2009-22nd ACPS Annual Meeting and International Symposium

Event Date:

Sat, 2009-07-04

The 22nd ACPS Annual Meeting on The 30th Anniversary of China-U.S. Relations: China’s Domestic Politics and International Relations”
The People’s University of China, Beijing, China July 4-5, 2009

The ACPS sponsored international symposium was successfully held between July 4-5, 2009 in Beijing in collaboration with the School of International Studies at the People’s University of China. Professor Chen Yue, Deputy Dean of School of International Studies chaired the opening sessions at which opening speeches were delivered by Professor Yuan Wei, Vice President of the People’s University of China, Professor Liu Lihua, Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia University, Professor Sujian Guo, PR Director of Association of Chinese Political Studies, Professor Chen Jian, Dean of School of International Studies and President of the United Nations Association of China. The two-day conference brought together more than 70 scholars on China studies, among whom about 30 were from outside of mainland China, such as U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, UK, Brussels, and Poland. There were 12 panels and about 60 papers presented. Participants explored a wide variety of topics related to the central theme, such as China-US Relations in a Changing Global Context, the 30th Anniversary of China-US Relations: History and Status, Understanding of China and U.S. Foreign Policy Behavior, Retrospect and prospect for China-US Relations, China-US Relations: Soft Power and Image Constructs, China’s Reform and Opening-up and China-US Relations I, China’s Reform and Opening-up and China-US Relations II, State-Society Relations, The Cross Taiwan Strait Relations, The Political Economy of China’s Reform and Opening-up, The International Order in Transition and China-US Relations, Obama Administration’s China Policy and Prospect of China-US Ties. Reported by Sujian Guo, ACPS PR Director July 18, 2009

The 30th Anniversary of China-U.S. Relations:
China’s Domestic Politics and International Relations
Beijing, China
July 4-5, 2009

AGENDA

July 4th (Saturday)

8:10—9:00   Sign-in (Room 408, Mingde International Building, RUC)
9:00—9:40    Opening Remarks (Room 408)
     Host     Chen Yue (Professor, Deputy Dean of School of Internatioal Studies, Renmin University of China)
Speakers    Yuan Wei (Professor, Vice President of Renmin University of China)
              Liu Lihua (Professor, Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia University)
              Guo Sujian (Professor, San Francisco State University)
              Chen Jian (Dean of of School of Internatioal Studies, Renmin University of China, President of the United Nations Association of China)
9:40—10:00    Photo Session (square in front of Mingde International Building)

Venue 1 (Room 408)

10:10—12:00   China-US Relations in a Changing Global Context
Chair:
Sujian Guo (Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University)

Speakers:
Edward Friedman (Professor, Dept. of Political Science, University of Wisconsin)
Jing Men (Professor and InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of EU-China Relations, College of Europe)
Youri Devuyst (Professor, VUB)
Noah J Wolf (Ph.D student, Eckerd College, USA)
Sheri Zhang (Professor and Program Coordinator for Chinese & Japanese Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Ottawa, Canada)
Yan Sun (Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center and Queens College, USA)
Alex Littlefield (Ph.D Student, Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung Taiwan)

Discussant:
Dominik Mierzejewski (Professor of International and Political Studies and East Asia Center at University of Lodz, Poland)

Venue 2 (Room 813)

10:10—12:00 the 30th Anniversary of China-US Relations: History and Status
Chair:
Li Yonghui (Professor, Dean of School of International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University)
Speakers:
Shi Yinhong (Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)
Ding Yifan (Deputy Director, Institute of Global Development, the State Council Development Research Center)
Yuan Peng (Director, US Institute, China Institutes of Contemporary Intl. Relations)
Yang Weidong (School of Politics, Tianjin Normal University)

12:15—13:45 Lunch (Juyouyuan Restaurant)

14:00—17:50

Venue 1 (Room 408)

Topic 1: Understanding of China and U.S. Foreign Policy Behavior

Chair:
You Ji (Associate professor/reader, School of Social Science and International Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of New South Wales, Australia)

Speakers:
Bo Zhiyue (Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore)
De-Yuan Kao (Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science, Boston University)
Xiaojun Li (Ph.D. candidate, Department of Political Science, Stanford University)
Dominik Mierzejewski (Professor of International and Political Studies and East Asia Center at University of Lodz, Poland)

