Mission Statement
In the years to come, an open and collaborative relationship between the United States and China will be essential to global peace, security, balanced economic growth and environmental sustainability.
To help forge a more constructive bilateral relationship, Asia Society has established the Center on U.S.-China Relations with a generous gift from the late Arthur Ross.
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.
The Center is based at Asia Society's New York City headquarters and works closely with other Asia Society Centers around the world.
Who We Are
Orville Schell is the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society. He is a former professor and Dean at the University of California, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Leah Thompson is the Associate Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations. She is the project director for COAL+ICE, and a multimedia producer.
Michael Zhao is a video producer for the Center on U.S.-China Relations covering China's environmental challenges. He is the creator of China Air Daily, ChinaFile's Environment Editor, and editor of China Green.
Laura Chang is a Senior Program Officer with the Center on U.S.-China Relations where she primarily focuses on policy and cultural programming. She is also Assistant Editor of ChinaFile and Editor of the Books section.
David Barreda is a multimedia producer and the Visuals Editor for ChinaFile. He was previously a staff photographer at the San Jose Mercury News, the Rocky Mountain News, and the Valley News.
Susan Jakes is the Editor of ChinaFile and a Senior Fellow at the Center on U.S.-China Relations. Previously, she worked for Time magazine.
Sara Segal-Williams is a Program Officer for the Center on U.S.-China Relations. She is Copy Chief for ChinaFile.
Jonathan Landreth is ChinaFile's Managing Editor, and is a reporter and editor who's been traveling to Asia since 1988. He has lived and worked in Singapore and China, often paying particular attention to the culture of the media and entertainment industries.
Ouyang Bin is Assistant Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations and Associate Editor of ChinaFile. He was a Harvard-Yenching Fellow from 2010-2012.
