Economics

The East Asia Center of the University of Virginia with host the conference, Complementing and Competing Visions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, on March 2, 2019.

As part of President Tsai Ing-wen's efforts to reinvigorate and diversify Taiwan's economy, the "New Southbound Policy" aims to secure new regional partners in South and Southeast Asia. Building upon the policies of previous administrations, the "New Southbound Policy" will also seek to lessen Taiwan's economic reliance on the mainland by building an extensive network of cultural and interpresonal relationships throughout the region. This conference will examine the new policy in the context of Taiwan's overall foreign policy objectives.

New Arrivals is one of eight chamber operas the Houston Grand Opera has commissioned for East + West, a series celebrating Houston as a meeting place for Eastern and Western cultures.

The National Committee on United States-China Relations presents a discussion of "New Neighbors," including how its chief findings fit into the broader dynamics of U.S.-China relations. "New Neighbors" is an in-depth study to examine and quantify the effects of Chinese capital inflows at the local level, estimating investment, operations, and jobs provision in individual U.S. Congressional districts and assessing their relevance for American innovation, exports, and other economic linkages.