Session Videos Now Available: Asan China Conference 2014, “Assessing China’s Power”
Asan China Conference 2014, “Assessing China’s Power”
The Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted the Asan China Conference 2014 under the theme of “Assessing China’s Power” at 9:30AM on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the institute.
The rise of China’s power is a topic of interest throughout the world. Yet, assessing it in a systematic and empirical manner is always a daunting challenge. The Asan China Conference 2014 featured sessions on China’s economic/soft power; conventional/nuclear military capabilities; and global, regional, and Chinese perspectives on China’s Power.
This year’s conference gathered together eminent scholars and experts from the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, and Korea to place China’s growing power in perspective.
The conference was organized around three major themes: (1) evaluating China’s power in each sector over the past three decades; (2) comparing China’s power with that of the United States; and (3) projecting, on the basis of the former two discussions, the future of China’s power for 2025.
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Session 1 – China’s Economic/Soft Power
Session 2 – China’s Military Capabilities
Session 3.1 – Global and Regional Contexts
Session 3.2 – Chinese Perspectives
Asan China Conference 2014: “Assessing China’s Power”
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Place: 1st fl. Auditorium, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
09:30-09:45 Registration
09:45-10:00
Welcoming Remarks
Hahm Chaibong, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Introductory Remarks
Chung Jae-Ho Seoul National University
Session I
10:00-11:45
China’s Economic/Soft Power
Presenters
Francois Godement, European Council on Foreign Relations
Scott Kennedy, Indiana University
Kim Hankwon, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Discussants
Shaun Breslin, University of Warwick
Zhao Suisheng, University of Denver
Chen Zhimin, Fudan University
11:45-13:00 Lunch
Session II
13:00-14:40
China’s Military Capabilities
Presenters
Andrew Erickson, U.S. Naval War College
Michael Chase, RAND Corporation
Kevin Pollpeter, University of California at San Diego
Discussants
Linda Jakobson, University of Sydney
You Ji, East Asian Institute, Singapore
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break
Session III
15:00-18:00
Global, Regional and Chinese Perspectives on China’s Power
Session III-1 (15:00-16:35) Global and Regional Contexts
Presenters
Shaun Breslin, University of Warwick
David Kang, University of Southern California
Evelyn Goh, Australian National University
Discussants
Francois Godement, European Council on Foreign Relations
Scott Kennedy, Indiana University
Session III-2 (16:35-18:00) Chinese Perspectives
Presenters
Zhao Suisheng, University of Denver
Chen Zhimin, Fudan University
Discussants
David Kang, University of Southern California
Evelyn Goh, Australian National University
18:00-18:10
Concluding Remarks
Chung Jae-Ho, Seoul National University
* Surnames are written first for the Asian participants