Program 65: Analyzing Obama's Trip to China
Kerry Dumbaugh, David M. Lampton, and Ambassador James Sasser discuss Obama¡¯s achievements during this first visit in the context of domestic and international expectations, and analyze what implications there may be for future Sino-American cooperation on environmental & energy issues, trade, human rights, and regional security challenges. Recorded November 2009

Program 64: Evaluating Obama's China Policy after 100 Days
April 29 marked the 100th day of the Obama presidential administration. This episode of China Forum takes the opportunity presented by the 100 days mark to disucss Obama’s efforts and priorities as president; specifically the China-policy that Obama and his advisors are creating. Recorded May 2009

Program 63: Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the China Section at the U.S. Library of Congress
Dr. Chi Wang, president and co-chair of the USCPF, discusses the development of the collection over the last 80 years and comments on his role as one of the first American librarians to visit China in 1972 and the impact it had on the library's acquisitions. Recorded February 2009

Program 62: George W. Bush and China: Policies, Problems and Partnership
Dr. Chi Wang, president and co-chair of the USCPF, speaks about his book George W. Bush and China: Policies, Problems and Partnership published by Lexington Books, a division of Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. The book analyzes the U.S. policy toward China under President George W. Bush. Recorded February 2009

Program 61: Asian-American Voters and the 2008 Presidential Election
Dr. Chi Wang, president and co-chair of the USCPF, discusses how the role of the Asian-American voter has changed over the last few decades, and in what ways those voters would likely affect the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Hosted by Meghan Crossin. Recorded October 2008

Program 60: 2008 Beijing Olympics Special Report
In a special episode of China Forum, the USPCF's Meghan Crossin and Corinne Milliken highlight significant aspects of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and examine the various ways in which the Chinese prepared to host the international event. Recorded August 2008

Program 59: Conversation and Analysis with Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr.
USPCF Co-Chairs Wang Chi, PhD and Former U.S. Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. discuss the implications of the recent Taiwanese presidential election results, the politicization of the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, the potential results of this month’s Strategic Economic Dialogues in Washington, D.C., and make brief recommendations for the next U.S. administration’s China policy. Recorded May 2008

Program 58: U.S.-China Policy in a New Administration
with Congressional Research Service expert Kerry Dumbaugh, Sr. Vice President of Samuels International, and Editor of The Nelson Report, Chris Nelson, and holder of the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, Charles Freeman III. Recorded April 2008

Program 57: U.S.-China Economic & Financial Relationship
with Congressional Research Service experts Kerry Dumbaugh, Wayne Morrison, and Michael Martin, Recorded March 2008

Program 56: 2007 Year in Review: Important Events in China
with Dr. Chi Wang, Recorded January 2008

Program 55: The U.S.-China Economic Relationship II
with Dr. Pieter Bottelier, Recorded January 2008

Program 54: The U.S.-China Security Relationship
with Admiral Eric McVadon, Recorded December 2007

Program 53: The U.S.-China Economic Relationship
with Dr. Pieter Bottelier, Recorded November 2007

Program 52: China's Communist Party's 17th Party Congress
with David M. Lampton, Recorded November 2007

Program 51: Prospects for Political Reform in China
with Joseph Fewsmith and Cheng Li. Recorded 1/28/2004.

Program 50: A Conversation with Richard Solomon
Amb. Solomon gives an assessment of Asian policy at the end of the first Bush administration. Topics discussed include China’s economic development, security threats to China, cross-strait relations, and China’s positions on nuclear proliferation. Recorded 1/22/2004.

Program 49: Premier Wen Jiabao's Visit to the United States
with Richard Bush and Robert Kapp. Recorded 12/18/2003.

Program 48: Rein in at the Brink of the Precipice
with Alan D. Romberg, Senior Associate at The Henry L. Stimson Center, examines U.S. Taiwan Policy. Recorded 10/27/2003.

Program 47: China's Space Program
with Bates Gill and Marcia Smith. Recorded 10/27/2003.

Program 46: Beyond Crony Capitalism
Susan Lawrence, correspondent for the Far East Economic Review, shares her experiences and impressions garnered while stationed in Beijing. Topics include media coverage of SARS, attitude of the Communist Party towards the press, and the rise of the 2nd generation of private business owners in China. Recorded 9/24/2003.

Program 45: Beyond Tiananmen: Politics of U.S.-China Relations
with Robert Seuttinger and Robert Sutter. Recorded 8/21/2003.

Program 44: Taiwan's Electoral Politics
with June Teufel Dreyer and Shelley Rigger. Recorded 7/17/2003.

