CMS Conference: "China’s military - present and future"
China is increasingly becoming a global superpower in terms of its rising economic, political, and military power. This new reality changes the global balance of power and will be a defining feature of global politics in the 21st century. That entails that it is of key importance to understand the country’s political and military ambitions.
Therefore, this topical conference will discuss the development of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), analyze its aims towards becoming a world class military power by 2049, and examine the PLA’s international strategic relations.
Among the speakers will be the internationally renowned Prof. Taylor Fravel and Prof. You Ji, who will share their insights on PLA, their external strategies, and the perspectives for military-civil relations among other issues. They will be accompanied by a lecture by Prof. Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and discussions with Prof. Camilla N. Sørensen, Brigadier General Ole Kværnø and Carsten Rasmussen, former Brigadier General and defense attaché in Beijing.
Program
09.00-09.15: Welcome by Kristian Søby Kristensen, Head of Centre for Military Studies, UCPH, followed by an introduction by Prof. emeritus Bertel Heurlin.
09.15-10.30: “The Ukraine war and China's military transformation under RMA 2.0” by Professor You Ji, Xián Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, followed by short comments by Brigadier General Ole Kværnø and Q&A moderated by prof. emeritus Bertel Heurlin.
10.30-11.00: Coffee break
11.00-12.30: “China's past and present approaches to military strategy ” by Professor Taylor Fravel, MIT, followed by short comments by Brigadier General Ole Kværnø and Q&A moderated by Professor Camilla N. Sørensen, Royal Danish Defence College.
12.30-13.30: Lunch
13.30-14:45. “On future battlefields”, by Professor Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, Dean, Faculty of Social Science, UCPH, followed by short comments by Carsten Rasmussen, former Brigadier General and defence attaché in Beijing, and Q&A moderated by prof. emeritus Bertel Heurlin.
14:45-15.15: Coffee break
15.15-16.30: Panel debate, introduced and moderated by Professor Camilla N. Sørensen, Royal Danish Defence College with Prof. You Ji, Prof. Taylor Fravel, Prof. Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, Brigadier Ole Kværnø, and Carsten Rasmussen, former Brigadier General and defence attaché in Beijing.
16.30: Closing remarks by prof. emeritus Bertel Heurlin followed by a reception
Date and time: Monday, October 2nd at 09:00-16:30
Place: Victor Haderup auditoriet, Panum, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen
Invitation
Map of Panum
Map of Panum with arrow pointing to the conference location.
