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.
On Thursday, February 28th, the 15th Anniversary of the Doing Business with China Forum will be held at the Renaissance
Waverly Hotel and Convention Center.
The year 2019 celebrates the 40th anniversary of the establishment of U.S.-China
diplomatic relations, which has strengthened cooperation across commercial, social, and educational fields between the two
countries. Chinese foreign director investment continues to rise in the United States providing more job opportunities and
economic growth for the state of Georgia.
The Earth Pig, who joins us in 2019, is good at socializing and maintaining
interpersonal relationships, which is a great way to kick off another 40 years of mutually shared respect and future prospects
to both countries! Join us to hear from panelists and speakers sharing their insights into the future of U.S.-China business
relationships!
Moderated by: Trevor Williams. Managing Editor. Global Atlanta
Featuring:
Michael Godin. Vice President. WePartner
Vishay Singh, Co-Founder. Globe Hub Innovation Center at Peachtree DeKalb Airport
Mary Waters. Deputy Commissioner. International Trade, Georgia Department of Economic Development
4:30-5:30PM REGISTRATION
5:30-6:30PM RECEPTION
6:30-8:00PM PROGRAM

By Dr. Fei-Ling Wang
Georgia Institute of Technology
Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 4:00-5:30PM
Venue: D.M. Smith Building, Room 104
685 Cherry St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Georgia Tech Visitor’s Parking is available on North Avenue
How to understand the current trade war between the PRC and the USA? How to assess the four decades old American policy of engaging and changing China? Is the Sino American relationship heading from trade war towards a new Cold War? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the rising Chinese power? This public lecture by a leading scholar in the study of contemporary Chinese politics will shed some light on those critical issues between the two largest economies in the world.
Dr. Fei-Ling Wang is a professor of international affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His most recent book is The China Order: Centralia, World Empire, and the Nature of Chinese Power (2017), which has been translated into Chinese.

