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


US “Consensus” on China Policy? Moving Beyond a Misguided Narrative

October 10, 2024

Ali Wyne, Senior Research and Advocacy Adviser, US – China at International Crisis Group

2023


Bob Davis | The Wall Street Journal
US China Relations: Damaged beyond repair?

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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
US-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 US–China Relations

2014


Dr. Kenneth G. Lieberthal | Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution John L. Thornton China Center
Critical Issues in US–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