21st Century China Center Fall 2018 Newsletter

Greetings!

We hope that all our friends and supporters enjoyed a good summer despite the anxious times in U.S.-China relations. Our scholars have been doing research and policy work on some of the most difficult and contentious issues in the relationship, including industrial policies, high tech investment and the Internet, which we hope will help the two countries find mutually beneficial outcomes.

As we kick off the 2018-19 academic year, we are excited to mark the 30th anniversary of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. We are proud to support the School’s strategic focus on “Forging the Pacific Century” through a series of public lectures, academic conferences and policy dialogues on China and U.S.-China relations. This Fall, we are also launching the China Data Lab, a new research endeavor by the Center. The Lab’s new website will showcase the ongoing research by the Center’s faculty and feature illuminating data visualization on a regular basis.

Topics covered by our Fall lectures will include Chinese investment in the U.S., Internet censorship, education and national security. We welcome you to join us for these and other conversations. In the meantime, the Center is busy planning several conferences that will cover such topics as China’s financial opening, data analytics and the future of Chinese industrial policy. They come on the heels of three conferences we held in the past summer on PRC history, Chinese political economy and Taiwan cinema.

In a time of heightened trade and investment tensions between the U.S. and China, our scholars continue to engage business leaders and policymakers in order to help inform their responses. In op-eds and media reports, they weigh in with their voices on U.S.-China technology competition, trade tensions and regional security in Asia. We feature two op-eds by our faculty and students below. We look forward to more critical conversations on the challenges of U.S.-China relations.

Finally, we invite you to sign up for event updates and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and and check out original analysis from GPS students in the revamped China Focus blog. And be sure to tune in to our podcast, China 21.

Warmest regards,

Susan Shirk, Chair, 21st Century China Center; and

Lei Guang, Director, 21st Century China Center

Featured News

Preventing Cold War II

Susan Shirk speaks at Commonwealth Club on how to achieve healthy competition China, extending beyond traditional geopolitics into trade and investment, technology and civil society.

How to Shield Silicon Valley

Susan Shirk and Weiyi Shi advocate for a “small yard, high fence” approach on how the U.S. should respond to high-tech competition from China in a Bloomberg op-ed.

Why Republicans don’t push back on Trump’s China tariffs — in one map

UC San Diego new political science Ph.D.’s Deborah Seligsohn and Jack Zhang explain the effect political geography of trade with China has on U.S. congressional politics.

Upcoming Events

California-Shanghai Innovation Dialogue: FinTech (hosted by UC Irvine)

Sept 28-29, 2018 | Register

Join scholars, policymakers, and industry professionals in this Fudan-UC Center event to discuss how China's rising middle class and shifts in the US labor market from stable to "gig" employment intersect with emerging technologies to provide consumer-facing financial products and services, from insurance to consumer loans.

CHINA Town Hall: U.S.-China Technology Competition

Oct. 9, 2018 | Register

Secretary Condoleezza Rice headlines the national conversation on China via interactive webcast, along with a local presentation by Thilo Hanemann, director at Rhodium Group, on China's high-tech investments in the U.S.

Little Soldiers: A story on China’s education system

Oct. 24, 2018 | Register

Lenora Chu presents an on-the-ground story on China’s public education system through her personal journey as an American mother and journalist raising a family in Shanghai.

Inside China's Great Firewall

Nov. 1, 2018 | Register

UC San Diego political science professor Molly Roberts’ groundbreaking book on informational technology and control in China demonstrates that even censorship that is easy to circumvent can still be enormously effective in influencing the Chinese public.

Raising Global Families

Nov. 8, 2018 | Register

Pei-Chia Lan, professor of sociology at National Taiwan University, examines how ethnic Chinese parents in Taiwan and the United States negotiate cultural differences and class inequality to raise children in the contexts of globalization and immigration.

Nowhere to Call Home: Documentary Film Screening and Conversation

Nov. 27, 2018 | Register

Award-winning radio correspondent Jocelyn Ford presents her debut documentary that won the hearts of many viewers in China with a rare glimpse into the world of a Tibetan farmer, torn between tradition and creating a better future for her son in Beijing. The 75 min. film screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.

Profiles of China Scholars and Speakers

We welcome Micah Muscolino as the new Paul G. Pickowicz Endowed Chair in Modern Chinese History at UC San Diego. He is a leading expert on the environmental history of modern China.

Molly Roberts, associate professor of political science, is the author of a groundbreaking new book “Censored: Distraction" and "Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall.” She is also co-director for China Data Lab.

Thilo Hanemann is our local speaker for the CHINA Town Hall. He is a director at Rhodium Group. One of his areas of expertise is the rise of emerging economies as global investors and the implications for host economies and the global economy.

Lenora Chu is an American journalist and author of "Little Soldiers: An American Boy, A Chinese School and the Global Race to Achieve." On Oct. 24, she will tell her story as a parent in China’s public education system.

Quick Links

China Focus

China Focus is an online magazine dedicated to providing depth and context for understanding China and U.S.-China relations. It is run by GPS students with the support of the center.

China Research Workshops

This interdisciplinary workshop series features new academic research by UC San Diego scholars and visiting researchers. Lunch is provided to registered attendees.

China 21 Podcast

Listen to our latest episodes, and subscribe for updates on iTunes and Google Play.

Support

Starting with their angel investment in 2012, our founders have remained supporting pillars of the center. Beginning in 2016, a new group of members, called the 21st Century China Center Leadership Circle, joined the founders in generously supporting the center activities. The center also welcomes gifts from alumni, community members and corporate partners.

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