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China, Taiwan, and the U.S.: A Coming Conflict? Session One

Moderator: Stephen W. Van Evera
Edward S. Steinfeld
Eric Heginbotham PhD '04
Harry Harding
Stephen W. Van Evera
February 25, 2002
Running Time: 01:28:40
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  • Location: Wong Auditorium/Tang Center

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Moderator: Stephen W. Van Evera

Professor of Political Science at MIT Associate Director, Center for International Studies

Stephen W. Van Evera is an Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT. A specialist in international affairs and security studies, he has written on American foreign and defense policy, nationalism and war, military policy and the causes of war, and social sciences methodology. His books include Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict and Guide to Methods in Political Science.

Edward S. Steinfeld

Assistant Professor of Political Science at MIT

Edward S. Steinfeld, formerly with the MIT Sloan School of Business, is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at MIT. A China specialist, he focuses on the political economy of reform in socialist and post-socialist systems. His book, Forging Reform in China, explores the process of state enterprise restructuring in China. His current research examines financial reforms in China and, in conjunction with the World Bank and MIT Industrial Performance Center, the impact of globalization on Chinese industrial policy and structure.

Eric Heginbotham PhD '04

Doctoral Candidate in the Political Science Department at MIT

Eric Heginbotham is a doctoral candidate in the Political Science Department at MIT and a visiting faculty member at Boston College. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations Task Forces on Korea and China and a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, he has authored or co-authored many articles on Asia and military affairs in The National Interest, International Security, Foreign Affairs, and Military Review. His extensive field research in China coincided with several major crises in Chinese domestic and international politics. His dissertation examines the origins of Asian nations' grand strategies.

Harry Harding

Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs Professor of International Affairs and Political Science, at George Washington University

Harry Harding is Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs, and Professor of International Affairs and Political Science, at George Washington University. A specialist on China and U.S.-China relations, particularly Chinese domestic politics and foreign policy, Dr. Harding is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a trustee of the Asia Foundation, and a director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. In addition to articles in the journals World Politics, China Quarterly, and Foreign Policy, he is the author of the books A Fragile Relationship: The United States and China Since 1972, China's Second Revolution: Reform After Mao, and Organizing China: The Problem of Bureaucracy, 1949-1976.

Stephen W. Van Evera

Professor of Political Science at MIT Associate Director, Center for International Studies

Stephen W. Van Evera is an Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT. A specialist in international affairs and security studies, he has written on American foreign and defense policy, nationalism and war, military policy and the causes of war, and social sciences methodology. His books include Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict and Guide to Methods in Political Science.

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Center for International Studies