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Roy D. Kamphausen is an internationally recognized expert on Indo-Pacific regional security issues, U.S.-China strategic competition, and China’s People’s Liberation Army. He was president and CEO of America’s leading policy research institution focused exclusively on the Indo-Pacific – the National … Continued

Rumman Chowdhury, PhD, is a globally recognized expert in responsible AI, governance, and algorithmic accountability. She is the CEO and co-founder of Humane Intelligence, a nonprofit advancing community-driven AI auditing and evaluation. Appointed as the U.S. Science Envoy for Artificial … Continued

Rush Doshi (杜如松) is the C.V. Starr senior fellow for Asia studies and director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also an assistant professor in the Security Studies Program in Georgetown’s Walsh … Continued

Ryan Hass is director of the John L. Thornton China Center and the Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies at Brookings. He is also a senior fellow in the Center for Asia Policy Studies. Hass focuses his research and analysis on … Continued

Scott Kennedy is senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). A leading authority on Chinese economic policy and U.S.-China commercial relations, Kennedy has been traveling to China for … Continued

Sean Stein is the president of the US-China Business Council. He most recently served as the board chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and is the chair emeritus of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. He also … Continued

Steve Yates is a former deputy national security advisor to the Vice President, The Honorable Steve Yates serves as Senior Research Fellow for China and National Security Policy at The Heritage Foundation after two decades as an analyst and practitioner … Continued

Steven Barnett is an experienced economist with over 25 years at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), specializing in macroeconomic analysis, international financial diplomacy, and China’s economy. Proven leader in managing high-profile teams, influencing policy discussions, and representing the IMF publicly. … Continued

Susan A. Thornton is a retired senior U.S. diplomat with almost three decades of experience with the U.S. State Department in Eurasia and East Asia.  She is currently a Senior Fellow and Visiting Lecturer in Law at the Yale University … Continued

Tong Zhao is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, working for both the Nuclear Policy Program and Carnegie China. Formerly based in Beijing, he now conducts research in Washington on strategic security issues, such as nuclear … Continued