Mr. Jude Blanchette, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Ms. Sun Yun, Stimson Center, reflected on the 2020 Two Sessions (Lianghui).
The National Committee’s subnational initiatives bring together state and municipal-level leaders from across the country who work on China-related issues in the areas of trade and investment, education, culture, agriculture, and development. During this time of heightened tensions in the bilateral relationship, these initiatives seek to educate, foster coordination, and develop best practices among participants.
What does the future hold for Hong Kong? Will it become just another Chinese city that makes up the Greater Bay Area? The speakers, who have been tracking issues relating to higher education, journalism, protest, and the arts, address Hong Kong's future under Chinese rule.
Dr. Nicholas R. Lardy draws upon new data to trace the impact of revived state control over China’s economy, and prospects for future growth.
Wang Yongmei and Anthony Saich discuss the current environment for domestic and foreign NGOs in China.
Carl Minzner, professor at the Fordham University School of Law. discusses the Fourth Plenum and its implications for the development of China's legal system and governance.
At a National Committee program hosted by Sidley Austin on February 27, 2014, a delegation from the Consensus Media Group (CMG) led by CMG CEO Zhou Zhixing took part in a wide-ranging discussion of some of the critical issues facing China and U.S.-China relations. Professor Li Weisen, vice dean of the School of Economics at […]
The National Committee brought the first group of Chinese mayors and deputy mayors to U.S. soil in September, 1978. Led by Beijing Deputy Mayor Zhao Pengfei and Shanghai Deputy Mayor Yen Yumin, the 19-member delegation also included city planners, architects, and engineers. The visit was the first of approximately 50 exchanges the Committee has sponsored in the area of municipal and state/provincial management and planning.
In June 2007, the National Committee worked with long-time partner, the National League of Cities (NLC), and new partner, the League of California Cities (LCC) on a ten-day study tour to Beijing, Qingdao and Shanghai for mayors, city council members, and the NLC and LCC leadership.