
China and the Continuing Rise of President Xi Jinping
Wed, Aug 24
|CLE Lecture Hall
Time & Location
Aug 24, 2022, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CLE Lecture Hall, 348 S 5th St, Highlands, NC 28741, USA
About the Event
This presentation will examine recent developments in China's continuing economic growth and political and military evolution. Attention will be given to both the successes and challenges facing China and the manner in which they affect the United States and its allies. Emphasis will focus on President Xi and his increasingly authoritarian rule. Discussion will cover the recent expansion of China's military forces and assess the threat they pose to Taiwan, Japan, the S. China Sea as well as the significance of the growing alliance between Xi and Russian President Putin.
Location: CLE Lecture Hall
Presenter: Clifton Pannell is professor of geography and Associate Dean Emeritus of the Benjamin Franklin college of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia. His teaching and research focus on the economic, political and urban geography of China and East Asia. he has studied, worked, and taught in Taiwan, Hong King, and mainland China. A recent co-authored book is: China's Geography: globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change(April, 2021)