On June 30th, George Washington University (GW) President Thomas LeBlanc and Anne LeBlanc hosted a dinner to celebrate USCET’s new affiliation with the university at his residence, the historic F Street House in Foggy Bottom. The gathering was joyous, as this commemorative event marked the first in-person function for most of those in attendance. GW…
On June 24th from 12-1pm EDT, Mei Xu will share her story as a successful entrepreneur, global CEO and author of “Burn”. Born in Hangzhou, China, Mei immigrated to the US, and ultimately built and sold a multi-million dollar company (Chesapeake Bay Candle). In line with her passion for women’s global economic empowerment, she most…
On June 3rd, the US-China Education Trust and the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding at Peking University hosted the fourth and final session of a series of closed-door webinars focusing on Trilateral Perspectives from the United States, China, and India. This session, Managing Strategic Mistrust, included three presentations from experts in the region and…
On May 27th, the Diplomacy Center Foundation commemorated “50 Years Since Ping-Pong Diplomacy” by hosting a panel discussion through Zoom. Panelists included Robert Daly, Chas W. Freeman, and Ambassador Stapleton Roy. Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, President of USCET, moderated the discussion. Click here for the event recording.
On May 24th, the Meridian International Center in Washington, DC interviewed Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, Founding President of USCET, about her perspectives on AAPI month from throughout her life and career. Read the full interview here.
On May 7th, 2021, the US China Education Trust and Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding at Peking University hosted the third session of a series of closed-door webinars focusing on Trilateral Perspectives from the United States, China, and India. This session, The New Geoeconomics of the Indo-Pacific, engaged three outstanding experts with a long…
Dr. FU Meirong serves as Professor and Director of the American Studies Center at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in Beijing. A leader in the field of American Studies in China, the BFSU American Studies Center was founded in 1979 by Frank Tang, a second generation Chinese-American and prominent scholar of US-China relations. Since its…
On April 27th, USCET in partnership with AmCham China in Beijing hosted “Biden’s First 100 Days: US-China Relationship at a Crossroads” via Zoom Webinar. Over 180 participants joined in from 16 different countries and territories representing our organizations’ diverse business, government, and university constituencies. Lingling Wei, Senior China Correspondent at the Wall Street Journal, moderated…
USCET staff member Trenton Marsolek was one of 150 delegates selected from thousands of applicants to participate in this year’s Yenching Global Symposium held April 16-18th. The Yenching Global Symposium is an annual interdisciplinary conference on China hosted by the Yenching Academy at Peking University. This year, the theme of the symposium was “Shared Renewal:…
On April 15th, USCET launched its Women’s Media Development and Leadership competition which pays special attention to providing a more diverse and rational data-based discussion forum for women’s issues in China. Potential topics in this area of competition include stories about women’s social roles, career development, female media professionals, women’s role in media education, issues…
