The topic of the 2006 Camden Conference was "China"

The 19th annual Camden Conference, China, took place February 24-26, 2006. The Conference examined China’s emerging place in the world, assessing challenges and opportunities in U.S. – China relations, highlighting key questions to address and the prospects for success in discovering the right answers in a timely fashion.

The program was as follows:

Friday, February 24

• Keynote Address: James R. Lilley, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute “China and the United States: Joined at the Hip”

Saturday, February 25

• Michael Tsin, Associate Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “China Transformed”
• Philip H. Brown, Assistant Professor of Economics at Colby College and Research Fellow at the University of Michigan’s William Davidson Institute “Economic Growing Pains”
• John Pomfret, Former Beijing Bureau Chief for The Washington Post “Faustian Bargains”
• Robert A. Knapp, President of Robert A. Knapp and Associates “Enthusiasm vs. Realism: America’s Businesses Are Trying Hard to Get it Right in China”
• Elizabeth C. Economy, China-U.S Relations and Chinese Domestic and Foreign Policy Specialist with a particular focus on the environment “Testing a Charm Offensive: China is pursuing diplomatic, economic, and cultural initiatives on a global scale”
• David Shambaugh, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of China Policy Program at the Elliot School of International Affairs at The George Washington University “China’s Role in Asia and Beyond”

Sunday, February 26

• Suisheng Zhao, Professor and Executive Director of the Center for China – United States Cooperation at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of International Studies “Decoding China’s Intentions”
• Michael Pillsbury, Senior Consultant on China to the Department of Defense “Food and Fright”

The moderator for the 2006 Camden Conference was Graham Phaup, Executive Director, Institute for Global Ethics.