Presents

   The Third Annual China Defense & Security Conference

       Thursday, February 28, 2013

8:45 A.M. - 4:15 P.M.
Registration Begins at 8:15 A.M.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Root Conference Room
1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 

 

 

$85 Per Person

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Online Registration Open Until 7:30 A.M., February 28th

Same-Day and Walk-In Registration $100

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Conference Agenda

REGISTRATION:
8:15 A.M. - 8:45 A.M.
  

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 Welcome: 

8:40 A.M. - 8:45 A.M.
Glen E. HowardPresident, The Jamestown Foundation 

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 A MILITARY OFFICER’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE CHINA CHALLENGE:
8:45 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:
9:20 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

The Giant Next Door: China's Good Neighbor Policy Revisited
Lu Yeh-ChungAssistant 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 (Invited)

Associate in Research, John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University

The Evolution of PLA Air Force Training, 2008–2012
Kenneth Allen
Senior Research Analyst, DGI’s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis 

Q & A   

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LUNCHEON
12:15 P.M. - 12:45 P.M.

Lunch Provided

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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 AhrensDeputy 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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*To Register for the February 28th Conference please visit our Registration Website.
Registration: $85

 

Online Registration Open Until 7:30am, February 28th

Same-Day and Walk-In Registration $100

**All ticket sales on or after February 26^th are non-refundable.