DePaul University to Host Town Hall on US-China Relations on October 18

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will appear via live webcast to share how China’s rapid economic development has a direct impact on the lives of Americans. William Hurst, a faculty member at Northwestern University, will continue the conversation in Chicago with a presentation: “China: Rising Power, Responsible Stakeholder, or Something Else?” The event is co-organized by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.“The relationship between the U.S. and China is indisputably the most significant bilateral relation in the 21st century,” said Li Jin, associate professor of Chinese at DePaul. “Mutual understanding helps build bridges, which can lead to prosperity that will benefit not only the U.S. and China, but also all other nations in the world,” said Jin, who directs DePaul’s undergraduate Chinese studies program.

“This event is particularly informative for the American public during this presidential election season because misleading information about U.S.-China relations is being politically construed,” said Jin.

Kissinger played an integral role in arranging former President Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972, which was a turning point in U.S.-China relations. He continues to be an advocate for collaboration between the two nations, and his 2011 book “On China” delves into the inner workings of Chinese diplomacy.

Hurst is an expert on labor politics, contentious politics, political economy, and the politics of law and legal institutions, principally in China and Indonesia. He is writing a book on the comparative politics of law and legal institutions in China and Indonesia since 1949.

Admission to the event is free and open to the public. RSVP at http://bit.ly/2dC6vry.

To learn more about DePaul’s Chinese studies program, visit http://bit.ly/2dydsbQ.

Source: http://depaul.edu