Hong Kong and South Carolina - Mark McLawhorn
In Episode #26, we are joined by Mark McLawhorn. We discuss:Mark's law firm, McLawhorn LegalSouth Carolina's consolidation as a foreign investment hubThe importance of judicial clerkships in the American legal systemMark's LLM studies at the Chinese University of Hong KongThe experience of being a Black man in Hong KongThoughts on our current national moment here in the United StatesReading, listening, and watching recommendations from:Mark – The Social Dilemma (Netflix)Fred – Rough Waters Ahead for Vietnam-China Relations, by Huong Le Thu (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)Jonathan – "This is the Asian Century: Seven reasons to be optimistic about it", by Nikkei staff writers (Nikkei Asian Review)