Back

ICFRC: China's Foreign Policy in Northeast Asia: Interests and Challenges

Listen to an audio podcast of this program.

As a great power on both the regional and global levels, China's foreign policy has unique impact on Northeast Asian affairs. What is Beijing seeking through its policy toward Northeast Asian states? What does it mean for the Sino-U.S. relationship? This presentation provides an overview of these issues and shed light on the interests and challenges of China's foreign policy in East Asia Area.

Bo Xu is an associate professor of Northeast Asian Studies College, Jilin University, China. He studied as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Iowa Political Science Department from 2015-2017. His current research focuses on Russia's foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region, the Sino-Russian relationship and international politics in Northeast Asia. He has authored or co-authored several books published in Chinese and many articles in such academic journals as The Pacific Review, Northeast Asia Forum and the Journal of Contemporary Asia-Pacific Studies.

For more information on the Foreign Relations Council visit their website at www.icfrc.org.

Related Programs

thumbnail of video

ICFRC: Hope and Fears -Why Journalism Remains Essential in a Time of Global Democratic Erosion
Recorded: April 8, 2026
Runtime: 01:20:58

thumbnail of video

ICFRC: Greenland and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance
Recorded: March 31, 2026
Runtime: 00:59:17

thumbnail of video

ICFRC: Raiding the Heartland - An American Story of Deportation and Resistance
Recorded: February 6, 2026
Runtime: 01:28:41

thumbnail of video

ICFRC: Venezuela After Maduro and U.S. Strategy in the Western Hemisphere
Recorded: January 26, 2026
Runtime: 01:09:53

thumbnail of video

ICFRC: What are the Costs of Widespread Economic Inequality?
Recorded: October 29, 2025
Runtime: 01:24:15

thumbnail of video

ICFRC - Indigenous Strength - Food Sovereignty and Language Revitalization
Recorded: October 13, 2025
Runtime: 01:14:55

thumbnail of video

ICFRC - Kosovo's Cultural Survival Through Literature and Education
Recorded: October 9, 2025
Runtime: 00:50:51

thumbnail of video

ICFRC - Is the USA a Nation of Immigrants or a Deportation Nation?
Recorded: October 3, 2025
Runtime: 01:27:47

thumbnail of video

ICFRC - A Danish Nurse's Journey with MSF
Recorded: September 17, 2025
Runtime: 01:10:55