Throughout November and December 2021, China Power will host its sixth annual conference as a series of keynote remarks and virtual debates, featuring leading experts from both China and the United States to debate core issues underpinning the development of Chinese power. The audience will be polled for their opinion before and after each debate. Please save the date and join us for the following events.
Proposition 1
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the timeline by which China will surpass the United States to become the world’s leading economic power.
Friday, November 19, 2021, 9:00 am – 10:15 am ET
FOR: Dr. Yao Yang
Professor, China Center for Economic Research and the National School of Development
Peking University
AGAINST: Mr. Gerard DiPippo
Senior Fellow, Economics Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Watch the event here.
Keynote Remarks
Keynote Remarks by the Hon. Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the U.S. Army
Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 9:30 am – 10:15 am ET
Watch the event here.
Proposition 2
Beijing’s crackdown on tech firms will significantly stifle Chinese technological and scientific innovation.
Monday, December 6, 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm ET
FOR: Mr. Matt Sheehan
Fellow, Asia Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
AGAINST: Ms. Rui Ma
China Tech Analyst; Main Writer and Co-Host
Tech Buzz China
Watch the event here.
Proposition 3 and Keynote Remarks
Within the next two years, China will establish itself as the most influential external power within Afghanistan.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 8:45 am – 10:00 am ET
FOR: Sr. Col. Zhou Bo
Senior Fellow, Center of Strategy and Security
Tsinghua University
AGAINST: Dr. Seth Jones
Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Keynote Remarks by U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana), Commissioner, Congressional-Executive Commission on China; Co-Chair, Senate U.S.-China Working Group
Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 10:15 am – 10:45 am
Watch the event here.
Proposition 4
Given China’s growing power, China will have a sphere of influence in the Indo-Pacific by 2027.
Friday, December 17, 2021, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm ET
FOR: Dr. Graham Allison
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government
Harvard University
AGAINST: Hon. David Stilwell
Former Assistant Secretary of State, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State
Watch the event here.
