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UC San Diego Forum on U.S.-China Relations
The UC San Diego Forum on U.S.-China Relations is the first ongoing high-level forum focused entirely on the U.S.-China relationship. It takes advantage of UC San Diego’s location on the Pacific and the depth of China expertise at the 21st Century China Center at the School of Global Policy and Strategy. Its purpose is to convene an independent and sustaining community of thought leaders and policy experts to foster creative thinking on how to advance U.S.-China relations and bridge the growing gap between Washington, D.C. and Beijing, China. Visit the China Forum website for the lastest information.
2024
The forum was held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 30–31, 2024 in partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations. It focused on the theme of how both the U.S. and PRC governments are taking measures to stabilize relations. The forum featured over 75 top policymakers, business leaders and esteemed scholars to share knowledge and shape the trajectory of U.S.-China policy. The forum was by invitation only.
In a public talk as part of the forum, national security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with Stephen J. Hadley, forum co-chair and board member of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the U.S. approach to sustaining an effective China strategy. The talk drew around 200 attendees in person and thousands who streamed live online.
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Video: "The Future of U.S.-China Relations"
Article "UC San Diego forum maps the future of U.S.-China relations"
Remarks by Robert Zoellick (PDF)
8 Key Takeaways (PDF)
2023
The fifth forum was held in La Jolla, California from July 25–29, 2023. It focused on the theme of developing an enduring and effective China policy. The forum featured thought leaders, policymakers, academics, business leaders, policy experts, journalists and military personnel from the U.S. in an in-depth, multi-day examination of three sets of interrelated issues.
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2022
The fourth forum was held in La Jolla, California from July 28 – 31, 2022. The Forum is by invitation only. Chatham House rules are applied at the forum to ensure maximum candor from all participants.
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8 Key Takeaways (PDF)
2021
The third forum was held virtually on Dec. 13 – 14, 2021. The Forum was by invitation only. Chatham House rules were applied at the forum to ensure maximum candor from all participants.
14 Key Takeaways (PDF)
2020
The second forum was held in La Jolla, California from Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, 2020. The Forum held a virtual session to discuss updates on domestic political developments in China during the pandemic, the bilateral technology contest and the fallout of Hong Kong on the question of Taiwan.
Watch the public session “Between Competition and Cooperation: The Future of the U.S.-China Relationship” featuring two former U.S. national security advisors and the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.
2019
The inaugural forum was held in La Jolla, California from August 12–16, 2019. The Forum was by invitation only. Chatham House rules were applied at the forum to ensure maximum candor from all participants.
15 Key Takeaways (PDF)
What the public session "Finding a New Equilibrium: Insights on U.S.-China Ties from High-Level Practitioners" featuring experts who offered insights into how the U.S. and China can restrain competitive excesses, sustain cooperative energies and work out a modus vivendi given their increasingly divergent interests in the 21st century.