Susan L. Shirk
3 books
About the Author
Susan L. Shirk is a distinguished scholar and expert on Chinese politics and international relations, with a career spanning academia, government service, and influential think tanks. As the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs during the Clinton administration, she played a key role in shaping U.S. policy toward China. Shirk is the founding chair of the 21st Century China Center at the University of California, San Diego, where she continues to mentor the next generation of Asia specialists. Her seminal work, China: Fragile Superpower, offers a nuanced analysis of China's internal dynamics and their implications for global stability, drawing on decades of fieldwork and high-level diplomatic experience to demystify the world's most populous nation.
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