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  • Visit of Wang Zaixi NE Asia Prog 18 Oct meeting 2On 18 October 2004, Vice-Minister Wang Zaixi of the Taiwan Affairs Office of China’s State Council brought a substantial delegation to the IISS to discuss Beijing's policy towards the cross-Strait dispute. Vice-Minister Wang, who was in the United Kingdom for consultations with senior British officials, is one of the leading Chinese officials dealing with cross-Strait policy and a prominent spokesman on this matter. This visit provided a rare opportunity for a detailed, off-the-record...
  • Vice-President of Central Party School NE Asia Prog 14 Oct 2 Sun Qingju, Vice-President of the Central Party School (CPS) of China, visited the IISS on 14 October 2004 to explore scope for deepening collaboration and exchanges between the two organisations. His delegation included members of the CPS Institute for International Strategic Studies. The CPS is a large official academic organisation with responsibility for training members of the ruling Communist Party for various positions in local and central government. Sun Qingju’s visit marked the
  • China Academy of Military Science visit IISS 2004 Conference NE Asia 16 On 3 August 2004, the IISS hosted a six-member delegation from the Academy of Military Science (AMS) of the People’s Liberation Army. The delegation was led by the Vice-President of the Academy, Lt.-General Ge Dongsheng. The AMS acts as a national defence university, conducting research into armed forces development and military operations; develops military doctrine and strategic theory for the PLA; and performs consultative/analytical functions for the Central Military Commission, China
  • China in the 21st century: Rival or Partner? 2004 Conference NE Asia 13 On 21 June 2004, the IISS in collaboration with The Economist newspaper held an evening debate at Arundel House on the topic ‘China in the 21st century: Rival or Partner?’. The debate drew a large audience of IISS members and readers of the Economist, whose Asia Editor, Christopher Lockwood, chaired the event. The discussion ranged widely over economic and security issues, China’s foreign policy posture and the terms of its engagement with the outside world.
  • Perspectives on China–Taiwan relations 2004 Conference NE Asia 01 From 22–24 February 2004, the IISS co-sponsored with the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) a conference at Arundel House entitled ‘Cross- Strait Challenges and Third Party Engagement’. This private event, organised on the IISS side by Senior Fellow for East Asian Security Adam Ward, brought together about 50 officials, diplomats and experts from Taiwan, the United States and Europe.
  • Round Table Discussion with Robert Suettinger 2003 Conference NE Asia 10On 16 December 2003, Robert L. Suettinger led a roundtable discussion at Arundel House, chaired by Adam Ward, on the prospects for US–China relations. Suettinger is the author of the critically well received Beyond Tiananmen: The Politics of US–China Relations, 1989–2000, which was published in June 2003 by the Brookings Institution. During a long career in the US government, Suettinger was among other posts, Director of Asian Affairs on the National Security Council and...
  • Visit to the IISS by General Xu Caihou 2003 Conference NE Asia 14 On 7 November 2003, the IISS welcomed General Xu Caihou, a senior member of China's Central Military Commission (High Command), for briefings and to exchange views on current international security issues. General Xu is the most senior officer of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to visit the UK in many years. Prior to coming to the IISS he met with the UK Secretary of State for Defence. In 2004, Xu was appointed Vice- Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
  • Visits of delegation from SIIS 2003 Conference NE Asia 12On 20 October 2003 a delegation from the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) visited the IISS to discuss a wide range of foreign policy issues. The visit formed part of the IISS' outreach to a variety of think-tanks and research centers in China.
  • IISS conference on China's new leadership 2002 Conference NE Asia 04. On 13 December 2002, the Institute held a one-day conference at Arundel House entitled ‘The People’s Republic of China After the 16th Communist Party Congress’. Organised by Adam Ward, Senior Fellow for East Asian Security and Editor of Strategic Comments, the conference was convened to take stock of the major changes in China’s political and military leaderships that had been announced just four weeks previously at the ruling Communist Party’s five-yearly congress
  • IISS hosts Chinese arms control delegation On 24 July 2002, Senior Fellow for East Asia Security Adam Ward and Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation Dr Gary Samore hosted a delegation of six visiting Chinese armscontrol officials and scholars at Arundel House.The delegation was led by Li Genxin, Division Director of the Department of Arms Control and Disarmament at China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with responsibility for policy analysis. Other members of the delegation included representatives from the China Arms Control and...
  • Workshop on Asia's Security Architecture On 12 June, the IISS held a one-day workshop at Arundel House entitled ‘Asia's Security Architecture Revisited’. Organised by Adam Ward, Senior Fellow for East Asian Security and Editor of Strategic Comments, the workshop involved 30 participants, with four major papers presented. Professor Barry Buzan of Westminster University proposed a conceptual framework for understanding the region’s security architecture. Professors Michael Yahuda of the LSE and François Godement...