CHINA Town Hall w/ KURT CAMPBELL & Talkback feat. Dr. KATHERINE PALMER KAUP
What: CHINA Town Hall (Local Connections, National Reflections)
For 18 years, CHINA Town Hall (CTH) has provided local communities across America a more nuanced understanding of the U.S.-China relationship and its importance to the health of our towns, states, and nation. CTH consists of a webcast featuring a guest speaker (this year, Dr. Kurt Campbell) in conversation with National Committee President Stephen Orlins. The webcast will be followed by town hall discussions at participating partner venues on a specific topic of interest to each local community, led by a local China expert. The National Committee works with a wide range of institutions and community groups, including but not limited to colleges and universities, world affairs councils, and trade and business associations.
What are the responsibilities of local partners?
Who: KURT CAMPBELL, Nominee for Deputy Secretary of State
When: April 9th, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Where: Streaming via Live Webcast in 102 Dinwiddie Hall
THEN,
Join us for a follow-up talk back with
Who: Dr. KATHERINE PALMER KAUP
She is a James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies/ Politics and International Affairs at Furman University. Her research focuses on ethnic minorities, rule of law, and human rights developments in China as well as on US-China relations. She is the author of Creating the Zhuang: Ethnic Politics in China and several articles and chapters on ethnic minorities, and is editor and contributor to the textbook Understanding Contemporary Asia (2nd edition 2021). She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR) and is a NCUSCR Public Intellectuals Fellow. She has served as special adviser for Minority Nationalities Affairs at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Yunnan Minzu University, Visiting Scholar at the Guangxi Ethnic Affairs Commission, and PI/Program Director for several federally-funded Chinese language programs and for the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment. She regularly leads university, congressional staff and other delegations to China. She holds a BA from Princeton and MA/PhD from the University of Virginia in Government and Foreign Affairs.
What: “Should Our Real Concern Be China’s Rise? Understanding Domestic Strains in Xi Jinping’s China”
Many who call for a more aggressive US China policy focus on China’s unprecedented economic and military rise. Xi Jinping has centralized his control within the Party and across the nation, and seeks to expand his influence globally. But have these moves strengthened his position, or rather exacerbated challenges to his regime? The Chinese Communist Party confronts profound challenges from a slowing economy, housing crisis, dramatic demographic shifts, and draconian policies in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Is the United States actually threatened more from China’s growing strength or from its growing weaknesses?
When: Immediately Following the Broadcast on April 9th, 2024, from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Where: 102 Dinwiddie Hall
