Watch the video: U.S.-China Relations: Damaged beyond repair?
Wednesday, March 1, 4:30 PM
Clark-Fox Forum in Hillman Hall
Danforth Campus | Washington University in St. Louis View Program
Bob Davis has covered U.S.-China relations since the 1990s when the two nations were working hard to strengthen their ties.
In 2022, Davis retired from the Wall Street Journal as a senior editor in Washington DC after 39 years at the newspaper. He continues to write about China policy for the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Politico Magazine, The Wire China and other publications.
His 2020 book, “Superpower Showdown,” with Lingling Wei traces the history of the U.S.-China trade and economic battle from both capitals. He has won a number of awards and was part of a team awarded the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Asia and Russia financial crisis. But he is proudest of his China reporting with Wei, who he met during his 2011-2014 stint in Beijing covering the Chinese economy.
Earlier in his career, Davis covered President’s Clinton’s negotiations with China to join the WTO. Davis and his wife wrote an e-book in 2014 for the Wall Street Journal based on their China experiences, called “Beijing from A-to-Z.”
Until Oct. 2011, Davis was international economics correspondent in Washington DC. and for a time headed the global economy bureau during the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. From 2004 to 2007, he was the Journal’s Latin America bureau chief and won an Overseas Press Club award. In 2001, he headed the Wall Street Journal’s Brussels bureau. In 1998, he co-authored “Prosperity,” which was selected by Business Week as one of the year’s 10 best business books.
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Cabot Corporation-Xinsheng Zhang Lectureship
For over 10 years the McDonnell International Scholars Academy’s Endowed Lectures, under the auspices of the Cabot Corporation – Xinsheng Zhang Lectureship has offered unique opportunities for students and faculty at Washington University, along with the St. Louis community, to learn about issues of global leadership, particularly in China. The series has been made possible by a generous gift from Cabot Corporation honoring the leadership and service of Xinsheng Zhang, through the establishment of the Cabot Corporation – Xinsheng Zhang Endowed Lectures Fund to the McDonnnell International Scholars Academy. It hosts distinguished guest speakers in business, academia, government, and the non-profit sector, with an emphasis on China.
Xinsheng Zhang joined Shell in 2011 after 17 years with Cabot Corporation, a global performance materials company. As the head of Shell Aviation, Zhang and his colleagues manage a business that serves fuels and lubricants to airlines, air forces, and other aviation customers. Shell Aviation is a leading player in the aviation industry, operating in more than 800 airports and fueling an aircraft every 12 seconds.
Founded in 1882, Cabot Corporation is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and is a global leading producer of specialty chemicals and performance materials company. Cabot operates 46 manufacturing facilities and nine research and development facilities located in the USA and 20 other countries. It is a public company quoted on the NYSE under CBT. Cabot’s products are based on technical expertise and innovation in one or more of three core competencies: making and handling very fine particles; modifying the surfaces of very fine particles to alter their functionality; and designing particles to impart specific properties to a composite. Its particles support existing and emerging applications for its global business-to-business customer base.
