Susan Shirk

Susan Shirk is chair of the 21st Century China Center at the University of California, San Diego. She served as U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 1997 to 2000.

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Pro-democracy protesters are arrested by police in Hong Kong in protest of China's new security legislation.
Pro-democracy protesters are arrested by police in Hong Kong in protest of China's new security legislation.

Will Xi’s Paranoia Defeat Him?

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Susan Shirk
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House, January 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Saturday, President Trump is making several phone calls with world leaders from Japan, Germany, Russia, France and Australia. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House, January 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Saturday, President Trump is making several phone calls with world leaders from Japan, Germany, Russia, France and Australia. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

‘The Chinese Learned that Trump Blinks’

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David Wertime, M. Taylor Fravel, Isaac Stone Fish, Susan Shirk, Richard McGregor, Jorge Guajardo, Zha Daojiong
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It’s Official: Washington Thinks Chinese Internet Censorship Is a ‘Trade Barrier’

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Susan Shirk, Bethany Allen, Emily Parker
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Just How Worrying Is China’s Standoff With Vietnam?

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Daniel Kliman, Ely Ratner, Orville Schell, Susan Shirk
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To Renminbi Or Not to Renminbi?

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Victor Shih, Susan Shirk
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Trading With Kim

Briefing Book
Susan Shirk, John Delury
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