Jaybankpresents 2024 19-21 June Liu Chinese Asi... Portable Jun 2026

The opening session, held at the Jing'an Sculpture Park in Shanghai (with global livestream), drew over 8,000 in-person attendees and 2 million virtual viewers. Liu took the stage at 10:00 AM CST. His talk, "Why 'Asian' is Not Enough: The Chinese Difference," argued that Chinese storytelling — with its 5,000-year continuum of poetry, opera, and revolutionary cinema — offers a unique model for global audiences fatigued by Marvel-style universes.