Abe in D.C., China's challenge to America

Tomorrow will be the first day when Shinzo Abe will be in Mr. Bush's guest in the White House and Camp David. 6:45 p.m.: Bush, along with Mrs. Bush, welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Abe to the White House. North Portico. Open press.

Evening: Hosts a social dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Abe.

other event related to China and Japan include:

11 a.m. -- (US-CHINA/DIPLOMACY/BOOK) DISCUSSION -- The Brookings Institution holds a book discussion with Richard Bush and Michael O'Hanlon, authors of "A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America."

Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Contact: 202-797-6105, communications@brookings.edu

3 p.m. -- (CHINA/DEMOCRACY) DISCUSSION -- The Library of Congress (LOC) holds a lecture program on "China's Return to Tradition: How to Interpret the New Forces Emerging in China" by Yu Ying-shih, recipient of the John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity.

Location: LOC, Jefferson Building, 10 First Street SE, Room 119

Contact: 202-707-2692

4:30 p.m. -- (JAPAN/ASIA/MIDEAST) DISCUSSION -- The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) hosts a discussion on "U.S.-Japan Relations and the Middle East: The Abe Visit and Beyond," with Kent Calder, director of the SAIS Japan Studies Program and the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies.

Location: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Room 806

Contact: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, fklubes@jhu.edu