Jeffrey Wasserstrom with USCET
Friday, June 13, 2025
3:30pm — 5:00pm ET
Lindner Family Commons, Elliott School of International Affairs
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The U.S.-China Education Trust invites you to a conversation with acclaimed historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom as he discusses his latest work, The Milk Tea Alliance, with Evan Osnos, award-winning staff writer at the New Yorker. This wide-ranging dialogue will explore the evolving landscape of public writing on China, the deep connections between China and Southeast Asia, and the art of engaging public audiences through scholarly and journalistic writing.
JF Books will be on-site selling copies of Wassterstrom and Osnos’ books. The discussion will be followed by a light reception and book signing.
Lindner Family Commons, Elliott School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
1957 E Street, NW, Washington DC
The political situations in Burma, Thailand, and Hong Kong are radically different. Yet, many young activists and exiles from these regions feel that their struggles are connected.
How do these activists, each facing their unique situations, find common ground and sustain one another? For The Milk Tea Alliance:Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom traveled globally to interview members of this loosely constituted alliance, finding them united by the rising influence of a common adversary—the Chinese Communist Party.
“A story of resilient defiance against not just local oppression but the expanding shadow of Xi Jinping’s China—a defining battle of the twenty-first century.” —Evan Osnos
Watch the event The U.S.-China Education Trust invites you to a conversation with acclaimed historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom as he discusses his latest work, The Milk Tea Alliance, with Evan Osnos, award-winning staff writer at the New Yorker. This wide-ranging dialogue will explore the evolving landscape of public writing on China, the deep connections between China… more
Lindner Family Commons, Elliott School of International Affairs