Past Events

Together with colleagues at the Berlin-based think tank Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Mareike Ohlberg recently published two reports that shed light on China's ideological pluralism as well as global ambitions.

Executive Editor of Foreign Affairs Daniel Kurtz-Phelan discusses his new book, which deals with the tumultuous aftermath of World War II, frantic U.S. engagement with China, and what led to the moment America “lost” the Middle Kingdom.

Experts dissect the consequences of China's new civil society law.

Kevin Peraino presents his new book, 'A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman and the Birth of China, 1949.'

On November 8, just weeks after Chinese Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping proclaimed he was shepherding China into a “new era,” President Donald Trump will begin a three-day state visit to Beijing. His first trip to China since his inauguration, and his third meeting with Xi, the visit may help define the United States' evolving relationship with China.

ChinaFile Presents: 'Nine Continents' — A Conversation with Memoirist Xiaolu Guo

Oct. 12: A conversation with author Michael Meyer and The New Yorker's Jiayang Fan.

Sep. 7: Journalist and author Richard McGregor discusses his new book on China, Japan, and the U.S.

May 23: The former NYT Asia correspondent discusses his new book.

May 1: Watch and discuss two films from NYU's News & Documentary program.

Apr. 13: A discussion with Ian Johnson and Ian Buruma presented by ChinaFile.

March 20: A panel of experts discuss what the rise of China means for Europe.

On the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, the Center is convening a series of conversations between China scholars and experts

Feb. 28: Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Center on U.S.-China Relations.

An evening of music celebrating the rich tradition of artistic collaboration between China and the United States, featuring masters on the sheng, guzheng, and banjo, who all radiate infectious joy as they bend the rules of their traditional instruments.