Welcome

It is my great pleasure to introduce you to the Center for China-US Cooperation (CCUSC). Founded in early 1998 by the University of Denver's Graduate School of International Studies, now known as the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, the CCUSC has been strategic in educating people in the Rocky Mountain region about Greater China, including the Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Our mission is to serve as a bridge in a search for mutual understanding, the development of prudent policies, and the positive resolution of disputes between Chinese and American people. The CCUSC fills a gap that exists in the Rocky Mountain region and between the two coasts in facilitating understanding of the changes in the political, economic, legal, social, and cultural landscape of China.

Our web site highlights our programs and activities. I would love to hear from you and sincerely hope that you will be part of our endeavor.

Suisheng (Sam) Zhao
CCUSC Executive Director & Editor of the Journal of Contemporary China

HIGHLIGHTS

*3rd China Town Hall
CCUSC and the National Committee on US-China Relations co-sponsored the 3rd Annual China Town Hall on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. This was a national event that was held in more than 40 US cities. The program opened with a live webcast from Washington, D.C., featuring Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and the Pacific Affairs, discussing Issues in U.S.-China Relations.  National Committee vice president Jan Berris moderated this 45-minute portion of the program. Following the webcast, Douglas Spelman, Deputy Director, Kissinger Institute on China & the United States at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC personally came to Denver and presented US-China Relations on the Ground: Reflections of a Diplomat which was moderated by CCUSC Executive Director Sam Zhao. For those who are interested in the webcast, click here to view it on-line. ***The event was also featured in DU Today, to read this article click here.

*Executive Direstor Suisheng Zhao was interviewed on The Agenda with Steve Paikin, a program of TVO, Ontario, Canada's public educational media organization, on China's growing power. To view the program please click here.

*New DU Graduate Center at Peking University off to a great start!
The Graduate Center in Peking University has started off working very well. Holly McFarland, a Korbel student, is currently interning at the Economist. She is already coordinating an event in which many industry leaders, Chinese and foreign, will discuss China's economic development in the next decade. Dr. Youli Sun, the Director of the China Studies Institute reiterates that the internships are well liked by students, especially in today's economic situation. Just this semester, they have placed about 55 students in various internships. He also reminds us that they have 15 courses offered in English which are taught by a team of professors with Ph.D.'s mostly from US prestigious institutions and of the topnotch immersion language program with a class size kept under 5 students. For more information, please visit www.china-studies.net.  ***The new Center was also featured in DU Today, to read this article click here.