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SUMMARY:Announcing the 2026 China Focus Essay Contest
DESCRIPTION:China Focus is pleased to announce the 2026 China Focus Essay Contest\, jointly hosted with the 1990 Institute\, the Fudan–UC Center on Contemporary China\, The Carter Center\, and the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. \nWe welcome original\, evidence-based essays that engage thoughtfully with one of the topics below. Submissions may be written in English or Chinese. \n\nEssay Topics (Choose ONE)\nTopic 1: Cooperation amid Strategic Rivalry\nHow Can the U.S. and China Find Common Ground in Critical Global Issues? \nAs the U.S.-China relationship enters an era of strategic competition\, areas of cooperation such as science and technology\, climate\, public health\, and global security remain important for international growth and stability. This topic explores how both powers can balance competition with collaboration\, identify concrete opportunities for joint or coordinated action\, and reflect on their broader implications for the global system. \nGuiding questions: \n\nIn which issue area(s) can U.S.-China cooperation most effectively serve global interests despite strategic rivalry?\nWhere are the most realistic opportunities for cooperation or coordination\, and what concrete mechanisms could enable them?\nWhat lessons from past cooperative efforts (e.g.\, science diplomacy\, climate action\, public health\, AI governance) can inform future U.S.–China collaboration?\n\n\nTopic 2: Beyond the Trade War\nHow Is the U.S.-China Competition Reshaping the Asia-Pacific Regional Order? \nSince 2018\, U.S.-China competition in trade\, technology\, and security has profoundly reshaped the economic and political landscape of the Asia-Pacific region. This topic examines how regional countries are adapting\, balancing\, and repositioning themselves amid shifting power dynamics and strategic uncertainty. \nGuiding questions: \n\nHow are U.S.-China trade and industrial policies reshaping regional alliances and strategically important supply chains in the Asia-Pacific?\nHow do countries such as Vietnam\, Japan\, or Indonesia navigate China-U.S. competition and adjust their strategic positioning?\nCan regional frameworks such as RCEP or APEC help build more resilient and sustainable regional economic networks?\n\n\nContest Requirements\n\nEligibility: Open to undergraduate students\, graduate students\, and recent graduates (enrolled\, or have just graduated\, during the 2025–26 academic year).\nOriginal work: Submissions must be the author’s original work.\nLanguage: English or Chinese.\nStyle & length: Op-ed style; references may be provided as appropriate.\nEnglish: up to 2\,500 words\nChinese: up to 3\,000 characters/words\nCollaboration: Collaborative submissions are welcome; prize money must be split among collaborators.\nReview: Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges drawn from China Focus advisers and other experts.\n\n\nPrizes\n\nTwo equal $1\,000 prizes\n\n1990 Institute Prize\nJimmy Carter Prize\n\n\nFour runner-up prizes of $500 each\n\nWinners will be selected based on overall quality. Awardees grant China Focus and co-sponsors the right to publish their essays and may be contacted about additional opportunities\, such as adapting essays into teaching materials or participating in a summer panel discussion. \n\nContest Deadline\nApril 10\, 2026\, 11:59 PM Pacific Time \n\nHow to Enter\n\nEmail your essay to chinafocus@ucsd.edu\nSubject line: CF Contest2026-LastName\nSend from your official university email address.\nAttach your essay as a PDF.\nInclude a cover page with:\n\n\nSubmission title\nAuthor name(s)\nProfile picture\nAffiliated school\nDegree (completed or being pursued this school year)\nNationality\n3–4 sentence bio\nAn alternative (permanent) email address\nWhere did you hear about the essay contest\n\nFor questions\, please contact chinafocus@ucsd.edu. \n\n2026 “中国焦点”作文大赛 — 征稿启事\nChina Focus 现正式启动 2026“中国焦点”作文大赛。本次比赛由 China Focus 联合 1990 Institute（1990学社）、Fudan–UC Center on Contemporary China（复旦–加大当代中国研究中心）、The Carter Center（卡特中心） 以及加州大学圣地亚哥分校全球政策与战略学院下属的 21st Century China Center（21世纪中国研究中心） 共同举办。 \n我们欢迎参赛者围绕以下任一题目提交 原创、论证充分、基于证据 的文章。来稿语言可为 英文或中文。 \n\n比赛题目（两题选一）\n题目一：战略竞争中的合作\n美中如何在全球关键议题上找到共同点？ \n随着美中关系进入战略竞争的新阶段，科技、气候、公共卫生及全球安全等领域的合作依然对国际稳定至关重要。本题旨在探讨两国如何在竞争中寻求合作，识别具体的联合或协调行动机会，并分析其对全球体系与全球治理的深远影响。 \n引导问题： \n\n在战略竞争背景下，美中在哪些领域的合作最能有效促进全球公共利益？\n在当前国际格局下，美中在哪些议题上存在最现实的合作空间？哪些具体机制可以支持此类合作？\n从以往合作经验（如科学外交、气候行动、公共卫生、人工智能治理）中，未来美中合作可以汲取哪些教训？\n\n\n题目二：超越贸易战\n美中竞争如何重塑亚太地区格局？ \n自2018年以来，美中在贸易、科技与安全领域的竞争深刻影响了亚太地区的经济与政治结构。本题旨在探讨在地缘政治变化与战略不确定性上升的背景下，区域国家如何进行战略平衡、政策调整与角色重塑。 \n引导问题： \n\n美中贸易与产业政策竞争如何重塑亚太地区的联盟结构及关键供应链？\n越南、日本或印尼等国家如何在美中竞争中调整自身战略定位？\nRCEP、APEC 等区域机制是否有助于构建更具韧性和可持续的区域经济网络？\n\n\n参赛要求\n\n参赛资格： 本科生、研究生及应届毕业生（2025–26 学年在读，或在此期间毕业的学生）。\n原创性： 参赛作品须为作者原创。\n语言： 中文或英文均可。\n体裁与长度： 评论 / 专栏风格；可适当列出参考来源。\n英文不超过 2500 词\n中文不超过 3000 字/词\n合作投稿： 允许多人合作投稿，奖金由作者自行分配。\n评审方式： 由 China Focus 顾问及相关领域专家组成评审团进行评选。\n\n\n奖项设置\n\n一等奖两名（各 $1\,000）\n\n1990 Institute Prize\nJimmy Carter Prize\n\n\n二等奖四名（各 $500）\n\n获奖作品将有机会在 China Focus 及合作机构平台发表，并可能受邀参与后续学术或公共交流活动。 \n\n截稿时间\n2026 年 4 月 10 日 23:59（太平洋时间） \n\n投稿方式（邮件提交）\n\n将稿件发送至 chinafocus@ucsd.edu\n邮件标题格式：CF Contest2026-LastName\n使用 学校官方邮箱 投稿。\n以 PDF 格式 附件提交。\n请附 封面页信息：\n\n\n文章标题\n作者姓名（可多位）\n个人照片\n学校/机构\n学位（已获得或正在攻读）\n国籍\n3–4 句个人简介\n一个长期可用的永久个人电子邮箱\n你从何处得知本次作文大赛\n\n如有疑问，请联系：chinafocus@ucsd.edu
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SUMMARY:Strategic Adjustment and High-Quality Development
DESCRIPTION:Program: \n9:00AM\nWelcoming Remarks\nNong HONG\, Institute for China-America Studies \n9:05AM\nOpening Remarks\nYafang LI\, The Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies\nChristopher HOBBS\, The Carter Center \n9:30AM-11:00AM\nPanel I: Managing U.S.-China Relations: Regional Stability and Strategic\nAdjustment\nModerator: Eric RICHARDSON\, INHR & PAX Sapiens\nPanelists:\nDennis WILDER\, Georgetown University\nQi CHEN\, Tsinghua University\nDoug BANDOW\, CATO Institute\nXiao REN\, Beijing Foreign Studies University\nNick ZELLER\, The Carter Center \n11:00AM-11:15AM\nCoffee Break \n11:15AM-12:30PM\nPanel II: Assessing China’s Economic Trajectory: The 15th Five-Year Plan\,\nStructural Challenges\, and Global Implications\nModerator: Yawei LIU\, The Carter Center\nPanelists:\nGeng XIAO\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)\nNeil THOMAS\, Asia Society Policy Institute\nDerek SCISSORS\, American Enterprise Institute\nSourabh GUPTA\, Institute for China-America Studies \n12:30-1:30PM\nLunch \nPanel III: Rewiring Economic Engagement: Trade\, Technology\nControls\, and Investment in U.S.-China Relations\nModerator: Sourabh GUPTA\, Institute for China-America\nPanelists:\nSusan AARONSON\, George Washington University\nHao WANG\, Fudan University\nFelicia PULLAM\, APCO\nHuifeng CHANG\, Canadian Solar Inc.\nFred TENG\, America China Public Affairs Institute \n2:45 PM\nClosing Remarks\nYawei LIU\, The Carter Center\nHongxia WEI\, The Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies
URL:https://chinafocus.azurewebsites.net/event/strategic-adjustment-and-high-quality-development/
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SUMMARY:China Goes Global: Managing U.S.-China Trade and Tech Competition
DESCRIPTION:China Goes Global: Managing US-China Trade and Tech Competition is a half-day event at The Carter Center in Atlanta\, GA. Join us May 1\, 2026 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Parking at The Carter Center is free. \nAll portions of this event will be held in The Cyprus Room at The Carter Center. Follow signs for Executive Offices for the correct entrance. \nEvent schedule: \n2:00pm to 2:15 pm \nOpening Remarks \nChris Hobbs\, Deputy Director\, Peace Strategy and Operations\, The Carter Center \nMaggie Mers\, Founder and CEO of MBM International Logistics \nJames Hoadley\, Associate Director\, Center for International Business Ed and Research\, Georgia Tech \n  \n2:15 pm to 3:00 pm \nRebalancing the relationship via economic opportunities \nKeynote and Fireside Chat \nPing Ni\, Chairman\, Wanxiang America Corporation \nJulian Chang\, President\, Chinese Globalization Association \n  \n3:00 pm to 3:55 pm \nChallenges to productive co-existence \nModerator: Leigh Anne Liu\, Professor & Director\, Institute of International Business\, GSU \nSpeakers: \nKer Gibbs\, Executive in Residence\, University of San Francisco \nPenny Prime\, Founding Director and Board Member\, China Research Center \n  \n4:05 pm to 5:15 pm \nOptions for US and Chinese businesses in times of turbulence and uncertainty \nModerator: Christina Liao\, Vice President\, SKIM \nSpeakers: \nShell Huang\, Global Vice President\, Research to Experimentation\, The Coca-Cola Company \nKen Li\, Principal\, Hyper IDC System Integration\, Asiacom-Americas \nLynne W. Wendt\, Partner\, Wendt & Temple \nPearl Cai\, Founder\, iSpring \nWe look forward to seeing you at The Carter Center!
