JOIN US! SUSAN SHIRK UC SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STRATEGY “The Return to Personalistic Dictatorship in China” WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 RECEPTION 5:30, DINNER 6:00, LECTURE 6:45PM MMC ATHENAEUM, CMC After Mao Zedong's death, his successor, Deng Xiaoping, declared that China needed to move away from "over-concentration of authority" and establish a more institutionalized system of governance. Yet under Xi Jinping, China is moving back to personalized dictatorship. What explains this trend and what are its implications for China's future? Susan Shirk is one of the most influential experts working on U.S.-China relations and Chinese politics. She previously served as deputy assistant secretary of state (1997- 2000), responsible for U.S. policy toward China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mongolia. She founded and continues to lead the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue, an unofficial forum for discussions of security issues. Her book “China: Fragile Superpower” helped frame the policy debate on China policy in the U.S. and other countries. Her articles have appeared in leading academic publications in the fields of political science, international relations and China studies, and her views on a range of issues relating to modern Chinese politics are highly sought. Reservations may be made online at www.cmc.edu/mmca/ or via email to [email protected] Reservations are not required to attend the presentation only (6:45) Reservation Deadline Friday, November 6th Mailing: 850 Columbia Ave, Kravis Center 3rd Fl, Claremont, California 91711-6420 (909) 621-8213 Member of The Claremont Colleges Mailing: 850 Columbia Ave, Kravis Center 3rd Fl, Claremont, California 91711-6420 (909) 621-8213 Member of The Claremont Colleges .