Elizabeth Economy is a senior advisor for China at the US Department of Commerce, on leave from her position as senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. She was previously the C. V. Starr Senior Fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. An expert on Chinese domestic politics and foreign relations, Economy’s most recent book is The World According to China. Previous books include The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State and the award-winning The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China’s Future. Economy is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and serves on the Swarthmore College board of managers.
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