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SUMMARY:"The Final Struggle: Inside China's Global Strategy" Book Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute cordially invites you to the following conference:  \nTuesday\, June 21st\, 2022\n10:00 am – 11:00 am\nLocation: Virtual \n*****RSVP BELOW***** \n \n  \n(HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Viewers may join the LIVE Q&A session by submitting questions to ask@project2049.net throughout the event\, or—if you have a YouTube account—by entering questions directly into the YouTube chat box on the event’s YouTube page. PLEASE provide your name and affiliation when submitting questions.) You can register for the event at the bottom of the page. \n  \n\n\n\n\nThe Chinese Communist Party has a sinister secret and is hiding it in plain sight. Deeply researched and engagingly written\, Ian Easton’s latest book is an urgent call to understand Beijing’s true intentions\, and to act before it’s too late. \n\n\n\n\n\nAnswering this urgent call to action\, the Project 2049 Institute is pleased to invite you to a webinar launching The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy. Drawing from internal military documents and never-before-seen writings and speeches by Xi Jinping\, Easton takes readers inside Beijing’s shadowy halls of power to reveal the plans\, intentions\, and operations of the most powerful (and covert) political organization in the world. \nDuring this livestream event\, Project 2049 Institute Chairman Randy Schriver will deliver a brief keynote address about the book’s message in the context of today’s unique Indo-Pacific security challenges. Following the address\, Easton will engage with a panel of distinguished experts to more deeply explore key findings. \n——— \n“The supreme strategic challenge of our time is now clear. For the United States and our allies and friends\, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a threat like no other. Never before in modern times has a totalitarian one-party dictatorship exercised so much power and influence on the world stage. This book reveals the extent to which we need a rigorous examination of China’s official plans and intentions.” — Randall G. Schriver\, Chairman and Founder of the Project 2049 Institute. \n\n\n\nSCHEDULE & SPEAKERS \n10:00 am – 10:03 am\nIntroduction \nJohn Gastright Jr.\nPresident | The Project 2049 Institute \n10:03 am – 10:13 am\nKeynote Address \nThe Honorable Randall G. Schriver\nChairman | The Project 2049 Institute \n10:13 am – 10:45 am\nPanelist Discussion with the Author \nJennifer Hong (Moderator)\nSenior Director | The Project 2049 Institute  \nIan Easton\nSenior Director | The Project 2049 Institute  \nDr. Jacqueline Deal\nPresident & CEO | Long Term Strategy Group \n10:45 am – 11:00 am\nLive Q&A \nThis event will stream live.\nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live on Twitter for more analysis. \nRSVP directly on our website by scrolling and filling out the registration below! \n*****CLICK HERE to RSVP\, or use the link below***** \n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-final-struggle-inside-chinas-global-strategy-book-launch-event-tickets-360482501867
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SUMMARY:Chairman Randall G. Schriver and Ambassador Ryozo Kato: Growing Indo-Pacific Security with a Deep-Rooted U.S.-Japan Alliance
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute cordially invites you to the following conference:  \nWednesday\, March 30th\, 2022\n8:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nLocation: Virtual \n*****RSVP BELOW***** \n \n  \n(HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Viewers may join the LIVE Q&A session by submitting questions to ask@project2049.net throughout the event\, or—if you have a YouTube account—by entering questions directly into the YouTube chat box on the event’s YouTube page. PLEASE provide your name and affiliation when submitting questions.) You can register for the event at the bottom of the page. \n  \n\n\nThe challenges of a global pandemic\, unprovoked invasions\, and the continued rise of powerful\, authoritarian\, and nuclear-armed regimes have rocked the international community. Current events have left the world’s political and thought-leaders with difficult decisions on how to navigate this tumultuous era. During this livestream event\, Project 2049 Institute Chairman Randall Schriver will host a dialogue with former Ambassador of Japan to the United States Ryozo Kato to discuss how like-minded allies can succeed in this critical moment.\n\n\n  \n\n\nAmbassador Kato—as the longest-serving Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. in the Post-World War II era [2001-2008]—brings a distinguished career of insights on how to foster strong alliances and carefully manage challenges in the pursuit of a healthy Indo-Pacific. Addressing mutual threats to the United States and Japan requires both immediate short-term actions and a resilient long-term vision. We are honored to host Ambassador Kato in this “fireside chat” discussion to learn from his decades of experience and better understand how the U.S.\, Japan\, and their allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific can work together to face and overcome challenges posed by today’s agents of international destabilization\, such as the Chinese Communist Party.\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE & SPEAKERS \n8:00 pm – 8:03 pm\nIntroduction \nJohn Gastright Jr.\nThe Project 2049 Institute \n8:03 pm – 8:40 pm\nChairman’s Discussion with Ambassador Kato \nThe Honorable Randall G. Schriver\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nAmbassador Ryozo Kato\nFormer Ambassador of Japan to the United States \n8:40 pm – 9:00 pm\nLive Q&A \nThis event will stream live.\nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live on Twitter for more analysis. \nRSVP directly on our website by scrolling and filling out the registration below! \n*****RSVP BELOW*****
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/chairman-randall-g-schriver-and-ambassador-ryozo-kato-fireside-chat/
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SUMMARY:Taiwan's Global Gravity: The Push and Pull of Coercive and Annihilative Cross-Strait Scenarios
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute and the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) cordially invite you to the following virtual conference: \nMonday\, February 14\, 2022\n12:00 pm – 3:30 pm\nLocation: Virtual \n*****RSVP HERE***** \n \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE: Registration is now open on ISOA’s website! Viewers will have the opportunity to join LIVE Q&A sessions by registering for the event and participating directly through the event’s Zoom Q&A feature\, or—if you have a YouTube account—by entering questions directly into the YouTube chat box on the event’s YouTube page. Please provide your name and affiliation when submitting questions.\n  \nBoth coercive and annihilative scenarios in Taiwan have global “gravity.” The seriousness and severity of potential crisis-scenarios\, in terms of both life and global health and stability\, merit one definition of the term. The fact that no member of the international community would go unaffected by an annihilative cross-Strait crisis — or even a coerced diminishment of Taiwan’s international space — as countries would be inevitably pushed or pulled by political\, social\, or economic forces\, warrants the other. The years-long COVID-19 pandemic has proved beyond a doubt that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) coercive activities towards Taiwan have global gravity. As the Party works to minimize Taiwan’s global participation\, so too has it limited the island’s ability to effectively share its medical best practices\, personal protective equipment\, and other life-saving goods and services.\n  \nThat politically-motivated loss of life was a lesson hard learned by the world. The United States and its Allies now have the solemn responsibility to understand the true gravity of Taiwan’s national security. To this effect\, the first panel of the event will feature policy experts examining the threat Taiwan faces\, its defense strategy\, as well as an industry representative discussing challenges and opportunities of operational readiness. The second panel will place that insight into a global context\, launching into discussions about the United Nations\, the perspective from Japan\, and Taiwan’s views of its own struggle for international space. Bookending these panels\, our conference will feature a keynote opening address from Ambassador Bi-khim Hsiao\, Taiwan’s Representative to the United States\, as well as a closing discussion with Project 2049 Chairman Randall Schriver and Congresswoman Elaine Luria [D-VA-2].\n  \nSCHEDULE & SPEAKERS \n*We will be in touch again soon with further event updates and final schedule/speaker confirmations. We look forward to hosting you!* \n12:00 pm – 12:10 pm\nConference Introduction \nHoward (Howie) R. Lind\nPresident and Executive Director\, International Stability Operations Association \nJohn Gastright Jr.\nPresident\, The Project 2049 Institute \n12:10 pm – 12:15 pm\nOpening Remarks \nAmbassador Bi-khim Hsiao\nRepresentative\, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office \n12:15 pm – 1:15 pm\nPanel 1: \nBreaking It Down: A Close Look at the Threat to Taiwan\, Its Defense Strategy\, and Operational Readiness \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\, The Project 2049 Institute \nIan Easton\nSenior Director\, The Project 2049 Institute \nEric Lee\nAssociate Director of Programs\, The Project 2049 Institute \nSteven A. Shapiro\nVice President & General Manager\, Vectrus \n1:15 pm – 2:30 pm\nPanel 2: \nBuilding It Up: The United Nations\, Taiwan’s International Space\, and the Role of the U.S. and Allies \nMichael Mazza\nNonresident Fellow\, American Enterprise Institute \nGary J. Schmitt\nSenior Fellow\, American Enterprise Institute \nShihoko Goto\nDirector of the Asia Program\, Wilson Center \nLeland Lazarus\nSpecial Assistant-Speechwriter\, U.S. Southern Command \nJeff Grieco\nPresident\, Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce & ISOA Board Member Emeritus \n2:30 pm – 3:30 pm\nSpecial Guest Discussion \nThe Honorable Randall G. Schriver\nChairman\, The Project 2049 Institute \nCongresswoman Elaine Luria [D-VA-2]\nU.S. Representative of the 2nd District of Virginia \nThis event will stream live on ISOA’s website and Project 2049’s YouTube Channel.\nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live on Twitter for more analysis.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/taiwans-global-gravity-the-push-and-pull-of-coercive-and-annihilative-cross-strait-scenarios/
