China Daily reporter Tan Yingzi interviewed Ambassador Bloch at the conclusion of USCET’s Study of the US Institute on US Foreign Policy for East Asian Leaders and wrote up a profile called “In Education We Trust,” appearing in the “People” section of both the China Daily USA and the China Daily Weekend Edition in China.…
USCET President Julia Chang Bloch and Director of Operations Stephen Smith visited Baoding, Hebei to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Agricultural University of Hebei. According to the MOU, USCET will sponsor scholarships for five students each year. Each student will receive a scholarship for their first two years of school. The China Opportunity…
Led by Professor Susan Shirk, a leading China-scholar, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for EAP and editor of the recently published Changing Media, Changing China and Hu Shuli,editor of Caixin magazine, the conference will focus on how the commercialization of the media and growth of the Internet have changed China over the last 30…
The 2011 Media Fellows will be in residence at American Univesity’s School of Communication during the fall semester. Professor Junbin SU of Xiamen University will be researching New Media and Digital Convergence under the mentorship of Professor Scott Talan. Professor Xiao WANG of China University of Geosciences Wuhan, formerly a Communications Officer with the World…
USCET is excited to host the Study of the US Institute on US Foreign Policy for East Asian Leaders for the second year in a row. This year’s program will be directed by Dr. Balbina Hwang, of Georgetown University. The curriculum of the Institute is designed to enhance students’ understanding of the historical foundations of…
Announcement from USCET USCET is pleased to welcome two new members to our Advisory Council. Their appointments reinforce our mission to foster U.S.-China understanding through education and will bring extensive expertise and knowledge to USCET’s leadership. Ambassador Craig Allen is a Senior Counselor at The Cohen Group and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Center for China Analysis. Craig previously served…
On March 28, USCET hosted its Students Finding Common Ground monthly virtual meeting, bringing together students, mentors, and advisors from the U.S. and China for an evening of open dialogue and cross-cultural learning. The March meeting featured two distinguished guest speakers from the field of public health: Dr. Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow for Global Health…
On June 16, USCET hosted the third installment in the China Connection series, “From China to Southeast Asia: Jeffrey Wasserstrom in Conversation with Evan Osnos.” This event brought together historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom and The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos for a dynamic dialogue on protest, history, and the evolving landscape of reporting in China. The event…
