Dickinson to Host Lecture on U.S.-China Relations
Former National Council director for China to deliver insights on past, present, future
Matthew Turpin, former U.S. National Council director for China, will discuss the past, present and future of U.S. policy regarding China. The event, U.S.-China Policy: How We Got Here and Where We’re Headed, will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter (ATS) Auditorium, 360 West Louther St. This in-person lecture is free and open to the public and will also be livestreamed and available via a link on the Clarke Forum's website.
Turpin will give insights on the policy debates that have shaped recent administrations’ policies and the decisions current policymakers are facing. The lecture will examine how historic developments in the relationship between the U.S. and China have built on each other, leading to where we are today and where the relationship might lead.
Turpin is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, and his work focuses on U.S. policy toward the People’s Republic of China. In addition to his service as director for China at the U.S. National Security Council, Turpin was senior advisor on China to the secretary of commerce, and he served more than 22 years in the U.S. Army, including as an advisor to the chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Turpin also assisted the deputy secretary of defense with the Defense Innovation Initiative, and he was an assistant professor of history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
This event is presented by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and co-sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Society. As stated on the society’s website, the Alexander Hamilton Society was founded to support the teaching of U.S. foreign, economic and national security policy at U.S. colleges and universities
For more information about this event, please visit the Clarke Forum's website or email clarkeforum@dickinson.edu.
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Published September 11, 2025