Suisheng 'Sam' Zhao

University of Denver

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Professor of Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy at the School of International Studies at the University of Denver and Director of its Center for China-US Cooperation; Editor of the Journal of Contemporary China and author of several books

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In Vietnam, Bill Clinton healed the wounds of war; George W. Bush stopped off to talk economics. Barack Obama has different reasons for visiting.

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