The Impossible State Live Podcast: What Does China Want?

November 24, 2025 • 11:00 – 11:40 am EST

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Please join The Impossible State podcast for a timely discussion on the Trump–Xi summit held last month in Korea and on China’s strategic ambitions in the past and how they have evolved over time. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and will feature Dr. Zenobia Chan, Assistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University, and Ms. Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. 

In this episode, they will discuss whether China is a status quo power with limited global aims, or a revisionist state with goals of expanding power and reshaping the global international order, and more. 

This event is made possible by the generous support of CSIS.

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Contact Information

  • Minchi Hyun
  • Special Assistant to the President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Program Manager, Korea Chair
  • MHyun@csis.org
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
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Zenobia Chan
Assistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University