Susan L. Shirk

Shirk is a Research Professor and Chair of the 21st Century China Center at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego. From 1997-2000, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, with responsibility for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mongolia. Shirk is the author of Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise.

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Don’t Give Up on Diplomacy with China

Dialogue and negotiation are essential to determine whether Xi Jinping might be persuaded to moderate his policies during his third term.

By Susan L. Shirk
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