States and had deepened the understanding of Sino-U.S. relations

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017

Roundtable Discussion on "Trump’s Visit to China and China-US Relations"

Host: Wang Dong

Summary:

On October 30, 2017, a roundtable discussion on the subject of “Trump’s visit to China
and China-US relations” was co-hosted by the American Studies Center, Peking University and

the Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange, Peking University in C104 of School of
International Studies, Peking University.

This discussion invited two heavyweight guests who served as experts and senior officials
of renowned American think tanks. They were senior advisors to the Eurasian Group, senior fellow
at Georgetown University, former director of the Department of Policy Planning of the US State
Department, former chairman of the Eurasian Group, Dr. David F. Gordon, and the Asia-Pacific
Affairs Principal of the Eurasian Group, former special assistant to the President of the United States,
Dr. Evan S. Medeiros. The discussion also invited Professor Zhang Qingmin, director of Department
of Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs Management, and Professor Zhang Haibin, director of the
Department of International Politics; Senior Colonel Fan Gaoyue, chief expert of the Academy of
Military Sciences; Professor Da Wei, assistant principal of the Institute of International Relations;
and Professor Su Hao, director of Strategic and Conflict Management Center of China Foreign Affairs
University, as guest speakers from China. The roundtable discussion was moderated by Associate
Professor Wang Dong, deputy secretary-general of American Studies Center, Peking University and
executive deputy director of the Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange, Peking
University.

At the meeting, Dr. David F. Gordon analyzed the political style of Trump, Dr. Evan S.
Medeiros (Mc. A. McLean) proposed his two-tiered framework for the study of Sino-US relations.
Both Chinese and U.S. guest speakers held in-depth discussions on the President Trump’s upcoming
visit to China and Sino-U.S. relations. Questions from teachers and students at the scene were also
answered by the distinguished guests of the United States. The atmosphere of the meeting was
warm and friendly.

Before this, Professor Jia Qingguo, dean of the School of International Studies, Peking
University and executive director of Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange, met with
the guests. More than 20 undergraduates and postgraduates from School of International Studies
and School of Foreign Languages of Peking University, China Foreign Affairs University, Renmin
University of China attended the seminar. The successful roundtable discussion was held to
promote the exchange of non-governmental academic exchanges between China and the United
States and had deepened the understanding of Sino-U.S. relations among teachers and students

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 2017

Roundtable Discussion on "The Trump''''s Foreign Policy and Sino-U.S. Relations"

Host: Wang Dong

Summary:

On December 7, 2017, a round table discussion on the subject of “Trump’s Foreign Policy
and Sino-U.S. Relations” was co-hosted by the American Studies Center, Peking University and

the Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange, Peking University in C104 of School of
International Studies, Peking University.

The discussion invited Jake Sullivan, a heavyweight guest who was former US Vice
President Biden’s national security adviser, Hillary Clinton’s general counsel for foreign policy, and
one of Democrat’s most important foreign policy ministers; senior fellow and director of the
Geoeconomics and Strategy Program of the Carnegie Endowment for international Peace; senior
advisor to the U.S. Government’s Iranian Nuclear Negotiation Program; visiting scholar at Yale Law
School; former director of the Department of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department; bachelor
of Arts at Yale University; Rhode Scholarship Winner in 2000; master of International Relations at
Oxford University, JD of Yale. The seminar also invited Professor Wang Suolao, director of the Center
for Middle East Studies of Peking University; Professor Zhuang Junju, director of the Editorial
Department of the Journal International Political Research; Associate Professor Chen Shaofeng of
the Department of Comparative Political Science; Associate Professor Guo Jie and Assistant
Professor Lei Shaohua of the Department of Comparative Politics; Associate Professor Jie Dalai of
the Department of International Politics, Assistant Professor Xu Liang of the Asia-Africa Institute,
and Liang Yabin, Associate Professor of the International Strategic Research of the Central Party
School, served as guests of China.

The roundtable discussion was moderated by Associate Professor Wang Dong, deputy secretary-general

of American Studies Center, Peking University and executive
deputy director of the Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange, Peking University.

At the meeting, Sullivan analyzed the characteristics of Trump''''s foreign policy and
proposed a different understanding from traditional assumptions. He thought that many of Trump''''s
policies were not isolationism but nationalism, emphasized the focused areas of US strategy in his
sights, and expressed their views on the situation in different regions such as the Middle East,
Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Africa. The distinguished guests of both China and the
United States held in-depth discussions on Trump''''s foreign policy and development expectations.
The questions from teachers and students at the scene were also answered by the guests of the
United States. The atmosphere of the meeting was warm and friendly.

After the meeting, Sullivan expressed that he was very satisfied with the quality and great
harvest of this seminar. He is willing to continue to strengthen exchanges with the School of
International Studies of Peking University in the future. Teachers and students from School of
International Studies and Yenching Academy of Peking University, and Carnegie Center for Global
Policy of Tsinghua University participated in the seminar. The successful roundtable discussion was
held to promote the non-governmental academic exchange between China and the United States
and had deepened the understanding of Trump’s foreign policy and Sino-U.S. relations among
teachers and students present here. ?

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2017

"China-US People-to-People Exchange: Theory and Practice" Seminar and Conclusion Meeting

Summary:

On December 27, 2017, the “China-US People-to-People Exchange: Theory and Practice”
Seminar and Conclusion Meeting was successfully held at the Starlight Hall of Yingjie Exchange
Center of Peking University. The seminar was hosted by Peking University Institute for China-US
People-to-People Exchange, and co-organized by the American Studies Center, Peking University.

