China and the World: Russia

18/04/2016
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
6 East 43rd Street, 24th Floor
New York
New York
10017
United States
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Sino-Soviet and then Sino-Russian relations have had their ups and downs over the decades. What is the state of the relationship today; how do the people of both countries perceive each other?

with Maria Repnikova

Monday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP, New York City

Sino-Soviet and then Sino-Russian relations have had their ups and downs over the decades. What is the state of the relationship today; how do the people of both countries perceive each other? Join us for the second installment of our 50^th Anniversary series, China and the World, as Dr. Maria Repnikova of the University of Pennsylvania explores the latest developments in Sino-Russian relations on April 18, in New York City. She will debunk the myths of their collusion and suggest that Americans should pay attention to an increasing convergence in the two countries’ modes of governance.

The National Committee’s China and the World Series is sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney LLP.

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Speaker Biography

Dr. Maria Repnikova is a scholar of comparative Chinese and Russian media politics and China-Russia relations. Her current work examines the developments in media policy in the two countries, as well as the official strategies for guiding public opinion. Dr. Repnikova holds a Ph.D. (DPhil) in politics from Oxford, where she was a Rhodes scholar. In the past, she has carried out research on China-Russia border relations as a Fulbright scholar, served as an Overseas Press Fellow in Beijing, and spent extensive time in both China and Russia on fieldwork projects. She speaks fluent Russian, Mandarin, and English. Dr. Repnikova’s work has been featured in Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal, and the Guardian, among other news outlets.

She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, where she is completing a book on critical journalists in China. Dr. Repnikova will join the faculty of Georgia State University as an assistant professor in global communication in August 2016.
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Registration is required by Thursday, April 14. If you have registered and are no longer able to attend, please cancel your registration via your NCUSCR account bySunday, April 17, or you will be invoiced a $25 no-show fee.

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