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November 2020 e-Newsletter
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
CHINA Town Hall 2020
CHINA Town Hall connects leading China experts with Americans around the country for a national conversation on the implications of China’s rise and its impact on our towns, states, and nation. In light of increasing Sino-American friction over the past year, CHINA Town Hall has expanded into a five-night series of programming to address the range of issues affecting the relationship.

Register to host a local #CTH2020 event in your community: Today, November 6, is the last day to register as a host venue for the November 10 event.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Join renowned investor, philanthropist and New York Times best-selling author Ray Dalio for the CHINA Town Hall keynote on the forces that underpin the most important global issues of our time, and the critical roles of the United States and China in an era of monumental worldwide change. Speaker bio.
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Explore the fascinating role that sports, food, and film play in the U.S.-China relationship: MLB China baseball operations manager Raymond ChangForbes 30 Under 30 restaurateur Lucas Sin, and film producer Janet Yang examine how aspects of our shared humanity can forge unique ties during times of political tensions, and how these rich intersections enhance American and Chinese society. Speaker bios.
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In a Chinese-language conversation, American experts on China Robert Daly (Wilson Center), June Mei (consultant and interpreter), and Matt Sheehan (Paulson Institute), will share insights about how Sino-American relations have affected the lives of Americans, how perceptions of China are changing as a result, and how both societies can learn to have a more realistic and nuanced understanding of the other. Speaker bios.
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Trade tensions, political frictions, and COVID-19 are fueling growing uncertainty in the highly interdependent U.S.-China economic relationship. In a conversation among American and Chinese experts Amy Celico (Albright Stonebridge Group), Huang Yiping (Peking University), and Andy Rothman (Matthews Asia) will examine current trade issues, opportunities for post-COVID economic growth, and prospects for the future of Sino-American economic ties. Speaker bios.
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As the United States and China face an increasing array of global issues, cooperation and coordination between the world's two great powers will be essential. Margaret Hamburg (National Academy of Medicine), Ryan Hass (Brookings Institution), and Angel Hsu (Yale-NUS) examine this dynamic from the perspectives of climate change and global health, as both countries address the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Speaker bios.
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IN THE NEWS
Highlights from our NCUSCR community in the news this month. Join our 100,000 followers on social media! Follow @NCUSCR on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Youtube, and Weibo for our latest updates.
VIRTUAL EVENTS
American Officials Visit Taiwan
What do recent high-level visits by American officials to Taiwan suggest about cross-strait relations? Experts Margaret K. Lewis of Seton Hall University and Shelley Rigger of Davidson College discuss the risks and opportunities in U.S.-Taiwan relations now and after the U.S. presidential election, with NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins.

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Conflict and Dispute Management in the South China Sea
As tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea challenge already strained bilateral relations, American and Chinese experts from the National Committee’s U.S.-China Track II Dialogue on Maritime Issues & International Law discuss mutual concerns, suggestions for addressing regional tensions, and their implications for U.S.-China relations.
  • Peter Dutton, Professor, U.S. Naval War College
  • M. Taylor Fravel, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Tabitha Mallory, Founder and CEO, China Ocean Institute
  • Wu Shicun, President, China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies
  • Zhu Feng, Executive Director, China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea
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Tensions in the Himalayas
Former Ambassador and Foreign Secretary of India Nirupana Rao, Harvard Professor Arunabh Ghosh, and Fudan Professor Shen Dingli join National Committee Vice President Jan Berris for a conversation about the India-China border dispute, the possibility for a resolution, and the implications for China, India, and the United States.

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Has China Won?
Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani, a former Singaporean diplomat and prolific scholar, reflects on the competition, and risks of confrontation, between the two world powers of the 21st century with National Committee President Stephen Orlins.

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BOOK EVENTS
China from a U.S. Policy Perspective
 
How does the rise of China alter the context in which U.S. policy should be assessed? Author Eric Heikkila examines the role of a rising China in American economic, sustainability, and geopolitical policy-making in a virtual conversation with National Committee President Stephen Orlins.
 
The Deer and the Dragon
 
Professor Donald Emmerson joins commentator Ann Marie Murphy to discuss “The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century,” a book that examines how U.S. foreign policy affects the nations of Southeast Asia, and their relationships with China.
 
Rivers of Iron
 
In “Rivers of Iron,” author and NCUSCR Director David M. Lampton examines the high-speed rail network connecting China and Southeast Asia as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). He joins NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins to discuss his new book, and the important role of infrastructure in broader development.
 
Feeding the Dragon
 
What role has American business played in China’s rise? Author Chris Fenton sits down with NCUSCR Program Officer Clarinda Blais to discusses his book, “Feeding the Dragon: Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business.”
 
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PROGRAM NEWS
Spring 2021 Internship Now Available
We’re seeking spring interns! Gain valuable experience and behind-the-scenes access to the complexities of the U.S.-China relationship through the National Committee's dynamic exchanges, dialogues, and public education programs. Apply for our virtual internship by November 20 here.
Young Leaders Forum Fellows Discuss U.S. Election
Young Leaders Forum alumni from the United States and China gathered twice in October for virtual discussions of the U.S. presidential election. YLF alumni Steve Okun and Paul Haenle, who have both been living in Asia for more than a decade, drew on their unique perspectives as former staffers in U.S. administrations to “look back home” at what election outcomes could mean for China and for Americans doing business in the region. Later in the month, Chinese fellows wishing to better understand the dynamics and critical issues of the November election, attended an election “primer” led by Lee Hartley Carter and Ma Ning.
Congressional Staff Examine Tech Competition with China
For its monthly briefing with senior Congressional staff, the Committee was joined by experts Adam Segal (CFR), Jimmy Goodrich (Semiconductor Industry Association) and Erica Fuchs (Carnegie Mellon University) to discuss the growing tech competition between the United States and China, where this country has made – or still needs to make – progress, and policy options to both catalyze innovation at home and increase American tech leadership worldwide.
DIGITAL MEDIA
What Lies Ahead? China’s 5th Plenum
 
In advance of the 5th Plenum of China’s 19th Party Congress, Dr. Ling Chen, assistant professor of political science at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, examines anticipated developments during the Plenum, considers the economic and non-economic items on the agenda, and reflects on the Plenum’s potential impact for China, the United States, and other parts of the world.

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U.S.-China FDI, COVID-19, and Trade War [Chinese Subtitled]
 
Rhodium Group Partner Thilo Hanemann explores three new findings in the recent Two-Way Street report on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) between the United States and China against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S.-China trade war.

Watch the 2-minute clip on Iqiyi

 
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