Susan Shirk

Susan Shirk is a prominent academic and political analyst specializing in U.S.-China relations. She serves as a research professor at the University of California, San Diego, and is the director emeritus of its 21st Century China Center. Shirk has extensive experience in foreign policy and has written extensively on China's domestic and international behavior. In recent news, she commented on the upcoming U.S.-China trade talks, expressing cautious optimism about the potential for de-escalation in trade tensions.