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SUMMARY:Chairman Randall G. Schriver and Congressman Mike Gallagher: Next Steps for the United States\, Japan\, Taiwan\, Australia\, and Allies in Competition with China
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute cordially invites you to the following conference:  \nTuesday\, October 26\, 2021\n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm\nLocation: Virtual \n*****RSVP BELOW***** \n \n  \n(HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Viewers may join the LIVE panelist Q&A session by submitting questions to ask@project2049.net throughout the event\, or—if you have a YouTube account—by entering questions directly into the YouTube chat box on the event’s YouTube page. PLEASE provide your name and affiliation when submitting questions.) You can register for the event at the bottom of the page. \n  \n\n\nToday’s leaders in the United States have the most accurate assessment of the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that has been available in decades. China’s one-party dictatorship is eroding the liberal democratic order that underpins Indo-Pacific peace and stability\, and challenging the United States’ ability to defend the region. How can Washington work with its critical Indo-Pacific allies and partners and press forward with action? Can the U.S. identify how to compete\, how to win\, and how to work with friends and allies before it is too late? The task is daunting. Where to begin?\n\n\n  \n\n\nDuring this livestream event\, Project 2049 Institute Chairman Randall Schriver will host a dialogue with Congressman Mike Gallagher [R-WI-8] to answer these vital questions. They will discuss the CCP’s weaponization of critical supply chains\, the state of American sea power in the Indo-Pacific\, the role of regional allies\, and the importance of communicating resolve to defend our partners and democratic principles in the region. They will explore the role of the National Technology Industrial Base\, the Pacific Deterrence Initiative\, and the need to strengthen U.S. naval presence in coordination with treaty allies such as Japan and Australia\, as well as like-minded partners such as Taiwan. Securing militarily-relevant supply chains is of urgent concern and the conversation will provide insight on current models of bilateral defense relations that could be expanded to other partners in the region.\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE & SPEAKERS \n12:30 pm – 12:33 pm\nIntroduction \nJohn Gastright Jr.\nThe Project 2049 Institute \n12:33 pm – 1:10 pm\nChairman’s Discussion with Congressman Gallagher \nThe Honorable Randall G. Schriver\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nCongressman Mike Gallagher [R-WI-8]\nU.S. Representative of the 8th District of Wisconsin \n1:10 pm – 1:30 pm\nLive Q&A \nThis event will stream live.\nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live on Twitter for more analysis. \nRSVP directly on our website by scrolling and filling out the registration below! \n*****RSVP BELOW*****
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/chairman-randall-g-schriver-and-congressman-mike-gallagher-on-next-steps-for-the-united-states-japan-taiwan-australia-and-allies-in-competition-with-china/
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SUMMARY:Former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott: A Discussion on Innovative Policy Options for Strategic Competition with China
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute cordially invites you to the following conference:  \nFriday\, October 15\, 2021\n3:00 pm – 4:00 pm\nLocation: Virtual \n*****RSVP BELOW***** \n \n  \n(HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Viewers may join the LIVE panelist Q&A session by submitting questions to ask@project2049.net throughout the event\, or—if you have a YouTube account—by entering questions directly into the YouTube chat box on the event’s YouTube page. PLEASE provide your name and affiliation when submitting questions.) You can register for the event at the bottom of the page. \n  \n\n\nAustralia’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update states\, “strategic competition\, primarily between the United states and China\, will be the principal driver of strategic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.” This likely holds true for Japan and other U.S. allies and partners as well.  In fact\, amid shifting power dynamics\, the United States and its allies and partners face the most consequential challenge to global peace and security since the end of World War II. As such\, the United States and its allies and partners need to think creatively and initiate proactive measures to sufficiently deter\, preempt\, and\, if necessary\, confront Chinese behavior that challenges the rules\, norms\, and peace and security of the Indo-Pacific region. With the recent events of AUKUS and China’s filing to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP)\, the United States and its allies must think strategically about security and economic next steps and explore new and creative opportunities to counter the growing challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.\n\n\n  \n\n\nWith Australia’s former Prime Minister Tony Abbott\, Project 2049’s Chairman Randall Schriver and Wilson Center’s Deputy Director Shihoko Goto will explore the current state of the strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific. What are the most pressing challenges posed by the Chinese Community Party and what are the Australian and Japanese governments’ concerns in the region? What factors should the U.S. and allies and partners’ policymakers consider when pursuing strategic alliances in the region? What innovative policy solutions are available to Washington\, Canberra\, and Tokyo?\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE & SPEAKERS \n3:00 pm – 3:05 pm\nIntroduction \nJennifer K. Hong\nSenior Director\, The Project 2049 Institute \n3:05 pm – 3:15 pm\nOpening Remarks \nFormer Prime Minister Tony Abbott\nPrime Minister of Australia\, 2013-2015 \n3:15 pm – 3:40 pm\nDiscussion with Former Prime Minister Abbott \nThe Honorable Randall G. Schriver\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nShihoko Goto\nDeputy Director\, Wilson Center \n3:40 pm – 4:00 pm\nLive Q&A \nThis event will stream live.\nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live on Twitter for more analysis. \nRSVP directly on our website by scrolling and filling out the registration below! \n*****RSVP BELOW*****
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/former-prime-minister-tony-abbott-a-discussion-on-innovative-policy-options-for-strategic-competition-with-china/
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SUMMARY:Near and Present Danger: SOUTHCOM Commander ADM Faller on U.S.-China Strategic Competition in the Western Hemisphere
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute is pleased to present the following conference:  \nTuesday\, June 15\, 2021\n1:30 pm – 2:30 pm\nLocation: Virtual \n  \n \n  \n\nThe People’s Republic of China (PRC\, China) is actioning a ten-year plan to be the dominant economic player in Latin America and the Caribbean. Behind the financial support related to domestic infrastructure\, port construction\, and COVID-19 relief\, the PRC is establishing global logistics and basing groundwork in the Western Hemisphere. This allows the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to project and sustain military power closer to the American homeland. Given the current global health crisis instigated by COVID-19\, if the United States fails to engage Latin American political\, military\, and business leaders\, the region’s susceptibility to the pandemic could prove a Trojan Horse for PRC cyber infiltration and political influence. Already\, the CCP is using COVID-19 medical support\, vaccine deployment\, and other economic incentives to expand its fifth-generation wireless network technology (5G)\, which could be used to bolster CCP intelligence and surveillance capabilities. \n\n\nU.S. influence in the region is on a downward trend. However\, there is still a margin—albeit a closing one—between the U.S. and PRC. Like-minded regional support for liberal democratic values\, such as the rule of law\, transparent governance\, and respect for human rights\, are in jeopardy. Going forward\, there are two questions that demand urgent attention. (1) What are the CCP’s coercive activities in the Western Hemisphere? And (2) What is the role of the United States and its global allies in supporting Latin American and Caribbean partners to repel this threat? During this livestream event\, Project 2049 Institute Chairman Randall Schriver hosted a conversation with U.S. Southern Commander\, Admiral Craig S. Faller. Following ADM Faller\, Chairman Schriver engaged with Dr. Rebecca Bill Chavez\, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs\, and Yuko Mukai\, Political Correspondent at the Yomiuri Shimbun. The speakers answered these two questions\, providing their expertise on the present situation and recommending actionable steps towards a safer future for the United States\, the Western Hemisphere\, and the international community at large. \n\n\nSCHEDULE & SPEAKERS \n1:30 pm – 1:35 pm\nIntroduction & Opening Remarks \nJohn Gastright Jr.\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nThe Honorable Randall G. Schriver\nThe Project 2049 Institute \n1:35 pm – 1:50 pm\nKeynote Speaker \nAdmiral Craig S. Faller\nCommander\, United States Southern Command \n1:50 pm – 2:10 pm\nPanel Discussion \nDr. Rebecca Bill Chavez\nFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs \nYuko Mukai\nThe Yomiuri Shimbun \n2:10 pm – 2:30 pm\nQ&A \nView the event on our YouTube page here. \nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live on Twitter for more analysis. \n 
