Uncontested Nationalism and Realpolitik in China’s Changing Relations with the U.S.
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Professor Jiang will discuss the changes in China’s political spectrum, trying to give a realistic evaluation on the emerging “big-economic power” mindset and its changing relations with the U.S. He explores the Chinese International Relations theory as to “see” what the future is going to be in the changing relations with that mindset manifested in the peculiar nationalistic way Chinese.

Dr. Maorong Jiang is director of the Asian World Center at Creighton University, where he specializes in Asian politics and international relations. Born and raised in China, Dr. Jiang started his teaching career at the age of 18. After obtaining his B.A., he became a regular faculty in the Department of International Relations at the Military College of International Relations in China. Dr. Jiang pursued his graduate studies at Beijing Foreign Affairs College and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His varied academic training reflects his interests in history, religion, philosophy, diplomacy, international relations, and political science. In addition to having been a military officer and university professor, Dr. Jiang has served as a university administrator and government official in Beijing. He earned his master’s degree in Asian religion and his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.