WASHINGTON (May 3, 2024)- Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Europe for the first time in five years this week. The tour is to reestablish Chinese foreign relations after Covid-19 pandemic. Jinping and his team will start in France before continuing to meet with leaders from Hungary and Serbia.
Experts at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University are able to provide commentary, analysis and historical context to this meeting. If you wish to speak with an expert, please contact Media Relations Specialists Shannon Mitchell at [email protected] and Cate Douglass at [email protected].
Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, has published 22 books, over 300 articles and several hundred government reports dealing with contemporary East Asian and Pacific countries and their relations with the United States. His areas of expertise include U.S.-China relations; China’s rise-domestic and international implications; Chinese foreign relations; Contemporary U.S. policy toward Asia and the Pacific; Political, security and economic development in Asia and the Pacific; History of China; Taiwan – internal and international affairs; US foreign policymaking and the role of Congress.
Bruce Dickson is a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the GW Elliott School of International Affairs. Dickson is an expert on U.S.-China relations, Chinese domestic politics, regimes and regime changes, and general comparative politics.
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