Past Event

Recent Trends in the South China Sea and U.S. Policy

The Fourth Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference

Thursday, July 10, 2014 8:30 am -
Friday, July 11, 2014 12:30 pm

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a select and high-level group of experts and senior policymakers for a two-day conference on “Recent Trends in the South China Sea and U.S. Policy” on July 10 and 11. The two-day conference will be held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC.

The conference will feature speeches by a member of Congress and senior administration officials, and remarks and discussion by an all-star lineup of South China Sea and legal experts, including representatives from Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

“Recent Trends in the South China Sea and U.S. Policy” will shed light on recent developments in the South China Sea and assess the roles of outside powers in the conflict with a special focus on U.S. policy options for responding to the tensions. The conference will include a simulation featuring U.S. responses to a hypothetical crisis in the South China Sea.

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Agenda

Thursday, July 10, 2014

0830 Registration of Participants

0900 Welcome and Introduction of Keynote
Speaker

Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Center for Strategic and International Studies

0905 Keynote Address

           The Hon. Mike Rogers (R-MI)
           Chairman of the House Permanent Select
           Committee on Intelligence

0930 Panel Discussion: Update on Developments
in the South China Sea

Dr. Patrick Cronin
Center for a New American Security

Dr. Tran Truong Thuy
Foundation for East Sea Studies, Vietnam

Dr. Alan Dupont
University of New South Wales, Australia

Mr. Christopher K. Johnson
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Moderator:

Mr. Murray Hiebert
Center for Strategic and International Studies

1010 Q&A

1045 Panel Discussion: Role of Maritime Forces in
the South China Sea

Dr. Phillip C. Saunders
U.S. National Defense University

Dr. Carlyle A. Thayer
University of New South Wales, Australia

Mr. Christian Le Mière
International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK

           Mr. Shahriman Lockman
           Institute of Strategic and International Studies,
           Malaysia

Moderator:

Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Center for Strategic and International Studies

1125 Q&A

1200 Luncheon Served

1300 Panel Discussion: Legal Issues in the South
China Sea

Cdr. Jonathan G. Odom
Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dr. Vu Hai Dang
Vietnam Lawyers Association

Dr. Bing Bing Jia
Tsinghua University, China

H.E. Henry Bensurto
Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines

Moderator:

Mr. Murray Hiebert
Center for Strategic and International Studies

1345 Q&A

1445 Coffee Break

1500 Role Playing/Simlation: U.S. Response to a
Crisis in the South China Sea

Briefer:

Mr. Chrisopher K. Johnson
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Playing the role of:

           National Security Adviser
           Dr. Michael J. Green
           Center for Strategic and International Studies

           Secretary of State
           The Hon. Andrew Shapiro
           Beacon Global Strategies

           Secretary of Defense
           The Hon. Wallace "Chip" Gregson
           Center for the National Interest

           Director of National Intelligence
           Mr. Robert Suettinger
           Stimson Center

Moderator:

Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Center for Strategic and International Studies

1630 End of Day 1

Friday, July 11, 2014

0800 Registration of Participants

0830 Welcome and Introduction of Keynote
Speaker

Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Center for Strategic and International Studies

0835 Keynote Address

           Mr. Michael Fuchs
           Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Strategy
           and Multilateral Affairs
           Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

0915 Opening Remarks

           Mr. Paul Reichler
           Attorney and legal adviser on Philippines' tribunal
           case

Introduction by:

Mr. Ernest Z. Bower
Center for Strategic and International Studies

1000 Panel Discussion: Perspectives on U.S. Policy
toward the South China Sea

Ms. Bonnie S. Glaser
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Dr. Chu Shulong
Tsinghua University, China

Vice Adm. Yoji Koda (ret.)
Japan Marine United Corp and ITOCHU Corp

Dr. Charmaine Misalucha
De La Salle University, Philippines

Moderator:

Mr. Murray Hiebert
Center for Strategic and International Studies

1040 Q&A