The Paulson Institute and Harris Public Policy invite you to join for a lunchtime discussion with Scott Tong, a correspondent at Marketplace and author of A Village with My Name: A Family History of China’s Opening to the World.
Featured Speaker
Scott Tong
Correspondent, Marketplace
Scott Tong is a correspondent for Marketplace’s Sustainability Desk. His stories focus on energy, environment, natural resources and the global economy. Scott served as Marketplace China bureau chief from 2006-2010 and has reported from more than a dozen countries. He has contributed to special series on the 2017 globalization backlash; Water: The High Price of Cheap; Venezuela’s economic collapse; the rise of shareholder value and the Price of Profits; long-term U.S. job creation; the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami; the 2011 famine in the Horn of Africa; and the economics of one child in China. His book, "A Village with My Name: A Family History of China’s Opening to the World” (University of Chicago Press, 12/2017) offers a long view of China’s opening to the West, told through the lives of five people across five generations in his own family.
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Monday,
April 16, 2018
12:30 - 1:30 pm
The Quadrangle Club
2nd Floor, Solarium
1155 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois
RSVP today!
Boxed lunches will be provided for registered guests.
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
About the Series
The Contemporary China Speaker Series is a joint effort between the Paulson Institute and Harris Public Policy to bring a wide variety of China scholars to engage with UChicago students and community members.
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