2009-22nd ACPS Annual Meeting and International Symposium

The 30th Anniversary of China-U.S. Relations:

China’s Domestic Politics and International Relations

Beijing, China

July 4-5, 2009

AGENDA

July 4^th (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 30^th 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 5^th (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).

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