Superpowers at the table: The importance of US/China dialogue
Following on from the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) Presentation Stage session, this panel will discuss the importance of US/China dialogue. Welcoming two One Young World scholars supported by CUSEF, panelists will explore the critical role that young people have in promoting East-West exchanges, and discuss how they are driving forward positive change to ensure dialogue between these two global powers continues to evolve. This discussion will highlight the innovative approaches that young leaders are using to bridge cultural and political divides, fostering mutual understanding and collaboration.
Speakers
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Myron BrilliantFormer Executive Vice President and Head of International, US Chamber and Founder, Brilliant Impact Group and Senior Counselor to Counsellor to DGA-ASG
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Professor Thuli MadonselaDirector of the Centre for Social Justice, Stellenbosch University, Founder of the Thuma Foundation for Democracy Leadership and LiteracyProfessor Thuli Madonsela
Counsellor
Director of the Centre for Social Justice, Stellenbosch University, Founder of the Thuma Foundation for Democracy Leadership and Literacy
Professor Thuli (Thulisile)Madonsela is the
director of the Centre for Social Justice(CSJ)
in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch
University and the Law Trust Research
Chair Professor of Law in Social Justice
Studies. She is the founder of the Thuma
Foundation for Democracy Leadership and
Literacy and a member of the African
Academy of Sciences. She was recently
appointed to the UN Scientific Advisory
Board and as Chairperson of Cities Alliance.
She is a member of the International
Anticorruption Advisory Council and Global
Justice Leaders.
The former Public Protector of South Africa
and full-time Commissioner in the South
African Law Reform Commission, Prof.
Madonsela was one the 11 technical experts
who helped draft the South African
Constitution and is a co-architect of several constitutionally mandated laws, including the
Equality Act, Employment Equity Act and Promotion of Administrative Justice Act. She has
an extensive background in applied constitutional, social justice and administrative law
principles, mainly based on her public service years and her investigation of improper
conduct in state affairs as Public Protector. A regularly sought keynote speaker, Prof
Madonsela has written, taught, presented papers and published for decades on these
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Dr Da WeiDirector, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua UniversityDr Da Wei
Counsellor
Director, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University
Da Wei is the director of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua, and professor of department of International Relations, school of Social Science, Tsinghua University. Dr. Da ’s research expertise covers China-US relations and US security & foreign policy. Da Wei has worked in China’s academic and policy community for more than 2 decades. Prior to current positions, Dr. Da Wei was the assistant president of University of International Relations (2017-2020), director of the Institute of American Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (2013-2017). He has written hundreds of policy papers to Chinese government, and published dozens of academic papers on journals in China, the US and other countries. Da Wei earned his BA and MA from UIR, and his Ph.D. from CICIR. He was a visiting senior fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States from 2006 to 2007, and a visiting senior associate at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University from 2008 to 2009.
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James ChauPresident, China-United States Exchange Foundation and Goodwill Ambassador, WHOJames Chau
Counsellor
President, China-United States Exchange Foundation and Goodwill Ambassador, WHO
China-United States Exchange FoundationA long-time television news anchor, special reputation for his interviews with world leaders including Nobel Peace Prize laureates President Jimmy Carter, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and Professor Muhammad Yunus, as well as Christine Lagarde, Jane Goodall, and Madam Peng Liyuan among others. At the United Nations, Mr. Chau is the World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goals, appointed by WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan, and re-appointed by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Previously, he served as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, the first person in China named to this role. Born in London, Mr. Chau studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music and graduated from Cambridge University and King’s College London. He completed an Executive Education course on Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a One Young World Counsellor.