China Goes Global: Managing U.S.-China Trade and Tech Competition

When

May 1, 2026 2:00pm – 5:00pm EDT

Where

Cyprus Room
The Carter Center
453 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30307

China Goes Global: Managing U.S.-China Trade and Tech Competition is a half-day event at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Join us May 1 for a fireside chat with Ping Ni (President of Wanxiang America & Vice Chair of China General Chamber of Commerce), followed by panels on the challenges to productive co-existence and guidance for businesses navigating the turbulent U.S.-China relationship.

This event is free and open to the public. Parking at The Carter Center is free.

All portions of this event will be held in the Cyprus Room at The Carter Center. Follow signs for Executive Offices for the correct entrance.

China Focus Event

Event Schedule


2 – 2:15 p.m.
Opening Remarks

  • Chris Hobbs, Deputy Director, Peace Strategy and Operations, The Carter
    Center
  • Maggie Mers, Founder and CEO of MBM International Logistics
  • James Hoadley, Associate Director, Center for International Business Ed and Research, Georgia Tech

2:15 – 3 p.m.
Rebalancing the Relationship via Economic Opportunities
Keynote and Fireside Chat

  • Ping Ni, Chairman, Wanxiang America Corporation
  • Julian Chang, President, Chinese Globalization Association

3 – 3:55 p.m.
Challenges to Productive Co-existence

  • Moderator: Leigh Anne Liu, Professor & Director, Institute of International Business, GSU
  • Ker Gibbs, Executive in Residence, University of San Francisco
  • Penny Prime, Founding Director and Board Member, China Research Center

4:05 – 5:15 p.m.
Options for United States and Chinese Businesses in Times of Turbulence and Uncertainty

  • Moderator: Christina Liao, Vice President, SKIM
  • Shell Huang, Global Vice President, Research to Experimentation, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Ken Li, Principal, Hyper IDC System Integration, Asiacom-Americas
  • Lynne W. Wendt, Partner, Wendt & Temple
  • Pearl Cai, Founder, iSpring

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