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Event

Assessing the 16th Party Congress and China's New Leadership

Mon, November 25th, 2002

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Asia

The Asia Program in Washington studies disruptive security, governance, and technological risks that threaten peace, growth, and opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region, including a focus on China, Japan, and the Korean peninsula.

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Democracy, Conflict, and Governance

The Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program is a leading source of independent policy research, writing, and outreach on global democracy, conflict, and governance. It analyzes and seeks to improve international efforts to reduce democratic backsliding, mitigate conflict and violence, overcome political polarization, promote gender equality, and advance pro-democratic uses of new technologies.

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Introduction: Tom Carothers, Director, Democracy and Rule of Law Project

Impact of the 16th Party Congress on U.S.-China Relations: David "Mike" Lampton, Professor and Director of China Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Impact of the 16th Party Congress on Chinese domestic politics: Minxin Pei, Senior Associate and Co-Director, China Program

Impact of the 16th Party Congress on China's national security strategy: Michael Swaine, Senior Associate and Co-Director, China Program

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Event Speakers

Minxin Pei
Former Adjunct Senior Associate, Asia Program
Minxin Pei
Michael D. Swaine
Former Senior Fellow, Asia Program
Michael D. Swaine

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

Event Speakers

Minxin Pei

Former Adjunct Senior Associate, Asia Program

Pei is Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and the director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College.

Michael D. Swaine

Former Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Swaine was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the most prominent American analysts in Chinese security studies.

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