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SUMMARY:Outweighing the CCP: The Role of European Allies in U.S.-China Strategic Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute cordially invites you to the following conference:  \nWednesday\, May 5\, 2021\n10:00 am – 11:00 am\nLocation: Virtual \n*****RSVP BELOW***** \n \n  \n(HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Viewers may join the LIVE panelist Q&A by submitting questions to ask@project2049.net\, or—if you have a YouTube account—by entering questions directly into the YouTube chat box on the event’s YouTube page. PLEASE provide your name and affiliation when submitting questions.) You can register to the event at the bottom of the page. \n  \n\nIndo-Pacific security issues have significant and growing implications for the broader international community\, including Europe. These issues may not only jeopardize global peace and economic prosperity\, but also the fundamental principles that stabilize the liberal world order. As the United States’ understanding of the Chinese Communist Party has become better informed\, Washington has begun to adjust its approach toward Beijing. What is the role of America’s NATO allies and other like-minded partners in strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China? To what degree can democracies\, including our European allies\, coordinate and cooperate with Japan\, Australia\, India\, South Korea\, and Taiwan to affect outcomes in the Pacific? \n\n\nDuring this livestream event\, the Project 2049 Institute will host a distinguished panel of experts to explore the role of our European allies with regard to strategic competition. The panelists will share their perspectives on the current level of European coordination with U.S. and Indo-Pacific allies\, in addition to a broader discussion on our common challenges\, identifying future mechanisms of cooperation based on our shared values. \n\n\nSCHEDULE & SPEAKERS \n10:00 am – 10:10 am\nIntroduction & Opening Remarks \nJohn Gastright Jr.\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nThe Honorable Randall G. Schriver\nThe Project 2049 Institute \n10:10 am – 10:40 am\nPanel Discussion \nDr. Evelyn Farkas\nFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia\, Ukraine\, and Eurasia \nGoto Shihoko\nWilson Center \nDr. Nicolas Regaud\nInstitute for Strategic Research at the Military School | France Ministry of Armed Forces \n10:40 am – 11:00 am\nPanelist Q&A \nThis event will stream live. \nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live on Twitter for more analysis. \nWe will continue to update this page with further details and look forward to hosting you! \n*****RSVP BELOW***** \n 
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/the-role-of-european-allies-in-u-s-china-strategic-competition/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:The Five-Year Scan: Assessing PLA Reforms\, Readiness\, and Potential Indo-Pacific Contingencies
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute cordially invites you to the following conference:  \nWednesday\, February 24\, 2021\n6:30 pm – 8:00 pm\nLocation: Virtual \n  \n*****RSVP BELOW***** \n \n  \n(HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Viewers may join both the keynote and panelist LIVE Q&As by submitting questions to ask@project2049.net\, or—if you have a YouTube account—by entering questions directly into the YouTube chat box on the event’s YouTube page. PLEASE provide your name and affiliation when submitting questions.)\n\nFive years have passed since Chairman Xi Jinping and the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched sweeping reforms of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aimed at maximizing the Party’s control—and aim—of the metaphorical ‘gun.’ This event will serve as a platform to discuss and assess PLA reforms and modernization during the last five years. Specifically\, the discussion will target the PLA’s progress\, how that progress serves as an indicator of the CCP’s strategic direction\, and how this has affected and will continue to impact the Indo-Pacific security architecture. \n\nDuring this livestream event\, hosted by Project 2049 Chairman Randall G. Schriver\, we will hear remarks from our keynote speaker\, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China\, Chad Sbragia\, followed by a distinguished panel of experts on the PLA and CCP organization and structure. The panelists will share their perspectives on the current level of readiness in the Indo-Pacific\, in addition to a broader discussion on potential contingency scenarios involving the United States and its regional partners.\nSCHEDULE & SPEAKERS \n6:30 pm – 6:35 pm\nIntroduction & Opening Remarks \nJohn Gastright Jr.\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nThe Honorable Randall G. Schriver\nThe Project 2049 Institute \n6:35 pm – 6:50 pm\nKeynote Speaker \nChad Sbragia\nFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China\nOffice of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs \n6:50 pm – 7:00 pm\nKeynote Q&A \n7:00 pm – 7:40 pm\nPanel Discussion \nKim Fassler\nChina Strategic Focus Group\, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command \nKatherine Koleski\nDefense Innovation Unit \nTaniguchi Tomohiko\nFormer Special Adviser to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s Cabinet \nMark Stokes\nThe Project 2049 Institute \n7:40 pm – 8:00 pm\nPanelist Q&A \nThis event will stream live.\nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live on Twitter for more analysis. \nSPEAKERS \nRandall G. Schriver is Chairman of the Board at The Project 2049 Institute. Most recently\, Chairman Schriver served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs from 8 January 2018 to 31 December 2019. Prior to his confirmation as Assistant Secretary\, Chairman Schriver was a founding partner of Armitage International LLC\, a consulting firm that specializes in international business development and strategies. He was also a founder of the Project 2049 Institute\, and served as President and CEO. Previously\, Chairman Schriver served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. From 2001 to 2003\, he served as Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of State. From 1994 to 1998\, he worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, including as the senior official responsible for the day-to-day management of U.S. bilateral relations with the People’s Liberation Army and the bilateral security and military relationships with Taiwan. Prior to his civilian service\, he served as an active duty Navy Intelligence Officer from 1989 to 1991\, including a deployment in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. After active duty\, he served in the Navy Reserves for nine years\, including as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and an attaché at U.S. Embassy Beijing and U.S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar. Chairman Schriver has won numerous military and civilian awards from the U.S. government and was presented while at the State Department with the Order of the Propitious Clouds by the President of Taiwan for service promoting U.S.-Taiwan relations. Chairman Schriver received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Williams College and a Master of Arts degree from Harvard University. \nChad Sbragia served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.  In this capacity\, he was responsible for advising senior leadership within the Department of Defense on all policy matters pertaining to the development and implementation of defense strategies\, plans\, policies\, and bilateral security relations for China. Previously\, Mr. Sbragia served as the Director of the China Research Group for the U.S. Marine Corps\, where he served as a principal advisor on China to the Deputy Commandant for Information and Director of Intelligence. Prior to serving as a Director with the Marines\, Mr. Sbragia served as the Deputy Director of the China Strategic Focus Group\, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command\, from 2011 to 2018\, where he piloted strategic initiatives and the China Strategic Roundtable.  He also served as the Country Director for China\, Taiwan\, and Mongolia under the J5 Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate from 2010-2011. Mr. Sbragia served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1985-2012\, first as a Combat Engineer and later as an Infantry Officer and China Foreign Area Officer\, where he led Marines up through the Battalion level and deployed across the Middle East\, Africa\, and the Indo-Pacific.  This period includes assignment as the U.S. Marine Attaché\, U.S. Embassy Beijing\, where he steered U.S.-China military relations and negotiated bilateral agreements on recovery of U.S. personnel and the Defense Telephone Link. Mr. Sbragia attended Arizona State University\, the Naval Postgraduate School\, the Defense Language Institute\, and studied Chinese at Capital Normal University in Beijing. \nKim Fassler is a Senior Analyst at the China Strategic Focus Group at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The Group advises U.S. military leaders on Chinese strategy\, decision making\, and military doctrine and aims to enhance the Defense Department’s strategic understanding of China through research and other initiatives. Kim has worked for the Department of Defense since 2011. From 2016-2019\, she served in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing in the Office of the Defense Attaché. Prior to that\, she was an analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency. Kim has an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)\, including graduate coursework in Mandarin at the Hopkins Nanjing Center on a Boren Fellowship\, and a B.A. from Williams College. \nKatherine Koleski is currently a Program Analyst at the Defense Innovation Unit\, where she assesses the impact of proposed U.S. policy\, regulations\, and statutes on the Defense Innovation Unit and the dual-use innovation ecosystem. Prior to this role\, she was a Lead Business Analyst at JAB Innovation Solutions. Ms. Koleski previously served as the Research Director for the Research Working Group and a Policy Analyst for the Economic & Trade team at the congressionally-created U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission (USCC). In these roles\, she managed the Research Working Group’s contracted and staff research and regularly provided analysis to Congressional members and staff related to China-Latin American relations\, China’s industrial policies\, and China’s pursuit of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence\, biotechnology\, quantum information science\, and 5G. Ms. Koleski earned a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College and her Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. She has advanced proficiency in both Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Ms. Koleski has published several articles on China that include: The 13th Five-Year Plan\, China’s Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean\, The New Banks in Town: Chinese Finance in Latin America\, USCC Backgrounder: China’s 12th Five-Year Plan\, among others. \nTaniguchi Tomohiko is Professor at the Keio University Graduate School of System Design and Management (SDM)\, teaching international political economy and Japanese diplomacy. He was also Special Adviser to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s Cabinet until Mr. Abe stepped down as prime minister on 16 September 2020. Between February 2013 and March 2014\, he was Councillor\, Prime Minister’s Office. Throughout the period of more than 90 consecutive months\, his responsibilities included writing foreign-policy speeches for Mr. Abe. After spending 20 years with Nikkei Business\, a weekly magazine\, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2005 as Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Director