China Research Seminar public talk
February 19, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Hawaii State Bar Association Conference Room (1100 Alakea Street, Rm. 1000)
Announcing a Chinese Studies public talk,
co-sponsored by International Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association
芒鈧揗aking Sense of China芒鈧
An Urgent Crisis芒鈧
by
Russell Leu,
Vice Dean of the School of Law, Beijing Foreign Studies University,
and Senior Partner of Kingsfield Law Office
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 12:00 pm,
Hawaii State Bar Association Conference Room (1100 Alakea Street, Rm. 1000)
China, China, China. Everyday, 芒鈧揅hina芒鈧 consumes us. Likely, we are consumed by 芒鈧揅hina芒鈧 in just about any breaking news that seems a bit controversial. Look at the daily headlines that popped up over a 24-hour span: 芒鈧溍⑩偓艙Is 芒鈧淢ade in China 2025芒鈧劉 a Threat to Global Trade?,芒鈧 芒鈧揅hina is Leading in Artificial Intelligence芒鈧漚nd American Businesses Should Take Note,芒鈧 芒鈧揥hy 5G, a battleground for US and China, is also a military conflict,芒鈧 芒鈧揅hina芒鈧劉s been showing off a lot of new powerful weapons, and experts think they芒鈧劉re sending a message,芒鈧 or 芒鈧揟he Huawei indictment marks the end of US and China芒鈧劉s cycle of trust.芒鈧 We are affected by what China does, and China is changing us. And China itself is changing faster than any other society in human history. But, at the same time, while China continues to occupy more of our lives and space, how well do we really know China? Since China first became known to the West, we have viewed China through Western eyes and have judged it by Western values. Will this approach continue to work given China has now become the second largest global economic power alongside the US.? How we approach China will definitely have more far reaching implications芒鈧漰erhaps dangerous ones芒鈧漣f we cannot make sense of China. We cannot solve our trade war with China from a purely Western viewpoint. And we cannot manage our relationship with China in the same manner as we have done in the past because we fail to understand China is a civilization-state rather than a nation-state.
Join our guest speaker, Russell Leu, who will share his experiences and thoughts on China. Russell brings a wealth of experience as he has for the past 15 years lived and worked full-time in China as both an international lawyer guiding U.S. and international companies navigating China芒鈧劉s market as well as teaching and mentoring China芒鈧劉s young future generation of lawyers. And Russell has, of more recent, seen and experienced China芒鈧劉s rising global economic tide as he has counseled private Chinese companies on legal matters with their China outbound investments.
Russell will share his on the ground experiences and thoughts about China 芒鈧 through the lenses of a Chinese world 芒鈧 as well as why Americans should engage more with the Chinese and how to do so. Russell is Senior Partner of Kingsfield Law Offices with a presence in Beijing, China and maintains his U.S. offices at Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is Professor of Law on the law faculty as well as a Vice Dean at the School of Law at the Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing, China.
Ticket Information
Free admission
Event Sponsor
Center for Chinese Studies, Mānoa Campus
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(808) 956-8891, china@hawaii.edu