The challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise are hotly contested. ChinaPower’s annual conference features leading experts from around the world to debate core issues underpinning the nature of Chinese power. This year’s ChinaPower conference kicked off with a half-day in-person event on November 17, 2022. The second event in the series is taking place virtually on January 24, 2023, with additional events to follow.
November 17, 2022 Debates and Keynote Remarks
9:00 am – 9:05 am: Welcome Remarks
Dr. Bonny Lin
Director, China Power Project and senior fellow, Asian Security, CSIS
9:05 am – 9:35 am: Keynote Remarks
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
9:35 am – 10:50 am: Debate
Proposition: China’s “new normal” of increased military activities in the Taiwan Strait is likely to lead to a US-China or China-Taiwan crisis/conflict in the next year or two
FOR: Mr. John K. Culver
Nonresident senior fellow, Global China Hub, Atlantic Council;
Former senior intelligence officer, Central Intelligence Agency
AGAINST: Dr. Alexander Huang
Chairman and CEO, Council on Strategic & Wargaming Studies;
Special advisor to the chairman and director of International Affairs, Kuomintang (KMT)
10:50 am – 11:00 am: Break
11:00 am – 12:15 pm: Discussion
Proposition: Beijing views a strong China-Russia relationship as a net strategic asset
Dr. Dave Shullman
Senior director, Global China Hub, Atlantic Council
Ms. Yun Sun
Senior fellow and co-director, East Asia Program and director, China Program, the Stimson Center
12:15 pm – 12:20 pm: Closing Remarks
Dr. Bonny Lin
January 24, 2023 Debate
Proposition: China can work with the United States to provide cooperative global economic leadership to help the world economy function effectively.
FOR: Dr. Fred Bergsten
Nonresident Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus
Peterson Institute for International Economics
AGAINST: Mr. Daniel Rosen
Partner, Rhodium Group
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, CSIS