FCCC TALK: China’s Leaders: From Mao to Now (Polity Press 2021)

The Communist Party’s newest “historical resolution” is a crucial step towards consolidating Xi Jinping’s power and status to equal that of Mao and Deng. In his new book Professor Shambaugh surveys China’s leaders and their times from Mao through Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. He will speak about his book and these Chinese leaders, and will take questions concerning all of them (not only Xi Jinping).

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: David Shambaugh is Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs and Director of the China Policy Program in the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Professor Shambaugh has published more than 30 books, including most recently Where Great Powers Meet: America & China in Southeast Asia, China & the World (both 2020).