Edlis Neeson Great Decisions: US-China Trade Rivalry
The Great Decisions series is now at capacity. Please contact Katie Carlsen at katie.carlsen@aspeninstitute.org if you would like to add your name to our waitlist.
In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today. Led by volunteer moderators, participants will engage in moderated discussions with their fellow citizens. This year’s topics will include U.S. Capacity to Lead and Influence a Global Crisis, Mideast Realignment – Israel/Hamas, Climate Technology and Competition, US-China Trade Rivalry, NATO & Ukraine, Understanding Indonesia, High Seas Treaty, and Pandemic Preparedness. This year’s series will be held in person at the Aspen Meadows.
February 8 – US-China Trade Rivalry
China’s economic rise and its current policies of increasing the role of the state in the economy have led some U.S. policymakers to seek to deny China access to U.S. technology and investment. This is seen as a necessary corrective to decades of predatory Chinese economic policies. Is this a wise strategy, and how effective can it be?
Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, January 18, running through Thursday, March 7 in the Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.
*Topics and the dates they are presented are subject to change.