2023 US-China Conference

This full-day event features panels of experts as they examine China in the post-reform era and the prospects for U.S.-China relations, focusing on economics, politics, and security.

This conference is co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Asian Studies Program in the School of Foreign Service and Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues.
Schedule
March 27, 2023

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks
• Welcome: Joel Hellman, Georgetown University
• Framing: Evan Medeiros, Georgetown University

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Panel One: China After the 20th Party Congress
Moderator: Damien Ma, Paulson Institute
• New Political Order: Joe Fewsmith, Boston University
• New Economic Order: Wang Tao, UBS Investment Bank (VIRTUAL)
• New Military Order: Joel Wuthnow, National Defense University
• New Diplomacy: Courtney Fung, Macquarie University (VIRTUAL)

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Panel Two: New Challenges of China’s Global Agenda
Moderator: Susan Lawrence, Congressional Research Service
• Disinformation: Leah Bray, U.S. Department of State
• Espionage: James Mulvenon, Peraton Labs
• Economic Coercion: Philipp Ivanov, Asia Society
• Economic Diplomacy: Meg Rithmire, Harvard Business School

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Keynote Panel Discussion: U.S.-China Economic Relations
• Elizabeth Economy, U.S. Department of Commerce/Stanford University
• Amy Celico, Denton’s Global Advisors
• Wendy Cutler, Asia Society Policy Institute

1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Panel Three: The Future of U.S.-China Relations
Moderator: Evan Medeiros, Georgetown University
• Evolving Strategic Competition: Bates Gill, Center for China Analysis, Asia Society (VIRTUAL)
• Prospects for Managed Competition: Dennis Wilder, Georgetown University
• Looming Challenges – Taiwan/Nuclear Weapons: Bonnie Glaser, German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Escalation Risks: Fiona Cunningham, University of Pennsylvania

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
• Evan Medeiros, Georgetown University