Under the banner of Asia Society Switzerland's successful annual flagship conference STATE OF ASIA, the STATE OF ASIA Executive Roundtables present a quarterly series that sheds light on pivotal developments in Asia’s most influential regions.

China's relevance for and influence on the world has become pervasive: Whether it's climate change, technology, geopolitics or any other issue, the state of China matters deeply to the state of the world. 

But assessing the state of a country so large, multifaceted, and complex is not easy, and requires a broad view across a range of topics, views, and beliefs. That is exactly what Kaiser Kuo brings to the table: As the host of the Sinica podcast, he has been holding weekly in-depth discussions with China experts for 14 years, giving him a unique perspective on the country and its current trajectory. 

Kaiser will join us in person straight from the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss his view on the ambitions of Chinese leadership, the trajectory of the U.S.-China competition, and more, in this first iteration of the STATE OF CHINA Executive Roundtable. Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director at Asia Society Switzerland, will moderate the conversation. 

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Kaiser Kuo is the host of the Sinica Podcast, a weekly discussion of current affairs in China that has run since 2010. He was Head of Podcasts and Editor-at-Large for The China Project, and previously served as Director of International Communications for Baidu. In his over 20 years in China, his career ran the gamut from rock music to tech journalism to corporate communications. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and holds an M.A. from the University of Arizona. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.