more assertive and muscular Beijing\, complicating American attempts at diplomatic engagement on key issues. Too often\, “engaging” China has meant engagement only with the Chinese Communist Party\, with modest results on human rights issues to show for the effort. \nAEI and the Project 2049 Institute\, which seeks to guide decision makers toward a more secure Asia by the century’s midpoint\, will cohost a conference examining US policy toward China\, particularly American engagement of Chinese civil society. With new dynamics shaping Chinese and American interests\, the conference will evaluate the prospect of a diplomatic strategy both more effective and better aligned with US interests and values. \nAgenda\nIntroduction:\nRandall Schriver\, Project 2049 Institute \nPanel I: A Review of Engagement\nPanelists:\nCarolyn Bartholomew\, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission\nSophie Richardson\, Human Rights Watch\nDerek Scissors\, Heritage Foundation\nMark Stokes\, Project 2049 Institute \nModerator:\nDan Blumenthal\, AEI \nQuestion and Answer \nPanel II: Engaging Civil Society and Reaching the People\nPanelists:\nSharon Hom\, Human Rights in China\nHo-Fung Hung\, Indiana University\nRebecca Mackinnon\, New America Foundation and Global Voices Online\nJennifer Turner\, Woodrow Wilson International Center \nModerator:\nKelley Currie\, Project 2049 Institute \nQuestion and Answer \n  \nCarolyn Bartholomew was reappointed to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a two-year term expiring on December 31\, 2011. Since 2006\, she has served as the commission’s chairman as well as vice chairman. Ms. Bartholomew has worked at senior levels in Congress as counsel\, legislative director\, and chief of staff to Nancy Pelosi. She was a professional staff member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence\, as well as legislative assistant to then-Representative Bill Richardson (D-NM). In these positions\, Ms. Bartholomew was integrally involved in developing US policies on international affairs and security matters\, particularly US-China relations\, focusing on trade\, human rights\, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. She led efforts to establish and fund global AIDS programs and promote human rights and democratization around the world. Ms. Bartholomew also serves on the board of directors of the Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and the nonprofit organizations Polaris Project and Asia Catalyst. \nDan Blumenthal joined AEI in November 2004 as a resident fellow in Asian studies. He has recently been named a research associate in the National Asia Research Program\, a joint undertaking of the National Bureau of Asian Research and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He has served on the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission since 2005\, including as vice chairman in 2007\, and has been a member of the Academic Advisory Board for the congressional US-China Working Group. Previously\, Mr. Blumenthal was senior director for China\, Taiwan\, and Mongolia in the office of the secretary of defense for international security affairs during George W. Bush’s first administration. He has written articles and op-eds for the Washington Post\, the Wall Street Journal\, the Weekly Standard\, National Review\, and numerous edited volumes. He is currently working on a manuscript that will examine divides within the China policymaking community. \nKelley Currie is a senior fellow with the Project 2049 Institute\, working on issues related to democracy\, human rights\, and the rule of law in the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Project 2049\, Ms. Currie was a special assistant to the under secretary for democracy and global affairs and special coordinator for Tibetan issues at the US Department of State. She has also served as senior adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross\, director of government relations for the International Campaign for Tibet\, and deputy director for Asia at the International Republican Institute. From 1995 to 1999\, Ms. Currie was foreign policy adviser to Representative John Porter (R-IL) and concurrently the majority staff director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. \nSharon Hom is executive director and professor of law emerita at the City University of New York School of Law. She leads Human Rights in China’s human rights and media advocacy and strategic policy engagement with nongovernmental organizations\, governments\, and multistakeholder initiatives. Ms. Hom has testified on a variety of human rights issues before key US and international policymakers. She has appeared as a guest and commentator on broadcast programs worldwide and is frequently interviewed by and quoted in major print media. Ms. Hom was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of 2007’s “50 Women to Watch” for their impact on business. She taught law for eighteen years\, including training judges\, lawyers\, and law teachers at eight law schools in China over a fourteen-year period in the 1980s and 1990s. Ms. Hom has published extensively on Chinese legal reforms\, trade\, technology\, and international human rights\, including chapters in Gender Equality\, Citizenship and Human Rights: Controversies and Challenges in China and the Nordic Countries (Routledge\, 2010) and China’s Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges (Seven Stories Press\, 2008). She is coauthor of Contracting Law (Carolina Academic Press\, 1996\, 2000\, 2005)\, editor of Chinese Women Traversing Diaspora: Memoirs\, Essays\, and Poetry (Routledge\, 1999)\, and coeditor of Challenging China: Struggle and Hope in an Era of Change (New Press\, 2007). \nHo-fung Hung is the associate director of the Research Center on Chinese Politics and Business and assistant professor of sociology at Indiana University–Bloomington. He researches Chinese political economy and state-society interaction in historical and global perspectives. Mr. Hung is the author of Protest with Chinese Characteristics (Columbia University Press\, 2011; winner of the President’s Book Award from the Social Science History Association) and editor of China and the Transformation of Global Capitalism (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2009). His articles have appeared in the American Journal of Sociology\, the American Sociological Review\, the Review of International Political Economy\, Dushu (China)\, and Lingdaozhe (China)\, among others. Mr. Hung’s works on Chinese politics and economics have been featured or cited in the New York Times\, the Guardian\, Folha de S. Paulo (Brazil)\, Expresso (Portugal)\, Straits Times (Singapore)\, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)\, and Xinhua Monthly (China)\, among others. \nRebecca MacKinnon is a Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation\, where she conducts research\, writing\, and advocacy on global Internet policy\, free expression\, and the impact of digital technologies on human rights. She is one of the world’s leading experts on Chinese Internet censorship. Her first book\, Consent of the Networked\, a treatise on the future of liberty in the Internet age\, will be published in January 2012 by Basic Books. Ms. MacKinnon is cofounder of Global Voices Online\, a global citizen-media network. She also serves on the boards of directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Global Network Initiative. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese\, Ms. MacKinnon worked as a journalist for CNN in Beijing and has served as CNN’s Beijing bureau chief and correspondent\, as well as Tokyo bureau chief and correspondent. Previously\, she was a research fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and taught at the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre. In 2009\, Ms. MacKinnon conducted research and writing as an Open Society Institute fellow\, and in spring 2010 she was a visiting fellow at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy. \nSophie Richardson is the advocacy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division and oversees the organization’s work on China. Her book on Chinese foreign policy is forthcoming from Columbia University Press\, and she has also published on domestic Chinese political reform\, democratization\, and human rights in Cambodia\, China\, Hong Kong\, and the Philippines. Her publications have appeared in the Far Eastern Economic Review\, La Libre Belgique\, the Japan Times\, JoongAng Daily\, the Journal of Asian Studies\, the Nation (Bangkok)\, the Phnom Penh Post\, and the Wall Street Journal. She has provided commentary to Al Jazeera\, the BBC\, CNN\, the Guardian\, National Public Radio\, and the New York Times. Ms. Richardson speaks Mandarin Chinese. Ms. Richardson is the author of China\, Cambodia\, and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (Columbia University Press\, 2009)\, an in-depth examination of China’s foreign policy since the 1954 Geneva Conference\, including rare interviews with policymakers. \nRandall Schriver is president and CEO of the Project 2049 Institute. He is also a founding partner of Armitage International LLC and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Mr. Schriver served as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 2003 to 2005\, and as chief of staff and senior policy adviser to then–deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage from 2001 to 2003. Before his work at the State Department\, he was an independent consultant and visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Mr. Schriver has also served as an active-duty naval intelligence officer. He won numerous military and civilian awards from the US government and was recently presented with the Order of the Propitious Clouds by the president of Taiwan for promoting Taiwan-US relations. \nDerek Scissors is a research fellow for economics at the Asian Studies Center of the Heritage Foundation. Mr. Scissors has testified before the Senate on exchange-rate disputes between America and China and before the US-China Economic and Security Commission on Chinese investment in America and elsewhere. He has advised numerous federal government agencies. Mr. Scissors’s analysis and commentary have appeared in Foreign Affairs\, National Review\, the New York Times\, and the Wall Street Journal\, as well as Indian news outlets such as the Economic Times and other print publications. He is also an adjunct professor at George Washington University. Before joining Heritage in 2008\, Mr. Scissors was a China economist at Intelligence Research\, a global consulting firm\, where he counseled clients—primarily Fortune 500 executives—concerning their China operations. \nMark Stokes is the executive director of the Project 2049 Institute. He is the founder and former president of Quantum Pacific Enterprises\, an international consulting firm\, and was vice president and Taiwan country manager for Raytheon International. He has also served as executive vice president of Laifu Trading Company\, a subsidiary of the Rehfeldt Group; a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and member of the board of governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan. A twenty-year US Air Force veteran\, Mr. Stokes was team chief and senior country director for the People’s Republic of China\, Taiwan\, and Mongolia in the office of the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. He is a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker. \nJennifer Turner has been the director of the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center for eleven years. Besides putting on meetings and producing publications on a variety of energy and environmental challenges facing China\, she has coordinated several research exchange activities in China\, the United States\, and Japan bringing together US\, Chinese\, and other Asian experts on issues of energy and climate challenges\, environmental nongovernmental organizations\, environmental journalism\, river-basin governance\, water conflict resolution\, and municipal financing of environmental infrastructure. Current projects are focusing on US-China energy and climate cooperation\, the impact of energy development on water resources in China\, environmental governance in China\, and pollution challenges in Lake Tai. Ms. Turner also serves as editor of the Wilson Center’s journal\, the China Environment Series\, which is mailed to over three thousand environmental practitioners around the world who work on China’s energy and environmental issues. Her dissertation examined local government innovation in implementing water policies in the People’s Republic of China. Her current research focuses on environmental civil society in China\, Chinese water challenges\, and China’s environmental impact on Southeast Asia.
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