BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:“U.S.-China Relations at a Crossroads” Rotary Club of Houston - March 30\, 2017 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at The Houston City Club Speake rs Dr. Steven W. Lewis\, Rice University Baker Institute for Public Polic y Associate Director Dr. Hans Stockton\, University of St. Thomas Directo r for International Studies Dr. Jon R. Taylor\, University of St. Thomas Professor and Chair Political Science Department. Up until the last few years\, American business executives and political leaders thought th at foreign investment in China and increasing prosperity would lead to po litical liberalization in China. Presidents G.W. Bush\, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama believed trade would liberalize China and so did American o pinion. World powers looked the other way while China rapidly developed into one of the most powerful economies and militaries in the world which took advantage of every trade agreement it signed. But\, over the l ast few years\, the one-party Chinese Communist regimes have become even less tolerant of political dissent\, instituted more political repression and a more closed political system\, staging televised confessions\, con trolled the internet\, Plus\, China has engaged in numerous military prov ocations as it sought to increase its power in the world. Because Ch ina is so important to the world’s economies and poses a military and eco nomic risk to the United States\, it become important to understand what is happening in that country\, in particular\, the possibility of a banki ng crisis\, the shrinking labor force\, the extent of China’s debt levels \, health of their property and stock markets\, problems of capital outfl ows\, whether China can rebalance its economy to become more self-sustain ing\, and\, leadership transfers this fall. So many questions: Is China still communist? Is it friend or foe to the U.S.? Should we fear China’s rise\, resist it or welcome it? Can the developed world stem Chi na’s theft of business secrets? Can free trade prosper against China’s o wnership of much of their industries? What lies ahead under President Don ald Trump? Will the next administration learn to use America’s diplomatic \, military\, and economic resources better than the last three President s have done? This program seeks to begin the discussion. Joe Co langelo\, Meeting Chair. 713-412-1875\, jcolan@gmail.com Dr. Steven Lew is Steven W. Lewis\, Ph.D.\, is the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fello w and faculty advisor for the Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer in D.C . Policy Research Internship Program. He is also a professor in the pract ice and associate director of the Chao Center for Asian Studies\, which h e helped found in 2008. His research explores the growth of a transnation al Chinese middle class\; the influence of advertisements in new public s paces in Chinese cities\; the development of privatization experiments in China’s localities\; and the reform of China’s energy policies\, nationa l oil companies and international energy relations. Through the Transnati onal China Project\, Lewis has organized research conferences with the Sh anghai Academy of Social Sciences. He also has worked with the Energy For um as the organizing researcher for the Northeast Asia Energy Cooperation Workshops\, the Coastal Cities Summit surveys and U.S.-China-Middle East energy relations conferences. Lewis has also been advisor to the Science Collaboration Across Borders initiative and served as the chief liaison between the Baker Institute\, the Shanghai Institutes for International S tudies and the China Institute for Contemporary International Relations. He is co-director of the Rice Ephemera Archive project of Fondren Library ’s Center for Digital Scholarship\, supported by the Henry Luce Foundatio n. He has conducted research and given briefings for The National Bureau of Asian Research\; Japan’s Ministry of Economy\, Trade and Industry\; th e Sichuan Petroleum Administration\; and the Korean Economic Institute\, among others. Lewis is an associate fellow of Asia Society International\ , an editorial board member of Asia Policy and an academic advisor to the U.S.-China Working Group of the U.S. House of Representatives. He receiv ed his doctorate in political science from Washington University in St. L ouis. Dr. Hans Stockton Hans Stockton is Associate Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences and Director of the Center for International Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston\, Texas. He holds a PhD in Polit ical Science from Texas A&M University. His areas of academic specializa tion are democratization\, elections\, and security in contemporary Asia Pacific. He has published articles in journals of political science\, ec onomics\, public administration\, and Asian Studies\; authored multiple c hapters in edited volumes on military affairs in the Asia Pacific and Tai wan’s political