Mary Bullock (Agnes Scott College), Thomas Fingar (Stanford University), David M. Lampton (Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies), Anne F. Thurston (Grassroots China Initiative)

In honor of its release, contributors Mary Bullock, Thomas Fingar, and David M. Lampton will join editor Anne Thurston for a panel discussion of their volume Engaging China: Fifty Years of Sino-American Relations (Columbia University Press, 2021).

Recent years have seen the U.S.-China relationship rapidly deteriorate. Engaging China brings together leading China specialists—ranging from academics to NGO leaders to former government officials—to analyze the past, present, and future of U.S.-China relations. Bullock, Fingar, Lampton, and Thurston will reflect upon the complex and multifaceted nature of American engagement with China since the waning days of Mao’s rule. What initially motivated U.S.’ rapprochement with China? What were the gains and the missteps made during five decades of America’s engagement policy toward China? Speakers will tackle these questions and more at this critical time when tensions between the U.S. and China continue to intensify.