The US-China Podcast
253 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThis series features brief discussions with leading China experts on a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including domestic politics, foreign policy, economics, security, culture, the environment, and areas of global concern. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, visit our website: www.ncuscr.org.
The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.
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U.S.-China First Strike Showdown: Rising Nuclear Tensions | M. Taylor Fravel Tong Zhao
December 15, 2021 21:27 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBNot since China's detonation of its first atomic weapon in 1964 has the United States been so concerned with the country's nuclear capabilities. Recent satellite images suggest China is constructing 100 new ICBM silos, and the Pentagon estimates that China could possess well over 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade. In addition, the successful test of a cutting-edge, nuclear-capable hypersonic missile last month has rattled the U.S. security community. Why is China rapidly bulk...
Rising to the Challenge: Advancing U.S.-China Relations | Ryan Hass, Bruce Jones
December 03, 2021 04:29 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBA new Brookings Institution report argues that the era of deepening ties between the United States and China ushered in by the 1972 Nixon visit to China is over, and suggests that frictions may be mitigated by a bipartisan approach to China that appeals to allies in Europe and Asia and tempers the reality of competition with cooperation on global public goods. In an interview conducted on November 22, 2021, two of the report's co-authors Ryan Hass and Bruce Jones introduce the key findings...
From Trump to Biden and Beyond: Reimagining U.S.-China Relations | Earl Carr, Carolyn Kissane
November 19, 2021 23:06 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBAs President Biden’s first year in office coincides with the 50th anniversary of President Nixon’s announcement that he would visit the People’s Republic of China, it seemed like a good time for a group of experts to try to re-imagine U.S.- China relations. "From Trump to Biden and Beyond" is the result of their efforts. It provides insights into global issues that will define America and China now and in the future, including tech innovation, energy and climate cooperation, engagement with ...
What’s New?: A Discussion of the CCP Sixth Plenum | Jude Blanchette, Diana Fu
November 15, 2021 22:47 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBThe Sixth Plenum of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee was held in Beijing November 8-11, laying the groundwork for a twice-a-decade party congress in 2022. The gathering of approximately 375 Central Committee members and alternates was expected to review the work of the CPC over the last 100 years and to set goals for the next 100 years. In recent decades, the party has devoted the final plenary session to discussions of party affairs, especially key appointments, ide...
U.S.-China Relations & the Future of Global Supply Chains | Peter Cleveland, Mark Dallas, Brittany Masalosalo
November 09, 2021 19:28 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBIn the past, supply chains were primarily understood through a lens of economic efficiency and competitiveness. Today, the conversation has shifted to a prism of various new concepts such as resiliency, decoupling, reshoring, self-reliance, and mostly notably, national security. In an interview conducted on August 12, 2021, moderated by Mark Dallas (Union College), Peter Cleveland (TSMC) and Brittany Masalosalo (3M) discuss global supply chains and how the United States and China can bette...
The Meaning of AUKUS for China, Europe, and the U.S. | Theresa Fallon, Richard McGregor, Jason Kelly
October 25, 2021 19:37 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBOn September 15, U.S. President Joe Biden, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new trilateral security partnership described by PM Morrison as “a next-generation partnership built on a strong foundation of proven trust.” What does the partnership, known as AUKUS, suggest for the three countries involved, for France and the rest of the European Union, and for China and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region? In an interview condu...
Biodiversity Crisis: Demanding U.S.-China Action | U.S.-China HORIZONS
October 17, 2021 16:02 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBLi Shuo discusses the importance of biodiversity loss as an issue of mutual concern in the bilateral relationship and highlighted specific areas where cooperation is essential to the future of the planet.
China and the CPTPP: What’s the Deal? | Scott Kennedy
October 15, 2021 14:21 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBIn September 2021, China formally submitted its application to join the large regional free trade agreement known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP, which currently has 11 member countries with 495 million people and a combined GDP of $13.5 trillion, originally started as the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) before the United States withdrew from the deal in 2017 following bipartisan pushback. In order for China to jo...
