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About Center on U.S.-China Relations

In seeking new ways of building mutual understanding between the U.S. and China, the Center is undertaking projects and events which explore areas of common interest and divergent views between the two countries, focusing on policy, culture, business, media, economics, energy and the environment.

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Upcoming Events

Thu 12 Oct 2017
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meet the Author / New York
ChinaFile Presents: 'Learning China From the Ground Up' With Michael Meyer
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Wed 8 Nov 2017
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meet the Author / New York
ChinaFile Presents: 'Nine Continents' — A Conversation with Memoirist Xiaolu Guo
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Featured Projects

ChinaFile
An online magazine published by the Center on U.S.-China Relations, dedicated to promoting an informed, nuanced, and vibrant public conversation about China, in the U.S. and around the world.
ChinaBoom
The China Boom Project is a multimedia research, public education, and oral history project designed to explore the question “Why did China boom?“ by recording the collective wisdom of our moment.

Past Events

Thu 7 Sep 2017
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meet the Artist / New York
ChinaFile Presents: Asia's Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century
Tue 23 May 2017
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meet the Author / New York
ChinaFile Presents: ‘How the Past Helps Shape China’s Push for Global Power’
Mon 1 May 2017
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Film / New York
ChinaFile Presents: Documentary Films From China
Thu 13 Apr 2017
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meet the Author / New York
ChinaFile Presents: The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao

Highlights

Statement on the Center on U.S.-China Relations’ Commitment to Open Exchange of Ideas
A statement from the Center on U.S.-China Relations.
Asia Blog
A 'Very Dangerous Period' For the U.S. and China
Howard French describes how economics and demographics make China anxious to gain what it can in the next 10 to 15 years.
Report
U.S. Policy Toward China: Recommendations for a New Administration
This Task Force on U.S.-China report offers expert recommendations for the Trump administration on what is arguably the most critical bilateral relationship.
Report
A Clear Opportunity: U.S.-China Collaboration on Clean Air
A new Asia Society report explores the potential for continued U.S.-China collaboration on clean air technologies and policies.
Asia Blog
Book Excerpt: 'The Boat Rocker' by Ha Jin
Read an excerpt from the latest work published by the venerated Chinese-American novelist.
Report
 / Arts & Culture
Toward a Closer Understanding of Our Differences
The U.S.-China Museum Leaders Forum is organized by the Asia Society Museum’s Asian Arts and Museum Network and the Center on U.S.-China Relations’ U.S.-China Forum on the Arts and Culture.
U.S.-China Dialogue
The U.S.-China Dialogue promotes deeper understanding between the US and China.
A Vital Partnership: California and China Collaborating on Clean Energy and Combating Climate Change
A New Asia Society Report
US-China Forum on Arts and Culture
Bringing together leading American and Chinese cultural figures.
COAL+ICE
A documentary photography exhibition, visually narrating the hidden chain of actions triggered by mankind’s use of coal.

Videos

Arts
/ New York
ChinaFile Presents: ‘The Boat Rocker’: A Conversation with Novelist Ha Jin (Complete)
The author of the forthcoming 'The Boat Rocker' discussed his life and work with Orville Schell and Emily Parker.
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Current Affairs
/ New York
Documentary Q & A: 'The Last Moose of Aoluguya' (Complete)
Cinematographer Zhao Jiewei discusses his work on a documentary that follows a member of China's dwindling Ewenti minority.
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Current Affairs
/ New York
Documentary Q & A: 'Waking the Green Tiger' (Complete)
After a screening of Gary Marcuse's documentary about a grassroots campaign to block a dam on the Yangtze River, Asia Society's Orville Schell talks with environmental activist Shi Lihong, who is featured in the film.
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Current Affairs
/ New York
'Squaring the Circle' and Shanghai Taxis
Financial Times writers Geoff Dyer and Richard McGregor share their impressions of China's economic rise over the past generation.
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Current Affairs
/ New York
China's Rise, as Seen by the Financial Times (Complete)
Several generations of Financial Times correspondents share their experiences of reporting on the evolution of China’s economy.
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Arts
/ New York
'Who Are You, When You're a Chinese American?'
Novelist Amy Tan and Orville Schell unravel some of the complex issues surrounding Chinese American identity.
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