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.

2024 Cabot Zhang Lecture

U.S. “Consensus” on China Policy? Moving Beyond a Misguided Narrative

Cabot-Zhang Endowed Lecture

October 10, 2024 | 3:30 PM

Charles F. Knight Center, Anheuser Busch Dining Room

Ali Wyne, Senior Research and Advocacy Adviser, U.S.-China at International Crisis Group

The McDonnell Academy invites you to a conversation with Ali Wyne, who will provide insight and analysis on the development of U.S. policy toward China in the U.S. Congress and the executive branch.

Sponsored by the McDonnell Academy Cabot-Zhang Endowed Lectureship at Washington University in St. Louis

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