WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008
CORPORATE PROGRAM: FOCUS ON CHINA
Minxin Pei, Senior Associate, China Program, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Randall Schriver, President of The Project 2049 Institute, and Partner, Armitage International LC
As the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) grip on power remains tied to the economic dynamism of the country, the party itself is attempting to co-opt competition by inviting in successful entrepreneurs and supporters of further reform. This new group of aspiring leaders is clashing with the old communist stalwarts on how open China should be to the world and how to reform China’s domestic and international politics. China’s exceptional growth will continue to owe much to free trade, a stable international political environment, and even-keeled domestic politics. As China further integrates into the international system, will the reformers within the CCP rise to dominate the party apparatus? To what extent are China’s factional party politics shaping the country’s domestic and international relationships?
Minxin Pei is a senior associate in the China Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research focuses on economic reform and governance in China, U.S.-China relations, and democratization in developing countries. He is the author of From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union and China’s Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy. Pei’s research has been published in Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, as well as many other print and radio outlets.
Randall Schriver is president and chief executive officer of The Project 2049 Institute, a non-profit organization that promotes international security, individual freedom and democratic institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. He is a founding partner of Armitage International LC, a Washington, DC based organization that provides multinational clients with critical support in the areas of international business development, strategic planning, and problem-solving. Mr. Schriver also serves as a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He served as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2003 to 2005, and as chief of staff and senior policy advisor to then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, from 2001 to 2003.
The Fairmont Chicago
200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Presentation and Q & A
9:15 a.m. Adjournment
