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An FPC participant with Amb. James Sasser

U.S. Foreign Policy Colloquium

For the past five years, the Foreign Policy Colloquium has provided Chinese graduate students from all academic disciplines with an opportunity to learn about the making and implementation of U.S. foreign policy, to meet high-level policy leaders, and to interact with fellow graduate students.

Established 2003; last held June 6-9, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates: June 4-7, 2008

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 28-December 2, 2007 Upcoming Program Dates: September 18-22, 2008

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 July 11-25, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates to China: June 26-July 11, 2008; to the U.S.: September 23-October 6, 2008

Participants in December 2007 trip to China

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.

Established 2005; last held December 2-12, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

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; last held September 25-28, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

Municipal Administrators Delegation

During a three-week stay, delegation of Chinese municipal leaders, also including city planners, architects, and engineers, focuses on a wide spectrum of urban issues affecting American cities.

Program Dates: September 10-30, 1978

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

Informing policy leaders & opinion shapers
Participants in 2006 program

Conflict Management Conference

Participants bond over a nine-day training program in San Diego focusing on conflict management and resolution. Formal training is balanced with informal group bonding activities that established sense of camaraderie, trust, and friendship among all three groups.

Established 2006; last held August 5-14, 2006. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

Time Warner Internship

Time Warner Internship program, administered annually from 1998 to 2006, places selected Fudan undergraduates at various U.S.-based Time Warner entities for 3 months at a time.

Established 1998; last held 2006