​Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World

Discussion, Q&A

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  Michael Schuman

  The Atlantic, Bloomberg Opinion

  Author, Journalist

  Michael Schuman is a journalist and author who has lived and worked in Asia since 1996. His new book, “Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World,” was released in June 2020 by publisher PublicAffairs. His earlier works are “Confucius and the World He Created” (Basic Book, 2015) and “The Miracle: The Epic Story of Asia’s Quest for Wealth” (HarperBusiness, 2009). Mr. Schuman has been a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and Time magazine. He currently is a contributor to The Atlantic, Bloomberg Opinion, and other publications. He has a Master in International Affairs from Columbia University (1992) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania (1990).
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  Stephen Roach

  Yale School of Management

  Senior Lecturer

  Stephen Roach is a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute of Global Affairs and a Senior Lecturer at Yale School of Management. He was formerly Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm’s Chief Economist for the bulk of his 30-year career at Morgan Stanley, heading up a highly regarded team of economists around the world. Mr. Roach’s current teaching and research program focuses on the impacts of Asia on the broader global economy. At Yale, he has introduced new courses for undergraduates and graduate students on the “The Next China” and “The Lessons of Japan.” His writing and research also addresses globalization, trade policy, the post-crisis policy architecture, and the capital markets implications of global imbalances. Stephen Roach has long been one of Wall Street’s most influential economists. His work has appeared in academic journals, books, congressional testimony and has been disseminated widely in the domestic and international media. Roach’s opinions on the global economy have been known to shape the policy debate from Beijing to Washington. His latest book, Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China (Yale University Press, Jan. 2014) examines the risks and opportunities of the world’s most important economic relationship of the 21st century. His 2009 book, The Next Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalization (Wiley), analyzes Asia’s economic imbalances and the dangers of the region’s excess dependence on overextended Western consumers.
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  Carol Li Rafferty

  Yale Center Beijing

  Managing Director

  Carol Li Rafferty is the Managing Director of Yale Center Beijing and a Co-Founder of Lean In China. In 2016, the World EconomicForum (WEF) selected Carol as a Young Global Leader (YGL), and she currently serves as a member of the YGL Advisory Group, the YGL’s global advisory board. She previously worked for the China Investment Corporation (CIC), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, responsible for strategic andprivate equity investments. Carol graduated cum laude from Yale University, with dual B.A. degrees in Economics and International Studies. She received her J.D. degree from Stanford Law School. She is also a China Fellow of the Aspen Institute, and a member of the Board of Trustee at Keystone Academy, anon-profit K-12 school in Beijing, China.