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New Report: U.S.-China Investment Hits Nine-Year Low
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Economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating political tensions pushed two-way investments between the United States and China to their lowest level in nearly a decade in the first half of 2020, according to a new report published by the National Committee and Rhodium Group.
On September 17, Rhodium Group Founding Partner Daniel Rosen and Two-Way Street report authors Thilo Hanemann and Adam Lysenko joined National Committee President Stephen Orlins to share findings from the latest report and to analyze emerging trends in U.S.-China investment and the political and market dynamics influencing two-way capital flows.
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Please continue to check our website for more information about upcoming programs.
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Registration for the 2020 expanded CHINA Town Hall now open for both venue partners and individuals. Click here to learn more.
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Tiktok, WeChat, Personal Data, and National Security
Cybersecurity expert Melissa E. Hathaway and tech investor Gary Rieschel address three of the biggest questions surrounding TikTok and WeChat as U.S. Executive Orders banning transactions with their parent companies loom.
Watch the 5-minute quick take
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TikTok, WeChat, and the American Film Industry
Could the recent U.S. Executive Orders restricting TikTok and WeChat affect the American film industry? Media expert and Public Intellectuals Program Fellow Aynne Kokas looks at the potential implications.
Watch the 2-minute quick take
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Highlights from our NCUSCR community in the news this month.
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Feminist Foreign Policy and the U.S.-China Relationship
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At a time when prominent voices in the U.S. foreign policy community – from both sides of the aisle – are calling on the United States to take a new approach toward China, many are putting forward innovative ideas to define what a "new era" would look like. The National Committee held a virtual event to discuss "feminist foreign policy" and what its implementation could mean for the evolving U.S.-China relationship.
- Stephenie Foster, Founding Partner, Smash Strategies
- Sarah Kemp, Executive Director, Merck
- Wenchi Yu, Nonresident Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
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When the Red Gates Opened
Author and former foreign correspondent Dori Jones Yang's latest book, “When the Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China’s Reawakening,” describes her introduction to China as a reporter during the excitement of the early reform era. She shares insights from her book and how it relates to current events with NCUSCR Deputy Vice President of Programs Margot Landman.
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America in the World
In “America in the World,” author and Ambassador Robert Zoellick describes the history of U.S. foreign policy by analyzing five distinct themes. At a recent event hosted by NCUSCR Vice Chair Evan Greenberg and National Committee President Stephen Orlins, Ambassador Zoellick shares insights on the past, present, and future of diplomacy in a conversation moderated by Financial Times editor Lionel Barber.
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Congressional Members Discuss Tech and China
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An expert panel composed of Adam Segal (Council on Foreign Relations), Jimmy Goodrich (Semiconductor Industry Association), and Erica Fuchs (Carnegie Mellon University) convened on September 25 for a closed-door briefing on U.S. policy options to expand global tech leadership and catalyze domestic tech innovation for Members of Congress who belong to the House of Representatives’ U.S.-China Working Group or who have joined a NCUSCR-led delegation to China.
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Schwarzman Alumni Convene on U.S.-China Relations
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Schwarzman Scholar alumni from around the globe gathered for a virtual discussion hosted by the NCUSCR and Schwarzman Scholars Partnership. Titled “The China Round Up,” the event featured National Committee Director David M. Lampton and Georgia State University Professor and PIP Fellow, Maria Repnikova, who answered questions on topics ranging from WeChat and TikTok, to the 2020 general election. The discussion was moderated by Schwarzman Scholar Fellow Christopher Sperrazza, and Program Officer Clarinda Blais.
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Congratulations to the Public Intellectuals Program (PIP) fellows who have recently won awards for important contributions to scholarship on China.
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Yuen Yuen Ang received the Theda Skocpol Prize for Emerging Scholars from the American Political Science Association for her scholarship on China’s transformation into a global superpower.
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Oriana Skylar Mastro was awarded the “Best Book from a Non-Tenured Faculty Member” Award from the American Political Science Association for The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime (Cornell University Press, 2019).
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Christian Sorace and his co-author received Pacific Affairs’ William L. Holland Prize for the article “In the Name of the Working Class: Narratives of Labour Activism in Contemporary China."
For more content and achievements by PIP fellows, be sure to follow #PIPFellow on Twitter.
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