Camden Conference
Fri, Feb 22
|Camden Opera House
Join us for the 32nd Annual Camden Conference: IS THIS CHINA’S CENTURY? February 22, 23, 24, 2019.


Time & Location
Feb 22, 2019, 7:30 PM – Feb 24, 2019, 12:30 PM
Camden Opera House, Camden Opera House, Elm Street, Camden, ME, USA
About the Event
As China emerges as a major global power, it faces complex challenges in its domestic economic, social, environmental and political affairs and its relations with Asian neighbors, the United States and the broader international community. Chinese investment on all continents is both welcomed and regarded with some anxiety, while Chinese diplomatic intervention has been essential to stability on the Korean peninsula. Taking an active role in shaping global dialogues, China is now attracting European as well as Asian nations to new multilateral institutions. In Beijing, the absolute authority of the Chinese Communist Party has been reconfirmed, and President Xi now has the option to remain his country’s leader for as long as he wishes. “Chinese wisdom and a Chinese approach to solving the problems facing mankind” can help solve global problems, says President Xi. But is China ready for global leadership? And as its global role expands, by intention or…