Three leading experts will discuss issues and opportunities in the U.S.-China relationship in light of the first 100 days of President Trump’s China policy at CHINA Town Hall 2025, a national conversation conducted on Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. EDT (5:30 p.m. CDT). 

Muscatine Community College will serve as the host site for the local event, joining more than 80 venues around the country for the program. The discussion will feature Ryan Hass, director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution; Matthew Turpin, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution; and Lingling Wei, chief China correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, in a conversation moderated by Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. 

Larry Delson, founder of Delson International, will also provide insights along with a culture and business-focused discussion following the webcast. Delson has more than thirty-five years of international business experience, focusing on business in East Asia. He teaches at New York University and the Fashion Institute of Technology. 

At a critical time in the U.S.-China relationship amid numerous emerging issues of global concern, this examination of key sectors, including tech, economics, and politics, will enable Americans to discuss the issues that have an impact on their communities, institutions, and nation. 

Established in 1966, the National Committee on United States-China Relations is the leading American non-profit, non-partisan public affairs organization devoted to building constructive relations between the United States and Greater China. 

EVENT: 
CHINA Town Hall – Webcast followed by local conversations at more than 80 venues nationwide 

SPEAKERS: 

  • Ryan Hass, Director of John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution 
  • Matthew Turpin, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution 
  • Lingling Wei, Chief China Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal 
  • Larry Delson, Founder of Delson International, Instructor at New York University and Fashion Institute of Technology  

WHEN: 
Thursday, April 24, nationwide webinar begins at 5:30 p.m., local discussion begins after broadcast.

WHERE: 
Muscatine Community College, Student Life Center, 152 Colorado St., Muscatine, Iowa  

LIVESTREAM: 
www.ncuscr.org/livestream 

HOST: 
Muscatine Community College 

CONTACT: 
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations - www.ncuscr.org 
Joseph Weed, Director of Communications, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations 
646-604-8001; jweed@ncuscr.org