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Public Opinion and U.S.-China Relations: New Mirror Survey Results

Tue 8 Jul 2008 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

The Committee of 100 & AmCham Shanghai

INVITE YOU TO JOIN US TO EXPLORE NEW INSIGHTS ON THE U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP

The U.S.-China relationship has become the most important bilateral relationship in the world, but what do the Americans and Chinese actually think about each other? The Committee of 100’s newest survey, “Hope & Fear: American and Chinese Attitudes Toward Each Other,” provides the latest in-depth look at public opinion in both the U.S. and China on bilateral issues, such as such as trade, American job losses, product safety, global warming and Taiwan.

Historical data show the decline in American feelings toward China surrounding economic and military growth. In addition, both Chinese and Americans recognize the importance of U.S.-China economic ties and—surprisingly—both general publics hold overall positive views of each other.

How do we build on existing hope? How do we dispel groundless fears? Please join us for a lively discussion as to how the U.S. and China can move toward a stronger sense of partnership—for their mutual benefit, and for the sake of the world.

Our presenter Frank H. Wu is the author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White, which was immediately reprinted in its hardcover edition, and co-author of Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment. In 2004, he returned to his hometown of Detroit to serve as the ninth Dean of Wayne State University Law School; he will be completing his tenure this academic year. In the 2008-09 academic year, he will teach as a Visiting Professor at University of Maryland and George Washington University.

Dean Wu serves as a Trustee of Gallaudet University, the only university in the United States serving primarily deaf and hard of hearing, and he became Vice-Chair of the Board in 2006. From 1995 to 2004, Dean Wu was on the law faculty of Howard University. He has been an adjunct professor at Columbia University, a visiting professor at University of Michigan, and a teaching fellow at Stanford University. He also has taught over several short periods at Deep Springs College, a highly-selective full-scholarship all-male school enrolling twenty-six on a student-run cattle ranch near Death Valley.

He is the recipient of the 2008 Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Award from the Asian Pacific Fund, named for the late Chancellor of University of California at Berkeley and selected from a national pool of nominees, and the 2007 Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Prior to his academic career, Dean Wu held a clerkship with the late U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti in Cleveland and practiced law with the firm of Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco. He received a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan. He has completed the Management Development Program of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

About the Committee of 100:

Founded in 1989 by prominent Chinese Americans, the Committee of 100 is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit membership organization composed of Chinese American leaders in a broad range of professions. With members’ knowledge and experience, the Committee is committed to a dual mission: (1) encouraging stronger relations between the U.S. and Greater China and (2) encouraging the full participation of Chinese Americans in all aspects of American life. www.committee100.org.

Agenda:
11:30 Registration and Networking

12:00 Buffet Lunch

12:30 Presentation

13:30 Event Ends

RSVP: All AmCham events require confirmation of attendance (RSVP). If you attend an event without prior notification you will be charged a RMB 50 "walk in" fee.

RSVP Cancellation: If you need to cancel your RSVP please notify Ms. Viola Huang T: 6279-7119 x 5658 or email viola.huang@amcham-shanghai.org no less than 12 hours in advance. Failure to cancel your RSVP will require payment of a "no show bill".

Organised by American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) (viola.huang@amcham-shanghai.org )