UCLA faculty experts: China

President Obama today begins a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping near Palm Springs. The two leaders are expected to discuss critical issues like North Korea, the global economy and allegations of state-sponsored cyber-attacks. UCLA has experts.

 

C. Cindy Fan, a member of the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and a professor of geography and Asian American studies, is an expert on modern China. Her work focuses on issues of politics, economic development, population, labor migrants and gender in China. She is the co-editor of two major journals on Asia and is the author of "China on the Move: Migration, the State, and the Household." Fan serves as UCLA's interim vice provost for international studies.

Media contacts:

Meg Sullivan | 310-825-1046 | msullivan@support.ucla.edu

Alison Hewitt | 310-206-5461 | ahewitt@support.ucla.edu

James Tong, an associate professor of comparative politics and editor of the journal Chinese Law and Government, specializes in Chinese politics and political violence. His current research covers issues of civil society, gender and political participation, agency problems and control in China, and the Asian financial stituation. He has testified before Congress on religious policy in China.

Media contact:

Meg Sullivan | 310-825-1046 | msullivan@support.ucla.edu