US-China Peoples Friendship Association
Atlanta Chapter | Annual Fall Forum
Our speaker, John Israel, is Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Lianda: A Chinese University in War and Revolution. The university’s location in Kunming has made this capital city of Yunnan province a second home for Prof. Israel. His part-time residence there has led to this interest in streetside posters, a hobby as he describes it. Those who have heard Prof. Israel speak know that his presentations are both informative and entertaining.
After the forum, those who wish will move on to the Golden Buddha restaurant on Clairemont for a Dutch-treat dinner, where our discussions and visiting may continue. Welcome!
Free and open to the public. The Bullock Science Building is on Dougherty Street to the rear of the campus – Parking is available near the Bullock hall or in the parking deck on McDonough St.
Teasley Lecture Hall Bullock Science Building Agnes Scott College 141 East College Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
The US-China People’s Friendship Association is organizing this event: http://www.uscpfa-atl.org/
A Discussion with Dr. Tong Zhao, A Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Cosponsors: China Research Center & Nunn School of International Affairs
Join the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy and the China Research Center as they host Tong Zhao for a discussion China’s nuclear strategy and Chinese views of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. What is the prospect of the denuclearization of North Korea? How China views North Korea’s nuclear program and will it be possible for China and the United States to cooperate to achieve the ultimate elimination of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities? This presentation seeks to shed light on possible outcomes of the ongoing denuclearization negotiations with North Korea and their security implications for big power relations in the Asia Pacific. It will also examine China’s nuclear modernization programs and what are the driving forces behind such efforts.
Emory’s Distinguished Speaker Series:
Dr. Ching-kwan Lee, University of California, Los Angeles.
Emory’s full fall calendar of China events is available here: Emory 2018 Fall Events
Join us at the brand new State Farm Arena and enjoy a discounted ticket offer for Asian Community Night!
Package Includes:
- The first 200 people to purchase their tickets through the link below will get access to the Jeremy Lin post game Meet and Greet!
- Discounted ticket to the game that night
- $10 worth of food and beverage credit
- Atlanta Hawks T-shirt
Questions? Please contact Ryan Coller with the Atlanta Hawks at ryan.coller@hawks.com
Chinese Ideas in the Foundation of the United States
Featuring a Special Lecture by Dr. Alfred Hornung
Dr. Hornung will examine the important role the works of the Chinese philosopher and public intellectual Confucius have played for the formation of the political and poetic cultures in the United States.
Dr. Alfred Hornung is Research Professor of American Studies and Speaker of the Obama Institute of Transnational American Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. His publications are in the fields of modernism, postmodernism, life writing, intercultural, and transnational studies. He is an editor of the American Studies Monograph Series, the Journal of Transnational American Studies and on the editorial board of other several journals.
Sponsored by
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kennesaw State University
Saturday November 10, 2018
Opening Ceremony:CL 1010 (Kennesaw Campus)
8:30 – 9:00 am
- Kerwin Swint, Interim Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kennesaw State University
- Vincent Jing-Yen Liu, Director General, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Atlanta
Panel I:9:00 – 10:20 am CL 1010 (Kennesaw Campus)
Democracy and Political Governance
Chair: John Hsieh, University of South Carolina
- “Taiwan’s Civil-Military Relations and the DPP Government after 2016”
Wei-Chin Lee, Wake Forest University
- “Monuments and Mandates: Transitional Justice, Regime Legitimacy and the Fate of National Memorials in Taiwan and China”
Karl Fields, University of Puget Sound
- “Diversionary Behavior for Weak State Leaders”
Yao-Yuan Yeh, University of St. Thomas
Charles Kuan-Sheng Wu, Purdue University
Discussant: Jessica Liao, North Carolina State University
Panel II: 10:30 – 11:50 am CL 1010 (Kennesaw Campus)
Political Attitudes and Behaviors
Chair: Hans Stockton, University of St. Thomas
- “Understanding the Sources and Patterns of Attitudes Toward Minorities in Taiwan”
Pei-Te Lien, University of California, Santa Barbara
Amanda Brush, University of California, Santa Barbara
- “How Do Candidate Selection and Symmetry of Single-Member District and Proportional Representation Affect Parliamentary Party Behavior in Mixed-Member Majoritarian Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Taiwan and South Korea”
Mi-Son Kim, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- “Personality Traits and Political Participation in Taiwan”
Chia-Hung Tsai, National Chengchi University
Dennis Lu-Chung Weng, Sam Houston State University
Ching-Hsing Wang, University of Houston
Discussant: Chien-Kai Chen, Rhodes College
Lunch: CL 1009 (Kennesaw Campus)
12:00 – 1:15 pm
Panel III: 1:30 – 2:50 pm CL 1010 (Kennesaw Campus)
Taiwan’s Foreign Relations and Diplomatic Initiatives
Chair: Yuan-Kang Wang, Western Michigan University
- “Sino-Vatican Negotiations: Implications for Taiwan”
Tun-Jen Cheng, College of William and Mary
- “Taiwan’s Quest for International Space: Continuity and Adaptation in the Tsai Era”
Jacques deLisle, University of Pennsylvania
- “Establishing Bilateral Trade Agreement Without Mutual Diplomatic Relations: The Case of the Republic of China on Taiwan”
Yao-Yuan Yeh, University of St. Thomas
Discussant: Yuan-Kang Wang, Western Michigan University
Panel IV: 3:00 – 4:20 pm CL 1010 (Kennesaw Campus)
Cross-Strait Relations and Issues
Chair: T. Y. Wang, Illinois State University
- “Cross-Strait Relations in Era of Xi’s China Dream”
John Garver, Georgia Tech
- “Who Do Taiwanese Trust to Engage in Political Negotiation with Beijing?”
