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Eric J. Heikkila is a professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Trained as an economist, he has consulted for the World Bank, UNDP, USAID and a host of other development agencies. As founding Executive Secretary for the Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development, he helped organise numerous international consultative forums for cities throughout the region. He is the author of many scholarly publications including, most recently, China from a US Policy Perspective (Routledge, 2020)This week, Ed Blakely and Eric talk about the rise of China as an economic powerhouse, the sustainability and dangers of China's rapid urban development, and realignment of the world order

Eric Heikkila on the Rise and China and New World Order

How does the rise of China alter the context in which U.S. policy should be assessed? In China from a U.S. Policy Perspective, Professor Eric Heikkila divides policy into three broad areas: economics, sustainability, and geopolitics. In each one, he analyzes key policy issues, demonstrating how a growing China exerts pressure on American policy, not explicitly through lobbying or negotiation, but implicitly through the reality it creates. Dr. Heikkila argues that at a time of increasing bilateral tensions, it is critical for American policymakers to focus on the many policy questions affected by China’s rise. The National Committee held a virtual program on October 26, 2020 with Professor Eric Heikkila.

How does the rise of China alter the context in which U.S. policy should be assessed? In <a href="https://www.routledge.com/China-from-a-US-Policy-Perspective/Heikkila/p/book/9780367897963" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China from a U.S. Policy Perspective</a>, Professor Eric Heikkila divides policy into three broad areas: economics, sustainability, and geopolitics. In each one, he analyzes key policy issues, demonstrating how a growing China exerts pressure on American policy, not explicitly through lobbying or negotiation, but implicitly through the reality it creates. Dr. Heikkila argues that at a time of increasing bilateral tensions, it is critical for American policymakers to focus on the many policy questions affected by China’s rise. The National Committee held a virtual program on October 26, 2020 with Professor Eric Heikkila.

China from a U.S. Policy Perspective | Eric Heikkila