In recent public speeches, Chubb Chairman and CEO and NCUSCR Vice Chair Evan Greenberg has asserted that trade and investment strengthen America's global competitiveness, including within China. He joined National Committee President Stephen Orlins in a June 20, 2022 interview to discuss how trade with China benefits the United States, as well as the media, business, and government reactions to his speeches.
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For more insights on the future of the U.S.-China business relationship, read these recent articles from the NCUSCR community.
Visit our website for more resources on the U.S.-China economics, trade, and business relationship.
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Much has changed since July 1, 1997, when Hong Kong’ sovereignty was transferred from the United Kingdom to China. Through the lenses of language, politics, and identity, leading experts Kris Cheng (Voice of America), Pierre Landry (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), and Gina Tam (Trinity University) discussed the relationship between Hong Kong and Mainland China, how it has evolved over the past 25 years, and what these dynamics tell us about Hong Kong today, at a National Committee event held on June 20, 2022.
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The global electric vehicle (EV) industry has experienced enormous growth in recent years. On June 7, 2022, the National Committee held a virtual program with speakers John Paul MacDuffie (University of Pennsylvania) and Ilaria Mazzocco (Center for Strategic and International Studies), moderated by National Committee Public Intellectuals Program fellow Scott Kennedy (Center for Strategic and International Studies), to explore the implications of a growing global EV market on U.S.-China relations.
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In February 2022, the China Initiative, a program launched by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump administration in 2018, formally ended. Despite the termination of the program, its impact is still palpable. The National Committee hosted a virtual program on June 2, 2022 with Yangyang Cheng (Yale University), Steven Chu (Stanford University), and Eileen Guo (MIT Technology Review), moderated by NCUSCR Public Intellectuals Program fellow Margaret Lewis (Seton Hall University), to discuss the China Initiative's lasting shadow and the future of U.S.-China research cooperation and security.
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The National Committee held a refresher workshop in Washington, D.C. in early June for two dozen Public Intellectuals Program fellows from cohorts I to VI to bring them up-to-date on U.S. government policies vis-à-vis China and to introduce them to those currently shaping and implementing those policies. The workshop included meetings with officials and experts from the State and Defense Departments, National Security Council, the two Congressional China Commissions, various think tanks, and representatives from the Chinese Embassy, as well as the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office and the Taiwan Economic and Trade Representative Office.
Last month, the National Committee held the first of six monthly sessions for our Congressional staff military-security study group. The study group features a line-up of U.S.-based experts and will run over the course of a half year.
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China Hosts the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Beijing and Xinjiang
Philip Alston (New York University Law School) discusses U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s May 2022 visit to China, in a conversation with National Committee Public Intellectuals Program fellow Thomas Kellogg (Georgetown Center for Asian Law).
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China’s Economic Challenge
In China’s Economic Challenge: Unconventional Success, author Albert Keidel examines the economic approaches responsible for China’s four decades of rapid growth. He joins NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins to analyze China’s economy over the past 40 years, the U.S.-China trade war, and economic prospects in the world of COVID-19.
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Kingdom of Characters
Author and National Committee Director Jing Tsu shares insights from her latest book, Kingdom of Characters, and discusses the visionaries, reformers, and revolutionaries whose linguistic innovations made possible China’s ascent to its global role today.
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Science Has No Borders
Steven Chu, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and current professor at Stanford University, discusses the need for free and open scientific collaboration between the United States and China despite concerns over intellectual property rights, especially in key industries such as semiconductors. In English with Chinese subtitles.
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The National Committee is seeking current students and recent graduates to apply for our internship program. Learn more about U.S.-China relations, while working directly on dialogues, exchanges, and public education programs that impact and inform the evolving bilateral relationship. General and communications internships are available.
Apply on our website by July 25.
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 1, 2022.
We’re hiring! The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is currently recruiting for the following positions:
Visit our website for more details on these positions and application instructions.
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