Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) Conference 10-11 May: “China’s Strategy for the Near Seas”
China’s Strategy for the Near Seas
U.S. Naval War College
McCarty Little Hall Auditorium
Newport, Rhode Island
May 10-11, 2011
This Event is Open to U.S. Citizens Only
By Invitation
The annual conference of the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) is a key function of the institute and has the aim of stimulating focused research on Chinese maritime development.
This year’s theme explores China’s claims and capabilities within and around the ‘First Island Chain’ or in the so-called ‘Near Seas.’ The six panels will assess the rapidly evolving situations of concern in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and also the South China Sea. Then, participants will collectively formulate balanced assessments of capabilities, doctrinal development and plausible scenarios. Finally, they will discuss and debate possible USN responses to China’s ‘Near Seas’ strategy.
Day 1: Tuesday, May 10
0730 Buses Transport Attendees from Hotel Viking
0800–0900 Registration and Breakfast at McCarty Little Hall, Naval War College (NWC)
0900–0930 Welcoming Remarks: TBD
0945–1130 Panel 1: New and Old Policies in the Near Seas
Moderator: Ms. Bonnie Glaser (CSIS)
“China’s Near Seas and Chinese Maritime Strategy”—Prof. Nan Li (NWC)
“China’s Strategy in the South China Sea”—Prof. M. Taylor Fravel (MIT)
“China’s Strategy in the Yellow Sea”—Mr. Jesse Karotkin (OSD)
“China’s Strategy in the East China Sea”—Prof. Alan Wachman (Fletcher)
1145–1300 Catered Lunch (McCarty Little Hall Café)
1300–1500 Panel 2: Information Dominance in the Near Seas
Moderator: TBD
“The Legal Basis for China’s Near Seas Challenge”—Prof. Pete Pedrozo (NWC)
“China’s ‘Three Warfares’ and the Near Seas”—Prof. Peter Dutton (NWC)
“Informatized Warfare in the Near Seas”—Ms. Maryanne Kivlehan-Wise & Mr. Fred Vellucci (CNA)
“Land and Sea Based C4ISR Infrastructure and Near Seas Strategy”—LCDR Eric Pederson (ONI)
1500–1515 Break
1515–1715 Panel 3: Surface Warfare in the Near Seas
Moderator: Prof. Toshi Yoshihara (NWC)
“Chinese Fast Attack Craft”—Prof. John Patch (Army War College)
“Chinese Ship-Based Air Defense”—Prof. Oriana Mastro (Princeton)
“Chinese Amphibious Capabilities”—LCDR Edward Fiorentino (NWC)
“China’s Surface Fleet Trajectory: A USN Perspective”—CDR (Ret) Bryan McGrath & Mr. Timothy Walton (DELEX)
1730 Transport Attendees from NWC to Hotel Viking
1830 Cocktails at Hotel Viking
1930–2100 Dinner at Hotel Viking
Keynote Address: TBD
Day 2: Wednesday, May 11
0730 Buses Transport Attendees from Hotel Viking to NWC
0745–0900 Breakfast at McCarty Little Hall, Naval War College (NWC)
0900–1030 Panel 4: Undersea Warfare in the Near Seas
Moderator: Prof. Tom Mahnken (NWC)
“Chinese Naval Mines”—Mr. Scott Truver (Gryphon Technologies)
“Chinese Conventional Submarines”—Dr. Paul Deluca (RAND)
“Chinese UUVs and Sensor Networks”—Mr. Shannon Knight (NUWC)
“China’s Undersea Warfare: A USN Perspective”—Prof. William Murray (NWC)
1045–1215 Panel 5: Air Combat Over the Near Seas
Moderator: Mr. Phil Saunders (NDU)
“Chinese Air Superiority Efforts in the Near Seas”—Mr. Wayne Ulman (NASIC)
“Chinese Air- and Space-Based ISR”—Prof. Andrew Erickson (NWC)
“Second Artillery Capabilities and Missions for the Near Seas”—Mr. Ron Christman (DIA)
“China’s Aerospace Power Trajectory: A USN Perspective”—Mr. Daniel Kostecka (ONI)
1215–1345 Catered Lunch (McCarty Little Hall Café)
1345–1515 Panel 6: Assessing U.S. Interests and Strategy in the Near Seas
Moderator: TBD
“Strengthening U.S. Strategic Leverage in the Near Seas”—Prof. Aaron Friedberg (Princeton)
“Strategic Restraint in the Near Seas”—Mr. Doug Bandow (CATO)
“Dilemmas and Options for U.S. Strategy in China’s Near Seas”—Mr. Abraham Denmark (CNAS)
“The Chinese Challenge and the Future of the U.S. Navy”—Dean Geoffrey Till (King’s College)
1515–1530 Wrap-up
1530 Transport Attendees from NWC to Hotel Viking
