politics

Making Sense of a Changing China

Sara Gavryck — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:23:03 -0400

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Event Date: January 3, 2008

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Making Sense of a Changing China

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January 2, 2008

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Speakers: Susan Lawrence, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; John Pomfret, Washington Post; Kellee Tsai, Johns Hopkins University; Jeffrey Wasserstrom, University of California, Irvine; and Timothy Weston, University of Colorado at Boulder

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A panel of two journalists and two academic China specialists address a wide-range of China related issues.

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Public Intellectuals Program

rayadmin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:34:58 -0500

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Established 2005; last held December 2-12, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

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Program forges links among America’s top China specialists

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December 11, 2007

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20 people have participated in the program

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Comprised of 20 young American China scholars, the Public Intellectuals Program expands and deepens the scholars' knowledge of aspects of China beyond their own specialties and encourages their active engagement as public intellectuals both within and beyond their professional and geographic communities.

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“Individuals ask me all the time about where China is heading, and the PIP program has surely helped me address their questions.” --Kristin Stapleton, Associate Professor and Director of Asian Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo

China's 17th Party Congress: An Initial Assessment

Sara Gavryck — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:53:04 -0400

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Event Date: October 24, 2007

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China's 17th Party Congress: An Initial Assessment

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October 23, 2007

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Speakers: Cheng Li, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; J. Stapleton Roy, Vice Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.

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Dr. Cheng Li, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, and Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy , vice chairman at Kissinger Associates, speak about the implications of the 17th Party Congress for China and U.S.-China relations.

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China: Fragile Superpower

Jon Lowet — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:58:09 -0400

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Event Date: April 12, 2007

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Date Inaugurated

April 11, 2007

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Speaker: Susan Shirk

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In a Washington discussion, Susan Shirk highlights some of the key themes of her book, China: Fragile Superpower.

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Young Political Leaders Delegation

Jon Lowet — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:38:55 -0400

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Program Dates: May 17-June 1, 1977

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Committee takes first group of young political leaders to China

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May 16, 1977 - May 31, 1977

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15 young leaders in delegation

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Two years before normalization of relations, program provides young American elected officials and others involved in local and state politics with an opportunity to meet with their counterparts and increase their understanding of China.