A Luncheon and Discussion:
On
"How China Sees the World: New Research on Chinese Public Opinion Towards the United States and the Asia-Pacific"
With
Nick Zeller, Ph.D.
Senior Program Associate, Peace Programs—China Focus, The Carter Center
In Conversation With
Mark Pierson
ACIR's Vice President of Diplomatic Relations
For a decade, U.S.-China rivalry has reshaped the global economy and increased militarism across the Pacific. While American popular opinion has shifted against this trend in favor of cooperation between the world’s largest powers, very little is known about how the Chinese public views the United States and its allies in the Asia-Pacific.
New research from The Carter Center and Emory University shows that the Chinese citizenry sees the United States as a major national security threat. Yet, majorities also support cooperation on issues like trade, technological innovation, and global security. Further rivalry, therefore, seems to go against popular will in both countries. This spirit of cooperation does not necessarily extend to U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific, however, where Chinese people show roughly equal willingness to resort to diplomacy and military escalation.
Join us for a conversation with The Carter Center’s Nick Zeller to discuss what a year of polling shows about how the Chinese people view the world and China’s ever more important place in it. The presentation will be a sneak preview of the formal release of the survey data that will take place mid-September in Washington.
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Date: Wednesday, August 19th, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Capital City Club (downtown)
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Atlanta, GA 30303
Parking: Complimentary valet parking is available
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Registration Closes Friday, August 14th, at 10 am
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel, please do so not later than 48 hours before the event. ACIR is charged for your meal, so no refund can be provided.
Meet The Carter Center's Nick Zeller
Nick Zeller is a senior program associate and lead researcher in The Carter Center's China Focus initiative, a research associate at the Second Cold War Observatory, and non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He has previously held visiting assistant professor positions in Chinese history at the University of South Carolina and Kennesaw State University and was an NSEP Boren Fellow at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He holds a doctorate in modern Chinese history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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China Cognitive Warfare
with
Josh Baughman, US National Defense University
Cognitive Warfare is seen as its own domain in modern warfare alongside the four military domains defined by their environment (land, maritime, air and space) and the cyber domain connects them all. Cognitive Warfare operates on a global stage as we are all digitally connected and uses information technology and the tools, machines, networks and systems to seek out it's target: intelligence.
China, as a strategic competitor to NATO, describes Cognitive Warfare as the use of public opinion, psychological operations, and legal influence to achieve victory. Combat psychology has significant impact on the warfighter's ability to function with a focus on recording facial information, emotional changes and psychological states of soldiers to determine their combat status. Outside of the battlefield, influence can also affect law, rule-of-order and civil constructs.
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Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Capital City Club (downtown)
7 John Portman Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Parking: Complimentary valet parking is available
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel, please do so not later than 48 hours before the event. ACIR is charged for your meal, so no refund can be provided.
