Who We Are

Since our founding in 1966, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations has remained at the forefront of the dynamic Sino-American relationship by encouraging constructive dialogue, fostering face-to-face interaction and the forthright exchange of ideas and educating Americans and Chinese about the realities of each other's countries.

While are proud of our forty-five year legacy, including our role in the 1972 "Ping Pong Diplomacy" exchange, the National Committee's cutting-edge dialogues, exchanges and public programs affirm its continuing role as the premier American organization dedicated to productive U.S.-China relations.







We invite you to contact us (info@ncuscr.org) about our mission and programs, and to support our work by making a tax-free donation to the National Committee.

Best wishes in the Year of the Snake,
Stephen A. Orlins
Stephen A. Orlins, President



Highlights from the Committee's 2012 Program Calendar

JANUARY
Forecasting China's Economy in 2012
U.S.-China Track II Economic Dialogue
Why Taiwan Matters. A book program with Dr. Shelley Rigger

FEBRUARY
Luncheon in honor of Vice President Xi Jinping
Sustaining China's Economic Growth after the Global Financial Crisis. A book program with Nicholas Lardy

MARCH
The Next Big Question for China: Land. A public program with Roy Prosterman and Zhu Keliang
U.S.-China Military Relations: Challenges and Prospects. A public program with David Finkelstein
China's Grassroots NGOs: Comparing Beijing, Yunnan and Guangdong. A public program with Anthony Spires
Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations, featuring Ambassador Gary Locke
U.S.-China Track II Economic Dialogue

APRIL
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War. A book program with Dr. Stephen R. Platt

The Fall of Bo Xilai and Its Significance. A members' conference call with Cheng Li

Student Leaders Exchange to the United States

Eating Bitterness: Stories from the Front Lines of China's Great Urban Migration. A book program with Michelle Dammon Loyalka

MAY
Chen Guangcheng and Implications for U.S.-China Relations. A members' conference call with Jerome A. Cohen and David M. Lampton
Senate/House State/District Staff Delegation to China
Annual Members Program, featuring Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
Foreign Policy Colloquium for U.S.-based Chinese graduate students

JUNE
Understanding the Modern Chinese Consumer. A book program with Tom Doctoroff
Student Leaders Exchange to China

JULY
Public Intellectuals Program: Round III. Trip I to China
China in the 2012 Elections. A public program with Congressman Rick Larsen

AUGUST
U.S.-China Teachers Exchange Program
Senate D.C. Staff Delegation to China

OCTOBER
Screening of The Revolutionary. A public program with Sidney Rittenberg and Irv Drasnin
China: Competitor, Customer and Conundrum. A public program with Fred P. Hochberg
Annual Gala Dinner honors PepsiCo and 3M
U.S.-China Track II Dialogue on East and South China Sea Issues
China Seminar for Senior Navy Personnel
CHINA Town Hall, a 60-city public program featuring Ambassador Gary Locke

NOVEMBER
Education Delegation

DECEMBER
Sino-American Dialogue on the Rule of Law & Human Rights
Senate Staff Delegation to China
China's Search for Security. A book program with Andrew Nathan and Andrew Scobell
Creative Women in Contemporary China. A public program with Wu Qing
China's New Leaders and the Global Order. A public program with The Honorable Kevin Rudd