Conversation with Jean Dong, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World @UNSDSN
Conversation with Jean Dong, Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World  @UNSDSN
Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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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