ICS & NCUSCR 2020 CHINA Town Hall Series
The Institute for Chinese Studies is partnering again this year with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations for the 2020 CHINA Town Hall.
CHINA Town Hall connects leading China experts with Americans around the country for a national conversation on the implications of China’s rise on U.S.-China relations and its impact on our towns, states, and nation. The National Committee is proud to partner with a range of institutions and community groups, colleges and universities, trade and business associations, and world affairs councils to bring this important national conversation to local communities around America for the 14th consecutive year.
In light of the growing downturn in U.S.-China relations over the past year, CHINA Town Hall has expanded from a single night into a multi-night series of programming to address the range of issues confronting the relationship. The series will kick off with a keynote event with renowned investor Ray Dalio, followed by events on three subsequent evenings, each focused on a specific issue area: economics and trade, climate and health, and society and culture. In addition, a fifth Mandarin-language event will be held for Chinese-speaking audiences in the United States, China, and around the world.
2020 CHINA Town Hall Events:
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 5:00-6:30 pm EST
Title: Forthcoming
Abstract: Forthcoming
For more information: https://easc.osu.edu/events/ics/w-he
Register here
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 7:00-8:00 PM EST
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.
For more information and registration: https://www.ncuscr.org/event/CTH-2020-ray-dalio
Thursday, November 12 7:00-8:00 PM
Starting with ping-pong diplomacy in 1971, cultural diplomacy has played a pivotal role in facilitating mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and China. This event will gather leading cultural figures to discuss how, despite sometimes turbulent political and economic relations, food and film continue to reveal our shared humanity and connect us through culture.
Join the National Committee on Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. EST for a discussion with Lucas Sin (junzi kitchen) and Janet Yang (Janet Yang Productions) on the importance, challenges, and future of cross-cultural learning between the United States and China. NCUSCR Public Intellectuals Program fellow Alison Friedman (Performing Arts of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority) will moderate the event.
For more information and registration: https://www.ncuscr.org/event/CTH-2020-society-culture
Monday, November 16, 8:00-9:00 AM EST
As mutual distrust diminishes opportunities for U.S.-China engagement, the National Committee believes that it is imperative to reach out to people in China, in their native language, to discuss the range of views on the People’s Republic of China that exist within the United States, and the history, culture, and values that underpin those views.
Join Robert Daly (Wilson Center), June Mei (consultant and interpreter), and Matt Sheehan (Paulson Institute) on Monday, November 16 at 8:00 a.m. EST for a discussion about the many ways the U.S.-China relationship has affected Americans, and the views that have developed in the United States as a result.
For more information and registration: https://www.ncuscr.org/event/CTH-2020-US-perspectives-in-Chinese
Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 7:00-8:00 PM EST
Robust bilateral economic and trade ties have been the greatest source of strength and foundation for engagement in the U.S.-China relationship for decades. Yet in recent years those ties have been frayed by an ongoing trade war, the threat of decoupling, and a global economic and public health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join the National Committee on Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. EST for a conversation with Amy Celico (Albright Stonebridge Group), Huang Yiping (Peking University), and Andy Rothman (Matthews Asia), moderated by NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins, as they discuss the current trade tensions, prospects for economic growth during and after COVID-19, and the future of U.S.-China economic ties.
For more information and registration: https://www.ncuscr.org/event/CTH-2020-economics-trade
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 7:00-8:00 pm EST
Confronting the global challenges of climate change and communicable disease cannot be achieved by any single country, but must be met by constructive cooperation among nations. Although the United States and China will compete in many areas, it is imperative they join forces to face these universal problems that affect global stability and endanger the world's most vulnerable people.
Join the National Committee on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. EST, for a discussion with Margaret Hamburg (National Academy of Medicine), Ryan Hass (Brookings Institution), and Angel Hsu (Yale-NUS) as they consider the roles of the United States and China in addressing these two major transnational issues. The conversation will be moderated by Merit Janow (Columbia School of International and Public Affairs).
For more information and registration: https://www.ncuscr.org/event/CTH-2020-health-climate
The ICS Lecture Series is supported by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center.
