Neysun Mahboubi on the past, present, and future of US-China Academic Exchanges

Professor Neysun Mahboubi, Director of the Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations, recounts his experiences as a legal scholar in China during the 1990s Reform and Opening Up period, focusing on his mentors and the legal scholars who were at the forefront of legal reform in the PRC. A passionate advocate for scholarly research on China, Neysun emphasizes the value of on-the-ground research, for those who are able to do so, in these increasingly complicated times.