JEFFERSON FELLOWSHIPS The South China Sea: Trade, Resources and Conflict Honolulu • Beijing & Hainan • Manila & Masinloc • Singapore Study Tour Travel Program Beijing and Hainan May 9-15, 2015
Saturday, May 9 Arrive in Beijing
05:50 Arrive Beijing Capital Airport
Proceed to Hotel: Novotel Beijing Peace No. 3 Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing Beijing 100006, China 86-1065-128833 Web: http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-3115-novotel-beijing- peace/index.shtml *Note*Rooms include in-room free internet and free breakfast
Program Partner in China: All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) American & Oceania Section, International Liaison Department No. 7 Zhushikou East Street Chongwen District Beijing, 100062, China CONTACT: Mr. Liu Rui (tel) 86-10-58262757 (cell) 18600640158 [email protected]
Interpreter: Zhengang (Jerry) Wei, [email protected], 8613071183631 (cell)
7:30 Check in to hotel
Free day to rest and explore Beijing
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Sunday, May 10 Breakfast on own; complimentary breakfast is provided daily at hotel restaurant Please wear good walking shoes and bring a hat, sunscreen, jacket and an umbrella or rainjacket if the weather looks inclement. You may want to have a backpack or fannypack for walking and you may wish to bring some snacks for on the bus.
09:00 Depart hotel for the Great Wall at Mutyianu
11:00 Explore the Great Wall at Mutyianu Remarks: Please find the introduction about the Mutianyu Great Wall on its website: http://www.mutianyugreatwall.com/index.php?case=archive&act=list&catid=40
13:00 Meet at bus
13:30 Lunch at Xiaolumian Noodle Restaurant Contact: Sally Yang The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu O +86 (10) 53232166 C +86 133-0115-9853 www.theschoolhouseatmutianyu.com Local foods homemade from scratch
14:45 Depart for Beijing
16:30 Arrive Beijing
18:30 Depart hotel for dinner with EWC Alumni
19:00 Dinner Reception for the fellows and EWC alumni hosted by EWC alumnus Feng Zhe at his courtyard vegetarian restaurant:
百合素食 Baihe Vegetarian Restaurant 东直门内北小街草园胡同甲 19 号香草园四合院 Xiangcaoyuan Courtyard, Jia 19, Caoyuan Hutong, Dongzhimennei Beixiaojie, Beijing TEL:8610-64052082
Monday, May 11 Breakfast on own, complimentary buffet breakfast provided daily at hotel
08:00 Meet in lobby to depart
09:00-10:00 Meeting with the State Oceanic Administration Ms. Zhang Haiwen, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation Development of China’s marine (blue) economy, environmental challenges, protecting marine resources—coast guard consolidation and development
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Contact: Wang Bin, Deputy Director General, General Office of state Oceanic Administration People’s Republic of China, Phone: 86-10-68048290; Mobile: 13661037121; Email: [email protected]
10:15 Depart for the Chinese Academic of Social Sciences (CASS)
11:00-12:00 A Case for China’s Claims in the South China Sea Mr. Li Guoqiang, Deputy Director of Chinese Borderland Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Phone: 010-65278579; Mobile: 13910126042; Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
12:30-1:45 Lunch Meeting: China’s Domestic Pressures: Energy needs and Economic Rebalancing Rosealea Yao, Analyst, Gavekal Dragonomics Beijing Office; [email protected] 603, Soho Nexus Center, 19A Dongsanhuan Beilu, Beijing Phone: +86 10 8454 9987 Ext: 122 | Mobile: +86 138 1199 2469 http://www.gavekal.com VENUE: Novotel Beijing Peace, No. 3 Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing, Beijing 100006, China, 86-1065-128833; Web: http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-3115-novotel- beijing-peace/index.shtml
14:30-16:00 Meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hong Lei, Spokesman, Deputy General of The Information Department, Phone: 0086-10-65963306; Email: [email protected]
Ouyang Yujing, Director General, Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, Phone: 65967001; Email: [email protected]
Contact: Ma Yuanchun (Claire), Europe, North America & Oceania Division, Information Department, Phone: 86-10-65963314; Email: [email protected]
16:30-18:00 Round table discussion with editors at Caixin Media Shan Huang, Associate Managing Editor, Caixin Century Editorial Board Member, Caixin Media, Phone: 86 (10) 8590 5192; Mobile: 86 13718378250; Email: [email protected]
18:30 Return to hotel; evening free
Tuesday, May 12 Breakfast on own
08:45 Depart hotel
09:30-11:30 Meeting with military experts from People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Military Science and officials from the Ministry of Defense • Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, Director, Center for International Security Cooperation, Ministry of Defense, China, Phone: 86-10-62364372; Email: [email protected]
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• Senior Colonel Zhao Xiaozhuo, Deputy Director, Center on China-America Defense Relations, People’s Liberation Army Academy of Military Science (CCADR), Phone: 86-10-88773002; Mobile: 86-15801397396; Email: [email protected] • Col. Lu Yin, Associate Researcher, Institute of Strategic Studies, National Defense University, China, Phone: 82831158; Mobile: 13810586128; Email: [email protected] • Senior Captain Zhang Junshe, Research Fellow of the PLA Naval Research Institute • Senior Captain Li Yaqiang, Research Fellow of the PLA Naval Research Institute • Captain Xiao Xuyue, Staff Officer of the General Planning Bureau, Foreign Affairs Office, Ministry of National Defense • Colonel Chen Changsheng, Staff Officer of the General Planning Bureau, Foreign Affairs Office, Ministry of National Defense • Captain Tian Shichen, Staff Officer of the Information Office, Ministry of National Defense
