Former governor and ambassador to both China and Russia, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., will be the featured speaker for China Town Hall 2022, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects our cities, towns and communities, on Nov. 16. From supply chains to national security, new technologies to climate change, the future of both countries will be determined by their relations with one another and the global community.

The U of A will join more than 80 venues across the country for the program, which will feature Ambassador Huntsman in conversation with National Committee on U.S.-China Relations President Stephen Orlins, followed by on-site discussions about U.S.-China relations and the issues that are having an impact on each local community, its institutions and the people themselves.

The on-campus discussion will be facilitated by Ka Zeng, director of international and global studies, and Kelly Hammond, associate director of international and global studies. Both Zeng and Hammond participated in the NCUSCR Public Intellectual Program in cohorts V (2017-2018) and VI (2019-2020). 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 relationsbetween the United States and greater China.

• Event: China Town Hall-Webcast followed by local conversations at more than 80 venues nationwide
• Speaker: Jon M. Huntsman Jr., governor, Utah, 2005-2009; U.S. ambassador to China, 2009-2011; U.S. ambassador to Russia, 2017-2019
• When: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16
• Location: Arkansas Union room 503
• Information: www.ncuscr.org/cth
• Livestream: www.ncuscr.org/livestream
• Host: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations