China-U.S. Relations in Year Two of Trump
East Ballroom, Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C.
June 19, 2018
Description:
On June 19th, 2018, the Institute for China-America Studies held its annual conference examining the state of China-U.S. relations. This years conference, “China-U.S. Relations in Year Two of Trump,” consisted of four panels focusing on the overall bilateral relationship, the ongoing nuclear negotiations on the Korean Peninsula, maritime security and the looming trade war between the world’s two economic superpowers.
The panels featured distinguished experts from China and the United States. The keynote address was delivered by Li Kexin, Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister of the Chinese Embassy to the United States, and focused on China’s perspectives of the China-U.S. relationship, particularly regarding trade. The luncheon address was given by Ambassador David Balton, (Ret.) and covered areas of cooperation between China and the United States on ocean issues.
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Draft Agenda:
Registration 8:15 – 9:00
Introduction 9:00 – 9:05
HONG Nong – Executive Director, Institute for China-America Studies
Opening Remarks 09:05 – 09:15
WU Shicun – Chairman of Advisory Board, Institute for China-America Studies
Keynote Address 09:15 – 09:40
Representative of the Chinese Embassy to the United States
China-U.S. Relations at a Time of Flux
Moderator
LIU Yawei – Carter Center
Speakers
Michael Swaine – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
HUANG Jing – Robert Bosch Academy
Murray Hiebert – Center for Strategic and International Studies
XIN Qiang – Center for American Studies, Fudan University
Coffee Break 11:00-11:15
The Korean Conundrum – Can the Turnaround in the Peninsula’s Fortunes be Sustained in 2018?
Moderator
Gordon Houlden – China Institute, University of Alberta
Speakers
SHEN Dingli – Fudan University
Ken E. Gause – International Affairs Group, CNA Corporation
LIU Yawei – Carter Center
Stephen Costello – Asia East
Luncheon Speech – China-U.S. Cooperation on Ocean Issues
Moderator
Myron Nordquist – Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia
Speaker
Ambassador David Balton, (Ret.)
Developments in the South China Sea and China-U.S. Maritime Ties
Moderator
WU Shicun – National Institute for South China Sea Studies
Speakers
Jacques deLisle – University of Pennsylvania Law School
Marc Zlomek – United States Coast Guard
Robert Williams – Yale Law School
HONG Nong – Institute for China-America Studies
Coffee Break 3:15-3:30
Locked and Loaded: Are We Already in a China-U.S. Trade War?
Moderator
SHEN Dingli – Fudan University
Speakers
Ted Moran – Peterson Institute for International Economics
XIONG Ling – Wuhan University
Sourabh Gupta – Institute for China-America Studies
YU Fei – Asian Development Bank
Concluding Remarks 4:45
HONG Nong – Institute for China-America Studies