Discussant:
Gregory J. Moore (Associate Professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies, Eckerd College, USA)

Topic 2: Retrospect and prospect for China-US Relations

Chair:
Dominik Mierzejewski (Professor of International and Political Studies and East Asia Center at University of Lodz, Poland)

Speakers:
Guoli Liu (Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston, USA)
Pei-Shan Kao (Assistant Professor in Government, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
Yongshin Kim (Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA)
Gregory J. Moore (Associate Professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies
Eckerd College, USA)
Kailai Huang (Professor of History, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA)

Discussant:
Jing Men (Professor and InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of EU-China Relations, College of Europe)

Topic 3: China-US Relations: Soft Power and Image Constructs

Chair:
Guoli Liu (Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston, USA)

Speakers:
Yves-Heng Lim (Assistant Professor at Fujen Catholic University, Taiwan)
Liu Kang (Professor and Director, Asian & African Languages & Literature, Duke University)
Guoxin Xing (Ph.D Candidate, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Wenshan Jia (Ph. D., Chair, Senior Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies, Chapman University)

Discussant:
You Ji (Associate professor/reader, School of Social Science and International Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of New South Wales, Australia)

Venue 2 (Room 813)

Topic 1: China’s Reform and Opening-up and China-US Relations I

Chair:
Zhang Minqian (Professor, University of International Relations)

Speakers:
Meng Xiangqing (Professor, National Defense University)
Zhang Liping (Professor, US Institute, China Academy of Social Sciences)
Liu Shengxiang (Director, Center for International Studies, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law)
Wu Zhengyu (Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)

Topic 2: China’s Reform and Opening-up and China-US Relations II

Chair:
Wang Fan (Director, Intl. Studies Institute, China University of Foreign Affairs)

Speakers:
Zhao Xiaoming (Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University)
Niu Weigan (Party School of Jiangsu Province)
Bao Jianyun (Asso. Professor, School of Intl. Studies, Renmin University of China)
Cheng Xiaohe (PhD, School of International. Studies, Renmin University of China)

15:40—16:00 Coffee Break
18:00—20:00 Banquet (Juyouyuan Restaurant)

July 5th (Sunday)

9:00—12:30

Venue 1 (Room 408)

Topic 1: State-Society Relations

Chair:
Yan Sun (Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center and Queens College, USA)

Speakers:
Shawn Shieh (Associate Professor, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY)
Tao Chuanjin (Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University)
Chun-Yi Lee (Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, England)
Li Yi (Visiting Professor in Law School, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China)

Discussant:
Guoli Liu (Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston, USA)

Topic 2: The Cross Taiwan Strait Relations

Chair:
Bo Zhiyue (Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore)

Speaker:
Yiran Zhou (PhD candidate, Dept. Of Political Science, Missouri State University)
Dennis Hickey (Professor, Dept. Of Political Science, Missouri State University)
Shi Yinhong (Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)
You Ji (Associate professor/reader, School of Social Science and International Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of New South Wales, Australia)

Discusssant:
Yves-Heng Lim (Assistant Professor at Fujen Catholic University, Taiwan)

Topic 3: The Political Economy of China’s Reform and Opening-up

Chair:
Wenshan Jia (Ph. D., Chair, Senior Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies, Chapman University)

Speakers:
Yu Zheng (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, University of Connecticut)
ReginaAbrami (Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, USA)
Ingrid Y. Li (PhD Candidate, Dept. of Political Science, University of South Carolina)

Discussant:
Kailai Huang (Professor of History, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA)

Venue 2 (Room 813)

Topic 1: The International Order in Transition and China-US Relations

Chair:
Fang Changping (Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)

Speakers:
Xiao Huanrong (Professor, Communication University of China)
Xiao Gang (Professor, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies)
Liu Qingjian (Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)
Song Wei (PhD, International Studies Institute, China University of Foreign Affairs)

Topic 2: Obama Administration’s China Policy and Prospect of China-US Ties

Chair:
Liu Jianfei (Professor, Central Party School of the Communist Party of China)

Speakers:
Li Xing (Professor, Beijing Normal University)
Liu Weidong (US Institute, China Academy of Social Sciences)
Jiang Tao (Director, Faculty of Intl. Politics, Central Univ. of Finance and Economics)
Li Qingsi (Associate Professor, School of Intl. Studies, Renmin University of China)

10:30—10:50   Coffee Break
12:40—13:00   Closing Remarks (Room 408)
   Speakers:   Jin Canrong (Professor, Deputy Dean of School of International Studies, Renmin University of China)
13:00—14:30   Closing Banquet (Juyouyuan Restaurant).

PARTICIPANTS

Name

Institution

Alex Littlefield

PhD Student, Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung Taiwan

Bo Zhiyue

Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore

Chun-Yi Lee

Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, England

Dennis Hickey

Professor, Department Of Political Science, Missouri State University, USA

De-Yuan Kao

Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science, Boston University, U.S.A.

Dominik Mierzejewski

Professor of International and Political Studies and East Asia Center at University of Lodz, Poland

Gregory J. Moore

Associate Professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies, Eckerd College, USA

Guoli Liu

Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston, USA.

Guoxin Xing

PhD Candidate, The School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Ingrid Y. Li

PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of South Carolina, USA

Jing Men

Professor and InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of EU-China Relations, College of Europe

Kailai Huang

Professor of History, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA

Li Yi

Visiting Professor in Law School, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China

Liu Kang

Professor and Director, Asian & African Languages & Literature, Duke University

Muhamad S. Olimat

Assistant Professor of Middle East Politics, Eckerd College, USA

Noah J. Wolf

Ph.D student, Eckerd College, USA

Pei-Shan Kao

Assistant Professor in Government, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

ReginaAbrami

Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, USA

Shawn Shieh

Associate Professor, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Sheri Zhang

Professor and Program Coordinator for Chinese & Japanese Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Ottawa, Canada

Sujian Guo

Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University

Tao Chuanjin

Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University

Wenshan Jia

Ph. D., Chair, Senior Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Chapman University

Xiaojun Li

Ph.D. candidate, Department of Political Science, Stanford University, USA

Yan Sun

Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center and Queens College, USA

Yiran Zhou

Ph.D. candidate, and Dr. Dennis Hickey, Professor, Department Of Political Science, Missouri State University, USA

Yongshin Kim

Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.

You Ji

Associate professor/reader, School of Social Science and International Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of New South Wales, Australia

Youri Devuyst

Professor, VUB

Yu Zheng

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut, USA

Yves-Heng Lim

Assistant Professor at Fujen Catholic University, Taiwan

Zhang Liping

Professor, US Institute, China Academy of Social Sciences

Liu Weidong

US Institute, China Academy of Social Sciences

Li Yonghui

Professor, Dean of School of International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Shi Zehua

School of International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Ding Yifan

Deputy Director, Institute of Global Development, the State Council Development Research Center

Xiao Huanrong

Professor, Communication University of China

Zhang Minqian

Professor, University of International Relations

Wang Fan

Director, Intl. Studies Institute, China University of Foreign Affairs

Song Wei

PhD, International Studies Institute, China University of Foreign Affairs

Zhang Xiaoming

Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University

Yuan Peng

Director, US Institute, China Institutes of Contemporary Intl. Relations

Meng Xiangqing

Professor, National Defense University

Liu Jianfei

Professor, Central Party School of the Communist Party of China

Li Xing

Professor, Beijing Normal University

Xiao Gang

Professor, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Wang Wanzheng

Chief Editor, Current Affairs Report

Niu Weigan

Party School of Jiangsu Province

Jiang Tao

Director, Faculty of Intl. Politics, Central Univ. of Finance and Economics

Liu Lihua

Professor, Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia University

Yang Weidong

School of Politics, Tianjin Normal University

Liu Shengxiang

Director, Center for International Studies, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Liu Danchen

School of International Confucius, China University of Political Science and Law

Yuan Wei

Vice President of Renmin University of China

Chen Jian

Dean, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China

Chen Yue

Deputy Dean, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China

Jin Canrong

Deputy Dean, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China

Li Baojun

Deputy Dean, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China

Shi Yinhong

Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China

Yang Guangbin

Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China

Pang Zhongying

Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China

Liu Qingjian

Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China

Fang Changping