The following are programs of the Center for China-US Cooperation (CCUSC), Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, and are made possible by the William Sharpless Jackson, Jr. Endowment. For more information, visit: www.du.edu/korbel/china.

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Questions about CCUSC programs, contact Executive Director Suisheng (Sam) Zhao:  szhao@du.edu or (303) 871-2401.
Registration or logistics questions or to RSVP in advance, contact Dana Lewis:  ccusc@du.edu or (303) 871-4474.

Dear Friend of the CCUSC,

Attend the 5th Annual CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections program co-sponsored by the Center for China-US Cooperation at the University of Denver and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.

Program will begin at 5:00 PM with a live webcast featuring Zbigniew Brzezinski, Former National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter. National Committee president Steve Orlins will moderate this 45-minute portion of the program, comprised of a 15-minute talk followed by half an hour during which Dr. Brzezinski will respond to questions emailed in from audience members throughout the country.

The webcast will be followed by a presentation by our on-site speaker, Stephan A. Lang. Steve Lang is the deputy director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs at the Department of State. Prior to joining the China Desk, Mr. Lang served as a senior analyst in the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office of Japan, Korea, and APEC Affairs. Previously, he worked in the U.S. Consulate-General in Guangzhou; China, the American Institute in Taiwan in Taipei; the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State in Washington; the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok; and the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Cuba. 

The two-hour program will begin promptly at 5:00 pm so please plan on arriving early to get a seat before the live webcast starts. The event is free and will be held in room 231 of the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management (see map).  Registration is required by Nov. 14th.Due to limited space, please be advised to RSVP early at ccusc@du.edu or 303-871-4474.  For more information and full speaker bios, please visit http://www.du.edu/korbel/china/forums/index.html.

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The Tibetan Cultural Exchange Delegation from China will visit us Tuesday, October 25 from 12:00-1:30 pm in room 150 of Cherrington Hall and engage in a conversation with interested members of the DU community as well as the wider Denver community. The conversation will primarily be conducted through translation. 

The delegation includes:

Ms. Hua Bi, Chief Editor of the China Tibetology Publishing House and Researcher at the China Tibetology Research Center. Her research is primarily on China’s Tibet policy and the social issues in Tibet in the international context;
Mr. Nimazeren, Vice President of the Sichuan Research Institute of Culture and History. He is also recognized as a “Grade One Fine-arts Artist” of China;
Mr. Tanzenlhundup, Researcher and Deputy Director of the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies at the China Tibetology Research Center;
Mr. A Nu, Party Branch Secretary of the Village Committee of Tongga, Yangda Township, Doilungdêqên County, Tibet Autonomous Region;
Ms. Yu Tang, interpreter for the delegation.

This event is free and open to the public. Sandwiches will be served. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP (see agove) no later than October 20th.

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Prof. Shelley Rigger will discuss her newly released book “Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse” on Monday, October 24 from 12:00-1:30 pm in the Cyber Café of Cherrington Hall. Copies of her book will be available for sale at the forum.
Shelley Rigger is the Brown Professor of East Asian Politics and Chair of Political Science Department at Davidson College in North Carolina. She has a PhD in Government from Harvard University and a BA in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University. A visiting researcher at National Chengchi University in Taiwan (2005) and a visiting professor at Fudan University in Shanghai (2006), her current research focuses on the effects of cross-strait economic interactions on Taiwan people’s perceptions of Mainland China.

This event is free and open to the public. Pizza will be served. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP (see above) no later than Oct. 19th.

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Thomas J. Christensen will discuss “China’s Foreign Relations since the Financial Crisis” on Thursday, September 29 from 5:00–6:30 PM in the Renaissance Room of Mary Reed.

