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September 2021 e-Newsletter
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Registration for CHINA Town Hall 2021 is Now Open
CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria will be the featured speaker for CHINA Town Hall, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our cities, towns, and communities. Join the National Committee on Tuesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. EDT for a nationwide virtual event, including Q&A with one of America's leading foreign policy commentators. He will examine the challenges and opportunities for both countries as they confront the most critical issues of the 21st
century.
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The National Committee is pleased to invite you to join us on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, for our annual black-tie Gala Dinner. The Gala will take place at the The Plaza New York, with a reception beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. This year’s esteemed honoree is Ming Hsieh, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Fulgent Genetics,
Inc., and a board member of the National Committee.
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Please continue to check our website for more information about upcoming programs.
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China's Crackdown on After-School Tutoring and its Implications
In July, China’s State Council banned after-school tutoring. The industry is enormous: some $10 billion of venture capital flowed into China’s edtech sector in 2020 alone. In this interview, Wenchi Yu, nonresident research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, discusses the recent crackdown on private tutoring in China.
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Benefits, Challenges, and Long-Term Impact of Educational Exchange
Journalist, author, and National Committee Public Intellectuals Program Fellow Lenora Chu and Senior Associate Consultant at The Bridgespan Group Willie J. Thompson discuss how their exchange experiences have shaped their views of, and enabled them to speak effectively about, China.
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Trouble in Afghanistan: U.S.-China Influence in the Heart of Asia
Both China and the United States face looming strategic challenges as a result of the U.S. military pulling out of Afghanistan. Derek Grossman (RAND Corporation) and Niva Yau (OSCE Academy) discuss the implications for U.S.-China relations, in a conversation with Daniel Markey (Johns Hopkins University).
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Climate Change and National Security
The adverse effects of climate change are testing countries around the world. Scott Moore, National Committee Public Intellectuals Program fellow and director of the Penn Global China Program at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the implications for climate change on national security in both China and the United States.
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Japan as a Middle Power in East Asia [Chinese Subtitled]
U.S. Editor and Chief Desk Editor of Nikkei Asia, Ken Moriyasu, analyzes the reasons that Japan is not participating in the great power competition, despite being the world’s third largest economy. He also discusses the alliance between some middle power countries in the Indo-Pacific region in the face of the U.S.-China competition.
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The U.S.-China Track II Economic Dialogue virtually convened leading economists, economic thinkers, and business leaders from both countries on August 11 and 13 to explore key issues and developments in the economic and trade relationship. The American delegation was led by Carla A. Hills and Maurice R. Greenberg, and the Chinese delegation was led by Qin Xiao. The dialogue focused on topics including the current economic setting in both countries, recent trends in
anti-trust policy, and possible ways to limit the deterioration of U.S.-China relations. The two delegations have collaborated on a discussion notes document to be shared with policymakers on both sides.
As Covid travel restrictions have rendered in-person delegations impossible, the National Committee organized a virtual China delegation for senior Congressional staffers drawn from Members’ and Committee offices. Over the course of a month, these staffers explored issues relating to challenges in U.S.-China digital economic relations, including China’s intentions vis-à-vis its digital RMB rollout.
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