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ICS & NCUSCR Event: CHINA Town Hall - "Chinese Investment in the United States"

Logos for CHINA Town Hall - NCUSCR - ICS
October 5, 2015
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Mershon Center for International Security Studies (1501 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43201)

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Add to Calendar 2015-10-05 18:00:00 2015-10-05 20:30:00 ICS & NCUSCR Event: CHINA Town Hall - "Chinese Investment in the United States" The Institute for Chinese Studies, in partnership with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, presentsCHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections   Monday, October 5, 2015, 6:00 - 8:30 PM   Mershon Center for International Security Studies   1501 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43201CHINA Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 70 cities throughout the United States. This event, the ninth CHINA Town Hall, consists of a live, national webcast and a local speaker, and is free and open to the public. CHINA Town Hall Flyer.pdfPROGRAMAt The Ohio State University, the evening's program commences at 6:00 pm with our local speaker, Professor Rian Thum (Loyola University New Orleans), followed by a one-hour, live, national webcast beginning at 7:00 pm.5:30 - 6:00 PM - Small reception6:00 - 6:50 PM - Local Speaker Presenting at The Ohio State University  Professor Rian Thum (Dept. of History, Loyola University New Orleans)  Lecture title: "Three ways to be uncivilized in China: the language, policy, and consequences of ethnicity"7:00 - 8:00 PM - Live National Webcast "Chinese Investment in the United States"   - National Panel Discussion with      Secretary Robert Rubin,       Mayor Sheldon Day and       Mr. Daniel Rosen     . See webcast panel bios and photos.National Sponsor: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, New York, NYLocal Sponsor: Institute for Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies Center, OSU, Columbus, OHLocal Co-sponsor: Mershon Center for International Security Studies, OSU, Columbus, OH 7:00 - 8:00 PM - Live National Webcast:  "Chinese Investment in the United States"National Panel Discussion with Secretary Robert Rubin, Mayor Sheldon Day and Mr. Daniel Rosenwebcast panel bios and photosThis year's national webcast is a panel discussion focusing on the findings of a new report by the National Committee and Rhodium Group on the recent growth of Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States. The report, titled “New Neighbors: Chinese Investment in the United States by oCongressional District,” breaks down for the first time Chinese commercial investment in the United States by congressional district.Former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, Mayor Sheldon Day (Thomasville, Alabama), and Mr. Daniel Rosen, founding partner of Rhodium Group, will discuss the impact of Chinese investment in the United States, including job creation, revitalization of economically depressed areas, infrastructure improvement, and the deepening of ties between the people of the two countries, all of which help strengthen the overall bilateral relationship.National Committee president Steve Orlins will moderate this one-hour portion of the program, comprised of a 30-minute discussion followed by half an hour during which the panelists will respond to questions submitted by audience members throughout the country.*   *   *   *   *   *   *6:00 - 6:50 PM - Local SpeakerProfessor Rian Thum (Department of History, Loyola University New Orleans)Lecture Title: "Three ways to be uncivilized in China: the language, policy, and consequences of ethnicity".Abstract:The concept of “minorities” (少数民族) is a pillar of China’s current ethnic policy. Beneath this concept’s sheen of mathematical impartiality, diasporas and colonies become indistinguishable, while state policies toward "minorities" veer from assimilation to benign neglect without any sign of contradiction. Rian Thum outlines the origins of this powerful term and its relation to earlier Chinese ways understanding difference. He then analyzes its effects on various peoples who have been labeled minorities, focusing on the Uyghurs and comparing them to the Hui, Miao, and others.Bio:Rian Thum is a specialist in the history of Islam in China, Uyghurs, and Chinese money. His book, The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History (Harvard University Press, 2014), argues that the Uyghurs - and their place in China today - can only be understood in the light of longstanding traditions of local pilgrimage and manuscript culture. He is currently preparing a study of the role Islamic networks have played in connecting China to India. As an assistant professor of history at Loyola University New Orleans, he teaches classes on global and Chinese history, revolution in China, money, and historical anthropology.  Mershon Center for International Security Studies (1501 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43201) East Asian Studies Center easc@osu.edu America/New_York public

The Institute for Chinese Studies, in partnership with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, presents

CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections

   Monday, October 5, 2015, 6:00 - 8:30 PM
   Mershon Center for International Security Studies
   1501 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43201

CHINA Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 70 cities throughout the United States. This event, the ninth CHINA Town Hall, consists of a live, national webcast and a local speaker, and is free and open to the public.

