The Long Game: China, America, and the Future of the Global Order

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Raymond Kuo, Evan Medeiros, and Leslie Vinjamuri unpack the Trump-Xi summit and what it means for the US-China relationship in the years ahead.
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Speakers
Raymond C. Kuo
Evan Medeiros
Leslie Vinjamuri
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Doors Open: 5:15pm
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Chicago Council Conference Center, 130 E Randolph Street; or via YouTube
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The United States and China are competing for influence, economic advantage, and security on virtually every front, with stakes for both sides at a historic high. Despite slowing growth, demographic decline, and mounting pressure from the West, Beijing continues to project confidence and expand its global ambitions. With trade, Taiwan, AI, and the war in Iran all on the table, what will the upcoming Trump-Xi summit in Beijing accomplish, and what will be left unresolved? And looking beyond the summit, what does China's long-term trajectory mean for American power and global stability? Join Raymond Kuo and Evan Medeiros, moderated by Leslie Vinjamuri, for a conversation on one of the defining geopolitical challenges of our time.

About the Speakers
Raymond C. Kuo
Vice President of Research for Geostrategy and Diplomacy; Marshall M. Bouton Senior Fellow, Asian Studies
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Dr. Raymond Kuo joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in 2026 as Vice President of Research, Geostrategy. Kuo also serves as the Marshall M. Bouton Senior Fellow for Asia Studies at the Council, focusing on US-China competition, alliance dynamics, and regional order in the Indo-Pacific.
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Evan Medeiros
Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies, Georgetown University; Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council; Distinguished Nonresident Fellow, China, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Evan S. Medeiros is Distinguished Nonresident Fellow on China at the Council and also a professor and director of Asian Studies at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He served for six years on the staff of the National Security Council from 2009-2015, working on Asian affairs.
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Leslie Vinjamuri
President & Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri joined the Council in 2025 as the president and chief executive officer, after previously serving as director of the US and the Americas program at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, known as Chatham House, in London. She is Professor of Practice in International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London.
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