CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT STUDENTS Caroline Bland, a senior at George Washington University, is majoring in International Affairs with a focus on Asia. She’s active in extracurriculars like the Model UN team, District K dance team, and GW THiNK. Caroline also has experience working as an executive assistant at a nonprofit in New Orleans. Her academic…
The F.Y. Chang Foundation/US-China Education Trust launched an online mentorship program for the inaugural 2023 cohort of the Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch Fellows in Asian Studies on Monday, March 25th. These fellowships aim to nurture the next generation of Asian specialists and leaders in the United States through fostering student research on Asia, with an…
In 1979, Madelyn Ross became one of the first American students to study in China. She shares memories from that trip, and how it’s shaped her decades-long passion for educational exchange between the two countries. This material is distributed by MediaLinks TV, LLC on behalf of CCTV. Additional information is available at the Department of…
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT GROUP MENTORS BIN Hu is an Associate Research Fellow and Director of Research on global climate governance at the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development of Tsinghua University. His main research fields include global climate governance, and environmental and resource economics. His articles have been published widely on the economics of…
The Berger Memorial Fellowship was created to honor the life and legacy of the late Honorable Sandy Berger, National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton, who was committed to balancing competition with collaboration between the United States and China, even when obstacles seemed insurmountable. Two students from the School of International Studies (SIS)at Peking University…
The US-China Education Trust, in cooperation with Tsinghua University and George Washington University, has launched a new project to bring American and Chinese students together, working on areas where US-China cooperation is urgently needed in an era of competition and tension between the two countries. Students Finding Common Ground—US China Collaborative Projects in An Era…
The US-China Education Trust congratulates Advisory Council members Peter McPherson and Thomas Pickering for receiving honors and accolades for their distinguished service and contributions to diplomacy and international affairs. Peter McPherson The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD) honored Peter McPherson at its Thirty-Fourth Annual Diplomatic Awards Luncheon on November 9th, 2023, presenting him the Henrietta…
Announcing the first cohort of the Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch Fellowships in Asian Studies! Congratulations to the Berkeley and UMiami students fellows in our first cohort. These fellowships aim to nurture the next generation of Asian specialists and Asia-engaged leaders in the U.S. If you are interested in becoming a JCB Fellow or want to…
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…
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…
