Dr. Evan S. Medeiros is Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a Senior Advisor at The Asia Group. Dr. Medeiros served on the National Security Council for six years under U.S. President Barack Obama, first as Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, and then as President Obama’s top advisor for U.S. policy in Asia. Combining expertise as a scholar of Chinese politics with first-hand experience at the height of U.S. China policy, Evan reflected on several critical issues in U.S.-China relations: U.S. President Joe Biden’s China strategy, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership and rising nationalism in China, balancing interdependence and escalating risks in the bilateral relationship, and the outlook for engagement between U.S. and Chinese leaders.
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Dr. Evan Medeiros on Biden’s China Strategy
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Han Lin in The New York Times: U.S. Treasury Warns China of “Economic D-Day” Over Iran
August 25, 2026
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Han Lin in the BBC Radio on the U.S. Threat to China of “Economic D-Day” (Minute: 9:00)
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Han Lin in the BBC Radio on the Conviction of Hui Ka Yan, founder of China Evergrande
August 20, 2026
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