The China Institute at Bucknell continues to serve as the local partner for the free, public CHINA Town Hall for the Lewisburg community on Monday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center’s Forum.

This year’s national program will begin at 6 and will feature a webcast discussion moderated by George Stephanopoulos of ABC News and joined by expert panelists Stephen Orlins of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Melanie Hart of the Center for American Progress, Yasheng Huang of MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and Ely Ratner of the Center for a New American Security.

Following the national webcast, Bucknell political science and international relations professor Zhiqun Zhu will chair a town hall-style discussion for the Bucknell/Lewisburg community, and he will be joined by faculty panelists Song Chen, an East Asian Studies professor; and Carl Lin, an economics professor.

More information on the 2019 China Town Hall can be found here.

Tea sandwiches, fresh fruit kabobs, pot stickers, cookies and beverages will be served outside the ELC Forum beginning at 5:30 p.m.