President Jimmy Carter, Top Experts Discuss U.S.-China Relations at 69-City Live Event October 16
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, will join audiences in 69 cities and towns by live webcast for the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations' eighth annual CHINA Town Hall on October 16 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. The program, conducted in collaboration with The Carter Center, will help Americans understand critical global issues affected by the complex U.S-China relationship, including economics, climate change, security and trade.
President Carter's webcast will be hosted by National Committee on U.S.-China Relations President Stephen Orlins, and will include live Q&A from around the country. In addition, NCUSCR has placed prominent China specialist at 73 venues to address topics of interest to the local community.
The live webcast may be viewed online at www.ncuscr.org/cth along with a list of 73 nationwide CHINA Town Hall program sites.
U.S. exports to China reached $120 billion in 2013, making China the third-largest U.S. trading partner, as Chinese investment in the United States doubled to $14 billion from the previous year. CHINA Town Hall will explore the critical global issues that require Sino-American cooperation for resolution.
"My experience with teach-ins across America during the war in Vietnam led us to develop this program that educates Americans about China in the belief that better understanding will lead to enhanced U.S. foreign policy," said National Committee President Stephen Orlins.
The 73 local programs with leading experts will include discussions by Kevin Nealer (President's Intelligence Advisory Board) on investment, in Boston; Dr. Merritt Cooke on the environment, in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Peterson Institute for International Economics Senior Fellow Nicholas Lardy on economics in Columbus, Ohio; Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt (Ret.) on security, in Denver; and Chinese University of Hong Kong professor Dr. Anthony J. Spires on Chinese civil society in Santa Barbara.
In one of the historic moments of the Carter presidency, on January 1, 1979, the United States established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. President Carter has remained actively engaged with China, visiting the country 12 times since leaving office, most recently in September 2014.
Established in 1966, the National Committee on United States-China Relations is the leading national, non-partisan public affairs organization devoted exclusively to building constructive and durable relationships between the United States and China.
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SOURCE National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
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