Group of highly accomplished “30-somethings,” half from the United States , half from China, build cross-cultural understanding and professional networks as they explore substantive issues and develop enduring friendships.
Established 2002; last held October 26-30, 2011.
For two weeks each year, outstanding senior high school students from the United States and China put down their books and see firsthand what life is like in the other country.
Established 2004; Upcoming Program Dates to China: June 23-July 8, 2011
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; last held June 8-11, 2011
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 (Navy), September 2-5, 2008 (Air Force), July 27-29, 2010 (Army)
Young & Restless in China follows the lives of nine young people over four years as they struggle to find their way in a country changing faster than any in history. After the screening, the producer, documentary filmmaker Sue Williams of Ambrica Productions, joins for a discussion.
Event Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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.
Program inaugurated in 2005. Third cohort of Fellows selected summer 2011.
Committee-organized study tour program supplements the academic training Chinese scholars and students already receive while studying at U.S. institutions by giving greater exposure to America’s history, culture, and key institutions.
Established: 1980; last held 2002
Two years before normalization of relations, program provides young American elected officials and others involved in local and state politics with an opportunity to meet with their counterparts and increase their understanding of China.
Program Dates: May 17-June 1, 1977
Committee organizes listening tours to China for Congressional staffers to get a clearer understanding of the country's accomplishments and challenges.
Last held: August 20-29; next planned for late fall/winter 2011
Orientation program exposes up-and-coming government officials to American history, politics, and contemporary society through a two-week study tour of the eastern United States
Established 2007; two programs held annually - one for China-based officials and one for Chinese diplomats stationed in the U.S.
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