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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

Young Leaders Forum

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 November 4-8, 2009

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

Student Leaders Exchange

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; last held June 26-July 11, 2008; Upcoming Program Dates to China: TBD; to the U.S.: TBD

Young & Restless in China

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

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

Scholar Orientation Program

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

Young Political Leaders Delegation

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

Policy Leaders Orientation Program

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.