The Challenge of China

Guest panelists:

Dennis Kwok is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning lawyer, recognized for his contribution to the rule of law. He was a pro-democratic lawmaker in Hong Kong for 8 years, elected as the sole representative of legal profession in the Hong Kong legislature first in 2012, and then in 2016 with 69% majority of the votes.

Bob Davis, is a former senior editor at The Wall Street Journal covering economic issues out of the Washington bureau, especially relations between the U.S. and China. In 2020, he co-authored “Superpower Showdown,” with The Wall Street Journal’s Lingling Wei, which chronicles the economic and trade battles between the two nations. He was posted in China from 2011 to 2014.

Prof. Philip Thai is the Director of Global Asian Studies at Northeastern University. He is a historian of Modern China and East Asia with research and teaching interests that include legal history, economic history, and diplomatic history.