The sixth annual meeting of the International Consortium for China Studies (ICCS) will be held at The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA on May 31 and June 1, 2019. This is an invitation to member institutions of ICCS to submit applications for presentation/ attendance.
This meeting will be hosted by the China Research Center of Atlanta, the China Program & the Latin-America and Caribbean Program of The Carter Center and the Institute of Developing Nations of Emory University.
The academic planning of the 2019 ICCS meeting is in the hands of a planning committee comprising Hanchao Lu (Georgia Institute of Technology, history), Miaojie Yu (Peking University, economics), Xiaobo Zhang (Peking University, economics), John Knight (Oxford University, economics), Lina Song (Nottingham University, sociology), Philipp Boeing (Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), economics), Yawei Liu (The Carter Center), Stephen Herschler (Oglethorpe University) and representatives from other hosting institutions in Atlanta. Submissions will be will vetted by this committee.
The 2019 meeting will focus on topics relating to “The Rise of China and Its Impact on Developing Countries”. We would like scholars to dwell on the central question of how the rise of China is influencing the economic, political and social institutions in developing countries in the world and if the growth of China in the past 40 years represents a new alternative for sustainable development that defies the so-called Washington Consensus.
We have a preference that there should be important themes which could be of interest to more than one discipline. Accordingly, without wishing to discourage any paper which fits the general title, we could have a particular interest in papers which would fit (even loosely) into one, or more than one, of the following themes:
- China and Latin America • China and Africa
- China and Asia
- BRI and its challenges
- China and debt trap, debt diplomacy and predatory economics
- Soft power vs. sharp power
- US-China relationship and a new cold war
- China’s role in international trade and investment
- Made in China 2025 and its pitfalls
- Lessons of China’s 40-year of opening up and reform
Presenters are invited, where appropriate, to discuss the policy implications of their academic analyses. Each member institution of ICCS is invited to nominate one or two representatives to present a paper.
We request that you provide the following information to help with our preparation:
- For each paper: title, abstract (at least 200 words), presenter’s name, title and institution
- A brief introduction to your institution (unless this year’s description does not need to be altered). We will compile the entries and distribute a hard copy of the descriptions of all institutional members of ICCS
- A link to your official website (unless provided this year). We have created a web page for ICCS (http://iccs.nsd.edu.cn/), which will contain links to all institutional members.
- For each attendee from your institution: name, e-mail, short bio (unless provided this year), photo, arrival and departure dates.
The meeting will be held at The Carter Center in Atlanta. The host member institution (China Research Center) will provide lodging for two nights (May 30 and May 31, 2019) for those who do not have other funds to cover these costs. The host institution will also provide five meals for the conferment presenters.
We welcome a few scholars from other institutions to present at the conference but you will be responsible for your own lodging during the meeting.
Application should be submitted to The ICCS secretariat, National School of Development (Jessie Dian Cheng, e-mail: iccs_secretariat@nsd.pku.edu.cn) AND the Carter Center (Dr. Yawei Liu, email: yawei.liu@cartercenter.org) no later than Monday, February 18, 2019.
CFP: International Conference on the “Xi Jinping Effect”
Does President Xi Jinping’s leadership mark the dawn of a newera for China?
In what ways has his rule transformed “politics as usual” in the People’s Republic?
Since Xi’s elevation to General Secretary of the Chinese CommunistParty in 2012 and to the Chinese presidency in the following year, he has pursued policies with far-reaching ramifications. His unprecedented anti-corruption campaign, effort to consolidate authority leading up to the 19th Party Congress, widespread suppression of political dissent, and initiatives to build new linkages between China and global markets are indicative of the momentous nature of Xi’s ascent in Chinese andworld politics. Meanwhile, his nationalist vision has also extended deep into official cultural policy, limiting education in English language and foreign cultures at the secondary and post- secondary levels, while extending patriotic education in the Chinese classical tradition.
From June 26-28, 2019, the China Institute at the University of Alberta will host a group of international scholars to present interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research at a conference on the “Xi Jinping Effect” in China to beheld in Banff.
The conference will cover a range of topics. However, papers on the following subjects are of particular interest:
- Xi’s engagement with China’s classical traditions, and how those are turned to political use in his published writings
- Xi Jinping’s leadership in comparative perspective
- Reforms to the state structure and changes to norms governing leadership succession
- The anti-corruption campaign and its impact on political and economic development
- Central-local relations and the centralization of political authority
- Propaganda work and media censorship
- Ideological control and monitoring of Chinese academic institutions
- Popular support for Xi’s government and changing patterns of political participation
- Nationalism, ethnic policy, and United Front work
- International trade, sustainable development, and poverty alleviation
- The Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt Road Initiative
- Sovereignty disputes concerning, for example, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the South China Sea
- The “export” of the norms and practices of Chinese politics to the developing world and to international organizations
- Promoting the export of Chinese cultural goods while limiting the reach of foreign cultural influences
- New narratives concerning Chinese aspirations for global leadership
Co-organizers Ashley Esarey and Rongbin Han encourage the submission of abstracts from scholars in any discipline in the humanities and the social sciences, with the aim of revising select conference papers for an edited volume published by a university press. Interested researchers should send abstracts of 400 words or less to christine.bertok@ualberta.ca by January 21, 2019. For questions about the Xi Effect conference or book project, email Ashley Esarey at esarey@ualberta.ca. Notifications of acceptance will go out on February 4. The China Institute will provide participants with lodging for three nights in Banff, meals during the conference, and limited travel expenses, when necessary.

The Chinese Program at GT proudly presents the 2019 Chinese Day on September 12 (Thursday) with THREE EVENTS:
1. Cultural Event: Zhou Family Band周家班Chinese Folk Music
Location: Student Center Theatre Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Come to enjoy the performance of Chinese traditional wind and percussion (chuida 吹打)music, featuring thesuona 唢呐 shawm, sheng 笙 mouth organ, dizi 笛子 flute, Chinese drums and cymbals, and kaxi 咔戏 (a combination of voice and blown instrument played by the same musician to imitate opera singing). The famous band has performed in Kennedy Center, Harvard University, and Europe.
Media Coverage: “tremendous energy” (BBC), “China’s avant-garde” (The Guardian), and “British Library Collection.”
2. Food Event: “Taste of China”
Location: Peachtree Room, Student Center Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Featuring: dumplings, stir-fried Chinese broccoli with beef, sesame orange chicken, spicy mapo tofu, green beans with garlic, Yangzhou fried rice, Chowmien with chashao BBQ pork
Plus: A panel on “Study, Intern, and Work in China” with OIE Global Internship Advisor, Hisense USA representatives, China LBAT alumni, and Chinese Government Scholarship Recipients.
3. Career Event: “Hisense Company Information Session”
Location: Swann 106 Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Come to learn more about work and internship opportunities in Hisense, both in China and in the United States.
Hisense 海信 Company is a very famous consumer electronics and appliance manufacturer, which is the No.1 TV brand in China. The company has built 54 overseas companies and 12 research and development centers worldwide. The U.S. headquarter of Hisense is in Suwanee, GA.
RSVP by Sept. 9 at https://goo.gl/forms/hvJsAT2SSHHlTx2G2
Contact Dr. Jin Liu at jin.liu@modlangs.gatech.edu for more information.