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"The Rise of the Chinese Military and the State of the Chinese Economy"
Andrew R. Wilson, Professor of Strategy and Policy at the United States Naval War College will be the keynote speaker at the World Affairs Forum dinner and presentation at the Stamford Yacht Club on June 7 at 7:00 P.M.
Prior to joining the Naval War College faculty in 1998 Dr. Wilson taught courses in Chinese history at Wellesley College and at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous articles on Chinese military history, Chinese sea power and Sun Tzu's Art of War. Dr. Wilson has published two books on the Chinese overseas, a monograph, Ambition and Identity: Chinese Merchant-Elites in Colonial Manila, 1885-1916 and an edited volume The Chinese in the Caribbean. Recently he has been involved in editing China’s Future Nuclear Submarine Force. He is also completing a new translation of Sun Tzu’s Art of War.
Tickets for the dinner and presentation by Andrew R. Wilson are $80 for Forum members and $90 for non-members. Reservations and payment must be made in advance. Contact the Forum office at 203-356-0340 for dinner reservations and membership information.