Shi-Huei Yang, Columbia University & National Taiwan University
- “China-Taiwan Relations: the Rule of Law and the Rule of ‘Carrots and Sticks’”
Yu-Jie Chen, Academia Sinica
Jerome A. Cohen, New York University
- “How Chinese Legal Advice Websites Imagine a Unified China”
John Wagner Givens, Kennesaw State University
Discussants: T.Y. Wang, Illinois State University
Dalton Lin, Georgia Tech
Roundtable:4:30 – 5:50 pm CL 1010 (Kennesaw Campus)
Promoting Taiwan Studies in the U.S.
Chair: Emerson Niou, Duke University
Panelists:
- Brett Benson, Vanderbilt University
- Tsung Chi, Occidental College
- Thomas Gold, University of California, Berkeley
- Vincent Wang, Ithaca College
Sunday November 11, 2018
Panel V: 8:30 – 9:50 am CL 1010 (Kennesaw Campus)
Taiwan’s Political Economy in Regional and Global Contexts
Chair: Penny Prime, Georgia State University
- “China Factor in Taiwan’s New South-bound Policy: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and the Philippines”
Karl Ho, University of Texas, Dallas
Tim Chen, Soochow University
Kuan-Chen Lee, Academia Sinica
- “The Polarization of Cross-Strait Relations since 2016”
- Philip Hsu, National Taiwan University
- “Taiwan’s Energy (In) Security: Challenges to Growth and Development”
Prachi Aggarwal, Sanchi University
Discussant: Dina Moulioukova, University of Miami
Panel VI: 10:00 – 11:20 am CL 1010 (Kennesaw Campus)
Young Scholars Panel
Chair: Tse-min Lin, University of Texas, Austin
- “Does Income Inequality Hurt Democracy? Evidence From East Asian Democracies”
Yi-Tzu Lin, University of South Carolina
- “Critical Citizens, Democratic Satisfaction, and Support in Asian Democracies”
Yu-Ceng Liao, University of Houston
- “Smart Diplomacy: The Case for Taiwan’s Southbound Strategy”
Adnan Rasool, Georgia State University
Discussant: Dennis Lu-Chung Weng, Sam Houston State University
Lunch: CL 1009 (Kennesaw Campus)
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Chinese Woodblock Art
3:30 – 4:30pm
Student Success Center
Clary Theater
Exhibition, hands-on printing workshops, and interaction with the Chinese artists
Taste of China
4:30 – 5:30pm
Swann Building 106
Featuring dumplings, sesame chicken, spicy tofu, yangzhou fried rice, chowmien with BBQ pork and more!
RSVP by Nov. 10 at: https://goo.gl/forms/hvJsAT2SSHHlTx2G2
Contact Dr. Jin Liu | jin.liu@modlangs.gatech.edu
Join us for updates on the business environment, with insights into the current social, economic and political situations on the ground.
This event is free; registration is respectfully requested.
Continental Breakfast: 7:15-8:00 a.m.
Program: 8-9:30 a.m.
