Claire Reade, Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement, USTR, joins us for a discussion on U.S. Trade Enforcement Agenda with China. (New York Event)

Victor Fung, chairman of the Li & Fung Group in Hong Kong and a long-time friend of the National Committee, offers an Asia/Pacific perspective on the multilateral trading system.

A 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.

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.

A cross-section of educators, hand- picked by the top students in the United States, learn more about China and U.S.-China relations at the annual Master Teacher China Seminar.

On June 18, 2008, the National Committee co-hosted a dinner in Washington, DC, in honor of Wang Qishan, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.

At our 2008 Annual Members Program, three leading specialists – Nicholas Lardy, David Malpass and Henny Sender – examined the relationship among the U.S., Chinese and global economies and its implications for the broader Sino-American relationship. (New York Event)

AmCham-China leaders Michael Barbalas, John Watkins, and James Zimmerman give an American business perspective from China. (New York Event)

Alexandra Harney discusses her recently published book, The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage.

"CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections" uses webcasts and on-site speakers to give Americans in dozens of cities the opportunity to hear directly from policy-makers and specialists.

Jack Perkowski, chairman and CEO of ASIMCO Technologies, gives National Committee members and guests a snapshot view of his experiences in building an automotive parts business in China.

Specialists Rob Bradley and Joanna Lewis discuss U.S. and Chinese government approaches to international climate change negotiations, how the two countries influence each others’ policy formulation and potential openings for cooperation.

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.

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.

Beijing-based Economist correspondent Ted Plafker discusses promising economic sectors, provides information on China’s legal landscape, and offers advice on how to promote and distribute products to Chinese consumers, among other topics.

National Committee and two partners work with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security on a multi-year effort to assist the Chinese government in its efforts to strengthen protection of workers’ rights and to comply with internationally recognized labor standards.

Dr. Fang Xinghai, Deputy Director, Office of Financial Services, Shanghai Municipal Government, focused on steps Shanghai is taking to position itself both as China’s financial center and, over the longer term, an international financial center.

Freshmen members of Congress and members of the bi-partisan U.S.-China Working Group sit down with two former Secretaries of State to discuss the history of Sino-American relations and current issues affecting the relationship.

Professors Robert A. Scalapino and Lucian Pye, two distinguished scholars in the U.S.-China relations field, discuss the founding of the National Committee, its work over the past 40 years and the role it might play in the future.

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-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.

While a few staff members accompanied their Senators and Congressmen on Congressional trips to China in the early 70s, it was not until 1976 that the first group made up entirely of Senate and House committee staff members visited China.

Program sends delegation of leaders from American organizations active in public education about world affairs to China in October 1975. Visit provides opportunity for George H.W. Bush to meet Deng Xiaoping for the first time.

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.

Started in September 1984 as an off-the-record gathering of leading citizens of China and America, the U.S.-China Dialogue was the first formal instance of Track II diplomacy in the Sino-American relationship.

Committee programs a week-long trip to Beijing and Shanghai for Michael Moskow, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

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

Participants focus on changing dynamics between China’s central and provincial governments through the lens of fiscal reform.