United States and China: What Next?

Join distinguished Chinese and American scholars at a conference on the relationship between the two greatest powers, the United States and China.

Co-sponsored by China-US Exchange Foundation, the Harvard Kennedy School, and Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. 

The relationship between the two greatest powers is one of the most important in world history.  It will be crucial in shaping the global order and agenda in facing the challenges of the twenty-first century.  The recent rise of China's power and influence has ignited heated discussions in the United States.  There are those in the United States who propose a "hedging strategy" aimed at preparing for conflict with China.  Other observers see more opportunities for these two nations to broaden the scope of cooperation.

Several distinguished Chinese and American scholars have engaged in a major research project over the past several years to more clearly identify common interests and possibly shared values. The resulting book, Power and Restraint: A Shared Vision for the U.S.-China Relationship, features essays on global warming, trade relations, Taiwan, democratization, WMDs, bilateral humanitarian intervention and more.  Power and Restraint finds that China and the United States can exist side by side and establish mutual understanding to better cope with common challenges.
 
Panelists

CH Tung, Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Chairman, China-United States Exchange Foundation

Richard Rosecrance, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School

Gu Guoliang, Deputy Director of the Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Graham Allison, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Professor of Government, Harvard University

Dr. Victor Fung, Li & Fung, Hong Kong

Jia Qingguo, Associate Dean of the School of International Studies, Peking University

David Richards, Independent Investor, California

Ezra Vogel, Professor of Social Sciences, Harvard University

Zhang Yunling, Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Agenda

2:00 - 4:00      Can China and the United States Cooperate over the Long Term: Overcoming Historical and Military Challenges

Richard Rosecrance, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School, Chair

Gu Guoliang, Deputy Director of the Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Chair

Ezra Vogel, Professor of Social Sciences, Harvard University

Jia Qingguo, Associate Dean of the School of International Studies, Peking University

Graham Allison, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Professor of Government, Harvard University

4:15 - 5:30      Working Towards Economic Recovery and International Balance

CH Tung, Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Chairman, China-United States Exchange Foundation, Chair

Dr. Victor Fung, Li & Fung, Hong Kong

Zhang Yunling, Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

David Richards, Independent Investor, California

5:30 - 6:30 Reception

Please RSVP by e-mailing china@wilsoncenter.org or calling (202) 691-4057.

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The Kissinger Institute on China and the United States is dedicated to promoting greater awareness of the U.S.-China relationship and its impact on both countries and the world. It does so by exploring the political, economic, historical, and cultural factors that underlie the respective behavior patterns and world views of China and the United States.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the living, national memorial to President Wilson, established by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center establishes and maintains a neutral forum for free, open, and informed dialogue. It is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds and engaged in the study of national and world affairs.