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2024 CHINA Town Hall
2024-04-09 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
CHINA Town Hall is two-part program that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and examines how that relationship reverberates at the local level – in our towns, states, and nation, connects Americans around the country with U.S. policymakers and thought leaders on China. USHCA’s 2024 CHINA Town Hall program will start on Tuesday, April 9th, at 5 PM CT, with featured speaker Dr. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State and Dr. Ketian Zhang, Assistant Professor at George Mason University, as the local speaker and will be moderated by Dr. Jack Zhang at the University of Kansas. Click here to register to attend.

The End of Globalization?
2021-10-07 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Denver)
Our Oct. 7 Great Decisions Lecture Series will ask the question if we are at the end of globalization. With David Dollar of Brookings.
About this event
A recent survey of nearly 20,000 people in 25 countries reveals mixed enthusiasm for international trade and the globalization of goods and services, with slightly less than half of those surveyed agreeing that globalization is a net-positive for their country.
With an uptick in protectionist trade rhetoric and reconsideration of globally integrated networks of goods and services, what do the trends and forecasts indicate about the future of globalization? Is globalization really at an end, or is it in need of a refresh?
David Dollar, noted economist and senior fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, will offer his insights in this virtual discussion jointly presented by the US Heartland China Association and the International Relations Council.

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October 7th, 2021
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. CT

Nuancing National Security
2021-08-18 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | International Relations Council
A central mandate of any national government is national security, but the responsibility involves much more than traditional military defense capabilities. Today, while balancing military and diplomacy priorities, national governments assess and combat threats in cyberspace and outer space, water supplies and power grids, food production and energy chains. In this six-part virtual series, the International Relations Council will take a deep dive into the national security arena, offering historical context and global perspective for core dimensions of national security and exploring the risks, priorities, and tactics on the radar of U.S. security policy.
About the Speaker
Dr. Ken Burton is currently the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) Coordinator and APHIS lead for USDA NBAF in Manhattan, KS.
Dr. Burton received his Bachelor of Science in biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from Kansas State University. He owned and operated the Lyons Veterinary Clinic in Lyons, Kansas for 28 years, providing rural Rice County residents with companion animal and food animal production veterinary medicine and surgery.
In 2010, Dr. Burton became Program Director for the National Agricultural Biosecurity Center (NABC) at K State. He was principle investigator and co-principle investigator on projects involving transboundary animal disease (TAD) response planning, training, and education at the national, state and local levels.
Burton was also Director of Project Coordination for the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) at K-State. He provided oversight for BSL-3, ABSL-3, and BSL-3Ag research scheduling, research transition to containment, communications between research teams and BRI staff, and directed pre-project coordination prior to containment. He also provided veterinary support for TAD projects in containment.
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