| Join us on July 29 at 5:30 p.m. PDT for the inaugural Susan Shirk Lecture on U.S.-China Relations, part of the UC San Diego Forum on U.S.-China Relations.
The Honorable Kevin Rudd AC will discuss new developments in China’s political economy, including the impending 20th Party Congress and some of the challenges President Xi Jinping is facing due to economic difficulties, and examine their impact on U.S.-China relations moving forward.
The talk will be moderated by Caroline Freund, Dean at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, with welcome remarks and introduction by Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla.
A reception on the terrace will immediately follow the lecture, featuring a book signing by Kevin Rudd of his newly published book “The Avoidable War.” |
