The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation holds the China Forum 2024 at 9:00 a.m. ET on Sept. 25.
The China Forum, featured scholars, experts, and policymakers, is to help Americans understand the nature of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and key issues in U.S.–China relations.
Agenda:
Opening Remarks 9:00 – 9:10 a.m.
Eric Patterson, Ph.D., president and CEO, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Ambassador Andrew Bremberg, president emeritus, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Adrian Zenz, Ph.D., director and senior fellow in China Studies, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Fireside Chat With U.S. Congress Members: 9:10 – 9:30 a.m.
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman, House Select Committee on China
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), ranking member, House Select Committee on China
Adrian Zenz, Ph.D., director and senior fellow in China Studies, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Keynote Address: 9:35 – 10:00 a.m.
David Shambaugh, director, China Policy Program, GWU Elliott School of International Affairs, distinguished visiting fellow, Hoover Institution
Uyghur Forced Labor: Dissecting Beijing’s Systems of Coercive Work for Ethnic Minorities: 10:00 – 11:25 a.m.
Adrian Zenz, Ph.D., (moderator and presenter), director and senior fellow in China Studies, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Olivia Enos, senior fellow, Hudson Institute
David Hampton, deputy executive director of Trade Remedy Law Enforcement, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Alicia Hennig, Ph.D., professor, Dresden Technical University
Human Rights and Diplomacy: Strategies for Holding Beijing Accountable in International Systems: 11:25 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
Ambassador Andrew Bremberg (moderator), president emeritus, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Ambassador Kelley Currie, senior fellow, Atlantic Council
Ambassador Mark Green, president and CEO, Wilson Center
Sophie Richardson, Ph.D., visiting scholar, Stanford Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Luncheon: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Finding Cleaner Profits: An Assessment of How Western Businesses Are Disentangling From Beijing’s Malign Activities: 2:00 – 3:20 p.m.
Eric Patterson, Ph.D., (moderator), president and CEO, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
David Feith, adjunct senior fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Randall Schriver, chairman, Project 2049 Institute
Michael Sobolik, senior fellow in Indo-Pacific Studies, American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC)
Liza Tobin, senior director of Research and Analysis for Economy, Special Competitive Studies Project
Interview: 3:20 – 3:45 p.m.
Adrian Zenz, Ph.D., (interviewer), senior fellow in China Studies, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Martin Dimitrov, professor of Political Science, Tulane University
Crime and Consequence: Pursuing Legal Action on the Xinjiang Atrocity Through International Mechanisms: 3:55 – 5:25 p.m.
Danica Damplo (moderator), policy manager, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
Muetter Iliqud, project researcher, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Ambassador Stephen Rapp, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Criminal Justice
Ambassador Morse Tan, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Criminal Justice
Closing Remarks: 5:25 – 5:30 p.m.
Ambassador Andrew Bremberg, president emeritus, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
