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U.S. Foreign Policy Colloquium

Foreign Policy Colloquium provides Chinese students an opportunity to learn about the making and implementation of U.S. foreign policy from the experts themselves.

Established 2003; Upcoming Program Dates: June 2-5, 2010

Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations

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.

Established 2005; last held February 21, 2008. Upcoming Program Dates: March 2, 2010

Municipal Leaders Delegations

Delegation of American mayors and other municipal leaders meet with Chinese government, business, and NGO leaders to share best practices in the field of green initiatives and sustainable urban development.

Past Program Dates: June 15-25, 2007; September 6-14, 2008

China Briefings for Mid-Career Military Officers

Program focuses on security topics not conventionally discussed in military training: climate change, economic development, China’s use of soft power, scientific and technological development, and more.

Established 2007; Past Programs: September 25-28, 2007, September 2-5, 2008; Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

Congressional Staff Delegation to China

Committee takes 10 staff members from the House and Senate to Beijing, Yunnan, and Shanghai for discussions on energy security and efforts to combat terrorism and narcotics trafficking.

Past Program Dates: June 19-July 8, 2007; March 21-30, 2008; Upcoming Program Dates: July, 2009

Public Intellectuals Program

Comprised of 20 young American China scholars, the Public Intellectuals Program expands and deepens the scholars' knowledge of aspects of China beyond their own specialties and encourages their active engagement as public intellectuals both within and beyond their professional and geographic communities.

Inaugural group of PIP fellows: 2005-2007; second cohort selected spring 2008. Program dates for PIP II: Washington, D.C. meeting, October 2-6, 2008, first China study tour, June 19-July 1, 2009; San Francisco meeting, October 1-4, 2009; second China study tour, June 18-30, 2010; Washington, D.C. meeting, fall 2010

Congressional Members Delegation

Congressional U.S.-China Working Group co-chairs meet with high-level officials to discuss trade, product safety, border safety, counter-terrorism, and the Olympics.

Established 1996; last held: May 2009. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

A. Doak Barnett Memorial Essay Contest

Committee's A. Doak Barnett Memorial Essay Contest challenges Chinese and American graduate students to reflect on essential aspects of the United States-China relationship.

Established 2000; last held 2005

Rockefeller Foundation Project

Committee helps the Rockefeller Foundation look at how China’s emergence affects the foundation’s strategies and goals.

Established in 2005; last held March 2008. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD