Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch was featured in This is America & The World with Dennis Wholey to speak about the power of international education and exchange in US-China relations. Over a third of a million Chinese international students live in the United States, contributing nearly $13 billion annually to the American economy according to NAFSA: Association of…
“Some in journalism may say we are in the middle of a storm, that we are in the middle of understanding which way is up, which way is down, which way is left or right.” NBC News’ Richard Lui emphasized these words time and time again during his keynote speech at USCET’s 10th US-China Media…
The current climate in US-China relations calls for innovative and atypical approaches to fostering stronger relations. Far from the offices and boardrooms of the political and commercial worlds, some of the world’s most meaningful transnational exchanges are taking place in the kitchen. This “culinary diplomacy” builds bridges by tapping into the simple truth that sharing…
USCET successfully hosted a second Central Party School Elections Institute in Washington, DC (March 24-28) and in Seattle (March 29-31). This institute focused on the 2018 Midterm elections and addressed timely issues related to US-China strategic distrust. The delegation was able to gain first-hand insights about the implications of the midterm elections, learn how domestic…
USCET is pleased to announce the first China DataViz Competition in China on March 18th, 2019, the fourth in a series of USCET data journalism competitions in China. The theme of the competition is: “Understand the world in data.” More than 50 universities around the world and 100 institutions are expected to participate in the…
USCET celebrated Chinese New Years with GWU’s Elliott School of International Affairs by co-hosting a book launch and signing event for the award-winning Asian American author and activist Helen Zia. Zia’s latest book, Last Boat out of Shanghai, follows the gripping real life stories of four young people who fled from Shanghai during the mass exodus…
Lv Yan is the Director of Data Journalism Department of The Paper （澎湃新闻）. She was one of our trainers of our Fudan University Workshop in 2018. Q. What’s the biggest challenge in becoming a data journalist? How did you overcome it? I think the challenges can be summed up in two ways: (1) new technology,…
The US-China Education Trust (USCET) in association with Meridian International Center hosted an engaging discussion earlier this week in celebration of USCET’s 20th Anniversary and International Education Week. The International Education and Exchange: Building Bridges in Times of Turbulence program held on November 13 explored the importance and impact of exchange on US-China relations. The…
A delegation from the US-China Education Trust (USCET) and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) joined other Americanists in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month to attend the 2018 edition of the American Studies Association’s Annual Meeting. Each year scholars, teachers, students, activists, and artists come together to share interdisciplinary research on US culture and history in…
Event Date November 13, 2018 8:30am to 12:00pm Location 1630 Crescent Place, NW Washington DC,, DC 20009 United States Description Join USCET as we celebrate International Education Week 2018 and our 20th anniversary on November 13, 2018 from 8:30am to 12pm for a panel discussion highlighting the importance of international education and exchange in US-China…
