My China: A Family History Amid a Changing and Challenging U.S.–China Relationship

Ker Gibbs will discuss his new book, “The Fragile Dragon: China’s Strengths and the Limits to its Power,” which offers a unique exploration of China’s transformation and its evolving commercial relationship with the West, drawing on the author’s experience as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai under Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden. Drawing on firsthand access to leaders in Beijing and Washington, the author examines business and political developments from both Chinese and Western perspectives, interweaving them with the remarkable history of his extended family that included an opium addict, an American codebreaker, and a Chinese revolutionary. Speaker: Ker Gibbs, Former President of American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai Moderator: Richard Madsen, Professor Emeritus, School of Global Policy and Strategy ------------------ This public lecture is organized by the 21st Century China Center (21CCC) at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information about this and other 21CCC events, please visit china.ucsd.edu.