Harvard University Professor Ezra F. Vogel, Author of “Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China,” at Webster University

Presented by the Global Internship Experience at Webster University

Harvard University professor Ezra F. Vogel, author of “Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China,” speaks Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. at Webster University. Professor Vogel will discuss China’s recent history, reform leader Deng Xiaoping and the future of the region’s economy. The event will be held at Webster University’s University Center, 175 Edgar Road. Event parking is available in the Garden Avenue garage. A reception, with hors d’oeuvres, drinks and reserved seating, begins at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are required for the reception and the cost is $20. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. and is free: no reservations are needed for open seating. For more information and to RSVP: contact: skessler12@webster.edu or call 314-246-5979.

Vogel is Henry Ford II professor emeritus of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and former director of Harvard’s Fairbank Center for East Asian Research and the Asia Center.

“This is an impressive and important biography of one of the most important men in the twentieth century. Deng Xiaoping transformed China economically, politically, and socially. One of the most significant achievements for his and my country was the establishment of diplomatic relations between us. The book provides an excellent account of this historic event.”

 – President Jimmy Carter