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Xi trying to ‘thread the needle’ by meeting Putin without damaging China’s relations in Europe

March 21, 2023

Jessica Chen Weiss is a professor of China and Asia-Pacific studies at Cornell University, she says Xi's visit will try to balance two very conflicting priorities.

International
International Reach

Biden, Xi meeting a chance to ‘step back from the brink’ of conflict

November 11, 2022

President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday before the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia, their first in-person encounter since Biden took office.

International
Law and Policy
Foreign Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

US paints China as bogeyman, closes Houston consulate

July 22, 2020

On Wednesday, the U.S. government ordered China to close its consulate in Houston saying the decision was made “to protect American intellectual property.” Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government at Cornell University and an expert on Chinese politics, says the Trump administration seems to be pushing the narrative of China as the bogeyman as a distraction from its disastrous response to the pandemic.

International
Arts and Sciences

Tillerson ouster may mean more of the same for China, Asia

March 13, 2018

Earlier today, Trump announced he would replace current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the country’s chief diplomat. Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of government at Cornell University and expert in Chinese foreign policy, comments on this development and what it means for the Asia Pacific.

Law and Policy
International
International Reach
Arts and Sciences
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