*Reception to Follow

At this event, co-hosted by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, Professor Zhao will explore shifts in China’s foreign policy since 1949, highlighting how Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping reshaped it to align with their visions. Drawing from his book The Dragon Roars Back, he will focus on Xi’s power consolidation and its impact on foreign policy.

More details at the event page; tickets available here.

Speakers

Dr. Suisheng Zhao, Professor and Director of the Center for China-US Cooperation at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

Ms. Susan Thornton, Director, Forum on Asia Pacific Security, The National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP)