12 April 2014

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.

 

Click here to Watch Session Videos:

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