Eagle Watching in Moscow and Beijing: Russian and Chinese Historical Perspectives on the U.S.

The Wilson Center’s Kennan and Kissinger Institutes present a discussion of the history of Chinese and Russian narratives of the United States and how they inform policies in Moscow and Beijing today.

Russia’s and China’s America policies are shaped not only by their assessments of the United States’ current intentions and capabilities, but by the evolution of their views of the U.S. over the past two centuries. Please join us for a discussion of the history of Chinese and Russian narratives of the United States and how they inform policies in Moscow and Beijing today.

China and Russia: On Their Own Terms is a joint project of the Wilson Center’s Kennan and Kissinger Institutes. The goal of the series is to offer U.S. policymakers, analysts, and the broader public a primary source appreciation for how China and Russia see their evolving international roles in light of their histories, cultural narratives, and national myths.

Speakers

Yafeng Xia
Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University and Long Island University

Sergei Zhuk
Associate Professor of History, Ball State University

Moderators

Robert Daly
Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Matthew Rojansky
Director, Kennan Institute

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