Evergrande on the Edge: Implications of a Corporate Crisis | Meg Rithmire, Keith Abell
October 08, 2021 19:56 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBChina’s massive real estate market has been shaken by recent news of property developer China Evergrande Group’s increasingly dire financial situation. What explains the company’s predicament, and how has the Chinese government responded? How did giant conglomerates such as Evergrande become so prominent in the Chinese economy? What is the significance of real estate for individual households and China’s economy as a whole, and what does the government handling of Evergrande reveal about the...
China’s Population Crisis: Women and Society | Ye Liu, Carl Minzner
October 01, 2021 03:37 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBThe results of China's 2020 census, released in May 2021, reveal that population growth over the past decade has been the lowest since the 1950s. China's government has now loosened some restrictions, allowing married couples to have as many as three children. This signals increasing concern by policy makers, and may suggest further measures in the near future as the wide-ranging repercussions of demographic changes reverberate across Chinese society. In an interview conducted on September...
China's Crackdown on After-School Tutoring and its Implications | Wenchi Yu
September 10, 2021 15:22 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBIn July, China’s State Council banned after-school tutoring. Companies that operate ed tech platforms or provide online education were forbidden from raising capital through IPOs, and listed companies and foreign investors were barred from investing or acquiring stakes in education firms that teach school subjects. The industry is enormous: some $10 billion of venture capital flowed into China’s edtech sector in 2020 alone. According to a listing prospectus from New Oriental Education, a ...
The Benefits, Challenges, and Long-Term Impact of Educational Exchange | Lenora Chu, Willie J. Thompson
August 26, 2021 22:34 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBJournalist and author Lenora Chu and senior associate consultant at The Bridgespan Group Willie Thompson discuss how their exchange experiences have shaped their views of, and enabled them to speak effectively about, China.
Trouble in Afghanistan: U.S.-China Influence in the Heart of Asia | Derek Grossman, Niva Yau
August 24, 2021 15:51 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBThe U.S. military is pulling out of Afghanistan, a process that should be complete by August 31. Both China and the United States face looming strategic challenges as a result. America’s presence has preserved a fragile balance of power in Central South Asia, benefitting both the United States and China. It has prevented terror activities from spilling over Afghanistan’s borders, as well as allowing for trade and facilitating the expansion of China’s BRI initiative into neighboring Pakistan....
Climate Change and National Security | Scott Moore
August 18, 2021 17:24 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBThe adverse effects of climate change are already being seen in crippling high temperatures, prolonged droughts, and a seemingly constant stream of extreme weather events testing countries all over the world. With the United States and China jointly accounting for over 40 percent of global greenhouse emissions and geopolitical competition intensifying, Dr. Scott Moore explains how domestic national security interests intersect with the bilateral conversation on climate. As each nation seeks ...
Surveying the Field: American International Relations and Security Programs Focused on China
August 11, 2021 21:04 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBOn August 12, 2021, the National Committee on United States-China Relations published a report based on a survey of leading American academic centers, think tanks, and NGOs on China-related issues. The survey, conducted in late 2020, was commissioned by Carnegie Corporation of New York in order to assess the state of China-focused international relations and peace and security programs in the United States. The 82 responses present a snapshot of the field in an era of global disruption, inst...
Japan's Foreign Relations: Balancing the United States and China | Ken Moriyasu
July 29, 2021 21:31 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBIn recent years Japan has found itself increasingly at a crossroads between its post-War ally, the United States, and rising neighbor, China. U.S. Editor and Chief Desk Editor of Nikkei Asia, Ken Moriyasu, examines the geopolitics, trade, and history that play a role in shaping Japan’s ties with both major powers.
Semiconductors: Competition at the Cutting Edge | U.S.-China HORIZONS
July 02, 2021 15:13 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MBIn many critical technology industries, the United States and China are locked in an intense competition for economic and innovative primacy. At the same time, the supply chains, talent pools, and financial capital of individuals, corporations, and governments in both countries are deeply entangled in one larger tech ecosystem. Using the semiconductor industry as a case study, we asked NCUSCR Director Anja Manuel to shine a light on this complex web of collaboration and competition, and disc...