Thomas J. Christensen is William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War and Director of the China and the World Program at Princeton University. From 2006-2008 he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs with responsibility for relations with China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. His research and teaching focus on China’s foreign relations, the international relations of East Asia, and international security. Before arriving at Princeton in 2003, he taught at Cornell University and MIT. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Non-Resident Senior Scholar at the Brookings Institution. In 2002 he was presented with a Distinguished Public Service Award by the United States Department of State.
This event is free and open to the public. Wine and cheese will be served. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP (see above) no later than September 23rd.

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Yawei Liu will discuss “Political Reform and Elections in China” on Thursday, May 19 from 12:00-1:30 PM in room 150 of Cherrington Hall.

Yawei Liu is Director of The Carter Center's China Program. He has been a member of numerous Carter Center missions to monitor Chinese village, township and county people’s congress deputy elections from 1997 to 2006. He has also observed elections in Nicaragua, Peru and Taiwan.  He has written extensively on China’s political developments and grassroots democracy. 

Yawei edited three Chinese books and is the coauthor of Obama: The Man Who Will Change America. He is the founder and editor of China Elections and Governance, a website sponsored by The Carter Center on political and election issues of China. He has also published numerous influential commentaries in Global Times, Study Times and China Youth Daily.

Yawei is also the associate director of the China Research Center based in Metro Atlanta, president of the United Society of China Studies, and a senior fellow at the Chaha’er Institute, a think tank based in Beijing.  He is visiting professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences at Fudan University and at the School of International Affairs and Public Administration at Shanghai Jiaotong University. Recently, Yawei is a cofounder and editor of The journal 21st Century International Review (2010) and editor of the online Chinese newsletter “National Political Development Report”.

This event is free and open to the public. Pizza and drinks will be provided. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP (see above) no later than Monday, May 16.

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9th Annual International Symposium, Transformation of US-China Relations in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges, May 6th:

In order to make access to the conference more convenient, and to provide ample and free parking, the International Symposium on May 6 will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott, Denver Cherry Creek. The hotel is located just minutes from campus at 1475 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80222. Additional information is included in the invitation below:  

On behalf of the Center for China-US Cooperation at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, I would like to invite you to attend our 9th Annual International Symposium, Transformation of US-China Relations in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges on Friday, May 6, 2011. This year’s conference is co-sponsored by the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai and a delegation of six members from Fudan University will join the conference in Denver. This one-day conference will feature four panel presentations and discussions on a variety of strategic, security, and economics issues between the US and China.

Dinner speakers are Ambassador Christopher Hill, Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and Prof. David M. Lampton, Dean of Faculty at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University.

See the tentative agenda, along with a registration form. Space is extremely limited for this conference. To secure your seat, please register no later than Friday, April 29.  For additional conference information:  http://www.du.edu/korbel/china/conferences.html.

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Chinese Consul General in Chicago Yang Guoqiang will discuss “China Relations with the Mid-West United States: Promoting Cooperation and Exchange” on Tuesday, April 19 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm in the Renaissance Room of Mary Reed.

Consul General Yang Guoqiang graduated from Shanghai Foreign Language Institute, and participated in the Shanghai-San Francisco Advanced International Business Management Program, has an MBA from both China-Euro International Business School, and Shanghai National Accounting Institute. He started as an interpreter and sales representative for an Import-Export company in Shanghai and was the Deputy Director and Director of Foreign Affairs Department at Shanghai Municipal Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission, President of Shanghai Imports L.S. Inc. and Board of Shanghai International Holding Corp. He also served at the Deputy director general, chairman, and Director General of Shanghai Municipal Government Foreign Affairs Office, as well as Shanghai Municipal Government Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Offices. From 08-’09 he was the Chairman for the Shanghai Municipal Foreign Investment Commission and Vice Chairman for the Commission of Commerce. Yang has served as Consul General of the People’s Republic of China to Chicago since 2010.

This event is free and open to the public. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP (see above). The Renaissance Room is in the Mary Building which is just past Cherrington Hall. The location is highlighted on this University of Denver map: http://www.du.edu/utilities/maps.html?mpType=0&mrkID=33

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Rear Admiral Eric A. McVadon, USN (Ret.) will discuss “China, North Korea and the US: a problem too important to be deemed impossible” on Tuesday, April 5th, from 12:00 – 1:30 PM, in Room 150 of Cherrington Hall.

Rear Admiral Eric A. McVadon, USN (Ret.) is a consultant on East Asian Security Affairs and also Senior Advisor and Director Emeritus of Asia-Pacific Studies, the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, specializing in international security factors shaping the Asia-Pacific region. His final Navy assignment was as the defense and naval attaché at U.S. Embassy Beijing 1990-1992; he has dedicated his second career to improving U.S.-China relations.  He has played key roles in many of the U.S. armed services’ major annual war games. During his 35-year career in the U.S. Navy, he served in a variety of operational and policy positions including, as a flag officer, Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy on the Navy Staff; Commander, Iceland Defense Force; Deputy Director of the Defense Mapping Agency; and then in Beijing. A naval aviator with extensive antisubmarine warfare experience in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, he commanded a P-3C aircraft squadron and the naval air station in Iceland.  He was assistant navigator of an attack aircraft carrier.  He graduated from Tulane University and holds a master’s degree in international affairs from George Washington University; he is a distinguished graduate of the National War College, the Naval War College, and the Naval Postgraduate School.  His extensive writings have been published in Asia as well as the West.

This event is free and open to the public. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Please RSVP (see above) no later than Friday, April 1st.

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Professor Dru Gladney will discuss -- "China and the Middle East: Any Chance of a Jasmine Revolution Moving East?" (modifed from “China and the Middle East: Islam, Energy and Ethnic Relations”) on Monday, March 7 from 12:00–1:30 PM in the Cyber Café of Cherrington Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Lunch and drinks will be provided.

Dru C. Gladney is Professor of Anthropology at Pomona College in Claremont, California.  Previously, he was President of the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, a Fulbright Research Scholar in Turkey and China, and held faculty positions and post-doctoral fellowships at Harvard University, the University of Southern California, Kings College, Cambridge, Shanghai and Peking Universities, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, and the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.  He also served as the inaugural Dean of Academics at the Asia-Pacific Center in Honolulu, and a Senior Research Fellow at the East-West Center.  Dr. Gladney began his field research in Western China over 25 years ago, and has carried out more recent projects in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Malaysia on ethnic and cultural nationalism in Asia, focusing on issues of identity, economy, nation-state formation, transnationalism, and political development.   He has served as a consultant to the Asian Development Bank, the Soros Foundation, Ford Foundation, the World Bank, UNESCO, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the Smithsonian Institution, the Getty Museum, and the National Academy of Sciences.  Research languages include Mandarin Chinese, Turkish, Uyghur, Uzbek, Kazakh, and Russian.

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U.S. – Korea Relations: 
Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going

Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
cordially invites you to an evening of discussion
with The Honorable Kathleen Stephens, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

Monday, February 28, 2011
Reception - 6:00 PM; Lecture - 7:00 PM

University of Denver
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Arthur N. Gilbert Cyber Cafe
2201 S. Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80208
(parking passes will be provided)

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Lee Feigon will present and discuss his documentary “The Passion of the Mao” on Wednesday, February 16 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm in the Cyber Café of Cherrington Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

