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What do Americans and Chinese "know" about each other and how do they know it? What images do they have of each other's society and state? Where do these images come from? Why do some endure and others change? How do images vary with age and other factors? How do these perceptions affect the decisions and actions of governments, businesses, civic groups, and individuals?
On November 1-2, 2013, leading academics will gather with pollsters, journalists, diplomats, and entertainment industry practitioners to explore these questions and questions and others at a conference hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute.
Polls suggest that a slight majority of Americans believe that the values of Chinese and Americans are so different that cooperation to address international problems is impossible. Most Chinese feel the U.S. is working to constrain China's continued rise. Americans and Chinese have increasingly negative impressions of each other's countries. Yet, we are visiting each other's countries more than ever before, becoming ever more intertwined, and are working cooperatively in many different ways to address pressing social, economic, and environmental issues. At the conference we'll examine how these exchanges affect perceptions along with the even more powerful role played by new and old media, popular entertainment, and political discourse.
Speakers include:
Chen Na, Fudan University
Robeson Taj Frazier, USC
Peter Hays Gries, University of Oklahoma
David Lampton, Johns Hopkins University
Daniel Lynch, USC
Minxin Pei, Claremont McKenna College
Daniel Rosen, Rhodium Group
Stanley Rosen, USC
Simon Shen, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Richard Wike, Pew Research Center
Victor Yuan, Horizon Research
Zhiwei Xiao, California State University, San Marcos
And more to be announced...
For additional conference details please visit our website.
This event is free and open to the public. Lunch and refreshments will be provided to registered participants.
To reserve your spot, please RSVP here by October 25, 2013.
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