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Speaking with Bloomberg on the sidelines of our U.S.-China Track II Economic Dialogue in Beijing, Ambassador Carla A. Hills, chair of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and former U.S. Trade Representative under President George H. W. Bush, reflects on past experiences negotiating with the Chinese and offers her perspective on the ongoing trade dispute. Recorded 7/11/19.

More than 200 members of the scholarly, foreign policy, military, and business communities have signed an Open Letter to President Trump and members of Congress on U.S. policy toward China. In the letter, published by The Washington Post on July 3, 2019, the authors write:

In an interview on CNN's Quest Means Business, Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, says he's "puzzled" why President Trump is making his negotiations with China public. "China 101 teaches you that if you want to make a deal, you make your representations privately. When you put their backs to the wall, it decreases the odds of a deal." Mr. Orlins also cites brand new data published that day from NCUSCR and Rhodium Group's U.S.-China Investment Project: "Chinese investment has fallen off a cliff—it contracted last year, which I think is bad for the United States—and we've got a broadening definition of national security, which is basically making it more difficult for Chinese investors to create jobs in the United States." Recorded 5/8/19.

In an interview on CNN's Quest Means Business, Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, reflects on whether trade talks between the two countries could be extended and explains why tensions with Huawei embody a "downward spiral." Recorded 2/19/19.

The Council on Foreign Relations' inaugural C.V. Starr & Co. Annual Lecture on China featured NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins and Director Elizabeth Economy, as well as Ely Ratner and Nicholas Kristof for a panel discussion on the future of U.S.-China relations amidst ongoing trade frictions, tensions in the South China Sea, and political, demographic, and economic developments within China itself.

We are delighted that Ms. Undrakh Chunchuluun, fall 2016 Professional Fellows Program alumna from Mongolia, was selected by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) as an Alumni Impact Award (AIA) winner for her work with young men and boys on intimate partner violence prevention. The AIA “recognizes exceptional contributions made by Professional Fellows Program alumni to their communities.”