Aug 20, 2015
Zhang Junhua is currently Professor of Political Science at the School of International and Public Affairs at Jiaotong University, where is also Director of International Master’s Degree Program and Executive Director of the Centre for Contemporary Sino-Israel...
Aug 6, 2015
Jacob Parker is the Director Chief Representative at the U.S.-China Business Council’s Shanghai office, where he works with members to research, analyze, and speak on topics important to their operations in China. He has worked on a variety of international public and...
Jul 13, 2015
William Duff is Chief of the Political and Economic Section at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai. He took his current role with the U.S. Consulate in August 2013. His previous assignments include Political Advisor to United States Division South in Basrah, Iraq, and to...
Jun 23, 2015
Excess supply across the residential, office, and retail sectors in urban China are now a drag on economic performance, and market easing policies to date may not be adequate to prevent a hard landing. In light of these trends, the speakers discussed factors...
Jun 5, 2015
John Lipsky was Acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2011, and Deputy Managing Director of the IMF from 2006-2011. His tenure at the IMF coincided with the onset of the greatest economic and financial challenges faced yet by the rapidly...