Ideology has returned as a major factor in U.S.-China relations. Chinese government warnings against the pernicious influence of “Western values” have surged under Xi Jinping and vigilance against Western influence is now a guiding component of his policies toward the Internet, traditional media, culture and entertainment, universities, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations. While not yet as prominent as his anti-corruption drive, the elements of a sustained ideology campaign are now in place and are already affecting the atmospherics of the bilateral relationship.
Please join us for a discussion of how wariness of Western values is related to anti-corruption, the CCP’s economic and legal reform programs, Xi Jinping’s personality cult, and China’s policy toward the United States.
Speakers
Anne-Marie Brady
Wilson Center Global Fellow, Professor, University of Canterbury, author of Marketing Dictatorship: Propaganda and Thought Work in Contemporary China and China’s Thought Management
Richard McGregor
Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow, author of The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers
Moderator
Robert Daly
Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, The Wilson Center