On December 17, 2025, USCET convened Session 1 of the 18th American Studies Network (ASN) Conference, titled “Memory and Legacies: 80 Years of the U.S.-China Alliance in World War II.” This landmark event brought together a distinguished group of historians, diplomats, filmmakers, and cultural scholars to examine the complex legacy of the wartime alliance. Ambassador…
Session One December 3, 09:00-11:20 Beijing | December 2, 20:00-22:20 Washington DC Opening Remarks Keynote: War Memory and History Writing in China and the West Fireside Chat In this conversation, leading academics from both sides of the Pacific will discuss how World War II is taught, remembered, and commemorated in the United States and China.…
—Supported by the Henry Luce Foundation In mid-November, USCET invited three Chinese scholars who specialize in American Studies to Washington as part of our long-standing efforts to strengthen the study of the United States in China. The scholars were invited to participate in the 2024 American Studies Association Annual Meeting in Baltimore, and meet key…
—Supported by the U.S. Embassy and the Henry Luce Foundation Beijing | October 25-27, 2024 The US-China Education Trust (USCET) and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) co-sponsored the 2024 American Studies Network conference on the campus of BFSU from October 25 to 27. This conference celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of the American…
On October 16, USCET and the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding (iGCU) of Peking University co-hosted a closed-door virtual dialogue, bringing together Chinese and American experts to discuss the 2024 U.S. presidential election and its potential impacts on U.S.-China relations. USCET has organized programs to discuss and interpret every major U.S. election since 2000. …
Deadline Extended: Call for Papers – 20th ASN Conference Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and US-China Education Trust (USCET) cordially invite scholars and students from all disciplines to participate in the American Studies Network (ASN) Conference, “Connecting People, Cultures and Ideas: Re-examining Sino-American Exchange,” to be held on October 25-27 at BFSU in Beijing. This…
American Studies Past Programs Archive Culinary Diplomacy (2019) To create safe spaces for Chinese and Americans who may not otherwise socialize to come together and exchange thoughts and ideas freely.Learn More Chinese Leaders in American Studies Fellowships (2014 – 2016) Designed to nurture Chinese academics in American Studies to improve the depth and sophistication of…
With a mission of promoting US-China relations through education and exchange for China’s next-generation leaders, education is at the heart of all of USCET’s programs. Our programs support greater understanding of the history and value of education relations between the US and China, and are bringing students from the US and China together to find…
On December 5, USCET hosted a webinar on The Role of Chinese Students in America, featuring four distinguished Americans who arrived in the US as Chinese international students and hosted by USCET President Madelyn Ross. The discussion highlighted themes that emerged from USCET’s recently published report, Three Decades of Chinese Students in America, 1991-2021, developed in partnership…
Click Here to View the Chinese Webpage (Translation courtesy of Zhang Juan. Special thanks to our partner, The Carter Center, and their publication, 美中故事汇). As a new academic year begins, student flows between the U.S. and China remain far below pre-Covid levels of 2019-2020, while lingering issues and tense U.S.-China relations cloud the prospects for…
