2/7/19: The Strategic Asia Program Presents: China’s Expanding Strategic Ambitions

Introductory Remarks and Panel 1

(Starts at 45 minutes)

Panel 2

(Starts at 12 Minutes)

Keynote and Closing Remarks

(Starts at 23.5 Minutes)

Thursday, February 7, 2019 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Elliott School of International Affairs

City View Room, 7th Floor

1957 E Street, NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20052

NBR invites you to join us for a discussion and luncheon on China’s rise and the international order to mark the release of the eighteenth volume in the Strategic Asia series: Strategic Asia 2019: China’s Expanding Strategic Ambitions, edited by Ashley J. Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, and Michael Wills.

This event will feature remarks by Strategic Asia research director, Ashley J. Tellis, as well as two panels of Strategic Asia authors discussing China’s regional geographic ambitions, and China’s influence on international rules and order. The panels will be followed by a luncheon and keynote remarks by Assistant Secretary of Defense, Randall Schriver.

PROGRAM:

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration

Keynote Remarks:

Randall G. Schriver – Department of Defense | Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs

Featured Speakers:

Ashley J. Tellis – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Strategic Asia Research Director

Samantha Custer – AidData | College of William & Mary

Patricia Kim – United States Institute for Peace

Elizabeth Wishnick – Montclair State University

Joel Wuthnow – National Defense University