development\; and authored two books on development and d emocratization in East Asia. Dr. Stockton is a Center Associate of the E lection Studies Center at National Chengchi University in Taipei. He has served as president of the American Association of Chinese Studies (2015 \, 2016) and as coordinator of the Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (20 12 – 2014). He has also served multiple terms as president of the Southw est Conference on Asian Studies. Professor Stockton has also been the Pr inciple Investigator for multiple\, successful grant awards from the US D epartment of Education\, Japan Foundation\, and Ministry of Education (Ta ipei). He has been interviewed by and/or published editorials on matters related to US-China-Taiwan relations and Chinese and Taiwan political af fairs in the Washington Observer Weekly\, Taipei Times\, Taiwan Journal\, Southern Daily News\, World Journal\, Voice of America\, e-International Relations\, and Houston Chronicle. He has provided political commentary for ABC News Houston\, Fox News Houston\, the Foreign Policy Research In stitute\, Radio Taiwan International\, NTD TV\, Southern Daily\, World Jo urnal\, and Channel 55.5 international news. Dr. Jon Taylor Dr. Jon Tayl or is a Professor of Political Science\, Chair of the Department of Polit ical Science\, and Director of the Master of Public Policy and Administra tion Program at the University of St. Thomas. He holds a Ph.D. in Politi cal Science from the University of Oklahoma and has been at the Universit y of St. Thomas since 1998. His areas of academic specialty are in Chine se and U.S. public administration\, Chinese and U.S. urbanization\, and p ublic administration ethics. His current research focuses on urban develo pment in Western China\, the Communist Party’s online accountability syst em\, measuring public corruption in China\, and the role that indigenous Chinese political science plays within the global discipline of political science. His most recent scholarly journal articles include Between Sin ification and Internationalization: Chinese Political Science in the Post -Reform Era and The China Dream is an Urban Dream: Assessing the CPC’s Na tional New-Type Urbanization Plan. He regularly contributes opinion and analysis pieces to both Chinese and U.S. media. He is a member of the As sociation of Chinese Political Studies\, the American Political Science A ssociation\, the Chinese Public Administration Society\, and the American Society for Public Administration. 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&ldquo\;U.S.-China Relations at a Cro ssroads&rdquo\;
\n\nRotary Club of Houston - March 30\, 2017
\n\n11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at The Houston City Club
\n\nSpeakers
\n\nDr. Steven W. Lewis\, Rice Univers ity Baker Institute for Public Policy Associate Director
\n\nDr. Hans Stockton\, University of St. Thomas Director for Intern ational Studies
\n\nDr. Jon R. Taylor\, University o f St. Thomas Professor and Chair Political Science Department.
\n\n \; \; \; \; Up until the last few years\, American b usiness executives and political leaders thought that foreign investment in China and increasing prosperity would lead to political liberalization in China. \; Presidents G.W. Bush\, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama be lieved trade would liberalize China and so did American opinion. \; W orld powers looked the other way while China rapidly developed into one o f the most powerful economies and militaries in the world which took adva ntage of every trade agreement it signed.
\n\n \;&nbs p\; \; \; But\, over the last few years\, the one-party Chinese C ommunist regimes have become even less tolerant of political dissent\, in stituted more political repression and a more closed political system\, s taging televised confessions\, controlled the internet\, Plus\, China has engaged in numerous military provocations as it sought to increase its p ower in the world.
\n\n \; \; \; \; Becaus e China is so important to the world&rsquo\;s economies and poses a milit ary and economic risk to the United States\, it become important to under stand what is happening in that country\, in particular\, the possibility of a banking crisis\, the shrinking labor force\, the extent of China&rs quo\;s debt levels\, health of their property and stock markets\, problem s of capital outflows\, whether China can rebalance its economy to become more self-sustaining\, and\, leadership transfers this fall. \;
\n\n \; \; \; \; So many questions: \; Is China still communist? \; Is it friend or foe to the U.S.? \; Sh ould we fear China&rsquo\;s rise\, resist it or welcome it? \; Can th e developed world stem China&rsquo\;s theft of business secrets? \; C an free trade prosper against China&rsquo\;s ownership of much of their i ndustries? What lies ahead under President Donald Trump? Will the next ad ministration learn to use America&rsquo\;s diplomatic\, military\, and ec onomic resources better than the last three Presidents have done?