Moderator: Jacobus Boers, Assistant Dean for International Engagement, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
Panelists:
Thomas Cunningham, Sr. VP and Chief Economist, Metro Atlanta Chamber
Scott Ellyson, CEO and Founder, East-West Manufacturing
Bianca Hollander, Tradelane Development Manager, M+R Spedag Group
Yawei Liu, Director, China Program at The Carter Center and Associate Director, China Research Center
Stella Xu, Director for Greater China Region Initiatives, Georgia Department of Economic Development
Hosted by the Atlanta Metro Chamber; sponsored by the China Research Center, the Confucius Institute at Georgia State, and Georia2CN.
Flier: 2018 Chinese Briefing
United States and China at 40:
Seeking a New Framework to Manage Bilateral Relations
The Carter Center & Emory University, Atlanta
January 16 -19, 2019
An International Symposium to Commemorate
the 40thAnniversary of Normalization of US-China Diplomatic Relations
Organized by
The Carter Center
The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries &
The Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
In Collaboration with
The Kettering Foundation
Fordham University
Institute for China-America Studies
National Committee on US-China Relations
Emory Student Government Association
Emory Chinese Students Association
Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China
US-China Business Council
Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies
Sponsored by
China-United States Exchange Foundation
The Ford Foundation
The National Association of Chinese Americans
Office of Global Strategies and Initiatives, Emory University
Emory Confucius Institute
The China Research Center
CB International Bank
US-Sino Friendship Association
Royal Business Bank
In late 1978, President Jimmy Carter and Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping reached the historic decision to establish full diplomatic relationship between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China. As President Carter said, that decision changed the United States, China and the world. Diplomatic “normalization” took place on January 1, 1979.
Forty years have now passed since the birth of modern U.S.-China relations. To both sides, and to the world at large, this relationship is today one of the most consequential bilateral relationships on earth. The United States and China also recognize that stable and productive relations over the past 40 years have contributed significantly to global peace and prosperity.
At present, however, this relationship is under strain, facing a serious crisis of trust and a broad spectrum of urgent challenges. It is therefore important for those deeply involved (both practitioners and academics) to come together and share their views on what factors have made the relationship in the past mutually beneficial and what will be required to sustain a viable U.S.-China relationship in the future.
The goal of this Symposium is to examine the past, analyze the present and seek a new framework to manage the future.
Discussions on Day One are jointly organized by The Carter Center, Fordham University, the Kettering Foundation, the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University, and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
The program on Day Two is the result of collaborative efforts by The Carter Center and the Institute of American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, with strong support from the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.
Roundtable discussions will be held at Emory University on Day Three. The Carter Center has joined with the Institute of China-America Studies and Chinese students at Emory University in organizing these sessions.
The National Association of Chinese Americans is organizing the Ruby Gala to honor President Carter and his contribution to the establishment and improvement of US-China relations.
These events would not have been possible without financial support from many parties. We are especialy grateful for the support of the Ford Foundation and the China-United States Exchange Foundation.
January 16
All day Participants arrive
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Dinner for participants
All participants will stay at the AC Marriott Hotel at: 101 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30303; Phone: (404) 524-5555
For information or other logistic issues, please call
Atif Choudhury at 803 338 7837
Ian Pilcher at 407-399-5302
January 17
7:45 am Depart from hotel to The Carter Center
8:15 am – 8:55 am Breakfast at The Carter Center
9:00 am – 10:00 am Keynote speeches
Moderator:
Amb. Mary Ann Peters, CEO, The Carter Center
Speakers:
Stephen ORLINS, President, National Committee on
US-China Relations
WANG Boming,Editor-in-Chief, Caijing Magazine
Craig ALLEN, President, US-China Business Council
10:00 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Roundtable: The Role of University Exchange and US China Relations
Moderator:
Ellen FAHEY-SMITH,Associate Vice President, the
Office of Provost, Fordham
University
Speakers:
An YAN,Associate Dean for Research and Faculty
Development and Professor of Finance, Cabelli
School of Business, Fordham University
George HONG, Chief Research Officer, Associate Vice
President for Academic Affairs and Professor
of History, Fordham University
Mary BULLOCK, Former President, Agnes Scott College &
Founding Dean, Duke Kunshan
University
WU Xinbo, Professor & Director of the Center for American
Studies and Dean of the Institute of International
Studies, Fudan University
WANG Wen, Executive Director, Chongying Institute,
Renmin University of China
This roundtable is organized by the Fordham University and RUC Chongyang Institute
12:00 pm – 01:30 pm Lunch
Lunch speaker:
David MATHEWS,President & CEO, Kettering Foundation
01:40 pm – 03:10 pm Roundtable: The Impact of Values and Misperceptions on US-China Relations
Moderator:
WU Baiyi, Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences
Speakers:
David M. LAMPTON, Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow, Asia
Pacific Research Center, Sandford
University
Jim LEACH, Former Congressman and President, National
Endowment for Humanities
Maxine THOMAS, Vice President, Kettering Foundation
HUANG Renwei, Former Director, Institute of History,
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
GAO Bingzhong, Professor of Sociology, Peking University
ZHAO Mei, Research Fellow, Institute of American Studies,
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
*This roundtable is organized by the Kettering Foundation and the Institute of American Studies, CASS
03:10 pm – 03:30 pm Coffee break
03:30 pm – 05:00 pm Roundtable: Young Scholars & US-China Relations
Moderator:
Jan BERRIS, Vice President, National Committee on US-
China Relations
Speakers:
Katherine KAUP,James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies
and Politics & International Affairs,
Furman University
WANG Peng,Associate Research Fellow, Chongyang
Institutefor Financial Studies, Renmin
University of China
Dawn MURPHY, Assistant Professor, International Security
Studies, U.S. Air War College
*This roundtable is organized by National Committee on US-China Relations, the Institute of American Studies, CASS and the Chongyang Institute of RUC
05:00 pm Depart from for Fernbank Museum
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Gala honor President Jimmy Carter for his contribution to a sustainable bilateral Relations between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China.
