While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has weathered crises before, a sudden regime collapse in China is not entirely unthinkable. Policymakers need to consider what might happen and what steps they would have to take if the world’s longest-ruling Communist dictatorship and second-largest economy collapses.
Hudson Institute’s China Center will convene experts and policymakers to discuss the potential collapse of CCP authority in China. The event will examine the possibilities and analyze what steps the United States should take in the immediate aftermath to stabilize China’s political, economic, and social institutions. Finally, they will assess the forces required to shape China’s post-CCP future.
The conference will feature remarks from experts in military affairs, intelligence, economics, human rights, transitional justice, and constitutional governance, and include two moderated panels to discuss the larger implications of a potential CCP collapse on regional and global security.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. | Registration
9:00 a.m. | Welcome Remarks
9:05 a.m. | Opening Remarks
9:15 a.m. | Panel 1: After Collapse—Security Implications and the International Community’s Response
Moderator
10:30 a.m. | Panel 2: Disintegration—Ethnic Grievances, Constitutional Convention, and Democratization Process
Moderator
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