CHINA Town Hall (CTH), a 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 people around the country with U.S. policymakers and thought leaders on China. 

The 2025 CHINA Town Hall program will take place on Thursday, April 24 to discuss President Trump’s China policy 100 days in, with featured speakers Ryan Hass, Director of John L. Thorton China Center at the Brookings Institution, Matthew Turpin, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Lingling Wei, Chief China Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal. This Local discussion at MassArt will be hosted by Prof. Lisong Liu (Humanities Department) and feature three local speakers: Mr. Zipei Tu, Dr. Shunan You, and Prof. Marc Holland. Please come join us and enjoy free pizza and a timely and thought-provoking conversation!