China's Growing Quest for Energy

China's modernization and industrial revolution have led to an intensified quest for energy and raw materials in Africa, Latin America, and Australia. China has been continuously expanding its foreign investments and has become the world's leading exporter of capital. What are the realities and myths of China's overseas economic activities? What socio-economic and political impacts will these investments have on these countries? How should America react to China's "Going Global" policy in trade and investment?

Join Deborah Brautigam, Professor of International Development at American University, Francisco E. Gonzalez, Associate Professor in Latin American Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Patrick B. Fazzone Partner, the Butzel Long Tighe Patton, PLLC, Attorneys and Counselors Founder & Chairman, Trade and Government Committee, American Chamber of Commerce in Australia and Derek Scissors, Research Fellow at the Asian Studies Center and the Heritage Foundation Adjunct Professor at George Washington University for a panel discussion on what China's investments overseas ultimately means.