Online registration for livestream series tickets is temporarily closed. You can call the Osher office at (603) 646-0154 to purchase a livestream series ticket until 4:00 PM on Thursday, July 13. Online registration will be available again as of 12:00 PM on Friday, July 14.

Please note that this registration is for the livestream attendance option. By selecting this option you will be emailed a link to join the online broadcast; you will NOT receive a ticket for admission to the Lebanon Opera House.

China and the United States:  Can Competitive Coexistence be Maintained?

Series presented in conjunction with the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.

There is so much that the United States and China could do together, for their citizens and for the world. Yet today they remain at daggers drawn. Over the last decade their relationship has only worsened. Visitors to Washington and Beijing are struck at how embittered the most consequential relationship of our time has become. Compounding the tensions, bilateral U.S.-China talks are at a standstill.

Over the past four decades, China has undergone impressive economic development that has transformed the country into a global power second only to the United States. According to the Central Intelligence Agency and the International Monetary Fund, China’s economy is already the largest in the world. China has used its considerable wealth to expand its worldwide influence as well as to develop impressive diplomatic and military strengths.

The United States is still, by far, the richest country in the world in terms of per-capita Gross Domestic Product. Its dollar is the world’s trading currency. America’s entrepreneurial business culture, freedom of the press, and legal norms are the envy of the world, as are its universities and research centers. The U.S. military remains the only globally capable force.

What changes must take place to enable China and the United States to conduct themselves in a manner that will ensure mutually beneficial competition and avoid conflict?

This summer’s lecture series aims to address these questions by inviting recognized experts and officials from the United States, China, and Canada to examine the conflicts and suggest a way forward.