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Human Rights/Historical Wrongs: Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and U.S.-China Relations

Department Chair Jeffrey Wasserstrom will be a panelist at the UCI Forum for the Academy and the Public's talk "Human Rights/Historical Wrongs: Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and U.S.-China Relations".

Event Description:

Indoctrination camps in Xinjiang. Visa denials and shuttered shows in Hong Kong. Students disappearing from Beijing campuses. Trade disputes. Accusations of unfairness flying in both directions across the Pacific. What are the implications of these things for American universities? For informed citizens? These are among the questions to be addressed in this "Pop-Up Panel" organized by the Forum for the Academy and the Public.

Panelists:
Mary Kay Magistad (reported from China for PRI's "The World," teaches audio journalism at Berkeley);
Alex Wang (specialist in Chinese legal and environmental issues, teaches Law at UCLA);
Graham Webster (Fellow and Coordinating Editor of the DigiChina project at New America);
Jeffrey Wasserstrom (teaches Chinese history at UCI, writes about protest and censorship).

Moderators:
Sewell Chan, Deputy Editor, Los Angeles Times
Amy Wilentz, Director of the Forum for the Academy and the Public

Free event, open to students, staff, faculty, and members of the community.