China Today: Culture, Politics, and Economics with Gene Detroyer, A&S, '69

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China Today: Culture, Politics, and Economics
Instructor: Gene Detroyer, A&S, '69
August 26 - September 30 (6 Sessions)
Wednesdays, 6:00PM - 8:00PM ET
Virtual va Zoom

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Course Description: The course will provide an overview of China’s political, economic, and social transformation since 1978. The course traces and articulates a narrative of reform and opening up that contextualizes the understanding of China in the past, present, and foreseeable future. Lectures and readings first review the institutional background and configuration before 1978, elucidate structural reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s as a turning point in China’s trajectory, and then further explore and evaluate the ongoing evolution and its consequences in political, economic, and social realms.

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ABOUT Gene Detroyer, A&S, '69

For the last 18 years, Mr. Detroyer has taught International Business and Entrepreneurship at academic institutions around the world, including the European School of Economics (NYC campus), the Weller International Business School (Paris), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics (China), and the University of Sanya, Sanya (China).

Before his teaching career, Mr. Detroyer successfully founded and exited three companies: in media, in pharmaceuticals, and in global consulting. This followed a 17-year corporate career, first as an executive in ExxonMobil’s consumer products division, and then as General Manager of the U.S. consumer products division of VanLeer Group, a Dutch company.

Mr. Detroyer is a member of the BrainTrust at RetailWire, the retailing industry’s premier online discussion forum. He is also an advisor to the Silk Road Legal Cooperation Network. Gene has been a speaker at conferences and seminars in the U.S. and abroad. He has appeared on CNBC and is frequently quoted in Forbes. He holds a BA from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the Columbia Business School. He was awarded the Heritage Award as a distinguished alumnus by Johns Hopkins.

Event Date
Starts:
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
6:00pm EDT

Ends:
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
8:00pm EDT

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