Held in memory of two giants in the China field, the annual Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture provides a forum in Shanghai to discuss Sino-American relations, arguably the most important bilateral relationship of this century.

The dinner, on April 20, 2006, affords the president of the People’s Republic of China his only opportunity to offer a public address in Washington, DC.

Committee conducts a survey of programs addressing Sino-American relations and security issues.