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Join us for high-profile speakers, in-depth discussions, and innovative analysis featuring experts from the Asia Society Policy Institute’s new Center for China Analysis:

The event will kick off with an invitation-only session: a keynote address by Kevin Rudd, followed by a conversation with former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger.

Three public panel discussions featuring Center for China Analysis experts and special guests will follow the keynote, taking a deep dive into the politics and economics of China's 20th Party Congress, the U.S.-China strategic relationship leading up to the Biden-Xi summit, and prospects for cooperation with China on climate and global public health. 

AGENDA

3:30 pm: Decoding the Politics and Economics of the 20th Party Congress

• Kevin Rudd, Founding Chair of the Center for China Analysis and Asia Society and Asia Society Policy Institute President
• Chris Johnson, Senior Fellow, Chinese Politics, Center for China Analysis
• Wu Guoguang, Senior Fellow, Chinese Politics, Center for China Analysis
• Ma Guonan, Senior Fellow, Chinese Economy, Center for China Analysis
• Moderated by Susan Jakes, Editor, ChinaFile, Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations

4:15 pm: Building “Guardrails” in the U.S.-China Strategic Relationship After the 20th Congress and in the Lead-Up to the Biden-Xi Summit

• Rorry Daniels, Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute, and Senior Fellow, Center for China Analysis
• Lyle Morris, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy and National Security, Center for China Analysis
• Evan Medeiros, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for China Analysis
• Andrew Chubb, Fellow, Foreign Policy and National Security, Center for China Analysis
• Moderated by Bates Gill, Executive Director, Center for China Analysis

5:00 pm: Exploring Prospects for Cooperation: Climate Change and Global Public Health 

• Kevin Rudd, Founding Chair of the Center for China Analysis and Asia Society and Asia Society Policy Institute President
• Dr. Bob Li, Senior Fellow, Global Public Health, Center for China Analysis; Physician Ambassador to China and Asia-Pacific, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Kate Logan, Associate Director of Climate, Asia Society Policy Institute, and Fellow, Center for China Analysis
• Dr. Selwyn Vickers, CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Moderated by Russell Flannery, Senior Editor, Forbes

6:00 pm: Celebratory Reception

All speakers will be presenting in person at our global headquarters, showcasing the additional breadth and depth being added to Asia Society’s already substantial capacity to understand China from the inside out.

Anchored in the Asia Society Policy Institute, the Center for China Analysis (CCA) aims to be a global leader for policy-relevant, objective analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society, and its foreign and security policy impact on Asia and the world.

Register now to join the panel discussions in person and stay afterward for a networking reception celebrating the launch of the CCA, and have the opportunity to interact with our panelists, experts, and the China-watching community in New York.