China's Rise in Asian and World Affairs: U.S. Debate over Implication for the United States and U.S. Policy

Introduction
Dr. Robert Sutter specialized in Asian and Pacific Affairs and US foreign policy in a US government career of 33 years involving the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. His most recent book is "The United States and China: Perilous Past and Pragmatic Present" (Rowman and Littlefield 2010). We are delighted to have Dr. Sutter to share his views on the topic: "China's Rise in Asian and World Affairs: U.S. Debate over the Implications for the United States and U.S. policy"

Specker: Dr. Robert Sutter
Visiting Professor of Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service,
Georgetown Univeristy

Date: 10 June 2010
Time: 2.45pm - 4.30pm
Venue: Rm G04, Y. C. Liang Hall,The Chinese Universtiy of Hong Kong
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Language: English
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