China Town Hall Webcast

Assumption College and the Grenon School of Business will be one of the 75+ colleges and universities participating in the national CHINA Town Hall webcast on Monday, November 18 at 6:00 pm in Kennedy Hall 112. 

Assumption will link to a panel discussion webcast moderated by George Stephanopoulos, of ABC News and formerly of the Clinton Administration. The panel will include four speakers:

• Melanie Hart, Senior Fellow; Director, China Policy, Center for American Progress
• Steve Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
• Yasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
• Ely Ratner, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security

The speakers hold diverse viewpoints and perspectives on the U.S.-China relationship to ensure an informative and lively conversation.  

At the end of the national video webcast to the panel discussion, the local program will include a conversation/town hall among the attendees themselves, focusing on their personal reactions to changes in the U.S.-China relationship.