2013 China Defense and Security Conference

Third Annual China Defense and Security Conference - February 28, 2013

8:15 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Location:

Root Room, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

1779 Massachusetts Ave NW

Washington, DC 20036

 

This is a ticketed event. Click here to jump to the ticket form.

 

Join the The Jamestown Foundation for the 2013 China Defense and Security Conference on February 28, 2013.

Tickets are $85, with all proceeds going to support the Jamestown Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to informing and educating policy makers and the broader community about events and trends in those societies which are strategically or tactically important to the United States and which frequently restrict access to such information.

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REGISTRATION: 
8:15 A.M. - 8:45 A.M.

 

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Welcome: 

8:40 A.M. – 8:45 A.M.

 Glen E. Howard

President, The Jamestown Foundation

 

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A MILITARY OFFICER’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE CHINA CHALLENGE:
8:55 A.M. - 9:20 A.M. 

 

 Admiral Timothy Keating, USN (Ret.)
Former Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

Q & A

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PANEL ONE:
9:30 A.M. - 10:40 A.M.
 

 CHINA IN TRANSITION
 

 Moderator:
Abraham Denmark
Vice President for Political & Security Affairs, The National Bureau of Asian Research

Presenters:

China after the 18th Party Congress
Willy Lam
Senior Fellow, The Jamestown Foundation.

 China as a Great Power
Michael S. Chase
Associate Professor, U.S. Naval War College

China’s Regional Diplomacy
Lu Ye-Chung
Assistant Professor, National Cheng-Chi University

Q & A

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COFFEE BREAK:
10:40 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

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PANEL TWO:
11:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.
 

 TRENDS IN MILITARY MODERNIZATION 

 
Moderator:
Daniel Hartnett
Research Scientist – China Studies, CNA Corporation

Presenters:

The PLA's Evolution toward System of Systems Operations
Kevin McCauley
Independent Analyst

 Chinese ASBM Development: Program, Progress and Potential Pitfalls
Andrew Erickson
Associate in Research, John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University

The Evolution of PLA Air Force Training, 2008–2012
Kenneth Allen
Senior China Analyst, DGI

Q & A  

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LUNCHEON
12:15 P.M. - 12:45 P.M. 

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PANEL THREE:
12:45 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.

 

 CHINA'S INTERNAL SECURITY APPARATUS 

 
Moderator:
Robert Suettinger
Analytic Director, CENTRA Technology

 
Presenters:

The PLA and the Internal Security Mission
Dennis Blasko
Independent Consultant and Author

The Ministry of Public Security Responds to the Information Age
Peter Mattis
Editor – China Brief, The Jamestown Foundation

The People’s Armed Police Today
Murray Scot Tanner
Senior Research Scientist – China Studies, CNA Corporation

 

Q & A  

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COFFEE BREAK:
2:00 P.M. - 2:15 P.M.

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PANEL FOUR:
2:15 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.

 

CIVIL-MILITARY SUPPORT TO CHINA’S SECURITY

Moderator:

Nathaniel Ahrens
Deputy Director and Fellow  – Hills Program on Governance, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Presenters:

China’s Growing Space Capabilities and Industry
Dean Cheng
Research Fellow – Asia Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation

China’s National “Informatization” Effort
Joe McReynolds
Research Associate, DGI’s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis

Talent, Migration and Brain Drain in Chinese S&T
 Matthew Luce
Chinese Linguist-Analyst, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

 

Q & A

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CONCLUDING REMARKS
3:30 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.

General Michael V. Hayden (USAF, Ret.)
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

"China and the Cyber Challenge"

Q & A

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CONCLUSION:
4:15 P.M.

 

 

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