Conference Schedule || Bucknell University

“The People’s Republic of China at 60: Internal and External Challenges”

An International Conference
Bucknell University, Pennsylvania
October 1-2, 2009

October 1 (Thursday)

5:45pm	Welcoming Reception for speakers and guests (Terrace Room, Elaine Langone Center)
6:15pm	Welcoming Remarks: President Brian Mitchell, Bucknell University
7:30pm	Opening Address: The Growth of Chinese Power and Its Implications David M. Lampton George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies, Dean of Faculty Director of the China Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University Former President, the National Committee on US-China Relations (Trout Auditorium)

October 2 (Friday)

8:00 – 8:30am	Continental breakfast; Meet and Greet (Center Room, Elaine Langone Center)
8:45 – 9:00am	Welcoming Remarks: Provost Mick Smyer, Bucknell University (Forum, Elaine Langone Center)
9:00 – 9:50am	Keynote Address: US-China Relations: Yesterday and Today Douglas Spelman Deputy Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Former US Consul General in Shanghai, PRC
9:50 – 10:05am	Coffee/tea break (Center Room, Elaine Langone Center)
10:05 – 11:50am	Panel I: Internal challenges (I) (Forum, Elaine Langone Center) Chair and Discussant: Jim Rice, Associate Provost, Bucknell University China at 60: Leadership and Performance Criteria of Legitimacy Weixing Chen, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science East Tennessee State University The “Beijing Consensus” and China’s Political Reform Yawei Liu, Director, China Program The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia Concluding the Complex Learning Process: Chinese elites’ acceptance of outwardly-oriented development Lawrence C. Reardon, Associate Professor of Political Science Coordinator of Asian Studies minor, University of New Hampshire Liberalism and Its Impact on China’s Reform He Li, Professor of Political Science Merrimack College Democratization, Rule of Law, and Political Accountability—an informative appraisal of China’s political change and legal reform Yuchao Zhu, Associate Professor of Political Science Graduate Program Coordinator, University of Regina, Canada
11:50 – 12:20pm	Lunch (Center Room and Walls Lounge, Elaine Langone Center)
12:30 – 1:20pm	Address: US-China Relations: Current State and Future Trends David Shear Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State (Forum, Elaine Langone Center)
1:25 – 3:10pm	Panel II: Internal challenges (II) (Forum, Elaine Langone Center) Chair and Discussant: Wei Ge, Associate Professor of Economics, Bucknell University China’s Demographic Dividends: Past gains and future pains Ding Lu, Professor of Economics University of the Fraser Valley, Canada Broken Iron Rice Bowls: Severing ties between the Chinese state and socialist workers Jin Zeng, Assistant Professor of International Relations Florida International University China’s Social Security Reform: Development, issues, and prospects Lin Ye, Assistant Professor of Public Administration Roosevelt University An Unprecedented Challenge: Will the control of online public opinion ever succeed? Junhao Hong, Professor, Department of Communication State University of New York, Buffalo
3:10 – 3:25pm	Coffee/tea break (Center Room, Elaine Langone Center)
3:25 – 5:15pm	Panel III: External challenges (Forum, Elaine Langone Center) Chair: David M. Lampton, Johns Hopkins University Challenging the Domestic-Foreign Divide: Tibet and China’s Public Diplomacy Dibyesh Anand, Associate Professor of International Relations Westminster University, UK Branding A Rising China: An Analysis of China's National Image Management in the Age of China's Rise Sheng Ding, Assistant Professor of Political Science Bloomsburg University China’s Search for Energy Security and Climate Security in an Interdependent World Jean A. Garrison, Associate Professor of Political Science University of Wyoming Extended Horizon: China’s Navy Strategy and Its Impact Qiang Xin, Associate Professor and Deputy Director Center for American Studies Fudan University, China Alternative Perspectives on US-China Relations Eric Hyer, Associate Professor of Political Science Asian Studies Coordinator Brigham Young University Discussant: Douglas Spelman Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
5:15 – 5:45pm	Free time (continued discussion, library tour, etc.)
5:45 – 8:30pm	Farewell Reception (Terrace Room, Elaine Langone Center) (Bucknell’s Chinese Culture Association will join us. Enjoy some mooncakes and Tsingtao beer while watching the performances of our students!)

Acknowledgements

With much appreciation, the conference has received funds from the following:

The President’s Office
The Provost’s Office
College of Arts and Sciences
University Lectureship Committee
School of Management
Department of International Relations
Department of Political Science
Department of East Asian Studies
Department of Computer Science
Department of Economics
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Department of Religion
Charles and Gail Dombeck

Many people have helped in the planning for the conference, and the following individuals stand out for their invaluable assistance:

Jim Rice, Sherri Foster, Andrea Stevenson Sanjian, Emek Ucarer, Sue Conway, Sharon Campbell, Pat Ringkamp, Sallie Cwik, Gina Stockdale, Vicki Smith, Tom Evelyn, and Julia Ferrante

Conference Organizer and Contact Information

Zhiqun Zhu, Ph.D.
MacArthur Chair in East Asian Politics
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA
Tel: 570-577-2050
Email: zhiqun.zhu@bucknell.edu