China Town Hall to be conducted Oct. 29

The international programs of Winona State University will present the sixth annual China Town Hall  Monday, Oct. 29, in WSU’s Maxwell Hall, Room 106. Light refreshments will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m., and a welcome and introduction will begin at 7 p.m.  Speaking from 7:15 to 8 p.m. is Joseph Borich. His topic is the future of U.S./China relations in the context of the previous century having been the American Century and the recent repositioning of the U.S. as an Asia-Pacific nation in anticipation of the coming century and the opportunities and challenges this presents for the Midwest.

From 8 to 8:45 p.m. will be a live webcast from Washington featuring Gary Locke, U.S. Ambassador for the People’s Republic of China.

China Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 50 cities throughout the United States.