Lee Feigon is the writer, director, and producer of the madcap revisionist documentary, The Passion of the Mao. Lee also serves as a research associate at the Center for East Asian Studies of the University of Chicago, and has been an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He was a Professor of History and Chair of East Asian Studies at Colby College. He has written for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Nation, the Chicago Tribune, The Atlantic, and the Boston Globe. He has been interviewed on television shows such as MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, CNN, CNBC’s Hardball, and the NBC Nightly News. He is the author of Mao: A Reinterpretation, the work on which the documentary is based, as well as of the acclaimed Demystifying Tibet: Unlocking the Secrets of the Land of the Snows, and China Rising: The Meaning of Tiananmen, a highly praised book that combines a historical perspective of the Tiananmen Movement with a first-hand view of the events leading up to this crisis. Among his earlier publications is: Chen Duxiu: Founder of the Chinese Communist Party (Princeton University Press, 1983). In the mid 1980s, he designed and built the Northern-most completely solar heated house in the Western hemisphere. He is presently in the midst of establishing a 1500-acre organic goat farm in Northern Maine.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP (see above) no later than Friday, February 11.

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Renowned Chinese Brush Calligrapher ShanLu Zheng will hold an art demonstration on Friday, February 4 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm in room 301 of Cherrington Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

A silent auction will be held the evening of Friday, February 4th for those interested in purchasing a painting by the artist. His artwork will be on display in Cherrington Hall on February 4th starting at 11:00 AM and on the Driscoll Bridge on Saturday, February 5th and Monday, February 7th, from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

ShanLu Zheng graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Devoted to artistic creation, he studied traditional and modern, Eastern as well as Western art. He is primarily known for his brush calligraphy of landscapes, people, birds and plant life. Currently, he is a board member of the Beijing Artists Association, a member of the Beijing Research Institute of Culture and History, Vice President of the Tibetan Culture and Art Research Institute and an editor for the "Hua Jie" (Art Community) magazine among other s. A United Nation’s World Peace Art Award recipient, he painted "Ao Yun Zai Beijing" (Olympics in Beijing) with the students from the Beijing Science & Technology University to donate to BOCOG (Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games). In 2004, he designed and collaborated with several well-known Chinese artists to paint "Xin Beijing Sheng Jin Tu" (Drawing of New Beijing's Prosperity) which was signed by 50 of the most influential artists in China.  In 2005, he donated 30 of his paintings to a rural primary school in Shanxi province to auction off so they could build a new school for the local students. In 2010, the Tibetan Autonomous Region invited him to visit Tibet to capture the essence of a local traditional dance, Jia Xie dance in a painting. It became a 60 meter painting called Jia Xie Wu Ji Xiang (Auspicious Jia Xie Dance) which is still on display in the Tibetan Museum in Lhasa.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP (see above) no later than Fri., Jan. 28.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Nan Li will discuss “China’s Evolving Naval Strategy” in the Cyber Café of Cherrington Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

Nan Li is an associate professor in the Strategic Research Department of the U.S. Naval War College and a member of its China Maritime Studies Institute. He has published extensively on Chinese security and military policy. His writings have appeared in China Quarterly, Security Studies, China Journal, Armed Forces & Society, Issues and Studies, Asian Security, U.S. Naval War College Review, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, and many others. He has contributed to edited volumes from RAND Corporation, National Defense University Press, Clarendon Press, M.E. Sharpe, U.S. Army War College, and National Bureau of Asian Research. He has also published a monograph with the U.S. Institute of Peace. He is the editor of Chinese Civil-Military Relations (Routledge, 2006). His most recent publications include Chinese Civil-Military Relations in the Post-Deng Era: Implications for Crisis Management and Naval Modernization (U.S. Naval War College Press, 2010) and China, the United States and 21st Century Sea Power, Defining a Maritime Security Partnership (U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2010, coeditor). Nan Li received a PhD in political science from the Johns Hopkins University.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP (see above) no later than Friday, January 14th.

Happy holidays and I hope to see you on January 18th!

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From Beijing to Jerusalem: the Global Impact of Israel-China Relations
January 5, 2011, 7:00 PM, RSVP on-line: www.isime.org. see flyer...

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Cordially,

Suisheng (Sam) Zhao
Executive Director, CCUSC
Center for China-US Cooperation
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
University of Denver
2201 S. Gaylord St.
Denver, CO 80208
303-871-4474
www.du.edu/korbel/china