Dr. Yan Xuetong will discuss how China's foreign policy is decided by its national interests and the character of its relations with other nations. Dr. Yan believes that China tries to implement multilateralism and seeks economic cooperation with the U.S., endeavors to normalize relations with Japan by enlarging economic cooperation, seeks to improve relations with the EU by expanding cooperation, and tries to strengthen its consultative strategic relations with Russia by enlarging economic cooperation in the military industry and by institutionalizing strategic summits.

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Dr. Yan Xuetong
Director of the Institute of International Studies
Tsinghua University

Discussants
Dr. Robert Sutter
Visiting Professor
Georgetown University

Dr. Michael Swaine
Senior Associate
Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace

Moderator
Dr. G. John Ikenberry
Peter F. Krogh Professor of Global Justice
Georgetown University

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