General for Public Diplomacy. Until he left the ministry three years later\, he addressed the English-speaking press and wrote speeches for then Foreign Minister Aso Taro and other leaders including then Prime Minister Abe. For five years until 2013\, he was Executive Adviser to the then Chairman of the Central Japan Railway Company\, Kasai Yoshiyuki\, while holding visiting professorships at Keio SDM and Meiji University School of Global Japanese Studies. Dr. Taniguchi holds an LL.B. from the University of Tokyo\, a Doctorate in national security from Takushoku University\, and has authored or co-authored more than ten books on international affairs. \nMark Stokes is Executive Director of the Project 2049 Institute. In addition to Taiwan issues\, Mark’s research focus includes Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force and Strategic Support Force\, defense industry\, military and political leadership\, and cross-Strait relations. Mark has served in a variety of military and private sector positions. A 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran\, he served in intelligence\, planning\, and policy positions. From 1984-1989\, he was assigned to the Philippines and West Berlin. After graduate school and Chinese language training\, Mark served as assistant air attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing from 1992 to 1995. From 1995 to May 1997\, he was assigned as a strategic planner within the U.S. Air Force Plans and Operations Directorate. Between 1997 and 2004\, he served as Senior Country Director for China and Taiwan in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. After retiring from military service\, he worked in the private sector on Taiwan for more than three years. Mark joined Project 2049 in 2008. He holds a BA from Texas A&M University and graduate degrees in international relations and Asian studies from Boston University and the Naval Postgraduate School. He has working proficiency in Mandarin Chinese.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/the-five-year-scan-assessing-pla-reforms-readiness-and-implications-for-taiwan/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T103000
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SUMMARY:Critical Nexus: The Future of U.S.-Japan-Taiwan Security Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute cordially invites you to the following conference: Thursday\, October 3\, 2019 10:30 am – 2:30 pm Location: Carnegie Endowment Conference Center – Choate Room 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \n*****RSVP BELOW*****  \n \n  \nThe People’s Republic of China’s (PRC\, China) emergence as a strategic competitor of the United States presents a mix of challenges as well as new areas of potential cooperation for U.S. allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to increase China’s capabilities and advance its strategic agenda\, an assessment of regional developments highlights the importance of a U.S.-Japan-Taiwan (Republic of China\, ROC) trilateral partnership in the architecture of the region. As the critical nexus of democratic power in the Indo-Pacific\, stronger relations between the U.S.\, Japan\, and Taiwan are vital to maintaining a free and open region. There is considerable need for deeper engagement between American\, Japanese\, and Taiwanese thinkers to spur creative policy recommendations and foster innovative approaches to strengthen the rules-based order. \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of international experts to explore shared interests and challenges facing the United States\, Japan\, and Taiwan\, and discuss potential areas of cooperation in both traditional and non-traditional security affairs. The conference will offer recommendations for ways in which policymakers in Washington\, Tokyo\, and Taipei might consider bolstering trilateral relations to respond to evolving regional dynamics. \nSchedule \n10:30 am – 11:00 am Opening Remarks  \nThe Honorable Richard L. Armitage The Project 2049 Institute \nKeynote Speaker \nRupert Hammond-Chambers US-Taiwan Business Council \n11:00 am – 12:00 pm Panel 1 – Shared Interests & Challenges in the Indo-Pacific \nLieutenant General Wallace “Chip” Gregson (USMC\, Ret.) General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group \nTetsuo Kotani Japan Institute for International Affairs  \nVincent Chao Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States \nModerator: Tiffany Ma BowerGroupAsia \n12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch Break \n(*A light lunch will be provided.*) \n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Panel 2 – Trilateral Cooperation: Traditional Security Affairs  \nMark Stokes The Project 2049 Institute \nMasashi Murano Hudson Institute \nLai I-chung Prospect Foundation \nModerator: Paul Giarra Global Strategies & Transformation \n1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Panel 3 – Trilateral Cooperation: Non-traditional Security Affairs  \nMichael Mazza American Enterprise Institute \nYoichi Kato Asia Pacific Initiative \nLiu Shih-chung Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) \nModerator: Ian Easton The Project 2049 Institute \nThis event will stream live. Follow @Project2049 and #P2049Live for more analysis.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/critical-nexus-the-future-of-u-s-japan-taiwan-security-cooperation/
LOCATION:Carnegie Endowment Conference Center\, Choate Room\, 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T170000
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SUMMARY:Phase Zero: A New Taiwan Policy?
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute and the Global Taiwan Institute cordially invite you to the following conference: \nThursday\, March 14\, 2019\n1:30 pm – 5:00 pm\nLocation: Carnegie Endowment Conference Center\, Root Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \n \nFor the past 40 years\, national interests\, and a commitment to peace\, security\, and stability in the Western Pacific\, has guided the United States’ policy on Taiwan (Republic of China\, ROC). The People’s Republic of China (PRC\, China)\, under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)\, has long sought to undermine the status quo and achieve the political subordination of Taiwan under its “One China principle.” In spite of Beijing’s efforts\, Washington has managed to foster robust U.S.-Taiwan ties. The current policy framework\, however\, has been slow in keeping pace with fundamental changes that have taken place in Taiwan. \nTaiwan has transformed into a flourishing democracy\, with a high-tech market economy embedded in global supply chains. Taipei is also an active contributor to international public goods\, at a time when Beijing is undermining the security of the global commons. A more objective representation of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait may better serve long-term U.S. interests and more accurately reflect American principles and values. An assessment of the current U.S.-Taiwan policy framework\, as well as a review of future-oriented policy options\, is needed to guide U.S.-Taiwan relations into the future. \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts to evaluate the United States’ current Taiwan policy\, and assess ways in which the United States can move toward a more normal\, stable\, and constructive relationship with Taiwan over the long-term. \nSchedule \n1:30 pm – 2:00 pm\nOpening Remarks  \nThe Honorable Richard L. Armitage\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nJohn A. Gastright Jr.\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nDr. Chen Wen Yen\nGlobal Taiwan Institute \nKeynote Address \nJim Heller\nUnited States Department of State\n \nSpeaker Su Jia-chyuan\nTaiwan’s Legislative Yuan\n(Video remarks) \n2:00 pm – 3:20 pm\nPanel 1- U.S. Taiwan Policy: The Current Debate  \nShirley Kan\n Independent Specialist in Asian Security Affairs \nDavid Keegan\nUnited States Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute \nMark Stokes\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nJohn Tkacik\nInternational Assessment and Strategy Center \nModerator: Tiffany Ma\nBowerGroupAsia \nCoffee Break \n3:30 pm – 4:00 pm\nKeynote Remarks \nSenator Cory Gardner (R-CO)\nUnited States Senate\n \n4:00 pm – 5:00 pm\nPanel 2- Looking Ahead: The Future of U.S. Taiwan Policy \nDavid An\nGlobal Taiwan Institute\n \nJessica Drun\nCenter for Advanced China Research \nIan Easton\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nRussell Hsiao\nGlobal Taiwan Institute \nModerator: Rachael Burton\nThe Project 2049 Institute \nThis event will stream live.\nFollow @Project2049\, @globaltaiwan\, and #P2049Live for more analysis.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/phase-zero-a-new-taiwan-policy/
LOCATION:Carnegie Endowment Conference Center\, Root Room\, 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20036\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181031T133000
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SUMMARY:The Nightmare Scenario: The PLA Invasion Threat & Taiwan's Response
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 31st\, 2018 \n1:30 pm – 4:00 pm \nLocation: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Conference Center\, Choate Room \n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \nLocation: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, Choate Room \n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 200 \n \n  \nSince the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC\, China) in 1949\, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made no secret of its intention to subjugate the Republic of China (ROC\, Taiwan)\, including by force if perceived as necessary and worth the cost. Potentially supporting the CCP’s “China Dream\,” a capacity to physically occupy Taiwan through amphibious invasion appears to be an “historic mission.” As the armed wing of the party\, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has long been capable of physically occupying Taiwan\, barring U.S. intervention and willingness to bear exorbitant political and military costs. However\, long-term\, targeted investments into PLA force modernization\, deepening of its military reform and reorganization program\, and growing obsolesce of Taiwan’s ground force equipment\, increase the likelihood of an amphibious invasion. The CCP and its Central Military Commission (CMC) oversee an increasingly dangerous PLA. Its capacity for use of force has developed rapidly\, driven in large part by the desire to subordinate Taiwan to the Chinese Communist Party. Alongside airpower and naval forces\, the ROC Army and Marines play integral roles in deterrence and defense of the island. However\, in a minimum warning invasion scenario\, ground forces may be the last barrier standing between deterrence and potential national annihilation. \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts to assess PLA force modernization\, reform\, and reorganization\, address the role of Taiwan’s ground forces in a worst-case invasion scenario\, and explore implications for U.S. policy. The panelists will evaluate evolving PLA capabilities relevant to a Taiwan invasion scenario\, assess the role of Taiwan’s ground forces\, and discuss potential areas for further U.S.