The Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program (CWP) is co-hosting a conference with the Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) in Canberra Australia's Australian National University (ANU) for this years CWP Conference.

December 17th, 2019 will be our public day full of panel discussions and guest lecturers from all over Australia and numerous locations internationally that are largely pulled from the extensive alumni network of CWP and the depth of expertise from the greater Canberra area. December 18th will be our keynote address and a moderated debate between Dr. Hugh White and Dr. Oriana Mastro.

The days events are free only with advanced registration.

December 17-18th, 2019

December 17th

Location: The Australian Centre on China in the World – Lotus Hall Auditorium at ANU

8:45-9:00 am: Kick-off by Jane Golley, Director, Australian Centre on China in the World

9:00-10:00 am: “China and the Innovation Imperative” Andrew Kennedy, Australian National University

Break

10:10 am-11:10 pm: “US-China competition: China's strategy in Northeast Asia” by Patricia Kim, U.S. Institute of Peace

11:10-12:20 pm: Lunch (Free for those who RSVP)

12:20-1:20 pm: “State Strategies under Global Rules: Chinese Industrial Policy in the WTO Era” Yeling Tan, University of Oregon

Break

1:30- 3:00 pm: “China and the Global Economic Order”

Panel discussion - Moderator: Jane Golley, Australian National University

Panelists:
Injoo Sohn, Seoul National University
Kai He, Griffith University
Amy King, Australian National University
Xiaojun Li, University of British Columbia

3:00-3:30 pm: Coffee break

3:30-4:30 pm: “China's Security Policies under Xi Jinping” by Yali Chen, Princeton University

Break

4:45- 6:15 pm: “China's Rise and International Security in Southeast Asia & the Pacific”

Panel discussion - Moderator: John Blaxland, Australian National University

Panelists:
Ja Ian Chong, National University of Singapore
Andrew Chubb, Lancaster University
Huong Le Thu, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Dawn Murphy, US Air War College
Joanne Wallis, Australian National University

December 18th

Location: The Australian Centre on China in the World – Lotus Hall Auditorium at ANU

4:15-4:20 pm: Kick-off and Introduction by Co-Directors of China and the World Program

4:20-4:30 pm: Video Address “The Future of China in the World” by Kevin Rudd former PM

4:30-4:50 pm: “How to Defend Australia” by Hugh White, Australian National University

4:50-5:10 pm: “How to Defend Australia” by Oriana Skyler Mastro, Georgetown University & The American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

5:10-6:30 pm: CWP Co-Directors will moderate a public discussion with questions being asked of both lecturers.

Photo credit: Tony Gu