China and Asia Security

Roundtable on China and Asian Security

A roundtable on China and Asian security, sponsored by the China Centre with the Victoria University of Wellington Political Science and International Relations programmes, was held on 15 April 2009 at the Victoria Room, Victoria University of Wellington.

The Roundtable, on the Chatham House rule, brought together visiting Chinese foreign policy specialists from overseas and policy analysts from NZ’s international security policy community and discussed a wide range of issues including latest developments in China’s international relations, US–China relations, activities of China in South Pacific and opportunities and issues in NZ–China relations.

The China Centre hopes to organize similar roundtables in the future as a platform for academics and policy analysis to discuss issues of significance for NZ–China relations.

In the photo from centre facing clockwise: Professor Harry Harding of University of Virginia, Professor Gerald Chan of University of Auckland, Mr Mark TePunga of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, Mr Paul Sinclair of Defence Ministry, Mr Tane Waetford of MFAT, Ms Wen Powles of MFAT, Nick Adams of NZDF, Professor Xiaoming Huang of the China Centre (outside picture), Dr Jian Yang of University of Auckland, Dr Beth Greener of Massey University, Paul Prouse of NZDF, Mr Kaven Arlidge of NZDF, Mr Paul Inwood of NZDF, Mr. Chris Butler, Mr Michael Powles, Professor Feiling Wang of Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr David Capie of Victoria University of Wellington.