Georgetown Initiative Convenes Students and Scholars for Second Annual Dialogue on U.S.–China Relations in Hong Kong
Georgetown University’s Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues and the University of Hong Kong’s Centre on Contemporary China and the World (CCCW) convened a second annual exchange in Hong Kong, bringing together students and scholars from the United States and China.
Building on last year’s student-focused exchange, this year’s program expanded to include a scholars’ dialogue alongside student activities across disciplines. Over a full day of closed-door discussions and a public event hosted by CCCW, participants examined the future of U.S.-China relations in the context of the recent Xi–Trump summit in Beijing, including the summit’s focus on Tehran, Trade, Technology, and Taiwan, and the framework of “constructive strategic stability.”
The program featured closed-door sessions led by Professor Evan Medeiros and Professor Li Cheng, followed by a public session moderated by Alvina Chan (SFS’02), featuring scholars Professor Evan Medeiros and Professor Wu Xinbo and youth representatives Samara Schuman (G’27) and Zhang Chi.
Scholar participants (in alphabetical order by last name) included:
• Thomas BANCHOFF, vice president for global engagement, Georgetown University
• CHEN Dingding, professor of international relations, Jinan University, and founding director, Intellisia Institute
• Elizabeth ECONOMY, Hargrove Senior Fellow and Co-chair, Program on the U.S., China, and the World, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Taylor FRAVEL, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and director, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Bates GILL, senior fellow in Asian security, National Bureau of Asian Research
• GU Weixia, associate professor of law, and deputy director of the Center for Chinese Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
• Arthur KROEBER, founding partner and head of research, Gavekal Dragonomics
• LI Cheng, director, Centre on Contemporary China and the World, The University of Hong Kong
• Evan MEDEIROS, Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies at the Walsh School of Foreign Service; Senior Fellow, Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues, Georgetown University
• Jennifer STAATS, associate director, RAND China Research Center, and senior political scientist, RAND Corporation
• WANG Tao, CCCW Nonresident Senior Fellow; managing director and senior advisor at UBS Global Research
• WU Xinbo, professor and dean, Institute of International Studies, and director, Center for American Studies, Fudan University
• ZHAO Minghao, professor and deputy director, Center for American Studies, Fudan University