Event: CNA China expert, Dr. David Finkelstein, to speak on U.S.-Chna relations – Mar 7

"U.S.-China Military Relations: Challenges and Prospects"
Dr. David Finkelstein, Vice President and Dirrector, CNA China Studies
March 7, 2012, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
National Committee on United States-China Relations
71 W. 23 Street Suite 1901 | New York, NY 10010

Dr. David M. Finkelstein, vice president and director of CNA China Studies, will provide an overview of U.S.-China military relations – its current state, projected future, and essential developments – at a program to be held from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, at Dorsey & Whitney.  An expert on Chinese security affairs, Dr. Finkelstein writes extensively on a wide range of Chinese issues and will share his analysis of this complex dimension of the bilateral relationship, as well as the Pentagon's new focus on Asia.

Dr. Finkelstein received his Ph.D. in Chinese history from Princeton University and studied Mandarin at Nankai University in Tianjin. Active in many academic and policy-oriented organizations, he serves on the advisory board of Issues & Studies (Taipei), is a senior advisor to The China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly (Washington, D.C. & Stockholm), and a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. He also served as a member of former Treasury Secretary Paulson’s outreach group for the Strategic Economic Dialogue with China. He regularly leads seminars at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute, the U.S. Army War College, and the JFK School of Government at Harvard. He has spoken before the Defense Policy Board and has also served as a consultant and contributing author to the most recent edition of The National Geographic Atlas of China.

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