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The Georgetown Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues is a university platform for engagement among scholars, students and practitioners to advance dialogue and promote solutions to global challenges ranging from climate change to peace and security.

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China’s New Economic Weapons

In this article for the Washington Quarterly, Evan Medeiros examines how China is increasingly using its economic power as a tool of statecraft, employing tactics such as trade restrictions, investment controls, and financial leverage to influence other nations and advance its strategic interests.

China and Russia Will Not Be Split

In this article co-authored with Michael McFaul for Foreign Affairs, Evan Medeiros argues that U.S. efforts to drive a wedge between China and Russia are unlikely to succeed due to their deepening strategic partnership and shared interests in countering the United States.

Georgetown Students Expand from Virtual Dialogue to In-person Exchanges in Beijing and Shanghai

During the 2024-2025 academic year, the Georgetown University Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues brought 15 students from Georgetown together with 15 peers from Peking University for an extended dialogue about the future of U.S.-China relations. After four virtual meetings, the Georgetown students travelled to Beijing and Shanghai in March 2025 to continue the dialogue in-person and participate in a study tour.