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RECENT EVENTS
  

Schwarzman Scholars

The National Committee and Schwarzman Scholars co-hosted two seminars in June and July for the global Schwarzman Scholars Alumni network. The June London seminar included speakers Kerry Brown (King’s College), Mark Logan (MP), Rana Mitter (Oxford University), Katherine Morton (Schwarzman College), Ngaire Woods (Oxford University), and 29 alumni. The July Singapore seminar included James Crabtree (IISS), Bert Hofman (NUS), Kishore Mahbubani (NUS), Steven Okun (McLarty Associates), Christine Wong (Schwarzman College), and 16 alumni. The seminars were a successful return to in-person programming and provided opportunities for alumni to discuss major issues in the bilateral relationship, including trade, rising nationalism, security challenges, and domestic politics.


Healthcare Track II Dialogue

The U.S.-China Track II Dialogue on Healthcare virtually convened leading scientists, medical professionals, and business people on July 20 and 22 to explore key issues and developments in the health sector. The American delegation was led by former FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan; the Chinese delegation was led by Director-General of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Gao Fu (George Gao) and Peking University Professor Gordon Liu.

The dialogue focused on topics including COVID-19 and future pandemics, developing more resilient and sustainable healthcare systems, and healthcare innovation and regulatory harmonization. As with past dialogues, the Chinese and American participants are collaborating on a consensus agreement to be shared with policymakers on both sides.


Congressional Briefing

The National Committee returned to Capitol Hill last month with a group of Public Intellectuals Program (PIP) fellows for three off-the-record, in-person briefings: a discussion with eight U.S. Representatives on the implications of the PRC’s economic stagnation, led by Meg Rithmire (Harvard Business School) and Logan Wright (The Rhodium Group); and two briefings – one a convening of our Congressional staff study group, the other a meet-up of foreign policy Senate staffers – on Taiwan, both led by Scott Kastner (UMD) and Phil Saunders (NDU), in conversation with Dawn Murphy (U.S. National War College). Of these experts, all but Dr. Wright are PIP fellows.


 
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U.S.-China Essentials

U.S.-China Essentials

U.S.-China Essentials is a multimedia series that explores key aspects of the U.S.-China relationship and illustrates the ways it affects the lives of every American and the global community. Join leading experts for explanations on the inner workings of the world’s most important relationship, key issues to watch, and the many areas that connect us as people.

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Bates Gill

Daring to Struggle: China's Global Ambitions Under Xi Jinping

Bates Gill of Australia's Macquarie University analyzes how the pursuit of six major goals – legitimacy, sovereignty, wealth, power, leadership, and ideas – shapes China’s foreign relationships in its Indo-Pacific neighborhood and beyond.

Watch the 30-minute interview | Listen to the podcast
 

Threat Inflation and the Chinese military

Threat Inflation and the Chinese Military

How should the United States approach China’s increasingly powerful military? Michael D. Swaine joins National Committee President Stephen Orlins to discuss the key findings from a recent Quincy Institute report on threat inflation and the Chinese military.

Watch the 30-minute interview | Listen to the podcast

Elizabeth Knup

Assessing In-person Interactions Between the United States and China

Elizabeth Knup, regional director and chief representative for the Ford Foundation in China, shares her first-hand experience of traveling between the United States and China regularly during the pandemic. She discusses the importance of face-to-face interactions with people on the ground in order to continue doing constructive work between the two countries.

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COMMITTEE NEWS
  

PFP Application

The Professional Fellows Program places mid-level professionals from China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Taiwan working in environmental sustainability, legal aid, philanthropy, and community building at American host organizations. Applicants must be proficient in English, aged 25 to 40, and committed to returning home to continue working in their fields. Fellows will travel to the United States for in-person placements in spring 2023, circumstances permitting. NCUSCR receives generous support from the U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs to manage the program.

Please encourage qualified individuals to apply.
Applications must be received by August 15, 2022.


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We’re hiring! The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is currently recruiting for the following position:

Visit our website for more details on this position and application instructions.


 
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