RDCY Forum for Area Studies, U.S. Series

Chairman of Eurasia Group Cliff Kupchan

'Geopolitical trends and US-China relations'

The China-US relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world today. Against the backdrop of intensifying geopolitical conflicts and increasingly severe global challenges, it serves the common interests of China and the United States to promote bilateral cooperation in various fields, including economy, trade and people-to-peolpe exchanges, and is conducive to the well-being of people around the world. To this end, sponsored by Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, the China-US People-to-People Exchange Research Center, Renmin University of China, organizes the “China-US People-to-People Exchange Forum (2024 Summer)” on July 3, 2024, inviting Mr. Cliff Kupchan, a renowned American scholar and chairman of Eurasia Group to deliver a keynote speech from the perspectives of current geopolitics, global economy and China-US relations. This is the second lecture since Mr. Kupchan’s first public speech at RDCY on June 25, 2023 after the COVID-19 pandemic as the first American scholar to speak publicly in China. The schedule is as follows:

Host: Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (RDCY)

Organizer: The China-US People-to-People Exchange Research Center, Renmin University of China

Date: July 3, 2024 (Wednesday) at 16:00-17:00 in Beijing time

Venue: Room 602, 6th Floor, Culture Building, No.59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China

Languages: English, Chinese (simultaneous interpretation)

Moderator: Wang Wen, Executive Dean of RDCY; Executive Director of the China-US People-to-People Exchange Research Center at Renmin University of China

Speaker: Cliff Kupchan, Chairman of Eurasia Group

Cliff Kupchan is a leading expert on international relations and global macro. He regularly provides the US government with cutting-edge insights on political risks. He previously worked for the House International Relations Committee of the US Congress, where he served as the top foreign policy adviser on global foreign assistance, North Africa, and Eurasia. He is fluent in Russian, received a master's degree from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree from Brown University. He often publishes articles and accepts interviews on US foreign and trade policies, and current political hotspots on well-known international media platforms, and is also the co-author of Eurasia Group's annual Top Risks publication.