Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 11:30 AM – 1 PM EST

Yawei Liu, Director, China Program, Carter Center, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Emory University, Associate Director of the China Research Center in Atlanta



“What Is the Next Chapter in U.S.-China Relations?”



Exactly 41 years ago, a Georgia native, President Jimmy Carter, made the historic decision to normalize diplomatic relations with China after a 30-year estrangement that began in 1949. This engagement policy is now facing a frontal assault from members of both the Republican and Democratic Parties in the United States. Many believe the world's two largest economies have already entered a new Cold War. In this talk, Dr. Yawei Liu, Director of the China Program at the Carter Center, will offer a quick review of the history of engagement, examine how this engagement is now seen by many Americans as a fantasy, list the Chinese domestic factors triggering this massive American disillusion, and offer some ideas on what the next chapter in U.S.-China relations is likely to be.