Security

Security in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities

nick mcburney — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:12:49 -0600

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April 7, 2011

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Assessing Asian-Pacific Security

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April 7, 2011

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On April 7, Admiral Robert F. Willard, at the helm of U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) since 2007, will speak about the current security atmosphere in the Asia-Pacific region, with a special focus on China.

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“Resource Diplomacy” Under Hegemony: Triangularizing Sino-American Energy Competition in the 21st Century

marc berger — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:48:14 -0500

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April 7, 2010, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

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David Zweig on China's energy security

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April 7, 2010

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Professor David Zweig analyzes China’s search for resource security, particularly energy security. He is Chair Professor, Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Director of the Center on China’s Transnational Relations.

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Seminar Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations

nick mcburney — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:48:28 -0500

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Date: January 12 - 13, 2009

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NCUSCR helps celebrate the 30th anniversary of relations between the U.S. and China

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January 12, 2009 - January 13, 2009

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Two-day seminar in Beijing brings together many of those involved in the 1979 normalization of relations, including U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

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China, the United States and the Emerging Global Agenda

nick mcburney — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:50:55 -0600

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Date: July 13-15, 2008

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China, the United States and the Emerging Global Agenda

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July 13, 2008 - July 15, 2008

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In July, 2008, the National Committee brought together 30 of the best minds on various aspects of China and several specialists in other areas for a synergistic, cross-cutting look at some of the major challenges facing China and the United States and what the best policies might be to enhance cooperation and ameliorate conflict over them.

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Rising Star: China's New Security Diplomacy

Jon Lowet — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:54:24 -0500

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Event Date: April 11, 2007

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Date Inaugurated

April 10, 2007

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Speaker: Bates Gill, Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Bates Gill, Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies, traces the shift in China’s security diplomacy to several factors, among them its concern with American primacy in the post-Cold War world, its vision for its own peaceful rise and the emergence of “new thinkers” in China who have provided the theoretical underpinnings for a more pragmatic approach.

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Congressional Staff Delegation to China (1976)

rayadmin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:12:48 -0500

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Program Dates: July 26-August 9, 1976

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Committee sends first group of Congressional staffers to China

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July 25, 1976

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While a few staff members accompanied their Senators and Congressmen on Congressional trips to China in the early 70s, it was not until 1976 that the first group made up entirely of Senate and House committee staff members visited China.

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Congressional Members Delegation

Katherine Forshay — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:12:02 -0500

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Established 1996; last held: May 2009. Upcoming Program Dates: April 24 - May 1, 2011

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National Committee escorts Congressmen to China

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Members of Congress travel to China with Committee president Stephen Orlins to meet with high-level officials, discussing security issues and military to military relations.

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Survey of Programs on United States-China Relations and Security Issues

Jon Lowet — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:14:06 -0500

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Program Dates: 2005-2006

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Original unpublished survey completed in 2003; 34 organizations surveyed in 2005-6 update

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Committee conducts a survey of programs addressing Sino-American relations and security issues.

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Conflict Management Conference

Katherine Forshay — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:08:10 -0500

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Established 2006; last held August 5-14, 2006. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

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Grad students from mainland China, Taiwan, and U.S. learn conflict resolution techniques

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Participants bond over a nine-day training program in San Diego focusing on conflict management and resolution. Formal training is balanced with informal group bonding activities that established sense of camaraderie, trust, and friendship among all three groups.

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“I’ve learned so much from being here…in the future we may find ourselves working side by side and we will understand each other as similar people, not adversaries.” – participant from mainland China

Congressional Staff Delegations to China

Katherine Forshay — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:11:31 -0500

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Last held: August 20-29; next planned for late fall/winter 2011

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U.S. Congressional staffers meet counterparts in China

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Committee organizes listening tours to China for Congressional staffers to get a clearer understanding of the country's accomplishments and challenges.