The academic obligation of communication as U.S.-China relations strain -- Stephen D. Mull, Vice Provost for Global Affa wv5z

This week on Ginger River Radio, Jiang Jiang welcomes Stephen D. Mull, who is Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Virginia (UVA) and has served in a broad range of U.S. national security positions, most recently as Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Mull introduces the and business objectives of the delegation of the UVA to Shanghai and shares his insights into the importance of people-to-people exchanges between the U.S. and China in the post-pandemic era, the academic realm’s even larger obligation of communication during challenging U.S.-China relations, and UVA’s very own pingpong diplomacy. Highlights: 04:39 - The and business objectives of the delegation of the UVA to Shanghai 08:41 - The UVA is eager to welcome back Chinese students and undertake people-to-people exchanges 13:58 - The UVA's very own pingpong diplomacy 17:54 - The importance of U.S.-China academic cooperation in climate change and global health. Recommendations: Latest album by Bruce Springsteen, Letter to You Movies by Chloé Zhao, Nomadland and The Rider A complete transcript of this podcast is available here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.gingerriver.com 172k20