We are excited to welcome you to join our 16th annual US-China symposium!
This year, the theme of the symposium is “Stabilization and Separation.” Marked by the Xi-Biden summit held at the APEC conference in 2023, US-China relations seem to finally return to a constructive trajectory, with positive signs such as the resumption of high-level military-to- military communication. However, progress in key security and economic concerns are still mired by difficulties. Amidst increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, Chinese apps like TikTok becomes targets of US lawmakers for its enormous impact on public opinion.
As both governments devise strategies to manage their internal and external affairs, their decisions will have repercussions not only on the bilateral relations but also on the development trajetories of the rest of the world. In many areas where the welfare of the global community is at stake, opportunities for engagement and cooperation abound for the two world powers. The US and China have agreed to work together on climate change; other important issues, such as anti-terrorism and AI regulation, could be on the agenda as well. We hope that this symposium will provide a platform for all to critically engage with and better understand these issues and the future of Sino-US relations.
Please see the pamphlet below on details of our panel topics and fantastic speakers including keynote speaker Bhaskar Chakravorti, the Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
Tufts SURGE 