The dress code is business/festive attire.
*This gala is organized by the National Association of Chinese Americans and The Carter Center
January 18
7:45 am Depart from hotel to The Carter Center
8:15 am – 8:55 am Breakfast at The Carter Center
9:00 am – 09:45 am Opening Remarks
Moderator:
Amb. Mary Ann PETERS, CEO, The Carter Center
Speakers:
Mme. LI Xiaolin, President, Chinese People’s Association for
Friendship with Foreign Countries
Hanscom SMITH, Director, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
CUI Tiankai, Chinese Ambassador to the United
States
President Jimmy CARTER, 39thPresident of the United
States
09:50 am – 10:50 am Keynote Speeches
Moderator:
Amb. PETERS, CEO, The Carter Center
Speakers:
ZHOU Mingwei,Former President, China International Publishing Group (TBC)
Susan THORNTON,Former Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
10:50 am – 11:10 am Coffee Break
11:10 am – 12:45 pm Panel I: US-China Relations: Macro Views
Moderator:
Kenneth LIEBERTHAL,Senior Fellow Emeritus, The Brookings Institution
Speakers:
David M. LAMPTON, Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow, Asia
Pacific Research Center, Sandford
University
SHI Yinhong, Director, Centerfor American Studies, Renmin
University of China
Chas FREEMAN, Senior Fellow, Brown University’s Watson
Institute for international and Public
Affairs
NIU Jun, Professor, School of International Relations, Peking
University
Harry HARDING, Founding dean, Batten School of
Leadership and Public Policy, University
of Virginia
WU Xinbo, Director, Institute of American Studies,
Fudan University
Ryan HASS, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Brookings
Institution
12: 45 pm – 01:25 pm Boxed Lunch
01:30 pm – 02:45 pm Panel II: US-China Relations: Societal Interaction
Moderator:
Audie WONG, Secretary General, China-United States
Exchange Foundation
Speakers:
GAO Bingzhong, Professor of Sociology, Peking University
Mary BULLOCK, Former President, Agnes Scott College &
Founding Dean, Duke Kunshan University
ZHAO Mei, Research Fellow, Institute of American Studies,
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Elizabeth KNUP, Country Director for China, Ford
Foundation
Gordon H. CHANG, Professor of History, Stanford
University
YAO Yao, Associate Professor in International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University
02:45 pm – 04:10 pm Panel III: US-China Relations: Geostrategic Implications
Moderator:
Suisheng ZHAO, Professor, University of Denver
Speakers:
WU Baiyi, Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences
Michael SWAINE, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace
TAO Wenzhao, Research Fellow, Institute of American
Studies, Chinese Academy of SocialScience
Shelley RIGGER, Professor, Davidson College
Robert ROSS, Professor, Boston College
Lyle GOLDSTEIN (TBC), Associate Professor, US Naval
War College
ZHU Feng, Director, China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University
04:10 pm – 04:30 pm Coffee Break
04:30 pm – 05:40 pm Panel IV: US-China Relations: Technology, Trade and Investment
Moderator:
David FIRESTEIN, Founding Director, Center for China
Public Policies, University of Texas
Speakers:
HUANG Renwei, Former Director, Institute of History,
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
David DOLLAR, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
ZHAO Gang, Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Science
and Technology for Development
Arthur KROEBER, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings –
– Tsinghua Center
05:40 pm – 06:00 pm Concluding Remarks
Speaker:
William Overholt, Senior Research Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School
06:10 pm Depart for Emory University
06:30 pm – 07:45 pm Fordham University & Emory UniversityReception/Dinner （Ackerman Hall, Carlos Museum）
Opening remarks by
Ellen FAHEY-SMITH,Associate Vice President, the Office of Provost, Fordham University
Paul MARTHERS，Vice Provost for Enrollment Management & Vice President of Campus Life, Emory
07:45 pm – 09:30 pm Screening: Better Angels
This is a 90-min theatrical documentary film written & directed by two-time Academy Award-winner, Malcolm Clarke, produced by William Mundell & Han Yi, – examines the proposition that America and China can benefit enormously by looking beyond their traditional rivalries to a future in which differences are respected rather than suspected – and where both sides focus on the issues that unite them, rather than those that drive them apart.
