Dali Yang Speaks At The China Card Conference

Given the importance and complexity of U.S.-China relations, it is not surprising that American policy toward China has become a potent political issue. The USC U.S-China Institute hosted a daylong conference on the role of China in American politics and whether or not policies toward China have changed or should change. Speakers included prominent policymakers, public intellectuals, and scholars. They examined the positions and actions of interest groups, the concerns and impact of allies, and the role of specialists. They also discussed perceptions of China and the U.S.-China relationship and the realities of our relationship.

Dali Yang 楊大利 teaches political science at the University of Chicago. He was the founding director of Chicago's Beijing Center and also served as director of Chicago's Center for East Asian Studies. He headed the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore and is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on the politics and political economy of China, including Remaking the Chinese Leviathan: Market Transition and the Politics of Governance in China (2004); Beyond Beijing: Liberalization and the Regions in China (1997); and Calamity and Reform in China: State, Rural Society, and Institutional Change since the Great Leap Famine (1996).