Jeff Bader & Dennis Wilder: “How Should the New President Deal With China?”

Jeff Bader and Dennis Wilder discuss the future of US policy on China at the Paulson Institute's Contemporary China Speakers Series on November 4, 2016.

Four days before voters elect the next President of the United States, the top two Asia advisors to the last two Presidents—Obama and Bush—visited the Paulson Institute to share their unique perspectives on the state of U.S.-China relations and how the next administration should work with China. Drawing on a deep well of experience, Jeff Bader and Dennis Wilder shared lessons learned from each of their tenures as National Security Council Senior Director for Asia (Bader in the Obama Administration, Wilder in the George W. Bush Administration). In a conversation moderated by Paulson Institute Vice Chairman Evan Feigenbaum, Bader and Wilder discuss a wide range of topics, including the fraying consensus on U.S. policy toward China, how a changing China has unsettled Washington, the leadership of Xi Jinping, China’s role on the global stage, dealmaking with Beijing, what most Americans don't get about China, how politics affect diplomacy, and much more.

Jeffrey A. Bader is a senior fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution. He previously served as the principal advisor to President Obama on Asia. His US government career spanned three decades where he was principally involved in US-China relations. He served as deputy assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, senior director for Asian Affairs on the National Security Council, and assistant US trade representative.

Dennis Wilder is a senior fellow with the Initiative for US-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University, where he also serves as an assistant professor of practice in Asian studies at the Walsh School of Foreign Service. He previously served as the CIA deputy assistant director for East Asia and the Pacific and senior editor of the President’s Daily Brief. He also served as the principal advisor to President George W. Bush on Asia as National Security Council director for China and senior director for East Asian affairs.

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