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November 2024
Book talk and Reception with former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister, will discuss his new book, On Xi Jinping: How Xi's Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World (Oxford University Press, September 2024). Ambassador Rudd’s book argues that there have been large shifts in China’s ideological worldview under Xi Jinping, creating a new form of “Marxist-Leninist Nationalism” which informs Beijing’s approach to politics, economics, and foreign policy. Speakers The Hon. Kevin Rudd served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, then as Minister for Foreign Affairs, before…
Find out more »Navigating Japan’s Demographic and Technological Challenges
Featuring: Yumiko Murakami, General Partner, MPower Partners Fund L.P. Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University Talking Points: - Japan is a shrinking country with a demographic crisis - Japan is leading the global trend of demographic tsunamis - A technology (AI/digitization) tsunami is also hitting Japan and the world - How a double tsunami (demography/technology) can create economic opportunities for Japan - Key success factors include (1) innovation, (2) reskilling, and (3)…
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