The National Committee on US-China Relations hosted its annual CHINA Town Hall event on October 11, 2023, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects American communities. This year’s event featured current U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, as the national speaker. More than eighty venues around the country hosted “Local Town Halls” on the same night. USCET President Madelyn Ross was a featured…
On September 19, USCET hosted a webinar discussion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s historic journey to China in September 1973, which used the universal language of music to bridge a great divide and begin cultural exchanges between the two nations. This event served as a powerful reminder that, even in times…
Dr. Min Zhou, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at UCLA and newly inducted member of the US National Academy of Sciences, headlined a dynamic USCET webinar May 11. Her talk, focused on the unique demographic and social changes transforming Chinese American communities, was moderated by Professor Cheun Hoe Yow, director of Nanyang…
China’s post 1980s indie filmmakers took center stage at USCET’s Chinese Movie Night and Book Talk, held at George Washington University on the evening of March 28 and cosponsored with the American Mandarin Society (AMS).
In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, the US-China Education Trust (USCET) presents an exciting event on Hung Liu’s life, art, and legacy. Moderated by National Portrait Gallery Painting and Sculpture Curator Dorothy Moss, who worked with the artist on the exhibit for three years, the panel discussion will feature artists Mel Chin and Lenore Chinn,…
February 24th, 2022, 8pm EST (February 25th, 9am Beijing) via Zoom Webinar Featuring Ambassador Nicholas Platt, member of Nixon’s delegation Ambassador Chas Freeman, member of Nixon’s delegation Wang Jisi, President, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, Founding President, US-China Education Trust as commentator Moderated By Harry Harding, University Professor…
February 14-24th, 2022 (on demand) featuring introduction by Mike Chinoy, former CNN Senior Asia Correspondent To kick-off our commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s historic visit to China, USCET and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies will host a ten-day virtual screening of “Assignment: China – The Week That Changed The World.” Nixon’s visit…
On Wednesday, October 20th, American and Chinese panelists came together for a US-China Roundtable on Innovation and Competition Legislation: 117th Congress. The event opened with speeches from Dr. Liu Limin and Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, who both spoke about educational exchanges as a “stabilizing force” in the US-China bilateral relationship. The first section of discussion…
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…
