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On Thursday, Nov. 7, from 2-4 p.m., at the National Press Club's First Amendment Lounge, Cheng Li, professor of government at Hamilton College and Woodrow Wilson Fellow, will provide an overview of China's 4th Generation leadership at a CNA Corporation press conference.  CNA will release China's Leadership in the 21st Century: The Rise of the 4th Generation, edited by David M. Finkelstein and Maryanne Kivlehan (M.E. Sharpe, October 2002).

 

Cheng Li Quotations
How Jiang Zemin will be remembered:
"He's no Deng Xiaoping. Deng had a broader vision. But Jiang's weakness is his strength. He relied on think tanks. He talks to other people." -- Associated Press (Oct. 15)

Jiang's planned chairmanship of the Central Military Commission (CMC):
"The military might also suddenly find its clout increased if Jiang, as chairman of the commission, was challenged by the new leaders. Given that Jiang's only position would be in the CMC, he might have to rely on the military more than before." -- Agence France Presse (Nov. 5)

The Party's strategy to appease the middle class:
"These people have vivid memories of the uprising in Tiananmen Square, and have come to see it as a dead end, a revolution that went nowhere. The middle class has sided with the government." -- Time Magazine (Nov. 4)

UN Security Council on U.S. action in Iraq:
"A 'no-veto' on Iraq doesn't mean China wholeheartedly or sincerely supports the U.S. approach. But it is not in China's interest to be provocative. China can't appear to be either too supportive, or too critical. For the U.S., terror is the No. 1 priority. For China it is No. 4 or 5." -- Christian Science Monitor (Oct. 21)

About Cheng Li
Born in Shanghai, Li grew up during the Cultural Revolution.  In 1985, he came to the United States where he later received an M.A. in Asian Studies at U.C.-Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Political Science at Princeton.  He is currently a residential fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and a member of the Institute of Current World Affairs in Hanover, New Hampshire.  Li is the author of Rediscovering China: Dynamics and Dilemmas of Reform (1997) and China's Leaders: The New Generation (2001).  He is currently working on two book manuscripts: Chinese Technocrats and Urban Subcultures in Shanghai.

Li is frequently called upon to share his unique perspective and insights as an expert on China for the national and international media. He is also a columnist for the Stanford University Journal, China Leadership Monitor.  Under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State, he helped to brief Senator James Sasser and Admiral Joseph Prueher, both former Ambassadors to China.

About this Event
This event is open to the public and media. Please RSVP to Ms. Kristen Gunness, Director of Outreach & International Exchanges, Project Asia. E-mail: gunnesk@cna.org, Phone: (703) 824-2378, Fax: (703) 824-2330
The National Press Club is located at 529 14th Street, NW,Washington, DC.

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