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A Lecture and Discussion at Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Ill.—Lake Forest College and the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (CCFR) will sponsor a lecture and discussion by David M. Lampton, director of Chinese studies at The Nixon Center, titled “China’s Leadership Transition and the Future of Sino-U.S. Relations” on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel on the College’s Middle Campus. Lampton has served as president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, that nation’s oldest non-profit, educational organization dedicated to enhancing understanding between the U.S., China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Lampton has also directed the China Policy Program at the American Enterprise Institute. He is currently a George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. Lampton received his Ph.D. and undergraduate degrees from Stanford University. The integration of China into the World Trade Organization expedites China's emergence as a global power and magnifies the significance of the impending leadership transition in China on Sino-U.S. relations. It is widely understood that Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao, who visited Washington, D.C. last April, is poised to take over Jiang Zemin's positions as general secretary of the Communist Party and president of China in 2003. Lampton’s talk will examine questions such as, Will Hu be given the necessary authority to govern China, or will the current third-generation leaders attempt to wield influence from behind the scenes? What impact will U.S. policy toward Taiwan have on the leadership transition and on the future of U.S.-China relations? What are the prospects for economic and political reform during China's leadership transition? Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Steven Galovich, will moderate the session. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $15 for CCFR members and $25 for non-members. There is no charge for the Lake Forest College community. The discussion is sponsored by The Chicago Council’s Asia in Chicago Program and the Lake Forest College Asia Center, with a grant from the Freeman Foundation. For more information call 847-735-6010. Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,300 students representing 44 states and 43 other countries.
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