National Intelligence Council (USA), School of Advanced International and Area Studies, East China Normal University (ECNU), The Centre for China Policy Analysis (CCPA), the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (HEI), the Institute for International Strategic Studies, London (IISS) are jointly organizing an international forum “China as a Global Actor” on Saturday, 16 - Sunday, 17 September 2006, in Shanghai.

 

This forum shall bring together Asian and Western policy-makers and experts to provide a platform of open dialogue about the role ofChinain the world, howChinais seen as a global actor by the foreign policy establishments of great powers and howChinaas an international player deals with great powers.

 

Initiated inGeneva, together with the National Intelligence Council, the Trilateral Forum rotates inGeneva,ShanghaiandNew York.

 

Schedule

 

 

September 15^th, 2006:

 

18:00   Welcome Cock-Tail Party  (Venue: Coffee Bar of Yifu Exchange Centre,

East China Normal University) 

 

Followed by dinner             (Venue: Yifu Restaurant, East China Normal

University) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 16^th, 2006:

 

Panel I: Keynote Panel

09:00~09:30

Chair: Prof. Lanxin Xiang      Professor of International Politics, HEI,Geneva

Director, Centre forChinaPolicy Analysis, HEI

Professor, School of Advanced International and Area Studies, ECNU

Dr. Jishun Zhang                    Chairman of the Board, ECNU

Dr.TomFingar                       DeputyDirector,USNational Intelligence for analysis

Chairman, National Intelligence Council,WashingtonDC

Mr. Xinhan Gong                    Director, Committee of Culture Historical and Studies,

CPPCC

Former Vice Minister of Publicity Department of CCCP,

 

 

Panel Two: Great Power Relations in Asia

09:30~11:00

Chair: Dr. Mathew Burrows     Director of Analysis, National Intelligence Council,Washington,DC

Professor Shaolei Feng 15’      Dean of School of Advanced International and Area Studies, ECNU

Dr. Heinrich Kreft         15’     Senior Fellow, SWP,Berlin

Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bunderstag

Former Deputy Head, Policy Planning, German FM

Professor Renwei Huang15’    Vice President ofShanghaiSocialSciencesAcademy

 

Question & Answer    45’

 

11:00~11:15 Coffee Break

 

Panel Three: Non-Proliferation-Iran and North Korea

11:15~12:45

Chair: Dr. Yunzhu Yao                 Senior Colonel

Director,AsiaPacific Office

World Military Studies Department

 AcademyofMilitary Science, PLA

Dr. Dana Allin                   15’     Senior Fellow, IISS,London

Dr. Valerie Niquet             15’      Director of theAsianCenter, IFRI,Paris

Dr. Dingli Shen                  15’    Director, Center for American Studies,FudanUniversity,Shanghai

Question & Answer           45’

 

12:45~13:45 Lunch              (Yifu Restaurant –Buffet)

 

 

Panel Four: Bilateral Ties I- EU

13:45~15:15

Chair: Professor  Shaolei Feng     Dean of School of Advanced International and Area Studies, ECNU                

Ambassador Jianming Wu 15’    President, ForeignAffairsUniversity,Beijing

Ambassador Esko Hamilo  15’  Ambassador,Finland(President of EU)

Dr. Martin Briens                15’   Deputy Head, Policy Planning,FranceFM

 

Question & Answer            45’

 

 

15:15~15:30 Coffee Break

 

Panel Five: Bilateral Ties II, Sino-US Relations

15:30~17:00

Chair: Dr. Dana Allin                 Senior Fellow, IISS,London

Dr. Tom Fingar              15’     DeputyDirector,USNational Intelligence

Chairman, National Intelligence Council,WashingtonDC

Professor Xinghao Ding 15’      Director,InstituteofAmericanStudies,Shanghai

General Guangqian Peng15’      Professor, Senior Fellow

AcademyofMilitary Science, PLA

 

Question & Answer        45’

 

 

18:30 Dinner             (Venue: Dynasty Restaurant, No. 2260 Hongqiao Road)