The Hoover Institution National Security Task Force hosted a roundtable discussion with Ambassador Daniel J. Kritenbrink, U.S. State Department Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

Participants in the National Security Task Force met in conversation with Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink, a Foreign Service veteran in East Asia, to collectively consider how China’s leadership sees their nation’s role across what George Shultz referred to as the current global “hinge of history.” Discussants touched on China’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on longer-term opportunities in US bedrock bilateral relationships with Japan and with Korea, on evolving dynamics in cross-Strait relations, and on joint USG interagency regional policy efforts.

Upcoming Events

Sunday, July 27, 2025
technologyistock-1300754614.jpg
Advancing Policy Through Dialogue: Maintaining Excellence And Innovation In S&T
The Hoover Institution Program on the US, China, and the World invites you to Advancing Policy Through Dialogue: Maintaining Excellence and…
Monday, July 28, 2025
Ideas-Uncorked_square_July28.jpg
Ideas Uncorked: Reimagining Strategic Depth
The Hoover Institution in DC hosts Ideas Uncorked: Reimagining Strategic Depth on Monday, July 28 from 5:00–6:30 pm ET. The event will feature Nadia… Hoover Institution in DC
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
The Milk Tea Alliance:  Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing
The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy And Beijing
The Hoover Institution Program on the US, China, and the World invites you to The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy and… Shultz Auditorium, George P. Shultz Building
overlay image