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US-China Forum

US-China Forum is an annual forum cohosted by CUSEF and top U.S. universities. Each year the Forum brings together leading experts from the U.S. and China for immersed discussions on critical issues faced both countries and, by extension, the world.

Previous Exchanges
The U.S.-China Forum 2023
Theme: Technology, culture, and international trade
Date: April 5-17, 2023
Location:
Johns Hopkins University, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and the University of Oklahoma
Co-organizers:
Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Oklahoma, China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)
2023
The U.S.-China Forum 2022
Theme: Addressing the Climate and Energy Challenge
Date: October 12 to November 5, 2022
Location: University of Chicago, Peking University
Co-organizers:
University of Chicago, Peking University, China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)
2022
The U.S.-China Forum 2021
Theme: Addressing Inequality and Promoting Social Welfare
Date: November 16-18, 2021
Location: University of Chicago
Co-organizers:
UChicago Global from the University of Chicago; Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice; China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)
2021
The U.S.-China Forum 2020
Theme: The Matter of Art
Date: February 6, 2020
Location: University of Chicago
Co-organizers:
UChicago Arts from the University of Chicago, Smart Museum of Art, China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)
2020
The U.S.-China Forum 2019
Topic: Current US-China relations
Date: November 15 and 19, 2019
Location:
New York University and the U.S.-China Institute of the Southern California
Co-organizers:
New York University (NYU), US-China Institute of the University of Southern California, China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)
2019
The U.S.-China Forum 2018
Theme:
High-level discussions on issues of importance to the U.S., China, and the world
Date: November 1 and 6, 2018
Location: University of Chicago, New York University
Co-organizers:
Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago, New York University, China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)
2018
The U.S.-China Forum 2017
Theme:
Perspectives on U.S.-China Relations in a Time of Rapid Change
Innovation on the Urban/Rural Continuum
How the China-U.S. Relationship will Shape the Emerging Global Order
U.S.-China Relations: A Review of the Landscape and Prospects for 2018
How the China-U.S. Relationship will Shape the Emerging Global Order

Location:
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (October 9, 2017)
University of Chicago (October 12, 2017)
New York University (November 13, 2017)
Ohio State University (November 15, 2017)
University of Texas at Austin (November 16, 2017)
University of Hong Kong (December 14, 2017)

Co-organizers:
New York University, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, University of Chicago, Ohio State University, University of Texas at Austin, China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)
2017
The U.S.-China Forum 2016
Themes:
Global security, China’s foreign policy, China-U.S. relations after the U.S. election
Date: December 1, 2016
Location:
New York University, Stanford University, University of Chicago
Co-organizers:
Stanford University, University of Chicago, New York University, China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)
2016
The U.S.-China Forum 2015
Theme: Enhancing U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change
Date: May 18-19, 2015
Location: University of Chicago
Co-organizers:
University of Chicago, Paulson Institute, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF)

2015
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