The document outlines the agenda for a two-day international conference on economics, politics, and security between China and the US. Day 1 includes panels on evolving strategies in defense industries, supply chain security, and the Sino-US bilateral relationship. Day 2 covers global cybersecurity, China's high-performance computing, defense science and technology development, and civil-military integration and acquisition. Panelists will discuss topics such as reverse engineering in Asian defense industries, China's maritime anxieties, innovative defense technologies, and enhanced dialogue for mutual benefits between the US and China. The goal is to partner on economic and security issues for the 21st century.

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3rd International Conference on Economics, Politics, and Security of China and the USA
“Partnering for the 21st Century”
April 15-16, 2015
University of Maryland ~ Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center ~ College Park, MD
AGENDA
DAY 1 | Orem Hall
7:45 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Welcome
Dr. Wallace D. Loh - President, University of Maryland College Park
8:45 AM Introductory Remarks
The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D. - Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair, Director, Center for
Public Policy and Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland (former Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
9:00 AM Keynote Address
Dr. Wang Jianwei - Chancellor, National University of Defense Technology
9:30 AM Pictures and Networking Break
9:45 AM OverviewofUMD’s Maryland China Initiative
Nathaniel Ahrens - Director, Maryland-China Initiative; Director of China Affairs, University of
Maryland
10:15 AM Panel 1 – Evolving Strategies
(Moderator) Nancy Gallagher - Associate Director for the Center for International and Security
Studies at Maryland (CISSM)
 Reverse Engineering in Asian Defense Industries and its Impact on International Arms Transfers:
taking the case of China and India (Wang Peiran)
 China's Maritime Anxieties- A perspective (Sanatan Kulshrestha)
 Economic Incentives of U.S. Military Strategy Shift and Its Impact on China’s Defense Economy
(Chen Gong)
11:45 AM Networking Break
12:00 PM Lunch Keynote Session | Heise Ballroom
1:30 PM Defense Supply Chain Security & Risk Management: Principles and Practice
Dr. Lisa Harrington – Senior Research Fellow, Supply Chain Management Center,R. H. Smith
School of Business

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2:00 PM Panel 2 - Sino-U.S. Bilateral Relationship
(Moderator) Captain Bernard Cole, USN (Ret.) – Professor,National War College
 An Energy Vision for America and China? (Fenton Carey)
3:30 PM Networking Break
3:45 PM HowInnovative is China’s Defense Technological Transformation?
Dr. Tai Ming Cheung – Professor and Director, University of California Institute on Global Conflict
and Cooperation, University of California, San Diego
4:30 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Jacques S. Gansler
5:30 – 8:00 Dinner for Presenters
University House (The Dinner is open for presenters and special guests). There will be a shuttle
waiting outside the Riggs Alumni Building to transport guests to and from the dinner.
Day 2 | Orem Hall
7:45 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Welcome Remarks
The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D., Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair, Director, Center for
Public Policy and Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland (former Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
8:45 AM Introductory Remarks
Dr. Mary Ann Rankin – Provost, University of Maryland (invited)
9:00 AM Panel 1 - Global Cybersecurity
(Moderator) Dr. Michael Wertheimer – Professor of Practice,School of Public Policy (former
Director of Research, NSA; and Assistant Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer, Office of
the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI))
 The Way Ahead: Cyber Relations between the U.S. and China (Zhu Qichao)
 International Cyber Conflicts and Strategic (In) Stability (Liu Yangyue)
10:30 AM Networking Break
10:45 AM The Political Economy Dynamics ofChina’s High-Performance Computing Eco-Systems
Jordan Wilson, US-China Economics and Security Commission
11:30 AM Studies on China’s Defense Science and Technology Development and Defense Innovation
Capabilities Since 1949 (Chunli Peng)
12:00 PM Luncheon Keynote Speaker | Heise Ballroom
Dean Cheng, Sr. Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center,Heritage Foundation

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DAY2 | Crist Boardroom
1:30 PM Panel 2 - Civil Military Integration (CMI)and Acquisition
(Moderator) Dr. Jacques S. Gansler
 Dual Use Technologies: A Comparison of China and the USA Potential (Michael Pecht,Lifeng
Wu)
 On the Institutional Innovation for Private Enterprises to Gain Admittance to the fields of the
R&D and Production for Weapon Systems under the Condition of the Deep Civil-military
Integration (Huang Fei)
 Reforming Military-Industrial Complexes in China and India: A Comparative Assessment
(Richard Bitzinger)
 The Civil-Military Integration of China’s Defense Industry: Present and Challenges (Huang
Chaofeng)
3:00 PM Networking Break
3:15 PM Panel 3 - Enhanced Dialogue for Mutual Benefits ofUS – China Relations
(Moderator) Eric Hagt – Director, China Program,World Security Institute
 Dr. Jacques S. Gansler
 Dr. Tai Ming
 NUDT Rep
4:30 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Jacques S. Gansler
NEED TO ASSIGN TO A PANEL or INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER:
Tentative – aing coauthor confirmation (attendance not likely):
*Comparative Analysis of Defense Soft Power of China and US: An Empirical Perspective (Zou Xiao-jun, Li Zheng,
Kuang Yu-jun