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Senior Associate Minxin Pei appeared on CNN roundtable discussion to share his expertise on China-related issues

By Minxin Pei

Published on Jun 1, 2008

Source: Cable News Network

As the U.S. presidential election approaches, China Program Senior Associate Minxin Pei participated in a CNN roundtable discussion that featured Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international correspondent; John Bruton the European Union's ambassador to the United States and former prime minister of Ireland; and Douglas Feith, former undersecretary of defense.

Pei shared his expertise on several important issues related to China, including the influence the coming presidential election would have on future U.S.-Sino relations, political ramifications of the Sichuan earthquake, and issues surrounding the Olympics.

Click below for the full video coverage

Part 1

Part 2

About the Author

Minxin Pei

Former Adjunct Senior Associate, Asia Program

Pei is Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and the director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College.

Recent Work

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How China Can Avoid the Next Conflict
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Small Change
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