China and the World Forum: A Dialogue about China and the World in the 21st Century (Virtual)

The world faces daunting challenges today, from political liberalization to economic transformation, and from climate change to public health. The United States, the most developed Western country, and China, the largest emerging power, seem to have chosen different paths forward. Are they heading towards conflict? Can they work together to address pressing global issues? In this new era, innovative and unprecedented technologies are clearly a necessity, not a luxury. What does the future hold for China and the world? In this “China and the World Dialogue,” Professor Zhiqun Zhu and Professor Da Hsuan Feng will expound major challenges facing China and the world. Special Guest: Zhiqun Zhu, PhD, is Professor and Chair of International Relations Department at Bucknell University, USA. He was Bucknell's inaugural Director of the China Institute (2013-2017) and MacArthur Chair in East Asian politics (2008–2014). In the early 1990s, he was Senior Assistant to Consul for Press and Cultural Affairs at the American C