Program 43: U.S.-China Relations During the Bush Administration
with Jeffrey Bader and David Lampton. Recorded 6/24/2003.

Program 42: China's Leadership in the 21st Century
with David Finkelstein, Director, Project Asia, The Center for Naval Analysis and Marianne Kivlehan, Analyst, The Center for Naval Analysis. Recorded 5/29/2003.

Program 41: North Korea's Nuclear Program
with Victor Cha, Professor at Georgetown University, and Bonnie Glaser, Senior Associate, The Center for Strategic and International Studies. Recorded 5/29/2003.

Program 40: Preventive Defense in U.S.-China Relations
with Dr. William J. Perry. A discussion of U.S.-China Policy, Taiwan and North Korea. Recorded 5/9/2003.

Program 39: SARS and Other Challenges to China's New Leaders
with Carol Hamrin and David Lampton. Recorded 4/24/2003.

Program 38: U.S.-China Relations in a Post-Iraq War Setting
with Admiral Eric McVadon and John Tkacik. Recorded 4/3/2003.

Program 37: Multinational Perspectives on the DPRK Nuclear Crisis
with Ambassador James Lilley, Director of the Asian Studies program at the American Enterprise Institute and former U.S. Ambassador to China and South Korea, and Dr. David Shambaugh professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at The Brookings Institution. Recorded 2/13/2003.

Program 36: A Conversation with David Shambaugh
with Dr. David Shambaugh, professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at The Brookings Institution. Recorded 2/13/2003.

Program 35: A Conversation with James Lilley, Part III
with Ambassador James Lilley, Former U.S. Ambassador to China. Recorded 10/11/02.

Program 34: Conversation on the G.W. Bush Administration's Policies Towards China
with Robert Sutter, Professor at Georgetown University. Recorded 10/3/2002.

Program 33: The Political Implications of Taiwan's Economic Integration with the Mainland
with C. J. Chen, Representative at the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representatives Office (TECRO), and Dr. Ralph Kluff, Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Recorded 10/3/2002.

Program 32: Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China
with Ira Wolf, Staff Director of the Congressional Executive Commission on China, and Kevin Neeker, Senior Fellow at the Forum for International Policy. Recorded 10/3/2002

Program 31: National Security Implications of the U.S.-China Economic Relationship
with Stephen Bryen and Bill Reinsch, members of the U.S.-China Security Review Commission. Recorded 7/23/2002.

Program 30: U.S.-China Taiwan Relations
with Richard Bush, Director of Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution and former Chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan. Recorded 7/23/2002.

Program 29: A Conversation with James Lilley, Part II
with Ambassador James Lilley, Former U.S. Ambassador to China. Recorded 4/8/02.

Program 28: Comments on Vice President Hu Jintao's trip to the U.S.
with Amb. James Lilley, Former U.S. Ambassador to China; and David Shambaugh, Professor, George Washington University. Recorded 4/8/02.

Program 27: A Conversation with James Lilley, Part I
with Ambassador James Lilley, Former U.S. Ambassador to China. Recorded 4/8/02.

Program 26: Human Rights and Rule of Law in China
with James Feinerman, Associate Dean, Georgetown University School of Law; and John Kamm, President, Dui Hua Foundation. Recorded 4/8/02.

Program 25: A Conversation with Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy
with Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, Former U.S. Ambassador to China. Recorded 2/22/02.

Program 24: George W. Bush in China
with Howard M. Krawitz, Visiting Senior Fellow, National Defense University; and Robert Sutter, Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Recorded 2/22/02.

Program 23: A Conversation with Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr.
with Amb. Chas W. Freeman, Jr., Former Assistant Secretary of Defense. Recorded 1/11/02.

Program 22: The Implications of 9/11 on Sino-U.S. Relations *
with Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr., Former Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Michael Swaine, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Recorded 1/11/02
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Program 21: China's Impending Leadership Changes
with Cheng Li, Associate Professor of Government, Hamilton College; and Joseph Fewsmith, Associate Professor of International Relations, Boston University. Recorded 11/14/01.

Program 20: Conversation with Richard H. Solomon
with Richard Solomon, President, U.S.-Institute of Peace. Recorded 11/14/01.

Program 19: Conversation with China Scholar Ralph Clough
with Ralph Clough, professor, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University and former U.S. Diplomat in China and Taiwan. Recorded 8/14/01.

Program 18: China's Trade Status and Economy *
with Robert Kapp, President, U.S.-China Business Council; and Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution. Recorded 6/28/01.

