CHINA Town Hall

Doors open with pizza at 5:15pm Live Webcast begins at 5:30pmThe Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies will be hosting the 2026 CHINA Town Hall (CTH), a program that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and examines how that relationship reverberates at the local level – in our towns, states, and nation – connects people around the country with U.S.

policymakers and thought leaders on China. The 2026 CHINA Town Hall program will take place via live webcast with two veteran senior diplomats discussing the current state and future trajectory of the U.S.-China relationship: Stephen Biegun, former U.S.

deputy secretary of state, and Sarah Beran, former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and former senior director for China and Taiwan affairs at the White House National Security Council.

Since CTH launched in 2007, the National Committee has proudly partnered with a range of institutions and civic groups, colleges and universities, trade and business associations, world affairs councils and think tanks to convene town halls and bring this important national conversation to local communities around America (and a few overseas).

Following the webcast will be an on-site discussion led by Professor Matt Winters (CEAPS Director & Political Science). Read more about the event and speakers here. Pizza will be served at the event! Please Register at the link above.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Free speech and academic freedom are foundational to our university’s missions of discovery and exploration.

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