U.S.-China Professional Exchange: Interview with NCUSCR Professional Fellows Program Alumni
June 22, 2021 17:19 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBNational Committee Professional Fellows Program alumni Jo Nelson and Li Sai discuss the impact of their exchange experiences on their professional and personal lives and on their broader views of people-to-people exchange. Learn more at www.ncuscr.org/pfp
Difficult Choices: Taiwan’s Quest for Security and the Good Life | Richard Bush
June 16, 2021 16:38 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBTaiwan faces many internal issues, as well as pressures from China which exacerbate home-grown problems. Its responses to these internal and external challenges, and ultimately whether it can stand its ground against China’s ambitions, will be formulated within the island's lively democratic system. "In Difficult Choices: Taiwan’s Quest for Security and the Good Life," Richard Bush explores the issues and policy choices Taiwan confronts and offers suggestions for what Taiwan can do to help i...
Reflections on the Strategic Competition Act | Michael Swaine, Rachel Esplin Odell
June 08, 2021 19:41 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBThe two sponsors of the Strategic Competition Act (S. 1169), Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator James Risch (R-ID), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, respectively, hailed committee passage of the legislation on April 21, stating that the bill “is an unprecedented, bipartisan effort to mobilize all United States strategic, economic, and diplomatic tools for an Indo-Pacific strategy that enables the U.S. government to compete effectively with the Pe...
Major Power Rivalry in East Asia | Evan Medeiros
May 19, 2021 22:59 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBIn an interview conducted on May 12, 2021, Dr. Evan Medeiros discusses how conflict and conflict prevention are becoming increasingly central to American China policy as competition prevails in the policy framework.
China's Science-Fiction Universe | Aynne Kokas, Jing Tsu, and Yilin Wang
May 12, 2021 19:20 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBIn China, industry and political leaders are capitalizing on sci-fi’s unique ability to inspire the public and project a vision of the future that features China as a global innovation leader. Experts Aynne Kokas, Jing Tsu, and Yilin Wang explore how this genre can both reflect China’s present and shape its future.
Deborah Seligsohn on the Geopolitics of Climate
April 23, 2021 00:07 - 10 minutes - 13.7 MBThe United States and China have pledged to work together to fight climate change. But is cooperation enough to stop global temperatures from rising past 1.5 degrees Celsius? Climate policy expert Deborah Seligsohn (Villanova University) explains how competition between the two countries can be leveraged as a positive force to deliver the best environmental outcomes. For more videos and podcasts, visit us at ncuscr.org/media.
James Millward on Recent Developments in Xinjiang: Implications for the United States
April 07, 2021 19:06 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBPolicies adopted by the People's Republic of China in Xinjiang since 2017 have garnered worldwide attention, as new technology has dramatically intensified methods of control and implicated China’s international trade, which includes a variety of products from Xinjiang and employs the labor of Xinjiang people. The Chinese Communist Party's new ethnic policies thus have growing international repercussions. Dr. James Millward discusses recent developments in Xinjiang, responses of governments ...
Confronting Anti-Asian Racism | Russell Jeung
April 02, 2021 03:46 - 13 minutes - 18 MBStop AAPI Hate co-founder Russell Jeung addresses the alarming reports of violence and crimes committed against Asian Americans over the past year. He examines the racist beliefs that often motivate perpetrators, discusses the influence of social media, and offers a hopeful look at how Asian American communities and their allies are standing up to injustice nationwide. Russell Jeung is a professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University. In 2020, Dr. Jeung launched Stop...
Anatomy of a Flop: Why Trump's U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal Fell Short | Chad Bown
March 19, 2021 18:05 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBDr. Chad Bown discusses the trade deal and prospects for American trade policies toward China in the new administration in an interview conducted on March 10, 2021. In a February 8 report for the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Dr. Chad Bown argues that the U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal should be examined by the Biden administration. The centerpiece of the trade deal – China’s pledge to buy $200 billion more of U.S. goods and services split over 2020 and 2021 – has thus f...
