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

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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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