On December 5, 2006, the Freeman Chair in China Studies sponsored a conference entitled “Rural Discontent, Rule of Law and Social Unrest in China: Implications for U.S. Policy.” The event focused on the recent rise of social unrest in China and featured four experts that discussed the sources, nature, and implications of social unrest.
Session 1 - Audio (mp3, 1:22:54) | Transcript Carl Minzner, Visiting Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, CSIS Origins of Chinese Social Unrest
Social Instability in China: Causes, Consequences, and Implications by Carl Minzner, Council on Foreign Relations Visiting Fellow, CSIS
Kevin O’Brien, Professor of Political Science, Chair of the Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley Protest Leadership in Rural China
Session 2 - Audio (mp3, 1:11:56) | Transcript Ben Liebman, Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Chinese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School China’s Courts: Restricted Reform?
Murray Scot Tanner, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Implications of Chinese Social Unrest for the United States
The keynote speaker was Dennis Wilder, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council, who spoke off the record.
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