-Taiwan security cooperation. \n  \nSchedule \n1:30 pm – 2:00 pm\nOpening Remarks \nThe Honorable Richard L. Armitage\nChairman\nProject 2049 Institute \nKeynote Address \nAdmiral Richard Chen\nFormer Vice Minister\nRepublic of China Ministry of National Defense \n\nFormer Chief of Naval Operations\nRepublic of China Navy \n2:00 pm – 3:00 pm\nPanel 1: The PLA Threat \nRick Fisher\nSenior Fellow on Asian Military Affairs\nInternational Assessment and Strategy Center \nScott Harold\nAssociate Director\, Center for Asia Pacific Policy; Political Scientist\nRAND Corporation \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\nProject 2049 Institute \nModerator: Kristen Gunness\nChief Executive Officer\nVantage Point Asia \n3:00 pm – 4:00 pm\nPanel 2: Taiwan’s Response to the PLA \nJim Thomas\nPrincipal\nTelemus Group \nGeneral Wallace “Chip” Gregson Jr.\nSenior Advisor\nAvascent Global Advisors \nFu S. Mei\nDirector\nTaiwan Security Analysis Center \nDavid An\nSenior Research Fellow\nGlobal Taiwan Institute \nModerator: Rachael Burton\nDeputy Director\nProject 2049 Institute \nRSVP via the Eventbrite link below. \nThis event will stream live.\nFollow @Project2049 and #P2049Live for more analysis.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/the-nightmare-scenario-the-pla-invasion-threat-taiwans-response/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180214T140000
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SUMMARY:Under the Radar: China's Coercive Air Power in the Taiwan Strait
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 14\, 2018\n2:00 PM to 4:00 PM\nLocation: Rayburn House Office Building\nRoom 2255\n45 Independence Ave SW\nWashington\, DC 20515 \nOn January 4\, 2018\, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) unilaterally initiated a significant modification to an aviation route along the western side of the centerline of the Taiwan Strait\, and activated three east-to-west spurs to and from China’s southeast coast. In violation of existing cross-Strait civil aviation agreements\, the routes were implemented without prior consultation through established negotiating channels. The PRC has a long history of leveraging air power and airspace management more broadly\, as instruments of coercive persuasion against Taiwan (Republic of China\, ROC). As an early example\, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) began flights over the Taiwan Strait in 1996\, and extended operations to the centerline during heightened cross-Strait tensions in 1999. PRC national airspace management policy\, presumably including the new commercial air routes\, is guided by the State Air Traffic Control Commission (SATCC). Notably\, the SATCC office\, which handles day to day airspace management affairs\, resides within the Central Military Commission (CMC) Joint Staff Department. Authorities in Beijing claim the new routes are intended to ease air traffic congestion. However\, this unilateral move may illustrate a broader political and military agenda\, intended to coerce Taiwan to the negotiating table on unfavorable terms\, under the guise of civil aviation. More alarming\, however\, is the potential for the PRC to assert the Taiwan Strait as PRC territorial waters\, declare exclusive sovereignty in the airspace above the Taiwan Strait\, and mandate air traffic control authority over the Taipei Flight Information Region (FIR). \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of panelists to discuss the PRC’s coercive airspace management\, Taiwan’s security\, and implications for U.S. interests. The panelists will explore linkages between these new civil air routes\, expanded People’s Liberation Army (PLA) flight activity in the Western Pacific\, and prospects for the PRC’s establishment of an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the Taiwan Strait and beyond. \nCongressman Ted Yoho (R-FL)\nChairman\nUnited States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific \nDan Blumenthal\nDirector of Asian Studies\nAmerican Enterprise Institute  \nMichael Chase\nSenior Political Scientist\nRAND Corportaiton \n \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\nProject 2049 Institute  \nIan Easton\nResearch Fellow\nProject 2049 Institute  \nModerator: Rachael Burton\nDeputy Director\nProject 2049 Institute
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/under-the-radar-chinas-coercive-air-power-in-the-taiwan-strait/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171128T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171128T170000
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SUMMARY:Securing the Strait: U.S.-Taiwan Security Relations
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 28\, 2017\n3:00 PM to 5:00 PM\nLocation: The Conference Center at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\nRoot Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\nWashington\, DC 20036 \nRecent events and actions regarding challenges in the Asia-Pacific region highlight a clear requirement for a more cooperative U.S. partnership with Taiwan. The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) advocates for a strengthened U.S. defense partnership with Taiwan through the following: 1) regular transfers of defense articles and defense services\, 2) support in building Taiwan’s air defense capabilities along with a program of technical assistance and consultation to improve Taiwan’s undersea warfare capabilities\, and 3) continued programs of exchanges with senior military officers and senior officials to improve U.S.-Taiwan military-to-military relations. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford’s characterization of China (PRC) as “posing the greatest threat” to the U.S. by 2025 provides further reason for Taiwan’s defense needs\, as the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) modernization and reorganization under General Secretary Xi Jinping continues to enhance its capabilities. Additionally\, the 2017 Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China published by the Department of Defense notes the PLA’s potential to degrade core U.S. military-technological advantages\, which could impact U.S. intervention in a Taiwan conflict scenario. Given the credible threat\, David Helvey\, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security affairs defined the United States’ and Taiwan’s common goal as having “a credible and visible deterrent to potential coercion and aggression against Taiwan.” With a common goal established\, the United States and Taiwan must seek innovative and cooperative initiatives to develop latent inter-operability and a cohesive deterrent to maintain peace and stability in the region. \nIn light of the threats facing the U.S. – Taiwan relationship\, this conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts to address the Chinese Communist Party’s coercive actions against Taiwan and impress upon areas of opportunities for strengthened security relations between the United States and Taiwan. \nJames Lee\nDeputy Representative\nTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office \nRupert Hammond-Chambers\nPresident\nU.S.-Taiwan Business Council \nAnish Goel\nProfessional Staff\nSenate Committee on Armed Services\nSenior Fellow\nNew America \nTiffany Ma\nSenior DIrector for Political and Security Affairs\nNational Buearu of Asian Research \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\nProject 2049 Institute \nModerator: Rachael Burton\nDeputy Director\nProject 2049 Institute
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/securing-the-strait-u-s-taiwan-security-relations/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171031T134500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171031T150000
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SUMMARY:A Book Discussion with Ian Easton: The Chinese Invasion Threat on Taiwan
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 31\, 2017\n1:45 PM to 3:15 PM\nLocation: The Elliott School of International Affairs\nRoom 505\n1957 E Street Northwest\nWashington\, DC 20052 \nAre war clouds gathering in Asia? Will China make good on threats to invade Taiwan? What would this conflict mean for America and the world? Exposing internal Chinese military documents and restricted-access studies\, “The Chinese Invasion Threat” explores the secret world of war planning\, strategy\, espionage\, and national security. From a historic spy case that saved Taiwan from communist takeover to modern-day covert action programs\, and from emergency alert procedures to underground coastal defense networks\, this is the untold story of the most dangerous flash-point of our times. The book utilizes Chinese military documents to outline a potential Chinese invasion scenario\, and analyzes the implications of such a threat for Taiwan\, the United States\, and the Asia-Pacific region. \nThis event featured a moderated discussion with Ian Easton\, the author of “The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy in Asia\,” followed by audience Q&A.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/a-book-discussion-with-ian-easton-the-chinese-invasion-threat-on-taiwan-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171012T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171012T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
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SUMMARY:Assessing the Resiliency of the Chinese Communist Party
