Yan Xuetong

President, Carnegie-Tsinghua Management Board
Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy

Yan Xuetong is one of China’s leading experts on China’s foreign policy, national security, and U.S.-China relations. At Tsinghua University, he is dean of the Institute of Modern International Relations.

Education

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

M.A., Institute of International Relations

B.A., Heilongjiang University

Languages

Chinese; English

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Yan Xuetong is president of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Management Board and dean of Tsinghua University’s Institute of Modern International Relations.

Yan is editor-in-chief of the Chinese Journal of International Politics and serves as an advisor to several leading academic journals. A well-known academic in the Chinese foreign policy community, Yan is vice chairman of both the China Association of International Relations Studies and the China Association of American Studies, and is a member of the Consultation Committee of China’s Ministry of Commerce. Yan also serves on several boards, including those of the China Diplomacy Association and the China Association of Foreign Friendship.

Yan has written several books, including Analysis of China’s National Interests, winner of the 1998 China Book Prize, and Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power.

Op-Ed Foreign Policy June 6, 2013

Let's Not Be Friends

Mutual trust between China and the United States is not necessary for the two countries to cooperate.

Op-Ed China 3.0 November 14, 2012

The Weakening of the Unipolar Configuration

Global rebalancing creates opportunities not only for new developments in international diplomacy and norms, but also for China’s own foreign policy.

Op-Ed the Diplomat September 25, 2012

How to Avoid a U.S.-China Cold War

As long as the United States and China both see the need to maintain cordial and positive relations, descent into direct confrontation between the two remains unlikely.

Op-Ed China.com August 14, 2012 中文

The 2012 Olympic Games Point to the Dilemma of China’s Rise

China’s performance at the 2012 London Olympics is indicative of its status as a rising power.

Op-Ed Global Times April 23, 2012

Diplomacy Faces Shifting Currents of New Era

China's diplomatic reforms have not been as prominent as in other sectors over the last three decades of reform and opening-up.

Op-Ed Sohu February 8, 2012 中文

China's Veto on Syria: A View from China

China's vetoes over UN draft resolutions on Syria represent of Beijing's interpretation of the international system, of humanitarian intervention, and of its own interests in the region.

Op-Ed Global Times December 30, 2011

From a Unipolar to a Bipolar Superpower System: The Future of the Global Power Dynamic

The United States has been losing its status as the world’s sole superpower since the end of the Cold War, while China has gradually increased its relative power. This re-balancing is beginning to have a profound impact on the international system and the way it is governed.

Op-Ed New York Times November 20, 2011 中文

How China Can Defeat America

With China’s growing influence over the global economy, and its increasing ability to project military power, competition between the United States and China may be inevitable but military clashes remain unlikely.

NHK World March 11, 2013

China: Change and Challenge

China may need a bigger military budget to match its growing global presence.

CCTV July 8, 2012

U.S. Military Strategy on China

In an effort to justify high defense budgets and military supremacy, the United States seems to be making an imaginary enemy out of China.

Phoenix TV January 20, 2011

Hu Jintao's Visit to the United States and the Status of U.S.-China Relations

Given upcoming leadership transitions and elections in both China and the United States, the increasing U.S. attention to the Asia-Pacific region, and China’s growing global presence, Hu Jintao's upcoming trip to Washington has particular significance for U.S.-China relations.

October 4, 2012 Washington, D.C. 中文

What Should the Next American President Do About China?

BBC Radio’s Robin Lustig moderated a debate with Elizabeth Economy, Chas W. Freeman, Jr., J. Stapleton Roy, and Yan Xuetong on what the next American president should do about China.

April 17, 2012 Beijing

Future Challenges for U.S.-China Relations

The U.S. pivot to the Asia-Pacific has created both tension and opportunity in its relations with China.

February 2, 2012 Beijing

U.S.-Chinese Cooperation

As China’s global presence grows, the role that it will play in the international systems remains hotly contested both inside and outside of country.

February 2, 2012 Beijing

China and the United States Need to Cooperate

Amid discussions of a U.S. decline, the role that China will play as a global leader becomes an ever more heated topic. However, debate remains about whether China is ready or willing to be a global leader.

April 21, 2011 Beijing

Building U.S.-China Partnerships: Overview

As China surpasses Japan as the world’s second largest economy and continues to show remarkable growth, the importance of the bond between these two countries continues to grow.

March 15, 2011 Beijing

U.S.-China Relations Prior to the Strategic & Economic Dialogue Meeting in May 2011

The Strategic and Economic Dialogue should be used by both China and the United States as a medium to facilitate energy and economic cooperation, overcome mounting mistrust that exists in both countries at public and government levels.