Conference Joint Sponsored by
The Center for China-US Cooperation, Korbel School of International Studies
University of Denver
&
The Centre on Asia and Globalisation,
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
for special issue of Journal of Contemporary China
China and India are both frequently cited as rising states in the international system, which have already gained considerable power and are projected to continue their ascents in the ranks of great powers for the foreseeable future. What does the simultaneous rise of China and India relative to the West, coupled with China’s prospective decline relative to India in the long term, mean for the Sino-Indian bilateral relationship, the Asia-Pacific region, and the global international order? Sino-Indian relations have been subjected to very little inquiry using rigorous theory. This conference is designed to address the theoretical lacunae in the literature on China-India relations by bringing together leading international relations theorists and experts on Chinese and Indian foreign policy. In aggregation, the conference papers aim to advance novel explanations for empirical puzzles in China-India relations, generalize from these explanations to advance new developments in IR theory, and derive prescriptions and predictions for contemporary policy makers.
Day 1: November 19/20
1700-1710 November 19, PST, USA
1800-1810 November 19, MST, USA
2000-2010 November 19, EST, USA
0900-0910, November 20, Singapore/Hong Kong Time
Opening Remarks:
Suisheng Zhao, Professor and Director of the Center for China-US Cooperation at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, and Founding Editor, Journal of Contemporary China
Brandon Yoder, Lecturer (Assistant Professor), College of Arts and Social Science, ANU, and Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Kanti Bajpai, Wilmar Professor of Asian Studies and Director, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Speakers:
- Kristen Hopewell, University of British Columbia: “Balancing, Threats & Wedges in International Political Economy: The Origins and Impact of the Sino-Indian Alliance at the WTO”
- Courtney J. Fung, University of Hong Kong: “Rising Powers and Normative Resistance: China, India and the Responsibility to Protect”
Day 2: November 20/21
1700-1800 November 20, PST, USA
1800-1900 November 20, MST, USA
2000-2100 November 20, EST, USA
0900-1000 November 21, Singapore/Hong Kong Time
1130-1230 November 21, Adelaide Time
Speakers:
- Deepa Ollapally, George Washington University: “China-India Face-offs: How Does Reputation Matter?”
- Ketian Zhang, George Mason University: “Explaining Chinese Military Coercion in Sino-Indian Border Disputes”
