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New Anti-Racism Initiative
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The National Committee recently launched a new area of programming to increase public awareness of issues surrounding racism against Asian Americans and to support the development of solutions that will foster tangible change.
Visit our website for a collection of events, interviews, and anti-racism resources.
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Anti-Asian Racism: Current Issues and Sino-U.S. Relations
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Recent developments, including COVID-19 and the investigation of scientists of Chinese descent in the United States, have amplified the long-standing problem of anti-Asian racism in this country. On August 5, the National Committee hosted a special virtual program on these issues, moderated by Yahoo! Co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang, and featuring Anla Cheng, founder and CEO of SupChina; Erika Lee, Regents Professor of American History and director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota; and Nancy Yao Maasbach, president of the Museum of Chinese in America. The program examined discrimination, generational divides, the model minority myth, and the effects of racism on the Sino-American relationship.
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Please continue to check our website for more information about upcoming programs.
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The National Committee partnered with the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan and the Michigan-China Innovation Center to host a three-part series of virtual webinars exploring various aspects of the state of U.S.-China relations amid calls for bilateral disengagement.
The final program in the series, Bilateral Breakdown: Science and Education in the Crossfire, was held on August 6 and addressed the effects the downturn in U.S.-China relations is having on American innovation and competitiveness, international students and universities, and research and development.
- Philip Bucksbaum, Professor, Stanford University SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Bradley Farnsworth, Vice President, American Council on Education
- Mary Gallagher, Director, International Institute, University of Michigan (moderator)
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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.
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Tiktok, Wechat, and U.S.-China Decoupling
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Cybersecurity expert Melissa Hathaway and tech investor Gary Rieschel join National Committee President Stephen Orlins to discuss what the recent U.S. Executive Orders banning transactions with ByteDance and Tencent mean for Tiktok, WeChat, U.S.-China technology decoupling, and bilateral venture capital investing.
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How Can Diplomacy Avert a New Cold War with China?
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As bilateral tensions continue to escalate, what is the place of diplomacy in U.S. policy toward China and beyond? Former American diplomats Susan Thornton and Beatrice Camp discuss recent consulate closures, the importance of educational exchange, and the future of diplomacy with National Committee Vice President Jan Berris.
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A Sensational Encounter
Author and University of California San Diego Professor Paul Pickowicz and National Committee Vice President Jan Berris talk about his new book, “A Sensational Encounter with High Socialist China,” which describes his historic 1971 trip to China.
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Fateful Decisions
Stanford University experts Dr. Thomas Fingar and Dr. Jean Oi discuss their edited volume, “Fateful Decisions: Choices that Will Shape China’s Future” with National Committee President Stephen Orlins. They examine some of the major challenges confronting China’s leaders today, what is at stake, and potential outcomes.
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Bloomberg Radio Interview: Steve Orlins on U.S.-China Relations
Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and former head of Carlyle Asia, discusses the current state of U.S.-China relations, and why multilateral negotiations are the way to go, on Bloomberg Radio hosted by Paul Sweeney and Vonnie Quinn.
Listen to the 7 minute interview
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Podcast: Consulate Closures in Houston and Chengdu
Harvard University Department of Government Ph.D. candidate and former diplomat Naima Green-Riley analyzes U.S. and Chinese government decisions to close consulates in Houston and Chengdu, the possible implications for each region, and the unexpected impacts the closures may have on U.S.-China relations.
Listen to the 30 minute podcast
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