Program 17: Conversation with James R. Sasser
with James Sasser, former U.S. Ambassador to China and former Senator (TN-D); Recorded 6/28/01.

Program 16: Where is the Bush Administration Headed on China?
with Chas Freeman, Former Deputy Assistant Deputy Secretary of State; David Dean, Former Director, American Institute in Taiwan; and Larry Wortzel, Director, Asian Studies Center, Heritage Foundation. Recorded: 5/10/01.

Program 15: China's Assessment of its Security Threats: Is Anything New?
with David Finkelstein, Deputy Director, Project Asia, CNA Corporation's Center for Strategic Studies; and LarryWortzel, Director, Asian Studies Center, Heritage Foundation. Recorded: 5/10/01.

Program 14: China and the Rule of Law
with Ira Belkin, Department of Justice, James Feinerman, professor, Georgetown University School of Law, and Li Xiao, former judge of the Supreme People's Court. Recorded 3/28/01.

Program 13: China's Social Fabric
with Ann Thurston, professor, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University; Pei Minxin, senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Mike Jendrzejczyk, Human Rights Watch, Asia Division. Recorded 3/28/01.

Program 12: Political Succession in China
with Carol Hamrin, professor, George Mason University; and Robert Suettinger, RAND Corporation. Recorded 3/8/01.

Program 11: Conversations with Authors
with Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, professor, Georgetown University, and David Lampton, professor, China Studies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. Recorded 3/8/01.

Program 10: China and its Neighbors: Japan, Russia, and Indonesia
with Marvin Ott, Professor, National Defense University; Tom Robinson, President, American Asian Research Enterprise; and Michael Green, Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations. Recorded 2/8/01.

Program 9: Environment and Energy Issues in China
with Jeffrey Logan, Senior Research Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute; Pam Baldinger, Consultant on Energy and Environment Issues; and Robert Taylor, Energy Specialist, World Bank.  Recorded 2/8/01.

Program 8: U.S. and Asia: Priorities for President Bush
with Chas W. Freeman, Jr., Former Assistant Secretary of Defense; William H. Gleysteen, Jr., Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea; and Jim Mann, Former Bureau Chief in Beijing for the L.A. Times. Recorded 1/4/01.

Program 7: China and National Security Issues
with Bates Gill, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Ronald Montaperto, Professor, National Defense University; and Bonnie Glaser, consultant, Asian Affairs. Recorded 1/4/01.
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Program 6: China's Leadership Succession
with Kenneth Lieberthal; Former Asian Affairs Advisor, National Security Council; Bruce Dickson, Director of the Sigur Center, George Washington University; and Dan Wright, Director, Nanjing Center, Johns Hopkins SAIS. Recorded 11/18/00.

Program 5: China Policies for the Next White House Administration
with James Lilley, Former U.S. Ambassador to China; David Lampton, Director of China Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS; and Daniel Bob, Legislative Assistant for Asian Pacific Affairs, Office of Senator William Roth, Jr. (R-DE). Recorded 11/16/00.

Program 4: U.S.China Security Issues
with Ret. Rear Admiral Eric McVadon; Bonnie Glaser, Consultant on Asian affairs; and Peter Brooks, Professional Staff Member of the International Relations Committee, U.S. House of Representatives. Recorded 10/5/00.

Program 3: PNTR and WTO
with Robert Kapp, President, U.S.China Business Council; and Pieter Bottelier, former World Bank China Mission Chief and Current Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Recorded 10/5/00.

Program 2: Washington-Beijing-Taipei Relations
with James Lilley, Former U.S. Ambassador to China; Chas W. Freeman, Jr., Former Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Stephen Yates, Senior China Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation. Recorded 9/14/00.

Program 1: Recent Trends in U.S-China Relations
with Arthur W. Hummel, Jr., Former U.S. Ambassador to China; David Lampton, Director of China Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); and Stephen Yates, Senior China Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation. Recorded 9/14/00.
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Additional Programs Recorded in the 1990's


Conversation with the late Arthur W. Hummel. Jr.
with Ambassador Arthur Hummel, former U.S. Ambassador to China. Recorded 1992.

Conversation with Ambassador Leonard Unger
with Ambassador Leonard Unger, last U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of China on Taiwan (1974-78). Recorded 1994.

Conversation with the late John Holdridge
with Ambassador John Holdridge, former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and Indonesia and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia. Recorded 1992.

Conversation with the late Professor A. Doak Barnett
with A. Doak Barnett, professor, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University and academic and journalist in China. Recorded 1995.

 

 

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