Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte and the National Committee on U.S. – China Relations on Tuesday, April 9, at 5:30 p.m. ET for a virtual discussion on China-US relations with Dr. Shelley Rigger, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty and Brown Professor of Asian Politics at Davidson College.

This discussion will be followed by a nationwide livestream event at 6:30 p.m. ET with a Q&A with Kurt Campbell, nominee for Deputy Secretary of State. He will examine the challenges and opportunities for both countries as they confront the most critical issues of the 21st century.

Program Information

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
WACC Speaker Series with Dean Shelley Rigger, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty | Brown Professor of Asian Politics at Davidson College
5:30 – 6:30 PM ET (via Zoom)

CHINA Town Hall Keynote Presentation with Dr. Kurt Campbell, Deputy US Secretary of State
6:30 – 7:30 PM ET (*Livestream link will be provided)
Cost: FREE for all

 

 

 

Biography: Dr. Shelley Rigger, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty | Brown Professor of Asian Politics at Davidson College

I am the Brown Professor of Asian Studies. I teach courses on East Asian Politics, including domestic politics of East Asian countries and the international relations of the region. My research and writing focuses on Taiwanese politics and on the relationships among the United States, the People’s Republic of China, and Taiwan.

In 2019-2020 I was a Fulbright scholar at National Taiwan University in Taipei, studying the political and social views of Taiwanese youth. I’ve been a visiting professor at two universities in the People’s Republic of China: Fudan University (2006) and Shanghai Jiaotong University (2013 & 2015), and I was a visiting researcher at National Chengchi University in Taiwan in 2005. I’m also non-resident fellow of the China Policy Institute at Nottingham University and a senior fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). I also interact frequently with US government officials, especially in the Taiwan policy field.

I’ve held a number of administrative posts at Davidson College; I currently serve as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. I am also a director of The Taiwan Fund, a closed-end investment fund specializing in Taiwan-listed companies.

I’ve written two academic books on Taiwan’s domestic politics — Politics in Taiwan: Voting for Democracy (Routledge 1999) and From Opposition to Power: Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (Lynne Rienner Publishers 2001) – as well as two books for general readers – Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse (2011) and The Tiger Leading the Dragon: How Taiwan Propelled China’s Economic Rise (2021). I’ve published articles on Taiwan’s domestic politics, the national identity issue in Taiwan-China relations, generational politics in Taiwan, and related topics. I’ve also published items in the Washington Post Monkey Cage blog.

Biography: Kurt Campbell, Nominee for Deputy Secretary of State

Kurt Campbell, nominee for Deputy Secretary of State, will be the speaker for the 2024 CHINA Town Hall: National Reflections, Local Connections. This year’s iteration will take place on Tuesday, April 9, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET. National Committee on U.S.-China Relations President Stephen Orlins will moderate the conversation.

CHINA Town Hall (CTH) is a two-part event that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and how that relationship affects local communities.