According to the Stanford Rural Education Action Program, in 2018, over 70% of urban students are admitted to college, compared to less than 5% of rural students in China. This drastic disparity is exacerbated by COVID19, as rural students lack the access to reliable technology for online classes and fall behind their urban counterparts as…
The Trump administration’s executive order banning WeChat, the popular Chinese social networking platform, caused massive outrage among the Chinese diaspora and business community in the United States. In recent days, the executive order has come under fire for violating the right to receive foreign speech and faced legal challenges. Former USCET intern and practicing Washington…
Edition #5 | Former USCET Intern Henri Tan is the Senior Director of Member Operations at AmCham China in Beijing, managing programs and workshops which engage the organization’s membership totaling more than 900 companies. Working as a Research Assistant for USCET in 2005, Henri has continued to remain engaged with US-China relations throughout his career…
USCET Advisory Council member, David Michael Lampton, recently published an op-ed about the ending of the Fulbright Program in Mainland China and Hong Kong in the South China Morning Post. Click here for the full article.
On Thursday, July 16th, 2020 USCET held its second Live From Washington online webinar in partnership with AmCham China in Beijing. “Voting Your Pocketbook: Economics, Trade, and Business Implications for US Presidential Elections” featured Amy Celico, Principal at Albright Stonebridge Group, Bob Davis, Senior Editor at the Wall Street Journal, William Reinsch, Scholl Chair in…
On Monday, June 1st, 2020, USCET launched its first Live from Washington online series focused on the 2020 US Presidential and Congressional Elections. USCET has organized election programs since 2000, and in this critical presidential race, the program has gone virtual. The inaugural session, Demystifying US Elections in the Time of COVID-19, featured Dr. James…
Port Townsend, Washington – home to US-China Education Trust Advisory Council Member Dr. Robert (Bob) Kapp, like much of America, was not well-prepared to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to his friend of many years, another USCET Advisory Council member Changan Tien and the latter’s generosity, Port Townsend’s only hospital – Jefferson Healthcare (JHC) became better…
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival with USCET Administrator and the Festival Director, David Yao. Begin watching now until May 31st: https://www.apafilm.org/. Letter from the Festival Director Welcome to the 20th Anniversary of the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. Through film, we connect with the creative imagination, thoughts, and…
Commemorate Asian Pacific Heritage Month with us this May, as we recognize the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans to American society and mark their service as bridges of understanding between the US and China. In this Asian Pacific Heritage Month, USCET salutes the Asian Americans who have enriched our programs over the years, in particular…
Edition #4 | COVID-19 Response Sun Zhe, visiting senior research scholar and co-director of the China Initiative at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), personifies the importance of international education in times of crisis. During this global COVID-19 crisis, together with his wife Nina, who is a trustee of Barnard College and…
