• Shi Yuanqiang, Deputy Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles

  • Bonnie Lowenthal , Vice President of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners

  • A Business Delegation from Qingdao, China, led by Mr. Cui Zuo, Chairman of the Qingdao Federation of Industry and Commerce

Amidst news reports of challenging relations between the U.S. and China, the fact is restrictions on travel are dramatically down and billions of dollars in trade flow both ways across the Pacific.

This event will show that business leaders can lead the way for more peaceful prosperity through understanding between the two countries.

  • Director of the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations, University of Pennsylvania

  • Host of the UPenn Center for the Study of Contemporary China (CSCC) Podcast

  • Frequent commentator on Chinese law and policy developments and US-China relations, with recent appearances on WBUR's Here & Now, the Sinica Podcast, Bloomberg TV, CGTN America, and KQED's Forum

  • Has advised the American Council of Learned Societies, the Administrative Conference of the United States, and the Asia Foundation on Chinese law and policy