1 p.m. PDT, Thursday, March 31, 2022 (Virtual): Beijing's Influence in the U.S.

Why does Hollywood censor itself around China? What are the propaganda department and the United Front, and why do they matter in America? What are the national security risks with TikTok and Grindr? And if the U.S. and China deepen their conflict, how big of a problem will that be for companies like Apple? Join Isaac Stone Fish as he discusses the negative aspects of Beijing's influence in the U.S. and how to fight back without being McCarthyist or encouraging racism.

Speakers:
Isaac Stone Fish, CEO, Strategy Risks, and contributing columnist, The Washington Post
Victor Shih, Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego (Moderator)

Bio:
Isaac Stone Fish is the author of “America Second: How America’s Elites Are Making China Stronger.” He is also a contributing columnist at The Washington Post, a visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council, an on-air contributor to CBSN and the author of a column on China risk for Barron's. A fluent Mandarin speaker, Fish lived in Beijing for six years and visited every Chinese province, autonomous region and municipality. He is also a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Truman National Security fellow, an alumni of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers program and the CEO and founder of Strategy Risks, a China research firm.
Book link: https://bookshop.org/books/america-second-how-america-s-elites-are-making-china-stronger/9780525657705

Victor Shih holds the Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. He is an expert on the politics of China’s fiscal and financial policies, as well as the elite politics of China. He was the first analyst to identify the risk of massive local government debt and is the author of “Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation.” He recently completed a book, under contract at Cambridge University Press, on how the coalition-formation strategies of founding leaders had a profound impact on the evolution of the Chinese Communist Party. An active member of the China Data Lab, he is also constructing a large database on biographical information of elites in China, as well as the activities of the elite.

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This webinar series is organized by the 21st Century China Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information on China activities, as well as recordings of previous webinars, please visit china.ucsd.edu.