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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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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Professor Thuli MadonselaAdvocate, the High Court of South Africa and Former Public Protector, South AfricaProfessor Thuli Madonsela
Counsellor
Advocate, the High Court of South Africa and Former Public Protector, South Africa
Professor Thulisile "Thuli" Madonsela is a professor of law occupying the Law Trust Research Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University. She is also a member of the African Academy of Sciences and founder of the Thuma Foundation for Democracy Leadership and Literacy a Member of the African Academy of Sciences, a 2017 Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow and a One Young World Counsellor. The former Public Protector of South Africa and full-time Law Commissioner, Professor Madonsela was one of the drafters of the South African Constitution and a co-architect and drafter 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 and administrative law principles mainly based on her public service years and her investigation of improper conduct in state affairs as Public Protector. She helped draft several international human rights instruments and country reports. She currently teaches Constitutional Law, Social Justice Law, Administrative Law, and Constitutional Governance and Ethical Leadership and has written and published extensively on these matters. An advocate of the High Court of South Africa, Professor Madonsela holds eight honorary law doctorates in addition to her normal law degrees and over 70 awards including the German Africa Award, A French Knighthood and Time 100 Most Influential People in The World (2014).
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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.