Fewsmith Explores Worldview of China’s Leading Party Theorist
Joseph Fewsmith, Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, appeared on the Sinica podcast to discuss the worldview of China’s leading Party theorist, Wáng Hùníng.
Fewsmith joined host Kaiser Kuo as well as Timothy Cheek, professor of history at the University of British Columbia, whose work has focused on establishment intellectuals in the PRC; and Matthew Johnson, principal and founder of the China-focused consultancy AltaSilva LLC, who has studied and written about Wang extensively. In his remarks, Fewsmith discussed Wang’s background and rise to prominence in the Chinese government, how he’s been able to party politics amid leadership transitions, as well as his observations on American politics and leadership.
The full podcast can be listened to online.
Joseph Fewsmith is Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University He is the author or editor of eight books, including, most recently, Rethinking Chinese Politics (June 2021). He is an associate of the John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Studies at Harvard University and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University. Read more about Professor Fewsmith on his faculty profile.