The 4th Forum on U.S.-China Relations

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1 The 4th Forum on U.S.-China Relations Organized by The Carter Center and The Chinese People s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries November 18-19, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia Agenda Sponsored by the U.S.-China Exchange Foundation & the Chinese Humanist Association of Guangdong

2 November 18, 2015 Arrival of Participants 17:30-20:00 Tour of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum Reception & Dinner Location: Lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum November 19 Location: Cyprus Room, The Carter Center Opening Session 9:00-10:00 Ambassador Mary Ann Peters President Li Xiaolin Deputy Assistant Secretary Susan A. Thornton Ambassador Li Qiangmin President Carter First Session: The Future of Strategic Trust After the U.S. Leadership Change 10:05 to 11:20 Chair: Robert Kapp Presenters: Susan Shirk, Robert Ross, Bob Davis & Jia Qingguo Tea Break 11:20-11:35 Second Session: Can Economic Ties Sustain Productive Bilateral Relations? 11:35-12:50 Chair: X. Rick Niu Presenters: Chu Shulong, Elizabeth Economy & Pang Zhongying 2 of 5

3 Lunch 12:50-14:00 Location: Rotunda, The Carter Center Third Session: Does People-to-People Diplomacy Reduce Sino-American Tensions? 14:00-15:15 Chair: Cheng Li Presenters: Feng Xi, Evan Osnos, Yang Rui & Terry Adamson Refreshment Break 15:15-15:35 Fourth Session: Sources of Disruption in Bilateral Relations over the Next Five Years & Approaches to Constructive Response 15:35-17:00 Chair: Mary Brown Bullock Presenters: Shen Dingli, Shelley Rigger, Da Wei, Phil Midland, Xu Hui & Paul Haenle Closing remarks 17:00-17:45 Li Xiaolin Jordan Ryan Summary: Jia Qingguo X. Rick Niu Reception & Dinner 18:30 to 20:00 Truva Atlanta Turkish Kitchen, 60 Andrew Young International Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA of 5

4 List of Participants From China 1. CHU Shulong, Professor, School of Public Administration, Tsinghua University 2. DA Wei, Director and Research Professor, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations 3. FENG Xi, Senior Vice President, Horizon Research Consultancy Group 4. JIA Qingguo, Dean, School of International Studies, Peking University 5. PANG Zhongying, Dean, School of International Relations, Sun Yat-sen University 6. SHEN Dingli, Associate Dean, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University 7. XU Hui, Associate Dean, College of Defense Studies, National Defense University 8. YANG Rui, Anchor, Dialogue, CCTV From the US 1. Terry ADAMSON, Vice President, National Geographic Soceity 2. Mary Brown BULLOCK, Executive Vice Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University, retired 3. Bob DAVIS, Senior Editor, the Wall Street Journal 4. Elizabeth C. ECONOMY, C. V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations 5. Paul HAENLE, Director, Carnegie Tsinghua Center for Global Policy 6. Robert A. KAPP, President, Robert A. Kapp & Associates, Inc. (former President, US-China Business Council) 7. Cheng LI, Director, John L. Thornton Center for China Studies, The Brookings Institution 8. Phil MIDLAND, President, Strategic Renaissance X. Rick NIU, President & CEO, Starr Strategic Partners, LLC 10. Evan OSNOS, Staff Writer, The New Yorker 11. Shelley RIGGER, Professor, Davidson College 12. Robert ROSS, Professor, Boston College 13. Susan SHIRK, Chair & Professor, 21st Century China Program, The School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego. 4 of 5

5 From the Chinese People s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) LI Xiaolin, President, CPAFFC LI Xinyu, Director General, International City-Cooperation Center, CPAFFC ZHANG Heqiang, Director General, Department of North America and Oceanian Affairs, CPAFFC ZHANG Yang, Staff Member, US Division, Department of North America and Oceanian Affairs, CPAFFC ZUO Wei, Deputy Chief, US Division, Department of North America and Oceanian Affairs, CPAFFC From The Carter Center President and Mrs. CARTER Curtis KOHLHAAS, Chief Development Officer, The Carter Center Yawei LIU, Director, China Program, The Carter Center Marjorie PERRY, Program Associate, China Program, The Carter Center Ambassador Mary Ann PETERS, CEO, The Carter Center Jordan RYAN, Vice President for Peace, The Carter Center Sheema SHAMS, Chief Development Officer, The Carter Center Phil WISE, Vice President of Operations, The Carter Center Ying ZHU, Senior Program Associate, China Program, The Carter Center Special Guests Martha Finn BROOKS, Chairwoman, Board of Councilors, The Carter Center Sean DING, Managing Director, The Dialogue Group DU Chao, President, Young Leaders Forum, Beijing Strategic and Policy Research Foundation John B. HARDMAN, former CEO of The Carter Center Meng LI, Vice President, Carolinas Chinese Chamber of Commerce Ambassador LI Qiangmin, Consul General, PRC Consulate Houston LIU Bo, Consul, PRC Consulate General in Houston George and Camilla SMITH, Supporters of The Carter Center Susan A. THORNTON, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Andrew WEDEMAN, Professor, Georgia State University WU Xi, Chargé d affaires, Embassy of the People s Republic of China, Washington, D.C. Representatives of Sponsoring Organization JING Yipin, staff, Chinese Humanist Association of Guangdong LI Wei, President, Chinese Humanist Association of Guangdong LI Xi, Chairman & CEO, Guangzhou Profit Palace Group Ltd. REN Haiying, Project Manager, Chinese Humanist Association of Guangdong TIEN Changan, Foreign Affairs Advisor, China Association of Mayors Chris Y. WANG, Chairman, American United, Inc. Rui WANG, Assistant to the Chairman, American United, Inc. ZHENG Yaonan, Chairman & CEO, Cosmo Lady (China) Holdings Company 5 of 5