Yun Sun on the Myanmar Coup, China, and the United States
March 08, 2021 16:01 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBThe February events in Myanmar have startled the world. While some countries quickly called the military takeover a coup, and U.S. President Joe Biden imposed sanctions to prevent the generals behind the coup from gaining access to funds in the United States, China has maintained a neutral position. Nonetheless, Myanmar’s unexpected political developments will inevitably introduce challenges and uncertainties into China-Myanmar relations. Geographical proximity, as well as complicated histor...
Beyond Borders: China's Arctic Ambitions | U.S.-China HORIZONS
February 19, 2021 23:02 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MBArctic security and international relations expert Marc Lanteigne explores China's scientific, economic, and political interests in a rapidly changing region. Dr. Marc Lanteigne is an associate professor of political science at UiT - the Arctic University of Norway, and is the author and editor of several books, including Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security (Routledge 2020).
China's Distant Water Fleet | U.S.-China HORIZONS
January 13, 2021 20:50 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBResponding to domestic and international demand for seafood, China’s state-owned and private fishing enterprises have amassed the largest fleet of industrial long-distance ships in the world. Principal Investigator of Fisheries for Ecotrust Canada, Dr. Dyhia Belhabib, breaks down how and where the fleet operates, who it impacts, and what steps must be taken to ensure sustainable and equitable fishing worldwide. More videos and podcasts from U.S.-China HORIZONS: https://www.ncuscr.org...
Margaret Lewis on Taiwan's Outlook for 2021
January 12, 2021 17:11 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBA successful pandemic response helped reshape Taiwan’s image in 2020. Could a new U.S. administration further change the island’s prospects in 2021? Margaret Lewis explores the new year's possibilities for U.S.-Taiwan relations, as well as the key issues facing the Taiwan government’s domestic and global standing.
China’s Fintech Explosion: Disruption, Innovation, and Survival | Sara Hsu
December 17, 2020 17:56 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBFinancial technology – aka fintech – is gaining in popularity globally as a way to improve the efficiency and accessibility of financial services. Fintech is taking off in China, catering to markets that state-owned banks and the undersized financial sector do not serve amid a backdrop of growing consumption and a large, tech-savvy millennial generation. In this interview, NCUSCR Vice President Margot Landman interviews Sara Hsu, co-author of China’s Fintech Explosion , in which Ms. Hsu an...
World Fisheries: Sharing a Resource at Risk | U.S.-China HORIZONS
December 10, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBGlobal fish consumption has risen rapidly since 1960, resulting in a 25 percent increase in overexploited fish stocks in the past 30 years alone. The United States and China are key drivers of the $150 billion wild seafood industry, making them leading stakeholders in ensuring its sustainable management. Tabitha Mallory, founder and CEO of the China Ocean Institute, discusses how China and the United States contribute to both the problems and solutions for conserving this valuable and vulner...
China and the U.S. Film Industry | U.S.-China HORIZONS
October 28, 2020 02:47 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MBChina’s booming film market has become an essential consideration for the production of Hollywood movies. In an effort to take advantage of this audience, American entertainment conglomerates are increasingly partnering with Chinese studios, and producing products for the Chinese market. How will America’s entertainment powerhouses and China’s burgeoning film industry collaborate to build their global brand identities? Dr. Aynne Kokas is an associate professor of media studies at the Unive...
Electric Vehicles: Tesla and U.S.-China Collaboration | U.S.-China HORIZONS
October 28, 2020 02:21 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBTesla has proven that U.S. car companies can succeed in China—when they sell electric. But what will it take for the traditional auto industry to meet the demand for new energy vehicles in China and compete with local startups? Tu Le of Sino Auto Insights analyzes U.S.-China collaboration and interaction as a driving force behind the ascending global electric vehicle market. Tu Le is the founder and managing director of Sino Auto Insights. He is recognized as an automotive & mobility exper...