Xu Tao, Director of the Department of International Exchange and Cooperation of the
Ministry of Education and Wang Bo, Vice President of Peking University attended the meeting and
delivered speeches.

Wang Bo first spoke on behalf of Peking University. He highly praised the
outstanding achievements made by Peking University Institute for China-US People-to-People
Exchange in academic research, cultural exchanges, and advising on policy. He said that in the future,
the school will increase support for the base, promotes Sino-American Cultural Exchanges and Sino-
U.S. Relationship Development, he also hope that the future development of the base will receive
more guidance and support from the Ministry of Education. As for Xu Tao, he introduced the
development of the Sino-American cultural exchange work of the Ministry of Education and
expressed high recognition and praise for the Institute for China-US People-to-People Exchange of
Peking University.

He hoped that the base can continue to provide academic and intellectual support
for Sino-American cultural exchanges, and expressed willingness to create various favorable
conditions for the development of the base and provide support and assistance within its capacity.
Xu Tao hopes to work with the base and the Peking University to forge ahead and work together to
make new contributions to the development of Sino-American cultural exchange in the new era.

Afterwards, Prof. Wang Jisi, Director of the Institute of International Strategy of Peking University and

a member of the Advisory Committee of Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange

at Peking University; Prof. Jia Qingguo, Dean of the School of International Studies of
Peking University, executive director of Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange at Peking
University; Prof. Fan Shiming, Associate Dean of School of International Studies of Peking
University, the secretary-general of the American studies Center of Peking University, member of
the Executive Committee of the Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange at Peking
University, respectively delivered speeches. The opening ceremony was moderated by Wang Dong,
associate professor of the School of International Studies of Peking University and executive deputy
director of Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange at Peking University.

project. The seminar ended successfully.
Documentation Press, signed strategic cooperation agreements on behalf of the Institute For China-
US People-to-People Exchange at Peking University and Social Sciences Documentation Press. Xu
Tao; Wang Bo; Wang Jisi; and Chen Dali, the director of the US Department of International Affairs
of Department of International Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education; Xia Hongwei,
minister of International Cooperation Peking University; Hu Yixiong, secretary of the School of
International Studies of Peking University Secretary; Wang Zhouyi, vice minister of Peking
University Social Science Department, witnessed the signing ceremony and took a photo.

During the first panel discussion, Editor Zhu Yinghuang, Professor Wang Yusi, Professor
Yang Jiemian, General Zhu Chenghu, Ambassador Su Ge, Professor Cui Liru, Professor Zhang
Xiaosheng, Professor Shi Yinhong, Professor Zhou Qi, Professor Zha Daojiong, Deputy Director Ni
Feng and others participated in the discussion. The topic discussion was moderated by Prof. Zhu
Wenli from the School of International Studies of Peking University. Experts and professors fully
expressed their views on the issue of "the prospect of China-US relations in the new era." As far as
Sino-U.S. relations are concerned, optimistic experts believe that Sino-U.S. relations can develop
steadily. Judging from the historical experience after World War II, the U.S. grand strategy is
maintained by maintaining the international order.

The establishment of international organizations and international mechanisms are successful practices

in maintaining the international order. Sino-U.S. cultural exchanges should explore new ideas and methods. The
pessimistic experts believe that the recent public opinion in the United States is relatively negative
to China. Trump’s new national security strategy has positioned China as a major competitor, and
the mainstream of the United States has increased its prevention against China’s influence. In the
future, the game even confrontation between China and the United States in the economic, political,
and military fields will intensify.

Experts generally believe that it is necessary to enhance mutual trust between China and the United States

and to conduct effective people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States. In the future,

people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States should gradually expand from the elite

point of view to ordinary people, from the "high politics" field to the "low politics" field.

The second panel discussion “Exchanges between China and the United States: culture, local
governments and non-government organizations” is chaired by Li Xinyu, Director of the People''''s
Republic of China Foreign Friendship Association’s Folk Diplomacy Strategic Research Center.
Professor Zhang Shengjun, Professor Zhao Kejin, Professor Zhang Zhizhou participated in
discussion and released their research findings and opinions basing on the subject they undertook.
Experts shared the theoretical basis and history of the Sino-U.S. cultural exchanges and the current
imbalances, discussed how city diplomacy can play a role as an effective mechanism for overcoming
the imbalances in Sino-U.S. cultural exchanges.

Topic 3 was moderated by Prof. Xu Jing from the School of Journalism and Communication
of Peking University. Prof. Xiong Wei, Associate Professor Wang Mingguo, Lecturer Wang Xiaoyun
shared their research findings base on the subjects they took on such as “City''''s Participation in Sino-
American Cultural Exchange Mechanism”, “Sino-American Science and Technology Cooperation”
and "Sino-American sports exchanges". They pointed out the characteristics, trends, and problems

of the above areas in discussion.

After the thematic discussion, Jia Qingguo analyzed the three dimensions that the peopleto-
people exchange between China and the United States should be broadened in which is mutual
understanding, mutual learning, and new innovative cooperation space. He believes that cultural
exchange is an instinctive human need, a means and source for people to improve their lives,
improve themselves, and improve the country. It is also a channel for developing exchanges
between nations.

At the end, Jia Qingguo presented a certificate of completion on behalf of Peking University''''s
Institute For China-US People-to-People Exchange to the teachers who successfully completed the
project. The seminar ended successfully.