Robert Sutter (George Washington University)

A lecture launching Chinese Foreign Relations: Power and Policy of an Emerging Global Force, 5th edition, with author Robert Sutter.
Dealing with assertive China was the most prominent foreign policy issue in the 2020 presidential election campaign and the debate remains acute. Advocates of hard countermeasures toward China say previous US administrations’ failure to counter Chinese challenges resulted in China now posing an enormous danger to American interests. Critics play down past failures and dangers posed by China, condemn excesses in the recent US hard-line, and favor a more moderate and nuanced approach. Robert Sutter’s fifth edition overhauls previous editions to offer a comprehensive evidence-based assessment of Chinese foreign behavior to conclude that the United States, its allies and partners are fundamentally challenged by wide-ranging and intensifying Chinese efforts to weaken America in headlong pursuit of ever expanding Chinese ambitions.