What China Wants [The China Debate We're Not Having, Session 1]
On Friday, April 3, 2026, the Johns Hopkins Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs (ACF) hosted The China Debate We’re Not Having: Politics, Technology, and the Road Ahead, a public convening that ran from 10:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Johns Hopkins SAIS in Washington, D.C. Session 1, titled "What China Wants," was moderated by Demetri Sevastopulo (Financial Times) and included Dan Taylor (SAIS ACF), Arthur Kroeber (Gavekal), Jessica Chen Weiss (SAIS ACF), and Shao Yuqun (SIIS) as panelists.
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