National Intelligence Council (USA), School of Advanced International and Area Studies, East China Normal University (ECNU), The Centre for China Policy Analysis (CCPA), the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (HEI), the Institute for International Strategic Studies, London (IISS) are jointly organizing an international forum “China as a Global Actor” on Saturday, 16 - Sunday, 17 September 2006, in Shanghai.
This forum shall bring together Asian and Western policy-makers and experts to provide a platform of open dialogue about the role ofChinain the world, howChinais seen as a global actor by the foreign policy establishments of great powers and howChinaas an international player deals with great powers.
Initiated inGeneva, together with the National Intelligence Council, the Trilateral Forum rotates inGeneva,ShanghaiandNew York.
Schedule
September 15th, 2006:
18:00 Welcome Cock-Tail Party (Venue: Coffee Bar of Yifu Exchange Centre,
East China Normal University)
Followed by dinner (Venue: Yifu Restaurant, East China Normal
University)
September 16th, 2006:
Panel I: Keynote Panel
09:00~09:30
Chair: Prof. Lanxin Xiang Professor of International Politics, HEI,Geneva
Director, Centre forChinaPolicy Analysis, HEI
Professor, School of Advanced International and Area Studies, ECNU
Dr. Jishun Zhang Chairman of the Board, ECNU
Dr.TomFingar DeputyDirector,USNational Intelligence for analysis
Chairman, National Intelligence Council,WashingtonDC
Mr. Xinhan Gong Director, Committee of Culture Historical and Studies,
CPPCC
Former Vice Minister of Publicity Department of CCCP,
Panel Two: Great Power Relations in Asia
09:30~11:00
Chair: Dr. Mathew Burrows Director of Analysis, National Intelligence Council,Washington,DC
Professor Shaolei Feng 15’ Dean of School of Advanced International and Area Studies, ECNU
Dr. Heinrich Kreft 15’ Senior Fellow, SWP,Berlin
Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bunderstag
Former Deputy Head, Policy Planning, German FM
Professor Renwei Huang15’ Vice President ofShanghaiSocialSciencesAcademy
Question & Answer 45’
11:00~11:15 Coffee Break
Panel Three: Non-Proliferation-Iran and North Korea
11:15~12:45
Chair: Dr. Yunzhu Yao Senior Colonel
Director,AsiaPacific Office
World Military Studies Department
AcademyofMilitary Science, PLA
Dr. Dana Allin 15’ Senior Fellow, IISS,London
Dr. Valerie Niquet 15’ Director of theAsianCenter, IFRI,Paris
Dr. Dingli Shen 15’ Director, Center for American Studies,FudanUniversity,Shanghai
Question & Answer 45’
12:45~13:45 Lunch (Yifu Restaurant –Buffet)
Panel Four: Bilateral Ties I- EU
13:45~15:15
Chair: Professor Shaolei Feng Dean of School of Advanced International and Area Studies, ECNU
Ambassador Jianming Wu 15’ President, ForeignAffairsUniversity,Beijing
Ambassador Esko Hamilo 15’ Ambassador,Finland(President of EU)
Dr. Martin Briens 15’ Deputy Head, Policy Planning,FranceFM
Question & Answer 45’
15:15~15:30 Coffee Break
Panel Five: Bilateral Ties II, Sino-US Relations
15:30~17:00
Chair: Dr. Dana Allin Senior Fellow, IISS,London
Dr. Tom Fingar 15’ DeputyDirector,USNational Intelligence
Chairman, National Intelligence Council,WashingtonDC
Professor Xinghao Ding 15’ Director,InstituteofAmericanStudies,Shanghai
General Guangqian Peng15’ Professor, Senior Fellow
AcademyofMilitary Science, PLA
Question & Answer 45’
18:30 Dinner (Venue: Dynasty Restaurant, No. 2260 Hongqiao Road)