Welcoming Remarks: Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute
 

Keynote Address: "Taiwan in China's Future: Flashpoint, Model, or Partner?"

Hon. James R. Lilley, Former U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
 

Panel will focus on the many domestic, economic, social, and political changes that have occurred in China since 1949 and evaluate what kind of country China is today.

Moderator: Mark Groombridge, Research Fellow, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute

Mao Yushi, Director, The Unirule Institute

Kate Xiao Zhou, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa

William McGurn, Member, Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal

Liu Junning, Associate Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Science
 

Panel will deal with such issues as Taiwan, the PRC's claims to the South China Sea islands, relations with Japan, and relations with the United States.

Moderator: Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute

Selig Harrison, Asian Specialist, The Century Foundation

Marvin C. Ott, Professor of National Security Policy, National Defense University

Peter Rodman, Director of National Security Programs, Nixon Center
 

Luncheon Address: "Freedom: Can China Embrace It? Can Hong Kong Keep It?"

Martin Lee, Chairman, Democratic Party, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
 

Panel will focus on the political and economic reforms that are still needed if China is to become a prosperous democratic country in the first decades of the 21st century.

Moderator: Jo Kwong, Director of Public Affairs, Atlas Economic Research Foundation

Minxin Pei, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Yeung Wai Hong, Editor and Publisher of Next Magazine, Hong Kong

Thomas Rawski, Professor of Economics and History, University of Pittsburgh

David Li, Associate Professor of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

This panel will discuss such issues as WTO membership for the PRC, whether the trade deficit should be a matter of concern, whether trade should be linked to improvements in Beijing's human rights record, and whether tighter export controls are needed for national security reasons.

Moderator: Stuart Anderson, Director of Immigration Policy, Sen. Spencer Abraham

James A. Dorn, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cato Institute

Robert Manning, Senior Fellow, and Director of Asian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Stefan Halper, Syndicated Columnist

Barry Naughton, Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California at San Diego