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SUMMARY:China Goes Global: Managing US-China Trade and Tech Competition
DESCRIPTION:China Goes Global: Managing US-China Trade and Tech Competition is a half-day event at The Carter Center in Atlanta\, GA. Join us May 1\, 2026 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM for a fireside chat with Ping Ni (President of Wanxiang America & Vice Chair of China General Chamber of Commerce)\, followed by panels on the challenges to productive co-existence and guidance for businesses navigating the turbulent US-China relationship. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Parking at The Carter Center is free. \nAll portions of this event will be held in The Cyrprus Room at The Carter Center. Follow signs for Executive Offices for the correct entrance.
URL:https://chinafocus.azurewebsites.net/event/china-goes-global-managing-us-china-trade-and-tech-competition/
LOCATION:The Carter Center
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SUMMARY:Young Scholars Forum on US-China Relations
DESCRIPTION:Young Scholars Conference 2026\nMay 4-5\, 2026 | UC San Diego \nTheme: Emerging Trends in China’s Society\, Politics and Economy \nThe Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China\, together with the 21st Century China Center and The Carter Center\, is convening an academic conference on “Emerging Trends in China’s Society\, Politics\, and Economy.” This year’s Young Scholars Conference invites submissions that explore emerging trends reshaping contemporary China across society\, politics\, and the economy. We particularly welcome research that captures new local dynamics\, examines the political economy of technology\, or analyzes evolving social/cultural practices that illuminate deeper transformations in Chinese life. \nPossible topics include—but are not limited to—local governance and policy implementation\, industrial and digital innovation\, internet culture and platform economies\, migrant workers\, gender\, green and AI technologies\, and shifts in everyday values and consumption patterns. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Carter Center is calling for papers that explore the impacts of these domestic trends on China’s posture toward the United States and the world. Themes might include the international implications of contradictions within China’s high-tech industries\, changes in internet or popular culture reflecting China’s global position\, or what domestic political economic pressures mean for China’s global outreach and its efforts to usher in a new age of multipolarity. All methodologies are welcome for consideration\, including theoretically oriented papers. \nWe especially encourage papers grounded in fieldwork or other forms of empirical inquiry that reveal how technological change\, social adaptation\, and local experimentation are collectively shaping China’s future in the 21st century. \nThe Fudan-UC Center’s Young Scholars’ Conference convenes each year to bring together young scholars studying China from China and North America. We invite advanced graduate students\, post-doctoral scholars\, and junior faculty to submit applications. Applicants should attach PDFs of their abstract\, brief cover letter\, and CV to the form found on this link. If selected\, each presenter will receive a travel (e.g. airfare and lodging) subsidy of up to $1\,000. \nApplications must be submitted by Jan. 16\, 2026. Selected participants will be informed by no later than Feb. 6\, and completed papers should be sent to the conference organizers by April 20th. \nInternational applicants needing a visa may request review of their submissions earlier so that\, if selected\, they have sufficient time for visa applications and travel preparations. \nEmail any questions to fudanuccenter@ucsd.edu.
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