CNA China Studies Publications

This paper was first presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the China Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College on 4 – 5 May 2010. It is offered as a CNA paper in advance of the publication of the conference proceedings with the permission of the conference sponsors.

On February 5, 2003, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, held a conference focused on China’s interests in Central Asia. The author was asked to provide scene-setting remarks and historical context. The following is a transcript of the comments he made at the event.

This report summarizes the major themes and discussions from a conference held in March 2009, on China's participation in anti-piracy operations off the Gulf of Aden/Horn of Africa region.

In June 2008, in Shanghai, CNA China Studies held a joint conference with the Center for American Studies, Fudan University, on the current status and future prospects of the U.S.-China bilateral economic relationship. Conferees included academics, policy-makers, and practitioners from both the U.S. and China. Report captures six key themes discussed at the conference, including the increasing complexity of the bilateral economic relationship; the role that public perception in both countries plays in shaping the relationship; the misunderstandings that each country has of the other’s intentions; ongoing debates about the bilateral trade imbalance and revaluation of the Chinese renminbi; the purpose and prospects of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED); and the importance of clarifying both countries’ economic priorities and goals.