China & The World: Beyond the Headlines

“Aggressive.” “Rivalry.” “Warning.” “Deepening rifts.”

The sensationalism of such terms in recent headlines makes it hard to develop a nuanced understanding of China today and its role in the world. This symposium series will examine several high profile topics about China’s emerging presence in the world to offer complexity, divergent and multiple perspectives, and analytics insight about China that goes beyond the headlines. The goal is a public discussion, grounded in scholarship, that makes possible open and informed dialogue.

Panels will focus on relevant and timely topics related to China and will allow ample time for Q&A with the panelists. Audience members are also welcome to suggest topics for future panels. The MSU Symposium Series is free and open to the public.

Public Trade Panel

This panel will focus on U.S.-China trade relations and bring together a wide variety of experts on the topic.

• Moderator: Siddharth Chandra, director of the Asian Studies Center
• David Firestein, inaugural executive director, The University of Texas at Austin’s CPPC
• Eric Freedman, director of The MSU Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
• Mary Gallagher, director of The Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at University of Michigan
• Chris Holman, founder and CEO of the Michigan Business Network
• Jean Schtokal, shareholder of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C.
• Xinyu Wu, director of the Visiting International Professional Program

Agenda

• 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. | light refreshments & sign in
• 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. | panel and discussion

Sponsors

African Studies Center, Asian Studies Center, Broad China Business Society, China Council, Office of China Programs, Office of International Studies in Education