Building Bridges: USCET and CEAIE

On May 23rd, 2023, USCET met with a visiting delegation from CEAIE in Washington, DC. Their discussions focused on how USCET and CEAIE can work together towards their joint goals of promoting US-China mutual understanding and invigorating bilateral education exchanges. During the pandemic, USCET and CEAIE established productive platforms for disseminating expert information and encouraging…

USCET Completes Survey of Chinese Student Experiences

To better understand the changing experiences of Chinese students in the United States over the past three decades, the US-China Education Trust conducted a non-random survey in late 2022/early 2023. We received 437 responses from individuals from China who graduated from US universities and colleges between 1991 and 2021.

INTERVIEW – Special Advisor to USCET King-Kok Cheung on Defying Expectations and Exploring New Possibilities

By Shwe Einthe April 18, 2023 USCET is proud to congratulate our Special Advisor, Professor King-Kok Cheung, on receiving the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Asian American Studies this month! A renowned literary scholar and Professor Emeritus at UCLA, Professor Cheung talked with USCET intern Shwe Einthe about her scholarly work and her…

2022 Samuel R. Berger Memorial Fellow Named Rhodes Scholar

Yi Duo, one of USCET’s 2022 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial fellows, was selected for the 2023 cohort of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship Program at the University of Oxford. Yi Duo is currently a senior undergraduate student at Peking University majoring in International Political Economy. USCET congratulates Yi Duo on this momentous achievement and we…

2022 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows Announced

The US-China Education Trust and Peking University’s Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding are excited to announce this year’s Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows: Ms. XU Gao and Ms. YI Duo. Candidates were evaluated based on their research proposals, academic credentials, outside experience, and more. XU Gao is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of International Studies,…

Connecting Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation with Samuel R. Berger Fellows

Launched in 2019, USCET’s Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship nurtures the next generation of Chinese leaders in US-China relations, honoring the legacy of former National Security Advisor, diplomat, and political consultant Samuel Berger (1945-2015). USCET has supported six Berger Fellows since the 2019 launch, with applications currently being accepted for the 2022 cohort. Selected…

USCET Releases 16th ASN Conference Report

[Washington, DC] The 16th American Studies Network (ASN) conference, held in June, brought Chinese and American scholars together to reflect on 50 eventful years of bilateral relations and to consider what the future may hold. USCET’s summary report highlights key discussions and takeaways from the conference and reaffirms USCET’s commitment to keeping nongovernmental channels of…