Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and co-editor of How East Asians View Democracy
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Andrew Nathan
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FROM Andrew Nathan
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Obama Holds Town Hall Meeting in Shanghai President Obama says China now carries "a burden of leadership" it shares with the United States, as he moves from a town hall with students in Shanghai to public appearances with President Hu Jintao in Beijing. Andrew Nathan is Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and editor of How East Asians View Democracy .
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