Economist and China scholar Keyu Jin speaking at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis. Dr. Jin is a tenured professor of economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Born and raised in Beijing, she attended high school and college in the United States and holds a BA, MA, and PhD in economics from Harvard University. Her most recent book is The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism. In it, she argues that many in the West misunderstand China’s economic and political models. She maintains that China became the most successful economic story of our time by shifting from primarily state-owned enterprises to an economy more focused on entrepreneurship and participation in the global economy. Jin is an academic member of the China Finance 40 Group and has worked with the World Bank, the IMF, and the China Banking Regulatory Commission. She is a non-executive board member of the luxury conglomerate Richemont. She resides with her family in Beijing and London. This program opens with a musical performance by pipa player Gao Hong and her students