The impact of Richard Nixon's trip to Beijing was immediate. In the second hour of the program, scholars from USC and the Nixon Center in Washington will discuss China's place in the world today, examining U.S.-China ties, global issues such as climate change, as well as China's expanding role in the Middle East, and its relations with Asian neighbors.

David Kang teaches international relations and business at USC and directs the Korean Studies Institute. Kang is author of China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia (Columbia), Crony Capitalism: Corruption and Development in South Korea and the Philippines (Cambridge) and Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies (co-authored with Victor Cha, Columbia).