12:15-13:30 Lunch Meeting: China’s Economic Opportunities and Challenges Jim Zimmerman, Director, American Chamber of Commerce in China Contacts: Jane Song (宋冬雪), PR Manager, Communications Tel: (8610) 8519-0835; Fax: (8610) 8519-0899; Website: amchamchina.org Address: The Office Park Tower AB, 6th Floor. No. 10 Jintongxi Road, Beijing, PRC, 100020; 地址:中国北京市金桐西路10号,远洋光华国际AB座6层. 100020; Email: [email protected]; Mobile: +86 18611642329 Graham Norris, Senior Director, Communications, Phone: (8610)8519-0834; Email: [email protected]
Venue: Novotel Beijing Peace, No. 3 Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing, Beijing 100006, China, 86-1065-128833; Web: http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-3115-novotel- beijing-peace/index.shtml
14:00-15:15 Assessment of China’s Security Policy, Strategic Stability and Military Capacity Building Tong Zhao, Associate, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Mobile: 86-136- 9118-9847; Email: [email protected] ; 86 136 9118 9847
Contact: Yuxi Han, Media and Chinese Content Coordinator, [email protected] ; +86 186 0046 6188
16:00-17:30 Understanding China’s position in the South China Sea and its regional diplomacy—Assessment of reactions of regional countries and the way forward Panel Discussion with experts from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) The China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) is among China’s largest, oldest and most influential civilian research institutes for international studies. Located in Beijing, the Institute is affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), and overseen by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. • Lou Chunhao, Assistant Director, Institute of Maritime Studies, Phone: (81- 10)88547365; Email: [email protected]
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• Luo YongKun, Institute of South & Southeast Asian & Oceania Studies, Phone: (86-10)88547355; Email: [email protected] • Sun Chenghao, Institute of American Studies, Phone: (86-10)88547303; Email: [email protected] Venue: CICIR
18:00 Dinner Hosted by the All China Journalists Association Speaker: Mr. Zhu Shouchen, Executive Secretary of ACJA
20:00 Return to hotel
Wednesday, May 13
5:45am Hotel check out and depart for airport (boxed breakfast will be available)
8:15am Depart Beijing by CA1361
12:05pm Arrive at Haikou Meilan International Airport; Proceed to hotel:
Baofa Happiness Hotel Baofa International Building No.28 Yusha road Longhua District, Haikou 570125
Program Partner in Hainan: Hainan Journalists’ Association
13:00 Check in to hotel; lunch at hotel
14:30 Meet in lobby to depart
15:00-17:00 Visit to National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS) Tour the archives of documentation of China’s claims in the South China Sea Roundtable discussion with research experts: • Mr. Wu Shicun, president of National Institutes for South China Sea Studies, Phone: 86-898-65789750(Haikou), 86-10-85637345/85637995(Beijing); Email: [email protected] • Ms. Yan YAN, Deputy Director, International Exchanges Division, National Institute for South China Sea Studies, PHD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong; [email protected] • Dr. Xu Xiaodong, Ph.D, Phone: 86-898-65789720; Mobile: 15808938951; Email: [email protected] Visit Point of Contact: Mr. Zhang Anning, Phone: 86-898-65789716; Mobile: 15595829768; Email: [email protected]; http://en.nanhai.org.cn/ NISCSS is a research institution dedicated to the study of the South China Sea. It was founded as the Hainan South China Sea Research Center in 1996 and elevated to the national level in 2004.
17:30 Return to hotel; evening free Recommended: Visit to night markets for dinner
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Thurday, May 14 Breakfast on own
09:30 Meet in lobby to depart
10:00 Meeting with students at Hainan Normal University No.99 Longkunnanlu, Haikou 571158 Contact: WU Tao: 13876890920 Founded in 1949, Hainan Normal University is a key Normal University recognized for its large size, teaching ability, fast development and unique programs. The university enrolls students from 30 provinces (including municipalities and autonomous regions), and now has a student population of over 20,000, of whom 477 are postgraduate students, 15,096 are full-time undergraduates and 112 are foreign students. Hainan Normal University is one of the universities appointed in 1988 by Chinese Education Ministry and also the Chinese Education Base appointed by the State Council to enroll foreign students .Cultural exchange has been developed widely. It is the province's oldest institution for higher learning. http://eng.hainnu.edu.cn/html/2013/about%20hnu_0927/1.html
12:00 Lunch; there will be an opportunity to swim in the South China Sea
13:00-18:00 Visit to Tan Men fishing village and communication with local fishermen
18:30 Dinner, Boao Yudaiwan Hotel
21:30 Return to hotel
Friday, May 15 Breakfast on own
08:30 Check out of hotel; load luggage on the bus
08:45 Depart hotel for Haikou Meilan International Airport
10:35 Take flight CZ6789 to Guangzhou and then transit to Manila