Season 3, Episode 10: Jean Dong, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World

Please join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and China expert, Jean Dong as they discuss Dong’s fascinating book, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World: Demystifying Enduring Traditions and Dynamic Constraints. Ms. Dong offers a rich and subtle historical perspective on China’s statecraft, diplomacy, and national objectives.  Her historically based analysis offers us great insights into the new geopolitics of our age. 

 Together, Prof. Sachs and Ms. Dong explore the history and practice of Chinese statecraft, revealing its continuities and changes over long periods of history.  They explore how geographical factors have shaped China's world outlook and approaches to international relations. Join this exciting conversation to gain a deeper understanding of the international politics of our world today. 

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Footnotes:

• Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies
• Song Dynasty 
• Chinese Geography 
• Chinese Statecraft
• Joseph Needham
• China’s Security and Border
• Mao Zedong 
• Ming Dynasty 
• Oil Industry in China 
• Zhou Dynasty 
• Chinese Communist Party
• Communism
• China’s Black Cat, White Cat Diplomacy
• China and US relations 
• Opium Wars 

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