Electric Vehicles: China's Accelerating Industry | U.S.-China HORIZONS
October 28, 2020 01:50 - 6 minutes - 8.95 MBJennifer Turner explains the recent evolution of China's dynamic new energy vehicle industry, including how it will influence electric vehicles in the United States and around the world. Jennifer Turner is the director of the Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum and manager of its Global Choke Point Initiative. She is a widely-quoted expert on U.S.-China environmental cooperation as well as climate-related challenges and governance issues facing the world’s most populous country. For ...
Ling Chen on the Fifth Plenum of the 19th Communist Party Congress
October 22, 2020 01:36 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBAgainst the backdrop of a global pandemic, slowing economic growth, and tensions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and beyond, Beijing will host its Fifth Plenum of the 19th Chinese Community Party from October 26 to October 29, 2020. Among other items on the Plenum agenda, the 14th Five-Year-Plan will be approved by the more than 300 full and alternate members of the Party Central Committee and a new economic strategy called the “2035 vision” will be unveiled. Dr. Ling Chen, assistant professor of ...
Naima Green-Riley on Burning the Boats: Consulate Closures in Houston and Chengdu FULL INTERVIEW
August 20, 2020 00:21 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBOn July 23, 2020, the United States government ordered the Chinese consulate in Houston to close. Less than a week later, the American consulate in Chengdu was vacated as reciprocation from Beijing. Harvard University Department of Government Ph.D. candidate and former U.S. diplomat Naima Green-Riley analyzes the motivations behind each government's drastic step and evaluates the possible implications for the regions serviced by each consulate, as well as the U.S.-China relationship as a who...
Frank H. Wu | Visa Restrictions and Lawsuits: Chinese Students Under Fire
July 15, 2020 21:24 - 6 minutes - 9.41 MBThe Justice Department's China Initiative against economic espionage and intellectual property theft has made Chinese students in the United States a focus of increasing scrutiny, while Congress has initiated legislation aiming to restrict this broad group's ability to work and study in the United States. In light of the Justice Department's more than 3,000 active investigations of China-affiliated researchers and students in the United States, Queens College President Frank Wu discuss...
Margaret Lewis on Tsai Ing-wen and the Future of Taiwan
June 03, 2020 23:29 - 4 minutes - 5.67 MBPresident Tsai Ing-wen was re-elected in January, 2020, on a platform similar to that of her first term, yet new cross-Strait developments and changing challenges at home suggest the next four years may not be a continuation of the status quo. Seton Hall University law professor and Taiwan expert Margaret Lewis explores the possibilities for mainland-Taiwan relations as well as the local issues that will define both Tsai's second term and the near future of Taiwan.
Amb. Robert Zoellick | “Responsible Stakeholder” Fifteen Years Later
May 27, 2020 19:28 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBThis speech is an excerpt from the National Committee 2020 Members Program. To hear NCUSCR Chair Ambassador Carla Hills introduction, as well as the extensive q&a with NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins, please listen to the episode on our Events channel, "Amb. Robert Zoellick | 2020 Annual Members Program FULL EVENT." The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations was pleased to host a virtual conversation on May 19, 2020, with Ambassador Robert Zoellick, former U.S. Trade Representative an...
Coronavirus Political Impact: Power Insecurity Threatens U.S.-China Relations
May 07, 2020 23:54 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MBLeadership in both China and the United States continue to face the common crisis of a once-in-a-century pandemic and its aftermath. Political scientist Dr. Yuen Yuen Ang uses power insecurity to explore the apparent contradiction of worsening U.S.-China relations despite the powerful and ongoing incentive for collaboration. Dr. Ang is an associate professor of political science at the University of Michigan. She is the author of, "How China Escaped the Poverty Trap" (Cornell, 2016), and ...
Coronavirus Economic Impact: U.S.-China Commercial Relations, Challenges and Opportunities
May 07, 2020 23:53 - 10 minutes - 15 MBPrincipal of Albright Stonebridge Group Amy Celico explains the fundamental challenges currently facing the bilateral commercial relationship between the United States and China. She also discusses why the “phase one” trade deal is a positive development and how COVID-19 is highlighting the role of foreign investors in China’s economic growth trajectory. Amy Celico is a principal at the Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG) and leads the firm’s D.C.-based China practice, assisting corporate and...
