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Two Systems, One World: US-China Relations under the Obama Administration

A one-day conference sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.

When:
January 30, 2009 8:30am to 3:00pm
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In what direction might U.S. policy toward China move under the Obama administration? In what direction should it move? "Two Systems, One World" brings together leading figures from the worlds of academia,  policy analysis, and policy making to analyze the most pressing challenges facing the Obama administration as it formulates its China policy -- from politics and security to energy, the environment, and the economy.

8:30am  
Registration

9:00am
Welcome: David Schaberg
Backgrounder: Richard Baum

9:15am -10:15
PLENARY ADDRESS: Thomas Christensen, "Recent Lessons for the Obama Administration's China Policy"

10:15am - 10:30am
Break

10:30am - 11:45am
PANEL 1: POLITICS AND SECURITY

Moderator: Kal Raustiala
Panelists: Richard Baum, Mike Chinoy, Donald Keyser

11:45am - 12:00pm
Break

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Venue: Faculty Center, Sequoia Room  

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: General Wesley Clark, "The Next Stage in US-China Relations"

Lunch

1:30pm - 2:45pm
Venue: Faculty Center,California Room  

PANEL 2: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, & THE ECONOMY

Moderator: Nina Hachigian
Panelists: Mikkal Herberg, Robert Kapp, Barry Naughton