Evening Webcast & Panel Discussion Drinks reception at 6.30pm Webcast & Discussion at 7pm Close at 8.15pm 2014 marks the 35th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. Built on a narrow but important strategic framework of concern about the military power of the former Soviet Union, US-China relations today are characterized by vastly expanded trade, investment, educational and cultural ties. Regular visits by top leaders and annual high-level dialogues help remind both countries of the importance of the bilateral relationship. China and the US also cooperate on international issues ranging from the Korean Peninsula to nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, with increasing cooperation also in areas of climate change and environmental protection. At the same time, ties have never been free of contentious issues and events. Beijing sees the recent “rebalance” of US policy in Asia as an attempt to contain China, while Washington has labeled China’s recent actions in the South and East China Seas as provocative. Disputes over economic and human rights issues regularly intrude on the relationship. The program will begin with a webcast featuring President Jimmy Carter, who partnered with Deng Xiaoping to establish formal diplomatic ties in 1979, discussing 35 years of US-China relations. This will be followed by a panel discussion with Sino-US experts. $200 Asia Society members/ CUHK Alumni/ University of California, San Diego Alumni/ The University of Chicago Alumni; $250 Non-members