On September 15, 2025, USCET and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies celebrated the opening of the USCET Reading Room, a new resource hub for students and researchers of US-China relations on the 5th floor of the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University (1957 E St NW). Earlier this summer, the National…
Tuesday, September 9 | 5:30 – 7:00 PM in the Lindner Family Commons, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington DC The U.S.-China Education Trust and GW’s Sigur Center invite you to a conversation with the co-editor and contributors to the new publication, Chinese Encounters with America: Journeys That Shaped the Future of China (published by…
Tuesday, August 19 | 8:00 – 9:15 pm ET Online via Zoom In August, USCET will feature three Chinese experts whose experiences span different eras of bilateral relations. Each will reflect on how their time overseas strengthened their understanding, shaped their professional journey, and impacted the bilateral relationship. This discussion brings together experts whose decisions…
Tuesday, July 29 | 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET Online via Zoom The U.S.-China Education Trust will feature three Americans who spent time in China to reflect on their experiences abroad, and how their time overseas and educational exchange strengthened and transformed their understanding and impacted the bilateral relationship. Over many generations, Americans have leveraged…
Friday, June 13 | 3:30 – 5:00 pm in the Lindner Family Commons, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington DC The US-China Education Trust invites you to a conversation with acclaimed historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom as he discusses his latest work, The Milk Tea Alliance, with Evan Osnos, award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker. This…
Thursday, May 22 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm in the Lindner Family Commons, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington DC The U.S.-China Education Trust and the Women’s Foreign Policy Group invite you to a panel discussion featuring leading Asian American women at the forefront of U.S.-China policy. Yun Sun, Senior Fellow and Director of the China…
On April 24, USCET co-hosted the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations’ annual CHINA Town Hall, in collaboration with Young China Watchers (YCW) in Washington, D.C. This year’s discussion focused on President Trump’s China policy during the first 100 days of his new administration. Our local discussion featured Sean Stein, President of the US-China Business Council…
On April 15, 2025, USCET proudly launched our new monthly China Connections series with “Let Only the Red Flowers Bloom: A Conversation with Emily Feng.” This event featured NPR international correspondent Emily Feng, widely recognized for bringing the complexities of modern China to global audiences through her reporting. For the series’ launch, USCET featured Emily…
On April 10, 2025, USCET welcomed a student delegation from Gettysburg College as part of our ongoing efforts to support American student interest in China. The delegation included around 20 students from various majors who are currently enrolled in Chinese language and Chinese culture and society courses. Three faculty members, Professor Junjie Luo, Jing Li,…
On March 28, USCET hosted its monthly Students Finding Common Ground virtual meeting, convening students, mentors, and advisors from the U.S. and China for the third meeting of the program. The month’s session featured two distinguished guest speakers from the field of public health: Dr. Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council…
