National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

The 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) established barrier-free trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This week, President-elect Trump announced his plans to add tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports. Are Chinese goods and technology really filtering into the United States through our neighbors? Revisit the discussion: https://lnkd.in/eRwByfsv #Canada #Mexico #China #Tariffs

Yesterday, in collaboration with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the World Affairs Council of Miami, and the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Miami, we held a public discussion at Books & Books on the relations between the #US, #China, and #Taiwan heading into 2025. Our Associate Director of National Security Policy Leland Lazarus sat with Dr. Tony Kuo, Office of International Affairs Dean at Shih Chien University, and took questions from guests. We look forward to hosting forums like this to keep these conversations going. #NationalSecurity #Security

"The people-to-people relationship is the foundation of the U.S.-China relationship." - NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins Wrapping up our U.S.-China People's Dialogue, co-organized by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and Tsinghua University's Center for International Security and Strategy in Beijing, saw local students, Schwarzman Scholars, and leaders in U.S.-China exchange gather together for fruitful discussion and brainstorming of ways to improve the bilateral relationship from the grassroots. Attendees heard from NYU Shanghai Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman and Tsinghua University Vice President & Provost Yang Bin on the role of higher education, Alison Friedman (Carolina Performing Arts) and Liu Tianchi (The Central Academy of Drama 中央戏剧学院, Liu Tianchi Acting Workshop) on the value of the arts, Co-founder & Director of China Folk House Pamela Leonard and Honorary Dean of Yenching Academy of Peking University Yuan Ming, China-famous content creator Paul Ashton (qamp Consulting) and the founder of Podcast Studio ShengFM Xu Tao, as well as others with backgrounds in building overseas enterprises, transnational marriages, and U.S.-China thought leadership. See all panelists: https://lnkd.in/dt7hawZJ

Time for #TriviaTuesday! Test your knowledge of U.S.-China relations: (Answer in the comments)

Each year the global fashion industry generates more than $4 trillion USD. Sheng Lu (University of Delaware) joins the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations to discuss fast fashion as a global phenomenon, and how the United States and China can cooperate on the environmental and social issues it presents. ?? Watch: https://lnkd.in/estFew-u #USChina #fastfashion #environment

Day one of our U.S.-China People's Dialogue, co-organized by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and Tsinghua University's Center for International Security and Strategy, launched on November 21, 2024 in Beijing. Bringing together U.S. and Chinese citizens involved in the forefront of U.S.-China relations from a variety of fields, the first day of panels focused on discussing the value of and challenges to bilateral connections in tourism, AI, culinary arts, business & investment, and sports. Amb. Charlene Barshefsky, former U.S. Trade Representative and current chair of the National Committee and Amb. Fu Ying, former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Australia, and the United Kingdom, Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee, and Zhu Min, former Vice President of People’s Bank of China and former Vice President of the International Monetary Fund kicked off the program with an opening panel at the welcome dinner on November 20. Attendees also heard from Yao Ming, former president of the Chinese Basketball Association; Logan Tom, vice president of player personnel and vice president of player personnel for the U.S. Pro Volleyball Federation; Gong Jiong, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) professor; David Moser, associate professor at Beijing Capital Normal University, and many other leading voices in the U.S.-China relationship. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dt7hawZJ

??UC Irvine EVENT: "From the Reform Generation to Generation Xi: A Teacher Returns to a Chinese Classroom After Twenty Years" On Nov 25, Join author Peter Hessler (The New Yorker) and #PIPFellow Emily Baum (UC Irvine) in-person or online for a discussion on China's social, political, and economic transformation. Register: https://bit.ly/3CAai5V

??NOV. 25 EVENT: Join #PIPFellow Leland Lazarus (FIU Jack D Gordon Institute for Public Policy) and Dr. Tony Kuo (Shih Chien University) in Coral Gables, FL at 5:00 PM for a discussion on China, Taiwan, and cross-strait relations in 2025 and beyond:

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??IMMIGRATION: Why are some states passing laws preventing Chinese nationals from purchasing land in the United States? Are concerns behind these laws legitimate? Revisit our conversation with Elizabeth Plantan (Stetson University), Matthew Erie (University of Oxford), and Mae M. Ngai (Columbia University) on the impact of Florida’s property law and other state-level laws. https://lnkd.in/eGtR9SHZ #immigration #uschina #politics