\n\nThis program seeks to begin the discussion. \; \;&nbs
p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Joe Colange
lo\, Meeting Chair. 713-412-1875\, jcolan@gmail.com
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Dr. Steven Lewis
\n\nSteven W. Lewis\, Ph.D.\, is the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fe llow and faculty advisor for the Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer in D.C. Policy Research Internship Program. He is also a professor in the pr actice and associate director of the Chao Center for Asian Studies\, whic h he helped found in 2008. His research explores the growth of a transnat ional Chinese middle class\; the influence of advertisements in new publi c spaces in Chinese cities\; the development of privatization experiments in China&rsquo\;s localities\; and the reform of China&rsquo\;s energy p olicies\, national oil companies and international energy relations. Thro ugh the Transnational China Project\, Lewis has organized research confer ences with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He also has worked wi th the Energy Forum as the organizing researcher for the Northeast Asia E nergy Cooperation Workshops\, the Coastal Cities Summit surveys and U.S.- China-Middle East energy relations conferences.
\n\nLewis has also been advisor to the Science Collaboration Across Borders initiative and s erved as the chief liaison between the Baker Institute\, the Shanghai Ins titutes for International Studies and the China Institute for Contemporar y International Relations. He is co-director of the Rice Ephemera Archive project of Fondren Library&rsquo\;s Center for Digital Scholarship\, sup ported by the Henry Luce Foundation. He has conducted research and given briefings for The National Bureau of Asian Research\; Japan&rsquo\;s Mini stry of Economy\, Trade and Industry\; the Sichuan Petroleum Administrati on\; and the Korean Economic Institute\, among others. Lewis is an associ ate fellow of Asia Society International\, an editorial board member of A sia Policy and an academic advisor to the U.S.-China Working Group of the U.S. House of Representatives. He received his doctorate in political sc ience from Washington University in St. Louis.
\n\nDr. Hans Stockton
\n\nHans Stockton is Associa te Dean of the School of Arts &\; Sciences and Director of the Center for International Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston\, Te xas. \; He holds a PhD in Political Science from Texas A&\;M Unive rsity. \; His areas of academic specialization are democratization\, elections\, and security in contemporary Asia Pacific. \; He has publ ished articles in journals of political science\, economics\, public admi nistration\, and Asian Studies\; authored multiple chapters in edited vol umes on military affairs in the Asia Pacific and Taiwan&rsquo\;s politica l development\; and authored two books on development and democratization in East Asia. \; Dr. Stockton is a Center Associate of the Election Studies Center at National Chengchi University in Taipei. \; He has s erved as president of the American Association of Chinese Studies (2015\, 2016) and as coordinator of the Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (2012 &ndash\; 2014). \; He has also served multiple terms as president of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies. \; Professor Stockton has also been the Principle Investigator for multiple\, successful grant awa rds from the US Department of Education\, Japan Foundation\, and Ministry of Education (Taipei). \; He has been interviewed by and/or publishe d editorials on matters related to US-China-Taiwan relations and Chinese and Taiwan political affairs in the Washington Observer Weekly\, Taipei T imes\, Taiwan Journal\, Southern Daily News\, World Journal\, Voice of Am erica\, e-International Relations\, and Houston Chronicle. \; He has provided political commentary for ABC News Houston\, Fox News Houston\, t he Foreign Policy Research Institute\, Radio Taiwan International\, NTD T V\, Southern Daily\, World Journal\, and Channel 55.5 international news.
\n\nDr. Jon Taylor
\n\nDr. Jon Taylor is a Professor of Political Science\, Chair of the Departm ent of Political Science\, and Director of the Master of Public Policy an d Administration Program at the University of St. Thomas. \; He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma and has bee n at the University of St. Thomas since 1998. \; His areas of academi c specialty are in Chinese and U.S. public administration\, Chinese and U .S. urbanization\, and public administration ethics.
\n\nHis curren t research focuses on urban development in Western China\, the Communist Party&rsquo\;s online accountability system\, measuring public corruption in China\, and the role that indigenous Chinese political science plays within the global discipline of political science. \; His most recent scholarly journal articles include Between Sinification and Internat ionalization: Chinese Political Science in the Post-Reform Era and < em>The China Dream is an Urban Dream: Assessing the CPC&rsquo\;s National New-Type Urbanization Plan. \; He regularly contributes opinion and analysis pieces to both Chinese and U.S. media. \; He is a membe r of the Association of Chinese Political Studies\, the American Politica l Science Association\, the Chinese Public Administration Society\, and t he American Society for Public Administration.
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