CHINA Town Hall Flyer.pdf

PROGRAM

At The Ohio State University, the evening's program commences at 6:00 pm with our local speaker, Professor Rian Thum (Loyola University New Orleans), followed by a one-hour, live, national webcast beginning at 7:00 pm.

5:30 - 6:00 PM - Small reception

6:00 - 6:50 PM - Local Speaker Presenting at The Ohio State University
  Professor Rian Thum
(Dept. of History, Loyola University New Orleans)
  Lecture title: "Three ways to be uncivilized in China: the language, policy, and consequences of ethnicity"

Logos for CHINA Town Hall - NCUSCR

 "Chinese Investment in the United States"
   - National Panel Discussion with
      Secretary Robert Rubin,
       Mayor Sheldon Day and
       Mr. Daniel Rosen
    
. See webcast panel bios and photos.


National Sponsor: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, New York, NY
Local Sponsor: Institute for Chinese Studies, East Asian Studies Center, OSU, Columbus, OH
Local Co-sponsor: Mershon Center for International Security Studies, OSU, Columbus, OH
 



7:00 - 8:00 PM - Live National Webcast:  "Chinese Investment in the United States"
National Panel Discussion with Secretary Robert Rubin, Mayor Sheldon Day and Mr. Daniel Rosen
webcast panel bios and photos

Photos of 2015 CHINA Town Hall guests

This year's national webcast is a panel discussion focusing on the findings of a new report by the National Committee and Rhodium Group on the recent growth of Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States. The report, titled “New Neighbors: Chinese Investment in the United States by oCongressional District,” breaks down for the first time Chinese commercial investment in the United States by congressional district.

Former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, Mayor Sheldon Day (Thomasville, Alabama), and Mr. Daniel Rosen, founding partner of Rhodium Group, will discuss the impact of Chinese investment in the United States, including job creation, revitalization of economically depressed areas, infrastructure improvement, and the deepening of ties between the people of the two countries, all of which help strengthen the overall bilateral relationship.

National Committee president Steve Orlins will moderate this one-hour portion of the program, comprised of a 30-minute discussion followed by half an hour during which the panelists will respond to questions submitted by audience members throughout the country.

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6:00 - 6:50 PM - Local Speaker
Professor Rian Thum
(Department of History, Loyola University New Orleans)

Lecture Title: "Three ways to be uncivilized in China: the language, policy, and consequences of ethnicity".

Abstract:
The concept of “minorities” (少数民族) is a pillar of China’s current ethnic policy. Beneath this concept’s sheen of mathematical impartiality, diasporas and colonies become indistinguishable, while state policies toward "minorities" veer from assimilation to benign neglect without any sign of contradiction. Rian Thum outlines the origins of this powerful term and its relation to earlier Chinese ways understanding difference. He then analyzes its effects on various peoples who have been labeled minorities, focusing on the Uyghurs and comparing them to the Hui, Miao, and others.

Bio:
Rian Thum is a specialist in the history of Islam in China, Uyghurs, and Chinese money. His book, The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History (Harvard University Press, 2014), argues that the Uyghurs - and their place in China today - can only be understood in the light of longstanding traditions of local pilgrimage and manuscript culture. He is currently preparing a study of the role Islamic networks have played in connecting China to India. As an assistant professor of history at Loyola University New Orleans, he teaches classes on global and Chinese history, revolution in China, money, and historical anthropology.