Harvard Club of Northern Nevada

The Global Impact of the Chinese Dream

Nearly forty years ago, Deng Xiaoping fundamentally shifted the direction of China.  Under the rubric of “reform and opening” (gaige kaifang), China has been utterly transformed, and in turn it is transforming the global order.  Soon it will be the largest economy in the world.  The decisions made in China today will influence the shape of the global economy, geopolitics, the environment, and health of the international order. 

Harvard Professor Ezra Vogel will speak on “Where is China Heading?,” based on his groundbreaking scholarship and clear-eyed observations of China over decades.  He will analyze not only the aspirational character of the “China’s Dream” but also the difficult issues that the Dream faces at home and abroad.