U.S.-China Roundtable
November 1, 1994 - June 1, 2000
This series provided an opportunity for Council members to hear prominent speakers and to discuss the full range of issues that define the U.S. relationship with China. speakers in the 1999-2000 program year included: Stephen E. Flynn, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, and Commander, U.S. Coast Guard; Bikhim Hsiao, Director of the Department of International Affairs, Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan; Peter Kwong, Director, Asian American Studies, and Professor of Sociology, Hunter College; Sheri Xiaoyi Liao, President, Global Village of Beijing, and Producer, "Time for Environment," China Central Television; Ma Ying-Jeou, Mayor, Taipei City; Michel Oksenberg, Senior Fellow, Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University; Michael Pillsbury, Visiting Fellow, National Defense University; James Stapleton Roy, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research; and Song Yongyi, Librarian, Dickinson College.
Meetings
The China Mess: Political Crisis in the People's Republic
Roundtable Meeting
May 8, 2000
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Jan C. Berris, Vice President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations |
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| Panelist: | Elizabeth C. Economy, Senior Fellow, China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speaker: | Michel Oksenberg, Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Research Center, Stanford University |
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Contact: Eric Aldrich 212-434-9642 or ealdrich@cfr.org
China Update Series—Globalization and Chinese Illegal Immigration: Beyond the 'Golden Venture'
Roundtable Meeting
December 1, 1999
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Speakers: | Peter Kwong, Director of Asian Studies, Hunter College |
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| Arthur C. Helton, Senior Fellow, Refugee Studies and Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Stephen E. Flynn, Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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U.S.-China Military Relations: Engaging the PLA
Roundtable Meeting
May 5, 1999
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Jan C. Berris |
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| Speaker: | Karl Eikenberry, Defense Attache, Beijing |
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Hong Kong and Global Markets: Into the 21st Century
General Meeting
March 19, 1999
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presiders: | Robert P. McDonald, Standard Chartered Bank |
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| Elizabeth C. Economy |
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| Speaker: | Andrew Sheng, Chairman, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission |
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Tibet: The New Challenges
Roundtable Meeting
March 1, 1999
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presiders: | Robert B. Oxnam |
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| Elizabeth C. Economy |
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| Speakers: | Robert J. Barnett, Columbia University |
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| Steve Lehman, Newsweek International |
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Asia in the 21st Century: The New Challenges
General Meeting
December 9, 1998
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
Transnational Problems in Asia
Roundtable Meeting
November 10, 1998
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presiders: | Virginia A. Kamsky, Kamsky Associates |
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| Elizabeth C. Economy |
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| Speakers: | Sidney R. Jones, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch/Asia |
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| Elizabeth C. Economy, Fellow, China Studies and Deputy Director of Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| James J. Shinn, Author, U.S. Coast Guard Academy |
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| Stephen E. Flynn, Associate Professor of International Relations |
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Confucian Convolution: China in the Information Age
Roundtable Meeting
September 29, 1998
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presiders: | Jan C. Berris |
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| Elizabeth C. Economy |
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| Speaker: | Frederick S. Tipson, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Hong Kong Telecom |
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Hong Kong: One Year after Transition
Roundtable Meeting
June 9, 1998
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
The Internet in China: Perils and Opportunities for the United States
Roundtable Meeting
May 11, 1998
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
Village Elections in China: Harbinger of Democracy or Communist Party Politics?
General Meeting
April 29, 1998
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Elizabeth C. Economy |
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| Speakers: | Amy E. Gadsden, International Republican Institute |
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| Paul C. Grove, International Republican Institute |
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Big Dragon: The Rise of China in Global Affairs
Roundtable Meeting
April 8, 1998
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
Asia-Pacific Security in the Balance: China, Japan, and the United States
General Meeting
March 12, 1998
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Bruce Stokes |
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| Speakers: | Michael J. Green, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Thomas Christensen, Cornell University |
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Tracking Consumer Trends: A Gallup Survey Comparison between China and India
General Meeting
December 4, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Speaker: | Richard W. Burkholder Jr. |
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An Inside Look at the U.S.-China Summit
General Meeting
October 22, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Maynard Parker |
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| Speaker: | Stanley O. Roth, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State |
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Chinese Banking Reform: How Far Will It Go?
Roundtable Meeting
October 2, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Gary C. Hufbauer, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Speakers: | Nicholas R. Lardy, Brookings Institution |
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| Minxin Pei, Princeton University |
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Settling Trade Disputes with Asia
Roundtable Meeting
September 19, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Nancy Young |
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| Speakers: | Boyd E. Given, The Boeing Company |
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| Clifton R. Wharton Jr. |
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Ethnic Separatism in China: Where There Is Smoke, Is There Fire?
Roundtable Meeting
April 30, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Andrew J. Nathan |
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| Speaker: | Dru C. Gladney, East-West Center |
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The China Challenge: Forging a New U.S. Strategy
General Meeting
March 18, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Thomas L. Friedman |
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| Speakers: | Michel Oksenberg, Senior Fellow, Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford University |
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| Richard Bernstein, Book Critic, New York Times |
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| Lucian W. Pye, Ford Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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The Gallup China Survey: Tracking Consumer Trends in China
Roundtable Meeting
March 12, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Frederick S. Tipson |
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| Speaker: | Richard W. Burkholder Jr., Vice President and Director, International Operations, Survey Research, Gallup Organization |
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U.S. Security Policy and Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region
Roundtable Meeting
February 25, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Robert B. Oxnam |
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| Speakers: | Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Department of Defense |
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| Kurt M. Campbell, U.S. Department of Defense |
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Hong Kong: The Outlook toward the End of the Transition
Roundtable Meeting
January 27, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Dinah Lee-Kung |
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| Speaker: | Frank Ching, Senior Editor, Far Eastern Economic Review |
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A Conversation with Wang Daohan
General Meeting
January 10, 1997
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Karen Elliott House |
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| Speaker: | Wang Daohan, Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait |
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China and Taiwan: The Evolving Relationship
General Meeting
December 11, 1996
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | James R. Silkenat |
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| Speakers: | Chi Su, The Executive Yuan, Government Information Office, Republic of China |
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| Randy Schriver, U.S. Department of Defense |
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China's Current Balance Sheet: Prospects for U.S. Business
Roundtable Meeting
October 11, 1996
Related Project: U.S.-China Roundtable
| Presider: | Michel Oksenberg |
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| Speaker: | Kenneth Lieberthal, University of Michigan |
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