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The second installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China, featuring a panel discussion on the recent Asia Society-UCSD report, Course Correction: Toward an Effective and Sustainable China Policy, in partnership with Asia Society Southern California, the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, and UC San Diego’s 21st Century China Center. 

The report offers recommendations for American policymakers on finding the balance between seeking common interest, while pushing back against China’s increasingly assertive policies on trade, economics, security, global governance, human rights, and overseas influence activities. The panel is comprised of some of the nation’s foremost China experts.

The Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China aims to provide proactive and forward-looking solutions to some of the most complex local, regional, and global issues facing the United States and China today, through regular engagement in debates and discussions with the foremost experts in Chinese affairs. The Edgerton Series is made possible by generous support from the Edgerton Foundation. We thank Dr. Bradford and Ms. Louise Edgerton for their continued support of and dedication to the Pacific Council.

Listen to the full conversation below:

Featuring:

Dr. Susan Shirk, Chair, 21st Century China Center, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego

Susan Shirk is a research professor and the chair of the 21st Century China Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. She is one of the most influential experts working on U.S.-China relations and Chinese politics. Read more.

Dr. Barry Naughton, Sokwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego

Barry Naughton is one of the world’s most highly respected economists working on China. He is an authority on the Chinese economy with an emphasis on issues relating to industry, trade, finance, and China's transition to a market economy. Read more.

Dr. Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society Southern California

Orville Schell is Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations. Read more.

Moderator:

Ambassador David Lane, President, Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands

David Lane is a senior diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome. Read more.