The 19th Annual Camden Conference, China on the World Stage, 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. Speakers also identified hurdles that were likely to arise, options for dealing with them, and the implications of these options for U.S. policy in East Asia. The Conference focused on issues including Chinese identity, domestic economic development and its social implications, domestic political and social development, global economic interactions, the prospects for Chinese hegemony in East Asia, and the implications for U.S. policy in East Asia and beyond.
2006 CAMDEN CONFERENCE
February 24-26, 2006
Conference
2006 Camden Conference – Michael Pillsbury
The U.S. Debate On The China Threat
Michael Pillsbury
Consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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.
2006 Camden Conference – Suisheng Zhao
Is China’s Rise A Threat?
Suisheng Zhao
Associate Professor at Graduate School of International Studies, and Executive Director, Center for China-U.S. Cooperation, University of Denver
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.
2006 Camden Conference – David Shambaugh
China Engages Asia: Implications For The United States
David Shambaugh
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, and Director of China Policy Program, George Washington University
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.
2006 Camden Conference – Elizabeth C. Economy
China’s Not So Peaceful Rise
Elizabeth C. Economy
Senior Fellow and Director, Asia Studies
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.
2006 Camden Conference – Robert A. Kapp
Sugar Plums and Night Sweats: How America’s Business With China Intermingles With Other Preoccupations – Here AND There
Robert A. Kapp
Former President, U.S.-China Business Council
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.
2006 Camden Conference – John Pomfret
It's Not That I Don’t Get It. Its Just That The World Is Changing Too Fast
John Pomfret
Former Beijing Bureau Chief, The Washington Post
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.
2006 Camden Conference – Philip H. Brown
China’s Economic Growth: Implications and Challenges
Philip H. Brown
Assistant Professor of Economics, Colby College
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.
2006 Camden Conference – Michael Tsin
China Transformed? Some Historical Perspectives on Chinese Society
Michael Tsin
Associate Professor of History and International Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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.
2006 Camden Conference – James R. Lilley
China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula, Can it Work?
James R. Lilley
Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Korea, Former Director of The American Institute in Taiwan
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.
Philip H. Brown
Speaker
Elizabeth C. Economy
Speaker
Robert A. Kapp
Speaker
James R. Lilley
Keynote Speaker
Michael Pillsbury
Speaker
John Pomfret
Speaker
David Shambaugh
Speaker
Michael Tsin
Speaker
Suisheng Zhao
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2006 Camden Conference – Concluding Panel Discussion
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. …