The Cabot Corporation–Xinsheng Zhang Lectureship series features distinguished global leaders speaking on U.S.–China issues. Created in 2011, this endowed lectureship honors Dr. Xinsheng Zhang, a member of the Cabot leadership team who was critical to Cabot’s operations in China.

2023 Cabot-Zhang Lecture
Bob Davis examines U.S.-China relationship
PAST CABOT-ZHANG LECTURE SPEAKERS
2019
- Dr. William D. Kirby | Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University
A Chinese Century? The World of Universities in the 21st Century
2017
- Consul-General Lei Hong | People’s Republic of China in Chicago
U.S.-China Relations
2016
- Dr. Dingli Shen | Professor and Vice Dean of the Institute of International Affairs, Center for American Studies, Fudan University
Cybersecurity as part of U.S.–China Relations
2014
- Dr. Kenneth G. Lieberthal | Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution John L. Thornton China Center
Critical Issues in U.S.–China Relations
2012
- Dr. Cheng Li | Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution John L. Thornton China Center
China’s Leadership Succession and Political Transformation