American University Experts Comment on Chinese President Xi Jinping\u2019s Visit to the United States<\/p>\n
What: On September 23, President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping\u00a0at the While House. The two leaders will discuss AI safety, trade, and global security, among other topics. American University experts are available to share their insights into what to expect from this visit and how it might impact relationships between the two superpowers.<\/p>\n
When: September 22, 2026 \u2013 ongoing \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: Phone and virtual\u00a0<\/p>\n
Background: American University experts available for interviews include:<\/p>\n
Prof. Robert Koopman\u00a0is a Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence in the School of International Service. Prior to joining AU, Prof. Koopman served as Chief Economist and the Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division of the World Trade Organization (WTO). He served has served as the editor-in-chief of the Global Value Chain Development Report 2025 and the forthcoming 2027 edition. He is available to comment on issues related to global value chains and global trade.<\/p>\n
Prof. Garret Martin is an expert in trans-Atlantic relations, with a particular focus on security. He has written widely on transatlantic relations and Europe, security, U.S. foreign policy, NATO, European politics, and European foreign policy and defense. He is a frequent media commentator, providing commentary and analysis, to NPR, the BBC, CNN, Voice of America, and USA Today, among other national and international media outlets. He can discuss He can discuss Sino-American relations, what the summit will mean for the mid-term elections and domestic politics, as well as how it will be perceived by allies in Europe.<\/p>\n
Prof. Joseph Torigian is an expert in the politics of authoritarian regimes with a specific focus on elite power struggles, civil-military relations, and grand strategy. His research contributes to several fields and disciplines, including international relations, comparative politics, security studies, history, and Chinese and Russian studies. Professor Torigian is the author of \u201cPrestige, Manipulation, and Coercion: Elite Power Struggles in the Soviet Union and China after Stalin and Mao\u201d (Yale University Press, 2022) and \u201cThe Party\u2019s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping\u201d (Stanford University Press, 2025). His views on Chinese and Russian politics and history have appeared in media outlets such as the BBC, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Economist, Financial Times, New York Times, New Yorker, NPR, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and others. His articles were published in Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy.<\/p>\n
About American University\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
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