U.S.-Asia Update Roundtable Series
Staff: Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies
November 1, 2002 - June 30, 2006
The U.S.-Asia Update Roundtable Series is an ongoing series that provides a forum for the discussion of the major issues that shape Chinese domestic policies and that have an impact on the U.S. relationship with China and the rest of the region. The Roundtable cosponsors events with the Council’s General Meetings and Corporate programs. Recent sessions have included speakers such as Michael Green, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Major General Karl Eikenberry; and Randall Schriver, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Approximately six sessions are held each program year.
This series is made possible through generous support from the Starr Foundation.
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with Volker Stanzel
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Volker Stanzel, German Ambassador to China
January 29, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
China's Hunt for Resources with David Zweig: Implications for China and the United States
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: David Zweig, Professor, University of Science and Technology
December 6, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
China's Trapped Transition: A Conversation with Minxin Pei
Speaker: Minxin Pei, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Presider: Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs
December 4, 2006
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Roundtable Meeting
Human Rights Activism in the Era of China's Rise
Speakers: Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia University
Christine Loh, The Civic Exchange
Robert L. Bernstein, Human Rights Watch
September 25, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with Li Yuanchao
Speaker: Li Yuanchao, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress
Presider: J. Stapleton Roy, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
May 19, 2006
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Meeting
Note: This meeting is cosponsored by The Asia Society and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
Roundtable Meeting
Mongolia in Transition
Panelists: Jargalsaikhany Enkhsaikhan, President, Blue Banner; Former Mongolian Ambassador to the United Nations
Al La Porta, President, USINGO; Former United States Ambassador to Mongolia
Moderator: Robert A. Scalapino, Robson Research Professor of Government Emeritus, Institute for East Asian Studies, University of California-Berkeley
Speaker: H.E. P. Ochirbat, Former President of Mongolia
Moderator: The Honorable Winston Lord, Co-Chairman, International Rescue Committee; Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
May 4, 2006
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Registration
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Program
6:30 p.m. Reception
Note: This meeting is cosponsored by The Asia Society.
Roundtable Meeting
The Business Climate in Asia: Notes from the Field
Speaker: Eugene A. Matthews, Nintai, Inc.
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
March 21, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
China and the Internet
Speakers: Ashley Esarey, Middlebury College
Andrew McLaughlin, Google, Inc.
Frederick S. Tipson, Microsoft
Rebecca MacKinnon, Harvard Law School
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
March 8, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
A Conversation with C.H. Tung
Speaker: C.H. Tung, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
February 13, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
North Korea's Nuclear Brinkmanship
Speakers: Stephen W. Bosworth, Fletcher School
Gordon Chang, Author, "Nuclear Showdown"
Donald Gregg, The Korea Society
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
January 17, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China
Speaker: James McGregor, Author, "One Billion Customers"
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
January 13, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
China's Economy and Governance: The OECD Reports
Speakers: Sean Dougherty, OECD Economics Department
Irene Hors, OECD Washington
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
September 30, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
The China Challenge
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
Speaker: Randy Schriver, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
May 4, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
Forging a New Asia-Pacific Strategy
Presider: Thomas Christensen, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Woodrow Willson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Speaker: Karl W. Eikenberry, Director for Strategic Planning and Policy, United States Pacific Command
March 17, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
The Indonesia Challenge
Presider: Calvin Sims, New York Times
January 10, 2005
Roundtable Meeting
Looking Ahead: U.S. Role in Asia
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
Speaker: Michael J. Green, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council
December 7, 2004
Roundtable Meeting
Religion and Civil Society in China
Presider: Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow in China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Li Dezhu, Minister, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, People's Republic of China
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Founder and President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation
October 19, 2004
Roundtable Meeting
The Dangers of Development: Environmental Challenges in Southeast Asia
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
Speaker: James Fahn, Ford Foundation
November 18, 2003
Contact Laura Geller at 212-434-9642 or lgeller@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
Hong Kong's Tough Balancing Act: One Country, Two Systems?
Panelist: Stephen A. Orlins, Stephen Orlins & Co.
Speaker: Donald Tsang, Chief Secretary of Administration, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
September 17, 2003
Contact Francesco Barbacci at 212-434-9604 or fbarbacci@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
The New Rules of Engagement: The U.S.-China Relationship Redefined
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy
Panelist: Kenneth Lieberthal, University of Michigan
June 11, 2003
Contact Laura Geller at 212-434-9642
Roundtable Meeting
Meeting with Frank J. Richter, World Economic Forum
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Frank Richter, World Economic Forum
October 29, 2002
Contact Laura Geller at 212-434-9642 or lgeller@cfr.org
Roundtable Meeting
APEC, Al-Qaeda, and Shifting Alliances: New Dynamics in the Asia Pacific Region
Presider: Elizabeth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Eugene A. Matthews, Council on Foreign Relations
Calvin Sims, Council on Foreign Relations
Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
October 17, 2002
Contact Laura Geller at 212-434-9642 or lgeller@cfr.org