
1/22. Wednesday 5:30pm,
Washington State China Relations Council organized this panel of experts:
- David Bachman, Associate Director at the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.
- Nelson Dong, Of Counsel in the Seattle office of the Dorsey & Whitney law firm and co-heads its National Security Law Group.
- Tong ZhuChief Commercial & Strategy Officer at the Northwest Seaport Alliance.
- moderator: Kristi Heim
I very much enjoyed the candidness of their discussion. West Coast US relies on China and other east Asia trading partners.
One of the risks predicted by Dong during the Q&am;A is the possibility of the current bird flu causing another COVID-like pandemic. Trump's leadership team is not prepared to handle. A disaster could ensuite.

This is my first time in Rainier Club. It has some art deco elements, nicely decorated, but not as oppulent as I expected.
Much busier than I expected.
A few events going on tonight.