Upcoming Events

2026 Gala Dinner

November 10, 2026

The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations will hold our annual Gala Dinner on Tuesday, November 10, in New York City. We will celebrate six decades of fostering productive engagement in the world's most consequential bilateral relationship, and honor two extraordinary leaders who have lived our mission: Mr. Stephen A. Orlins, NCUSCR president, and Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone.

Recent Events

July 26, 2026

Maria Repnikova joins Xiaoyu Pu to discuss China’s soft power influence in Africa.  

July 21, 2026

Samm Sacks and Kevin Xu join Graham Wester to discuss the export controls on Fable and Mythos, the rise of competitive Chinese open-source models, and the resulting question of U.S.-China AI leadership.

June 4, 2026

Alex Wang and Joanna Lewis discuss China’s global environmentalism and its implications for China’s rise.

May 18, 2026 | 4:45 PM EDT

Dr. Kyle Chan, Dr. Elizabeth Economy, and Dr. Zongyuan Zoe Liu assess what the summit reveals about the trajectory of U.S.-China relations.

May 4, 2026

Pew Research Center’s Laura Silver discusses a March 2026 report showing that American views of China have grown somewhat more positive in the past several years.

April 9, 2026 | 5:00 PM EDT

Steve Orlins interviews Ker Gibbs, former AmCham Shanghai president and author of The Fragile Dragon, on how escalating U.S.-China tensions are reshaping global commerce and what it takes for businesses to navigate an increasingly volatile relationship.

April 7, 2026 | 6:30 PM EDT

CHINA Town Hall connects leading China experts with Americans around the country for a national conversation on the implications of China's rise on U.S.-China relations and its impact on our towns, states, and nation. 

March 31, 2026

Yawei Liu, Renard Sexton, and Nick Zeller join Jessica Bissett to discuss findings from China Pulse, a Carter Center and Emory University survey project, on how Chinese public opinion shapes U.S.-China relations and the ongoing trade conflict.

March 9, 2026 | 12:00 PM EDT

Yun Sun and Gedaliah Afterman join Lincoln Hines to discuss how the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran is testing China's relationships across the Middle East, what the conflict reveals about the limits of Beijing's influence, and what comes next for U.S.- China relations.

February 23, 2026 | 3:30 PM EST

David M. Lampton and Wang Jisi argue that although the Sino-U.S. relationship has deteriorated to a dangerous degree in the last 15 to 20 years, it is possible for the two countries to change directions if they act quickly and decisively.

February 11, 2026 | 12:00 AM EST

Zoe Liu speaks with AmCham China President Michael Hart about the 2026 China Business Climate Survey, examining business resilience, shifting economic and geopolitical risks, and what U.S. companies would like to see from policymakers in Washington and Beijing.

February 4, 2026 | 10:00 AM EST

Lev Nachman joins Wei-Ting Yen to discuss how Taiwan’s internal politics, from party polarization to cross-Strait engagement, are influencing regional security and U.S.–China competition.