CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF THE th

25 ANNIVERSARY

OF THE ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY CHINESE STUDIES PROGRAM

UNDERSTANDING CHINA and its Bilateral and Global Relations Thursday, 28 February 2013  9:00AM – 5:00PM Ateneo de Manila University Leong Hall Auditorium

PROGRAMME 8.00-9.00AM

Registration

OPENING CEREMONIES (9.00-9.30AM) National Anthem Invocation Welcome Remarks Conference Overview and Introduction of the Keynote Speaker PROF. DAISY C. SEE Director, Chinese Studies Program Ateneo de Manila University

Keynote Speech DR. FILOMENO V. AGUILAR, JR. Dean, School of Social Sciences Ateneo de Manila University

MORNING SESSION (9.30AM-12.15PM) 9.30-10.00AM

China’s Foreign Policy: Paradigm Shift or Tactical Adjustment MR. CHITO STA. ROMANA Political Analyst and Independent Consultant

10.00-10.30AM

Dilemmas in Sino-US and Sino-Japan Relations: Implications for the Philippines and Southeast Asia DR. AILEEEN S.P. BAVIERA Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman

10.30-10.45AM

Open Forum

10.45-11.00AM

Coffee Break

11.00-11.30AM

CHINA’S SOFT POWER PROF. BENITO O. LIM Chinese Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University

11.30AM-12.00NN

CHINA’S ECONOMY AFTER 2008 CRISIS DR. JOSEPH ANTHONY Y. LIM Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University

12.00NN-12.15PM

Open Forum

12.15-1.30PM

Lunch (Leong Hall Roofdeck)

AFTERNOON SESSION (1.30-5.00PM) 1.30-2.00PM

FRIENDSHIP COME HIGH OR LOW WATER: CHINA-CAMBODIA RELATIONS SINCE THE 70’S DR. MEYNARDO P. MENDOZA Department of History, Ateneo de Manila University

2.00-2.30PM

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CHINA: IMPLICATIONS ON PHILIPPINE-CHINA RELATIONS PROF. AURORA ROXAS-LIM Chinese Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University

2.30-2.45PM

Open Forum

2.45-3.00PM

Coffee Break

3.00-3.30PM

CONTEMPORARY CHINESE MIGRATION TO THE PHILIPPINES: AN OVERVIEW DR. ELLEN H. PALANCA Confucius Institute at the Ateneo de Manila University

3.30-4.00PM

HOW DO ETHNIC CHINESE IN THE PHILIPPINES PERCEIVED FELLOW ETHNIC CHINESE IN THE PHILIPPINES: A LOOK AT IN GROUP COMPARISONS PROF. ANGELA A. YU Department of Psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman

4.00-4.15PM

Open Forum

4.15-4.45PM

REN IN CONFUCIAN AND NEO-CONFUCIAN THOUGHT AND CHRISTIAN LOVE: MATTEO RICCI’S CONTRIBUTION DR. MANUEL B. DY, JR. Department of Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University

4.45-4.55PM

Open Forum

4.55-5.00PM

Closing Remarks MR. SIDNEY CHRISTOPHER T. BATA Director, Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies Ateneo de Manila University

Master of Ceremonies and Moderators

AM Session MS. SHARLENE MAY C. CUA Chinese Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University

PM Session DR. KARL IAN U. CHENG CHUA Department of History, Ateneo de Manila University

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