Event

China's Leaders: From Mao to Now

Date & Time

Wednesday

Oct. 27, 2021

3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

Event Sponsor

Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Overview

One way to understand the twists and turns of the People’s Republic of China over the past seven decades is through the prism of its top leaders: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. In his new book China’s Leaders: From Mao to Now(Polity Press) Professor David Shambaugh of George Washington University provides a masterful survey of China’s leaders from 1949 to the present day. Please join us for a discussion of China’s leadership with a preeminent scholar of Chinese politics and a longtime contributor to the Wilson Center.

China's Leaders Book Cover — Image Credit

Speaker

David Shambaugh

Former Distinguished Fellow;
Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs; Director, China Policy Program, George Washington University

Moderator

Robert Daly

Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Panelist

J. Stapleton Roy

Distinguished Fellow;
Founding Director Emeritus, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Hosted By

Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

The Kissinger Institute works to ensure that China policy serves American long-term interests and is founded in understanding of historical and cultural factors in bilateral relations and in accurate assessment of the aspirations of China’s government and people. Read more

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