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 12\, 2017\n1:30 PM to 4:00 PM\nLocation: The Conference Center at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\nChoate Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\nWashington\, DC 20036 \nAt the forthcoming 19th Party Congress in Beijing\, Chinese leaders will project an image of China as a strong and united country destined to become a new global leader. However\, the extraordinary measures undertaken to control information\, assembly\, and capital outflows suggest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be weaker than it appears. While much discussion in Washington\, D.C. has been focused on the future of U.S.-PRC relations\, it is imperative to assess the resiliency of China’s party-state apparatus the international community interacts with today and examine its implications for American interests. China\, under the rule of the CCP\, has denied its people their natural rights of self-determination and freedom of thought and expression. Since the late 1970s\, the PRC leadership has pursued a policy of “reform and opening” that has advanced the Chinese economy\, while ensuring the Party’s continued monopoly on all forms of political power. This ideologically retrograde path has resulted in considerable tensions within Chinese society\, most notably manifested in 1989 during the Tian’anmen square movement. As China continues to emerge as a globally-interconnected power\, concerns have risen regarding its political system. While seemingly very unlikely\, how would a regime change in Beijing influence the current international system? \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts to address the potentially tenuous nature of the CCP’s hold on power and what a potential future CCP collapse could mean for the United States and the future of Asia. \nRandall Schriver\nPresident and CEO\nProject 2049 Institute \nRichard McGregor\nAuthor\nFormer Beijing and Washington Bureau Chief\, Financial Times \nYang Jianli\nPresident and Founder\nInitiatives for China \nDavid Gitter\nDirector\nParty Watch Initiative \nNadège Rolland\nSenior Fellow for Political and Security Affairs\nNational Bureau of Asian Research \nModerator: Rachael Burton\nDeputy Director\nProject 2049 Institute \nPeter Mattis\nFellow in the China Program\nJamestown Foundation \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\nProject 2049 Institute \nKuniko Ashizawa\nAdjunct Professor\nAmerican University \nModerator: Emily David\nFellow\nProject 2049 Institute
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/assessing-the-resiliency-of-the-chinese-communist-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170330T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170330T151500
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
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SUMMARY:China's Fault Lines: Challenges\, Instability\, and Response
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 30\, 2017\n1:00 PM to 3:15 PM\nLocation: Top of The Hill\, Minuteman Ballroom\n1 Constitution Ave\, NE\nWashington\, DC 20002 \nChinese leaders have projected an image of China as an inevitable regional and global leader. However\, controls on information\, assembly\, and capital outflows suggests the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is paying closer attention to its domestic priorities than to its international reputation. The Congressional Executive Commission on China’s (CECC) 2016 annual report detailed the anger and discontent felt by many Chinese citizens\, who are increasingly calling for more government accountability\, transparency and justice. Regime legitimacy and social stability are important challenges that factor into Chinese leaders’ perceptions of national power. With the CCP’s 19th Party Congress on the horizon\, it is more critical than ever to assess the CCP’s underlying regime stability and the key threats to it. \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts to address China’s most important current challenges and sources of instability\, as well as Beijing’s potential response to both. Following a keynote address by Senate Foreign Relations Asia Subcommittee Chair Cory Gardner (R-CO)\, we will feature panel discussions and conversation on how China’s current challenges and instability will impact the U.S.-China relationship. Participants will also examine how the U.S. and its allies could more effectively engage with China in the future based on these factors. \n\nSenator Cory Gardner  \nUnited States Senator for Colorado\nUnited States Congress\n\n\n\n\n\nSheena Chestnut Greitens\nAssociate Professor in the Department of Political Science\nUniversity of Missouri \n\n\n\nSarah Cook  \nSenior Research Analyst for East Asia\nFreedom House\n\nMegan Fluker\nResearch Associate and Manager of Annual Report Production\nCongressional-Executive Commission on China \n\nKaoru (Kay) Shimizu\nResearch Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science\nUniversity of Pittsburgh\n\nPiper Stover\nFormer Vice-President of China Operations and Board of Governors 2015 & 2016\nAmerican Chamber of Commerce – China\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Rachael Burton\nResearch Associate\nProject 2049 Institute\n\n \n\n\n\nDan Blumenthal\nDirector of Asia Studies & Resident Fellow\nAmerican Enterprise Institute\n\n \nEly Ratner\nMaurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies\nCouncil on Foreign Relations \n\n\nModerator: Randy Schriver  \nPresident & Chief Executive Officer\nProject 2049 Institute    
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/chinas-fault-lines-challenges-instability-and-response-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170223T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
CREATED:20170223T170048Z
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SUMMARY:1984 with Chinese Characteristics: How China Rewrites History
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 23\, 2017\n1:30 PM to 4:00 PM\nLocation: First Floor Conference Center\n1777 F St. NW\nWashington\, DC 20006 \nA hallmark of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ‘China Dream’ is founded on principles of “socialism with Chinese characteristics” with the goal to build a culturally strong and prosperous China under the guidance of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). To achieve the ‘China Dream\,’ it is essential for the Party to be a critical part of both China’s past and present to successfully usher China into the future. As such\, the CCP has actively dominated the narrative of their history\, which has politicized the very nature of the PRC’s struggles and successes. In order to maintain the CCP narrative\, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issued a communiqué in April 2013 known as Document No.9 titled\, “Communiqué on the Current State of the Ideological Sphere.” The document set out to criticize seven political threats including constitutionalism\, civil society\, historical nihilism\, universal values\, and the Western view of media. Overall\, the document criticized these elements for attempting to undermine the legitimacy of the Party through the questioning of China’s version of events\, and prohibited open discourse or any challenge to the CCP’s historical narrative in an effort to maintain the strict adherence to the Party line. \nThis conference will bring together an expert panel to address the costs and implications related to the CCP’s distortion of consequential moments in China’s past. Specifically\, the event will address “Problems on the Periphery” and the impact of the CCP’s involvement in Tibet\, Southeast Asia\, and Korea. A second panel will discuss how the modern reform era of the 1980’s and onward resulted in a stronger and more defiant CCP today. The conference will also include a discussion on the CCP’s process of “restoration” and the consequences of Party history. \n  \nEdward Friedman \nProfessor Emeritus\, Department of Political Science \nUniversity of Wisconsin\, Madison \nMiles Yu \nProfessor of East Asia and Military and Naval History \nUnited States Naval Academy \nLi Jianglin \nWriter/Independent Researcher \nKelley Currie \nSenior Fellow \nThe Project 2049 Institute \nModerator: Amy Chang \nFormer Staff Director \nAsia and Pacific Subcommittee\, House Foreign Affairs Committee \nRobert Suettinger \nSenior Advisor and Consultant \nThe Stimson Center \nCao Yaxue  \nFounder and Editor \nChinachange.org \nModerator: Louisa Greve \nVice President\, Asia\, Middle East & North Africa Programs \nNational Endowment for Democracy
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/1984-with-chinese-characteristics-how-china-rewrites-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161213T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
CREATED:20161213T170030Z
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SUMMARY:Going Ballistic: The Taiwan Strait Crisis at 20
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 13\, 2016\n1:30 PM to 4:00 PM\nThe Conference Center at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\nRoot Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\nWashington\, DC 20036 \nIn June 1995\, Taiwan’s President\, Lee Teng-hui\, visited Cornell University to give a speech on democracy. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) responded with a series of coercive military actions which precipitated a major crisis in the Taiwan Strait. Beijing viewed the prospect of an internationally recognized Taiwanese democracy as a severe threat to its legitimacy and panned President Lee’s visit as a reversal of perceived American commitments to respect its version of the “one China” policy. In the wake of this historic event\, the PRC began to rapidly build-up its military capabilities for a future Taiwan conflict scenario. For its part\, the U.S. increased strategic dialogues\, training exchanges\, and arms sales to Taiwan. Now\, 20 years after the Crisis\, the military and political calculus across the Taiwan Strait has changed. China is far better able to execute military operations across the Strait\, but Taiwan is also better prepared to defend itself. Recently\, China has abducted Taiwanese citizens abroad\, limited Taiwan’s participation in international organizations\, and conducted threatening military exercises. Given the trend lines before us\, it is ever more important to evaluate the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis\, and explore its implications for the future of the Asia-Pacific. \nThis conference will bring together a distinguished group of experts for a timely discussion on China’s behavior before\, during\, and after the Crisis\, with a special focus on the Chinese military. Panelists will also examine the ways in which U.S.-Taiwan relations were strengthened after the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis\, and address some of the outstanding weaknesses which remain. \nRandy Schriver \nPresident & CEO\, The Project 2049 Institute  \nAbe Denmark  \nDeputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia\, Department of Defense  \nAmy Chang  \nFormer Staff Director\, Asia and Pacific Subcommittee\, House Foreign Affairs Committee \nIan Easton \nResearch Fellow\, The Project 2049 Institute  \nShirley Kan \nFormer Staff\, Specialty in Asian Security Affairs\, Congressional Research Service \nModerator: Rachael Burton \nResearch Associate\, The Project 2049 Institute  \n\nCarolyn Bartholomew \nVice Chairman\, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission \nTiffany Ma \nSenior Director for Political and Security Affairs\, The National Bureau of Asian Research  \nMark Stokes \nExecutive Director\, The Project 2049 Institute  \nModerator: Rupert Hammond-Chambers \nPresident\, U.S.-Taiwan Business Council 
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/going-ballistic-the-taiwan-strait-crisis-at-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160920T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160920T161500
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
CREATED:20160920T160040Z
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SUMMARY:Seek Truth From Facts: The Chinese Communist Party's War on History
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 20\, 2016\n2 PM to 4:15 PM\nLocation: The National Press Club\nThe Holeman Lounge\n529 14th Street NW\, 13th Floor\nWashington\, DC 20045 \nThe phrase ‘Seek Truth from Facts (实事求是) was introduced to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a hallmark slogan of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP’s narrative of its history is a critical component of the Party’s domestic and foreign policy\, as it aims to legitimize its own power and supremacy. The slogan has been used throughout the PRC’s 66-year history\, and served as a political tool in Deng Xiaoping’s 1978 speech which allowed the Party to enact much needed reforms while maintaining its authority. The Chinese Communist Party thus utilizes political work groups and education to push its narrative of history to shape and define the discourse on the Party\, rule of law\, and foreign policy. However\, to “Seek Truth from Facts\,” has tragically resulted in the revision of history\, human dignity\, and the pursuit of “adherence to the Party.” \nThis conference will bring together an expert panel to identify and assess the impact of the CCP’s war on history at home and abroad by addressing the Sino-Japanese War\, the Party’s historical claim to Tibet\, and confronting the use of history to consolidate national identity and its relevance to the ‘rise of China.’ \n\nHomare Endo \nXin Haonian \nModerator: Rachael Burton \n\nRowena He \nHelen Raleigh \nNadège Rolland \nMichael Davis \nModerator: Kelley Currie
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/seek-truth-from-facts-the-chinese-communist-partys-war-on-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160322T134500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160322T164500
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
CREATED:20160322T160028Z
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SUMMARY:China as a Responsible Stakeholder? A Decade Later
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 22\, 2016\n1:45 PM to 4:45 PM\nLocation: The Newseum\nKnight Conference Center\nFreedom Forum Entrance\, 6th Street\n555 Pennsylvania Ave\nNW Washington\, DC 20001 \nIn 2005\, then-Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick used the term “responsible stakeholder” to address how China should wield its influence in the coming future. In his remarks\, he classified the U.S.-China relationship as one that must be built on not only shared interests but shared values. A decade later\, how has China contributed positively to the international system and met US expectations as a responsible stakeholder? Going forward\, what challenges\, changes\, and concerns will shape China’s developing role in global and regional affairs? \nThis conference brought together an expert panel to identify and assess areas where China challenges the existing international order and offered recommendations for a U.S. response to reinforce the pre-existing security and economic architecture in the Asia-Pacific. \nEvan Feigenbaum  \nVice Chairman\, Paulson Institute \nModerator: Rachael Burton  \nResearch Associate\, Project 2049 Institute \nCheng Xiaonong \nDirector\, Center for Modern China \nHe Qinglian  \nCommentator\, Chinese Branch\, Voice of America \nJohn Lee  \nNonresident Senior Fellow\, Hudson Institute \nOriana Mastro  \nAssistant Professor\, Walsh School of Foreign Service\, Georgetown University \nMolly Roberts  \nAssistant Professor\, 21st Century China Program\, UC San Diego \n\nModerator: \nRandall Schriver  \nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute \nKathleen Hicks \nSenior Vice President\, Henry A. Kissinger Chair\, Director\, International Security Program\, CSIS \nAshley J. Tellis  \nSenior Associate\, South Asia Program\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/china-as-a-responsible-stakeholder-a-decade-later/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151201T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
CREATED:20151201T170019Z
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SUMMARY:Taiwan's Future Submarine Program: A Deep Dive
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 1\, 2015\n2 PM to 4 PM\nLocation: The Conference Center at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\nRoot Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC 20036 \n  \n \nThe comprehensive transformation of China’s military forces has prompted a regional increase in defense development and acquisition to include submarine capabilities. Inherently stealthy\, and equipped with a diverse range of sensors and weapon systems\, submarines are a “force in being” that have a political effect beyond the military realm. Taiwan’s indigenous submarine program would enhance regional stability by providing a credible and survivable deterrent to potential PRC use of force\, and enhancing Taiwan’s relative position in future cross-Strait political negotiations. \nThis conference brought together a panel of experts to focus on Taiwan’s submarine program in relation to the PLA’s force modernization and Taiwan’s defense strategy\, and identify key policy goals for U.S.-Taiwan relations. \n\n\nSchedule \n2:00-2:30 pm\nOpening Brief: \nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\nProject 2049 Institute \n2:35-3:45 pm\nPanel: Assessing the Requirement for Taiwan’s Submarine Program and Why it Matters for America \n Moderator:\nSabrina Tsai\nResearch Associate\nProject 2049 Institute \nPanelists:\nRoger Cliff\nNonresident Senior Fellow\nAsia Security Initiative\nAtlantic Council \nJacqueline Deal\nPresident and CEO\nLong Term Strategy Group LLC \nEric Sayers\nProfessional Staff Member\nSenate Armed Services Committee\nUnited States Senate  \n3:45-4:00 pm\nKeynote Address: \nRear Admiral David Yang\nDefense Attaché\, Defense Mission\nTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office \n 
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/taiwans-future-submarine-program-a-deep-dive/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151006T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151006T170000
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SUMMARY:Influence Operations: Chinese Political Warfare in East Asia and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:The Project 2049 Institute and The Heritage Foundation cordially invite you to the following conference \n  \nInfluence Operations: \nChinese Political Warfare in East Asia and Beyond \n  \nIn 2015\, China’s military modernization efforts and its assertive activities in the East and South China Seas dominate public discourse on China’s growing influence. While these developments are usually viewed through a military lens\, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s activities should be considered and examined as an instrument of statecraft to achieve specific political outcomes as a form of political warfare. Chinese political warfare and influence operations actively target foreign governments\, organizations\, groups\, and individuals to shape their perceptions and behavior. Driven by its political goals\, Chinese influence operations are a centerpiece of PRC’s overall foreign policy and military strategy. \nThis conference will bring together a panel of experts to focus on the characteristics of Chinese political warfare and will identify key political goals and tactics in its influence operations towards specific targets in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. \nSchedule  \n2:00-2:45 pm\nIntroduction: \nWalter Lohman\nDirector\, Asian Studies Center\, Heritage Foundation\n \nOpening Address:\nAaron Friedberg\nProfessor of Politics and International Affairs\, Princeton University\n \nCommentary:\nMark Stokes\nExecutive Director\, Project 2049 Institute\n \n2:45-4:00 pm\nPanel:\nChinese Influence Operations in the Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond\n \n Moderator:\nSabrina Tsai\nResearch Associate\, Project 2049 Institute  \nPanelists:\nDean Cheng\nSenior Research Fellow\, Asian Studies Center\, Heritage Foundation\nShih-Chung Liu\nDeputy Secretary-General\, Tainan City Government in Taiwan\nRandy Schriver\nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute  \n4:00-4:15 pm\nCoffee Break\n \n 4:15-5:oo pm\nKeynote speaker\nCongressman J. Randy Forbes   \nFollow us on twitter @Project2049 and #InfluenceOps for more analysis on Chinese political warfare  \n*The event will be live-streamed. For questions\, please call 703-879-3990 or email project2049@project2049.net.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/influence-operations-chinese-political-warfare-in-east-asia-and-beyond/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150330T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150330T143000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
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SUMMARY:China's Military Development and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 30\, 2015\n9 AM to 2:30 PM\nLocation: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, Choate Room\n1779 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \n\nThe security environment in the Asia Pacific region is evolving quickly. Key among several trends is the accelerating development of the People’s Liberation Army’s programs and capabilities\, which have expanded rapidly over the past two decades. While the People’s Republic of China (PRC) insists that its military advancements are peaceful in nature\, U.S. allies and partners in the region continue to question Beijing’s intentions in light of China’s various territorial and historical disputes with its neighbors. As East Asia experiences shifts in the security and political landscape\, the U.S.-Japan alliance continues to play a critical role toward maintaining peace and stability in the region. \nThis conference will bring together Japanese scholars and American experts to discuss the PRC’s overall military strategy and capabilities\, assess its future programs and plans\, and discuss the implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance and the region. \n\n\nSchedule:\n\n9:00 – 9:30 AM\nBreakfast \n9:30 – 10:45 AM\nPanel One: Chinese Regional Military Strategy \nScott Harold\nFull Political Scientist\, Deputy Director\, Center for Asia Pacific Policy\, RAND Corporation \nChisako Masuo\nAssociate Professor\, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies\, Kyushu University; Currently a Coordinate Research Scholar at Harvard-Yenching Institute \nDennis Blasko\nIndependent Analyst \nModerator: Randy Schriver\nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute \n10:45 – 10:55 AM\nBreak \n10:55 – 12:10 PM\nPanel Two: Chinese Military Capabilities \nTetsuo Kotani\nSenior Research Fellow\, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) \nAkira Marusaki\nDeputy Director\, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Office\, Defense Intelligence Division\, Bureau of Defense Policy\, Ministry of Defense (MOD)\, Japan \nDean Cheng\nSenior Research Fellow\, Asian Studies Center\, Heritage Foundation \nModerator: Mark Stokes\nExecutive Director\, Project 2049 Institute \n12:10 – 1:10 PM\nLunch Keynote \nBrigadier General David R. Stilwell\nDeputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia\, Joint Staff\, the Pentagon \n1:15 – 2:30 PM\nPanel Three: U.S. Japan Defense Cooperation \nSugio Takahashi\nSenior Fellow\, National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)\, Japan \nHiroko Maeda\nResearch Fellow\, PHP Research Institute\, Japan \nEmma Chanlett-Avery\nSpecialist\, Asian Affairs\, Congressional Research Service \nModerator: Ian Easton\nResearch Fellow\, Project 2049 Institute \n  \n 
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/chinas-military-development-and-the-u-s-japan-alliance/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140925T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140925T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
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SUMMARY:The Taiwan Policy Review at 20 Years: Assessing the Future of U.S. Taiwan Policy
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 25\, 2014\n10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (noon)\nRayburn House Office Building\, Room 2237\n45 Independence Ave SW\, Washington\, DC 20515 \nIn 1994\, the Clinton Administration completed a comprehensive interagency review of U.S. policy toward Taiwan\, the first of its kind launched by an administration since the U.S. shifted recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979. This review resulted in important policy adjustments in line with U.S. national security interests toward Taiwan. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Taiwan Policy Review (TPR)\, it is important to assess U.S. policy since the TPR and assess where U.S. policy is heading in the future. Join us for a discussion on the history and significance of the TPR and the future of U.S.-Taiwan relations. \nSchedule:\n10:00 – 11:00 AM\nKeynote Speech: \nRobert Suettinger\nSenior Advisor and Consultant\, Stimson Center \nCommentators:\nAmbassador Winston Lord\nFormer Ambassador to China and former Assistant Secretary of State \nAmbassador Dr. Shen Lyushun\nRepresentative of the ROC to the U.S. \n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nPanel - The Taiwan Policy Review: Context and Future Directions \nRichard Bush\nDirector\, Center for East Asia Policy Studies\, The Brookings Institution \nRandy Schriver\nPresident and CEO\, Project 2049 Institute \nCommentator: Shirley Kan\nSpecialist in Asian Security Affairs\, Congressional Research Service (CRS) \nModerator: Sabrina Tsai\nResearch Fellow\, Project 2049 Institute \n  \nHave questions about The Taiwan Policy Review at 20 Years: Assessing the Future of U.S. Taiwan Policy? Contact The Project 2049 Institute
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/the-taiwan-policy-review-at-20-years-assessing-the-future-of-u-s-taiwan-policy/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140627T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140627T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
CREATED:20140627T160014Z
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SUMMARY:Taiwan's Sunflower Movement: A New Political Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 27\, 2014\n10:00 AM to 12:30 PM\nUniversity of California Washington Center (next to CSIS)\n1608 Rhode Island Ave. N.W.\, Washington\, DC 20036 \nFrom March 18th through April 10th 2014\, several hundred students from universities around Taiwan entered the country’s Legislative Yuan\, and occupied the main chamber in protest against passage of legislation on a Trade Service Agreement with China. \nThe protest gained broad support among the island’s population\, and prompted a rally by some 500\,000 in front of the Presidential Office on March 30th. The occupation ended after Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng agreed to send the legislation back to the Legislative Yuan subcommittee for a clause-by-clause review. \nWhat were the underlying reasons for the protest? What are the implications for Taiwan’s domestic politics\, with local elections coming up end 2014 and presidential and legislative elections in early 2016? What are the implications for cross-Strait relations\, foreign policy and regional security? \nSchedule \n9:30 am\nRegistration\, coffee and refreshments \n10:00 am\nOpening: Mark Kao\nPresident Formosan Association for Public Affairs \n10:05 am\nPanel I: Motivating Factors and Domestic Political Implications \nChun-ta Lee\nSunflower movement student leader \nDon Rodgers\nProf. of Political Science\, Austin College Texas \nVincent Wang\nProf. of Political Science\, University of Richmond\, VA \nModerator: Gerrit van der Wees\nEditor Taiwan Communiqué \n11:15 am\nPanel II: Implications for Cross-Strait Relations and Regional Security \nRandy Schriver\nProject 2049 \nPatrick Cronin\nCenter for a New American Security \nModerator: Joanna Yu Taylor\nCenter for the National Interest \n12:15 pm\nConcluding remarks
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/taiwans-sunflower-movement-a-new-political-landscape/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140304T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140304T174000
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SUMMARY:Japan's Role in a Globalized World: The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Regional Partnerships
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 4\, 2014\n2:30 – 5:40 PM\nCarnegie Endowment Conference Center\, Root Room\n1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \nJapan faces both opportunities and challenges in the U.S.-Japan alliance and regional and global engagement efforts in 2014. As the capstone event to the two-year program titled\, “Japan’s Global Engagement and U.S.-Japan Cooperation” sponsored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation\, the Project 2049 Institute is hosting this roll-out event to highlight and discuss key themes of the program\, facilitate greater understanding of Japan’s foreign policy\, and outline effective recommendations to promote Japan’s global and regional engagements. \nSchedule \nOpening Remarks\nAmbassador Richard Armitage \nPanel One:\nThe U.S.-Japan Alliance: Challenges and Opportunities \nPanel Two:\nProgress and Obstacles in Japan’s Regional Engagement
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/japans-role-in-a-globalized-world-the-us-japan-alliance-and-regional-partnerships/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20131022T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20131022T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
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SUMMARY:Beyond Rebalancing: Realizing Security Objectives in the Asia-Pacific Region
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Oct 22\, 2013\n2:00 – 5:30 PM\nCarnegie Endowment Conference Center\n1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC 20036 \nIn 2011\, President Obama outlined a strategic concept to increase the United States’ attention on the Asia-Pacific region by rebalancing U.S. engagements\, activities\, and resources toward this vital area of the world. In order for the U.S. and its allies to hedge against potentially destabilizing contingencies in the Asia-Pacific region\, the role of security partners should be further examined and better defined. Effective cooperation between Washington and its partners hinges on the political\, economic\, and technological capital for building partnership capacity. Innovative alternative approaches to ensuring regional security and the development and implementation of a strategic vision for the role of U.S. and security partners are needed to help sustain peace\, stability\, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. \nDuring this conference\, the keynote speaker and panelists addressed innovative alternative approaches to ensuring regional security and developing a strategic vision for the role of U.S. and regional security partners to help sustain peace\, stability\, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/beyond-rebalancing-realizing-security-objectives-in-the-asia-pacific-region/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130905
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130907
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
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SUMMARY:Forward Deployed Forces and Asian Security: A Strategic View
DESCRIPTION:September 5-6\, 2013 \nThe Guam-U.S.-Asia Security Alliance (GUASA) hosted a two-day roundtable in Guam on 5 and 6 September 2013\, entitled\, “U.S. Forward Deployed Forces and Asian Security: A Strategic View.” \nProject 2049 President and CEO Randall G. Schriver participated in this roundtable as an expert participant\, among twelve distinguished Asia-Pacific security specialists from mainland U.S. The roundtable discussions were focused on the “rebalance to Asia” and its implications for Guam\, the Northern Mariana Islands\, and greater Micronesia.
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/forward-deployed-forces-and-asian-security-a-strategic-view/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130604T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130604T113000
DTSTAMP:20260408T232322
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SUMMARY:How to Realize the Asia Rebalance's Rhetoric
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, June 4\, 2013 10:00AM – 11:30AM\nDirksen Senate Office Building\nRoom G-11 \nIn late 2011\, President Barack Obama announced his decision to “rebalance” American foreign policy toward Asia. The President can only achieve his goals for the Asia-Pacific by working with Congress to execute a comprehensive\, long-term strategy. In light of this shift in policy\, individuals from the Foreign Policy Initiative\, American Enterprise Institute\, the Project 2049 Institute\, and the Long Term Strategy Group have prepared a memo on how the United States can best execute this new policy. Please join representatives from FPI\, AEI\, and Project 2049 as they discuss the future of securing U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific. \n 
URL:https://cesionline.org/event/how-to-realize-the-asia-rebalances-rhetoric/
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