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…
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…
The US-China Education Trust has successfully concluded the 2025 Students Finding Common Ground program, which brought together American and Chinese students to explore pressing areas of collaboration amid ongoing strategic competition and tensions between the two countries. Students Finding Common Ground—US-China Collaborative Projects in An Era of Strategic Competition engaged thirty-two students, selected through a…
The US-China Education Trust (USCET) has championed the role of educational exchange in building mutual understanding and cooperation between the United States and China. From the earliest days of normalized relations, student and scholar exchanges have served as a cornerstone of bilateral engagement, fostering the kind of person-to-person connections that promote peace and reduce conflict.…
“We want the economies, political systems, and societies [of our two countries] to become so closely connected that conflict and confrontation are no longer even thinkable, much less doable. The relationship, while certainly not friction-free, and surely not without competition, should be free of the dangers of the great power rivalry which once threatened the…
On April 25, USCET hosted its final meeting of the 2025 Students Finding Common Ground program. Each of the four project teams, co-presented by an American and a Chinese student, shared their semester-long collaborations on topics including public health, education, peace and conflict resolution, and environmental sustainability. After each presentation, mentors and advisors provided thoughtful…
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…
“To effectively craft American policy toward China, the United States must ensure access to the best information about China and a pipeline of top talent with the requisite expertise to interpret it.” On February 27, 2025, USCET Executive Director Rosie Levine presented her paper, “Investing in America’s China Expertise: Lessons from the CSCPRC,” during the…
PUBLIC HEALTH GROUP MENTOR TANG Bei is a China Forum Expert, and Associate Professor, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University. He is a distinguished academic and practitioner in the field of public health, with a specialized focus on China’s health policy, international health relations, and global health governance. As an…
