UBC experts are available for commentary on the summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two leaders are scheduled to meet in Washington on Sept. 24 and 25.
Xi is also scheduled to visit Seattle and area Sept. 22 and 23, and New York from Sept. 26-28.
Yves Tiberghien
UBC Institute of Asian Research
Tel: 604-379-1755
E-mail: yves.tiberghien@ubc.ca
- U.S. and China – overall strategic relationship
- Global economic relations
- G20 and International Monetary Fund
- Trade – Trans Pacific Partnership
- Regional Asian issues (Japan, Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Brian Job
UBC Institute of Asian Research
Tel: 604-822-4687
E-mail: brian.job@ubc.ca
- International relations: US and China, Asian countries
- Security and defence
Yong Wang
Visiting Chevelier Chair Professor, UBC Institute of Asian Research
Director, Center for International Political Economy, Peking University
Tel: 604-822-1843; 604-338-6841
E-mail: yong.wang@ubc.ca
China-related issues
- China: foreign policy, political economy
- U.S.-China relations
- Regional co-operation
- Trade politics
- International institutions and global governance
Josephine Chiu-Duke
UBC Department of Asian Studies
Tel: 604-822-5732; 604-261-9187
E-mail: chiuduke@mail.ubc.ca
- China: political reform, role in the global community
Timothy Brook
UBC Department of History
Tel: 604-401-2465 (text preferred)
E-mail: tim.brook@ubc.ca
- Chinese state
- China: international relations
- South China Sea
Amy Hanser
UBC Department of Sociology
Tel: 604-827-3135
E-mail: hanser@mail.ubc.ca
- Contemporary Chinese culture and society