Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009

Time: 2:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628

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Panelists:

• Hon. Winston Lord, U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, 1985-1989
• Dr. Perry Link, Chancellorial Chair for Teaching Across Disciplines, University of California, Riverside and Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies, Princeton University
• Dr. Susan Shirk, Director, University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation; Ho Miu Lam Professor of China and Pacific Affairs, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego; and Arthur Ross Fellow, Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations
• Dr. Yang Jianli, Tiananmen protest participant; President, Initiatives for China; Fellow, Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies

This CECC hearing will examine the significance of the Tiananmen Square protests and their suppression in Beijing 20 years ago. How have citizen demands for government accountability and democracy changed in 20 years? What impact have the 1989 demonstrations had on the Chinese government and Communist Party over the last two decades? What are the implications, if any, of the 1989 demonstrations for U.S. policy toward China today?

A complete transcript of this CECC Roundtable is available on-line in PDF or TEXT.

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