January 19
7:00 am –8:00 am Breakfast at hotel
8:30 am Depart for Emory University
9:00 am – 09:30 am Opening Remarks
Moderator:
Dwight MA, President, Student Government
Association, Emory University
Speakers:
WU Shicun, President, National Institute for the South
China Sea Studies
Michael A. Elliott, Professor and Dean, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
09:30 am – 11:00 am Panel I: U.S.-China Political and Security Issues
Moderator:
Yawei LIU, Director, China Program, The
Carter Center
Speakers:
Michael SWAINE, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace
ZHU Feng, Director, China Center for Collaborative Studies
of the South China Sea, Nanjing University
Carla FREEMAN, Executive Director of the SAIS Foreign
Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Suisheng ZHAO, Editor, Journal of Contemporary China, Professor, University of Denver
11:00 am – 11:15 pm Coffee Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Panel II: US-China Trade & Investment Issues
Moderator:
Robert A. KAPP, President, Robert A. Kapp & Associates, Inc.
Speakers:
Craig ALLEN, President, US-China Business Council
SHI Yinhong, Director, Center for American Studies, Renmin
University of China
Sourabh GUPTA, Senior Fellow, Institute for China-America
YU Fei, Deputy Representative, Asian Development Bank,
North American Representative Office
JIANG Yonghua, Managing Director, China/U.S. Cross
Border Deals Co-leader, PWC
12:15 pm – 01:30 pm Lunch
Lunch Speaker:
David Shambaugh, Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs, George Washington University
YU Yunquan, Deputy Director General, Academy of
Contemporary China and World Studies
01:30 pm – 03:00 pm Panel III: US-China Healthcare Industry Cooperation
Moderator:
Deboleena ROY, Chair, Department of Women’s, Gender, and
Sexuality Studies, Emory University
Speakers:
Jingjing YANG, Assistant Professor of Human Genetics at Emory University
Jeffery KOPLAN, Vice President of Emory Global Health Institute, Former Director of CDC 1998-2002
Zhuo (Adam) CHEN, Health Policy & Management
Associate Professor of College of Public Health from University of Georgia
03:00 pm – 03:15 pm Coffee Break
03:15 pm – 04:30 pm Panel V: US-China Maritime Disputes
Moderator:
WU Shicun, President, National Institute for the Sout China Sea Studies
Speakers:
Abraham D. SOFAER,George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy and National Security Affairs, Emeritus, Hoover Institution
PENG Nian, Research Associate, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
David FIRESTEIN, Founding Director, Center for China Public Policy, University of Texas
Lyle GOLDSTEIN, Associate Professor, US Naval
War College
HONG Nong, Executive Director, Institute for China-
America Studies
04:30 pm – 06:00 pm Panel VI: Doing Business in America and China
Moderator:
TBD
Speakers:
ZHANG Yiliu & ZHANG Zhuan, Founders, Zhang Do & Zhang Hua Media Co
FU Jiannan, CFO, Sany America
LIU Xinxu,Jereh Energy Services Corporation America
JIANG Yibo, Jereh Energy Services Corporation America
06:00 pm – 06:15 pm Concluding Remarks
Speaker:
TBD
06:30 pm – 08:00 pm Reception/Dinner
08:00 pm Shuttle departs for hotel
Dr. Wendy Fu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures at Emory University, will give a talk on “A Technological Culture of Soy in Early Twentieth Century China” at Georgia Tech.
The talk is from 4:00 – 5:30 in the Old Civil Engineering Building, room 104 (the “Mel”). All are welcome.