China Prepares for War: A Timeline

July 2023

Past Event

China Prepares for War: A Timeline

Past Event

Hudson Institute

July 12, 2023

J-10 fighter jets of the Bayi Aerobatics Team of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force perform in the sky ahead of Changchun Air Show on August 23, 2022, in Changchun, China. (Photo by Zhang Hui/ VCG via Getty Images)

July 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Kyle Bass

Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Hayman Capital Management and Member, China Center Advisory Board

Moderator:

Hon. Amb. Paula Dobriansky

Senior Fellow at the Future of Diplomacy Project, Harvard University and Member, China Center Advisory Board

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Please join Hudson Institute's China Center for a presentation by Kyle Bass on Xi Jinping’s preparation for war. Senior Fellow and Director of the China Center Miles Yu will introduce the event, and the Hon. Ambassador Paula Dobriansky will moderate the question and answer segment. A reception will follow.

About the Speaker:

J. Kyle Bass is a member of the China Center Advisory Board and the founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital Management, an investment manager of private funds focused on global event-driven opportunities. He is also the co-founder and chief executive officer of Conservation Equity Management, an environmental sustainability private equity firm founded in 2021.

October 2025

Virtual Event | Invite Only

Prioritizing the Release of Chinese Christian Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri

Featured Speakers:

Grace Jin Drexel

Bill Drexel

Olivia Enos

October 2025

Virtual Event | Invite Only

Prioritizing the Release of Chinese Christian Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri

Join Hudson for a conversation with Pastor Jin’s daughter and son-in-law about Pastor Jin, why he and the other detained Zion Church members matter for US foreign policy, and what the US government can do to secure the church members’ release.

Featured Speakers:

Grace Jin Drexel

Bill Drexel

Olivia Enos

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October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Africa’s Role in Addressing America’s Critical Minerals Refining Vulnerability

Featured Speakers:

Dr. J. Peter Pham

Michael Hollomon II

Ben Kincaid

Joshua Meservey

October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Africa’s Role in Addressing America’s Critical Minerals Refining Vulnerability

This discussion will cover the scale of the challenge, how the US government can better support domestic and allied refining, and how African nations can climb the critical minerals supply chains.

Featured Speakers:

Dr. J. Peter Pham

Michael Hollomon II

Ben Kincaid

Joshua Meservey

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October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Future of US Broadband and Spectrum Strategy

Featured Speakers:

Arielle Roth

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

October 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Future of US Broadband and Spectrum Strategy

To discuss how the administration is strengthening US leadership in communications and technology, Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth will host Arielle Roth, assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information and administrator of the NTIA.