M. Taylor Fravel on China's Modern Military Strategy in Historical Perspective
May 01, 2020 15:05 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBIn an interview with NCUSCR President Steve Orlins, M. Taylor Fravel discusses his motivations for and key discoveries from writing, "Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949." He discusses China's activity in the East and South China Sea, as well as the CCP's definition of geopolitical "core interests." Fravel also considers how a historical perspective of China's military strategy has informed his views on whether China is an active military and national security threat to Unit...
Coronavirus Social Impact: Difficult Choices for Chinese International Students
April 02, 2020 16:07 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBThis episode is part of the National Committee's Coronavirus Impact Series: https://www.ncuscr.org/coronavirus Sociologist Yingyi Ma assesses the difficult decision many Chinese international students at American universities currently face: whether to remain on closed campuses or travel back home. She also discusses how students have had to experience anti-Chinese stigma and navigate the mixed messages from their home country, parents, school administrators, and their country of reside...
Coronavirus Public Health Impact: "Flatten the Curve" Strategies in China and the U.S.
March 19, 2020 21:59 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBThis episode is part of the National Committee's Coronavirus Impact Series: http://www.ncuscr.org/coronavirus As the United States’ confirmed coronavirus cases increase rapidly and China’s continue to decrease, Dr. Elanah Uretsky delivers an overarching analysis of how both countries’ public health responses already have—and will continue—to mitigate the pandemic’s spread. Please note that the following interview reflects information available at the time it was recorded (3/11/20), and t...
Coronavirus Social Impact: Facing Outbreak Together through Civic Engagement in China
March 16, 2020 21:18 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBThis episode is part of the National Committee's Coronavirus Impact Series: www.ncuscr.org/coronavirus The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a wave of public action in China, including fundraising, volunteering, citizen journalism, advocacy, and more. Professor Bin Xu examines varying forms of civic engagement in China, its implications for Chinese society and government, and its pitfalls, most notably the Red Cross Society of China scandal. He explores the novel use of social medi...
Coronavirus Social Impact: NGOs Operating and Evolving through COVID-19
March 11, 2020 18:45 - 7 minutes - 9.8 MBThis episode is part of the National Committee's Coronavirus Impact Series. Ford Foundation’s China Director, Elizabeth Knup, considers COVID-19’s potential to change the NGO landscape in China moving forward. She also discusses how her organization has adjusted to work during the epidemic and shares some of the ways Ford-funded NGOs are responding to the crisis. Elizabeth Knup is the regional director in China for the Ford Foundation, overseeing all grant making in the country from Ford...
Coronavirus Economic Impact: Market Outlook in China and the United States
March 06, 2020 21:02 - 3 minutes - 4.49 MBThis episode is part of the National Committee's Coronavirus Impact Series. In the wake of the Dow Jones’ dramatic correction at the end of February and continued market instability, Keith Abell examines how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting general market outlook and sentiment among investors in the United States and China. Mr. Abell is the founder of NextWave Investment Strategies and the co-founder of Sungate Properties. He serves as treasurer on the National Committee’s board of ...
Coronavirus Economic Impacts: A Message from NCUSCR Chair Carla A. Hills
March 06, 2020 20:39 - 3 minutes - 4.7 MBThe following episode is part of the National Committee's Coronavirus Impacts Series. National Committee Chair Carla Hills delivers a message on the economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, specifically its effect on global trade and the phase one U.S.-China trade deal. Ambassador Carla Hills is the Chair and CEO of Hills & Company, International Consultants. She served as United States Trade Representative from 1989 to 1993.
David Zweig on China's "Reverse Migration" Strategies and the U.S. Response
February 27, 2020 22:07 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBIn an interview with NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins, Dr. David Zweig shares his research on China's "brain drain," Beijing's 1000 Talents Plan, and Washington's response to that program. On January 27, 2020, the National Committee hosted a public program with Dr. David Zweig to discuss China’s "reverse migration" efforts, presenting the Thousand Talents Plan as a case study. David Zweig is professor emeritus at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.