U.S.-China Diplomacy: Is There Still Room for Cooperation?
Deep Dives: China 2023 Program
Monday, March 13 , 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET
Tensions between the United States and China have recently escalated after suspected Chinese spy balloons were shot down over the U.S. and the United States’ growing concerns about China’s relationship with Russia. Is there still hope for cooperation between the United States and China in the current political climate? What are the potential consequences of a deteriorating relationship with China and are they worth it? Please join us on Monday, March 13 from 12 PM to 1:15 PM ET for a discussion with former U.S. diplomat and Fellow at Yale School of Law’s Paul Tsai China Center Susan Thornton to unpack the recent developments in the U.S.-China relationship.
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SPEAKERS:
Susan Thornton
Susan Thornton recently joined Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center as a Senior Fellow following a distinguished 28-year career at the Department of State. Thornton was Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs during the first 18 months of the Trump administration and led East Asia policy-making amid crises with North Korea, escalating trade tensions with China, and a generally deteriorating environment in the United States for international economic and diplomatic engagement. She was the architect of the diplomatic pressure campaign on the North Korean regime, structured the administration’s initial approach to China, and developed the administration’s trademark Indo-Pacific Strategy.
In previous leadership roles in Washington, Thornton worked on China and Korea policy, including stabilizing relations with Taiwan, the U.S.-China Cyber Agreement, the Paris Climate Accord and led a successful negotiation in Pyongyang for monitoring of the Agreed Framework on denuclearization.
In her 18 years of overseas postings in Central Asia, Russia, the Caucasus and China, Thornton’s leadership furthered U.S. interests and influence and maintained programs and mission morale in a host of difficult operating environments. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she was among the first State Department Fascell Fellows and served from 1989–90 at the U.S. Consulate in Leningrad. She was also a researcher at the Foreign Policy Institute from 1987–91.
About the Program
The goal of Network 20/20’s Deep Dives is to provide multi-layered and informative discussions encompassing a critical topic in geopolitics–in this case the rise of China–through a series of briefings with high-level experts. For the first time ever, we are excited to announce that this year’s Deep Dives: China will be virtual to widen the scope of participation for individuals from all around the world.
This is the first session of a total of six dynamic virtual sessions and two discussion groups, participants will have the unique opportunity to learn from and interact with experts and other participants, and refine their knowledge on China and its growing impact on the world. The framing question for this year’s Deep Dives: China is, “How can we understand China’s objectives at home and abroad?”
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