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Event Information: The Ming-Qing Revolution in Global History

Book Talk: From Enemies to “Tacit Allies”: Zhou Enlai and Sino-American Relations

Event Information: China’s Media Offensive in The Global South

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You are cordially invited to attend our event with Dr. Zhang Jian as he discusses the Ming-Qing military.

You are cordially invited to attend our book talk with Dr. CHEN Jian as he discusses his new biography of Zhou Enlai and Zhou's role in Sino-American relations.

You are cordially invited to attend China's Media Offensive in The Global South: An Assessment.

Event Information: The Jimmy Carter Conversation on U.S.-China Relations

You are cordially invited to attend The Jimmy Carter Conversation on U.S.-China Relations: A Dialogue on U.S.-China Relations and Its Impact on Peace and Prosperity in Asia.

Announcing the Winners of the 2024 China Focus Essay Contest!

Read the six winning essays of the 2024 China Focus Essay Contest covering two topics: Chinese international conflict mediation and U.S.-China educational exchange.

Webinar: How Should the U.S. and China Manage Their Nuclear Relationship During the “New Cold War”?

Rising Sino-American tensions have prompted widespread discussion of a “New Cold War." China has continued to expand its nuclear capabilities while the United States feels under pressure to enhance its own capabilities. While some experts describe the bilateral relationship currently as being in a moment of “fragile stability,” this remains...

China Town Hall: Climate Change and U.S.-China Relations

Sino-Russian relations have always had a deep impact on both countries, and the rise and fall of their alliance during the Cold War even significantly shaped the history of Xi's own family. In this talk, Professor Joseph Torigian will compare that earlier era of the relationship to the present day...

EVENT: Sino-Russian Relations in Historic Context

Call for Submissions: 2024 China Focus Annual Essay Contest

China Focus in collaboration with the Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China, the 1990 Institute, The Carter Center, and the 21st Century China Center is accepting submissions for their 2024 Annual Essay Contest. The contests offers two topics and awards two $1,000 prizes and four runner-up prizes of $500. The deadline...

The Korean Peninsula and U.S.-China Relations

The Korean War was the first major war of the Cold War and turned the U.S. and China into enemies. China did not normalize its relationship with Seoul until 1992, 13 years after it established full diplomatic relations with the U.S. Two years later, President Carter visited Pyongyang at the...

Selling to China: Stories of Success, Failure, and Constant Change

Register for our author event with Ker Gibbs, author of Selling to China: Stories of Success, Failure, and Constant Change.

Call for Papers: Young Scholars Conference on U.S.-China Relations

Join the Carter Center for the inaugural Jimmy Carter Conversation on U.S.-China Relations hosted in partnership with the University of San Francisco’s Center for Business Studies and Innovation in Asia-Pacific.

Webinar: The Role of Chinese Students in America

As Chinese international students have become a focal point of rising U.S.-China tensions, some Americans contend that the risks of educating students from China outweigh the benefits. The voices of those who have lived the Chinese student experience in America are essential to this debate, yet often overlooked. To add...

EVENT: PLA Views on US-China Relations

There is a wider range of views on U.S.-China relations, including how to handle the Taiwan issue, than is generally known. Dr. Liu will discuss the range of views on these issues among senior military officers.

Join Us for the Jimmy Carter Conversation on U.S.-China Relations

The Ladder of Success in Xi’s China: China Research Center Annual Lecture

Join The Carter Center, China Research Center, and the East Asia Collective for this book series on Chinese politics and society.

U.S.-China Higher Education Exchange Forum Event

Join the Carter Center for this event at Emory University on October 24.

Symposium: Data Governance and its Impact on U.S.-China Relations

Join us at The Carter Center for this symposium event featuring experts on data governance and U.S.-China relations.

Dr. Brantly Womack on his new book, RECENTERING PACIFIC ASIA: Regional China and World Order.

Yawei Liu will speak on CEIP’s ‘China-EU Relations: One Year Into the Ukraine War’ Panel

The Carter Center's Senior Advisor on China will speak about China-EU relations on a panel hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Book Talk: Wang Fei-Ling on The China Record: An Assessment of the People’s Republic

Join The Carter Center, China Research Center, and the Emory University Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures for this book series on Chinese politics and society.

Yawei Liu Speaks to SAILS at Emory Law School

Join us for a lunch talk with Dr. Yawei Liu, Director of the China Program at The Carter Center, who will discuss developments in China’s electoral system and survey its forms of grassroots democracy.

Announcing the Spring 2023 Chinese Politics & Society Book Talk Series

Call for Submissions: 2023 Young Scholars Conference

For the 8th Annual Young Scholars Forum on U.S.-China Relations, we are pleased to partner with the UC-Fudan Center and the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego to convene a panel at the 2023 Young Scholars Conference in La Jolla, California. This panel will focus on U.S.-China relations...

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Annual china focus essay contest.

China Focus , our student-run online magazine featuring original writing on China’s domestic and global affairs, is launching its 2022 essay contest calling for submissions from students in both U.S. and China. Four prizes of $1000 each will be awarded to winners. For detailed information about topics, eligibility, please click  here .