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Levitsky comments on China "straddling both sides" of war in Ukraine

February 21, 2023 Nikkei Asia
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky

Melvyn Levitsky, Nikkei Asia: "(Beijing) will also want to be careful not to alienate the U.S., which is a huge market for Chinese exports."

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky

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Melvyn Levitsky

Professor of International Policy and Practice (on leave)
Levitsky serves as senior associate of the school's International Policy Center, and senior advisor to the Weiser Diplomacy Center. During his 35-year career as a U.S. diplomat, Levitsky was ambassador to Brazil from 1994-98 and held such senior positions as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, ambassador to Bulgaria, deputy director of the Voice of America, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights.