Organized by the McDonnell International Scholars Academy, the inaugural Cabot Corporation-Xinsheng Zhang Lecture was held in Steinberg Auditorium on Oct. 9, 2012. This year’s lecture was given by Cheng Li, director of research and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s John L. Thornton China Center, and was titled, “China’s Leadership Succession and Political Transformation.”
The Cabot Corporation-Xinsheng Zhang Lectureship Series was created in 2011 and offers the university community opportunities to learn about issues of global leadership, particularly in China. It was made possible by a gift from the Cabot Corporation, honoring the leadership of Zhang, who left the company after 17 years to join Shell Aviation.