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www.Emergency.com Biography
Based in Sydney, Australia, Jeremy Zakis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and Graduate Diploma from the University of South Australia, and a Masters degree in International Studies from the University of Sydney.

Zakis possesses nine years experience working as a counter-terrorism analyst and Asia/Pacific correspondent for the Emergency Response and Research Institute, based in Chicago.

He is the author of the Annual Report into International Terrorist Activity and works as editor for the ERRI daily EmergencyNet News Service. Zakis is also a freelance writer for 9-1-1 Magazine based in Tustin, California and has worked as a Research Associated for the Portuguese Institute of International Affairs and Security.

Each week Zakis contributes to The John Batchelor Show, nationally-syndicated on the ABC radio network, discussing Asia Pacific affairs and terrorism.

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Session IN15: Unravelling Chinese Expansionism - War or Peace?
February 18, 15:00 - 15:45 Abstract:
As China seeks a path of modernization and expansion the world needs to be prepared for the ramifications. This presentation will be delivered in two parts, the first looking at rise of China in the past two decades and the second part examining its military future and how the world needs to prepare itself.

Jeremy Zakis, Sydney-based Senior Analyst and Asia Pacific Correspondent for the Emergency Response and Research Institute, will discuss China's economic growth and policies post-1970s, where Beijing actively sought to modernize and grow the country at a staggering rate, even by today's standards.

While Asian nations initially welcomed the economic benefits of Chinese open markets and open diplomacy, its bullish influence and rising demand for resources is fast becoming a threat the Asia Pacific region and world must deal with.

As the Chinese military machine is reconfigured in line with modernization, the United States and allies must be prepared for the possibility that Chinese expansionism will not be entirely peaceful.

The second part of this presentation will be delivered by Emergency Response and Research Institute CEO and Senior Analyst Clark Staten and examines in detail the underlying philosophy and technical development of the Chinese military in the past decade and what can be anticipated in China in the future.

In order to be effective in negotiations with the Chinese, the United States and her allies must be prepared to understand the Chinese historical perspective as well as the needs and desires of the Chinese in the 21st Century.