Are U.S.-China Relations at the End of the Line? Winston Lord's China Odyssey

NEW YORK, October 7, 2025 — Former U.S. Ambassador to China Winston Lord and Daniel Drezner, professor of International Politics and the co-director of Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, discuss Lord’s 60-year career in U.S.-China relations to shed light on how the relationship reached its current state and where it may be headed. Orville Schell, Arthur Ross vice president of the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations, moderates the conversation. (1 hr., 16 min.) Subscribe for more videos like this: http://AsiaSociety.org/YouTube --- Support Asia Society today: http://AsiaSociety.org/Donate --- Subscribe to our newsletter to stay connected: https://asiasociety.org/email-subscri... --- Facebook:   / asiasociety   Instagram:   / asiasociety   Twitter:   / asiasociety   LinkedIn:   / asia-society   #asiasociety #asiasocietynewyork #uschinarelations

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