The U.S.-China Education Trust will feature three Americans who spent time in China to reflect on their experiences abroad, and how their time overseas and educational exchange strengthened and transformed their understanding and impacted the bilateral relationship. 

Peter Hessler, Staff writer at the New Yorker, Susan Shirk, Director Emeritus at UC San Diego, and Savannah Billman, Senior Digital Communication Associate at the National Committee on US-China Relations reflecting on their motivations to go abroad, the global and political contexts at the time, and how those experiences shaped their personal and professional trajectories. 

Join us on July 29, from 8:00 to 9:30 PM Eastern Time (China Time: July 30, 8:00 to 9:30 AM), to explore how educational exchange has shaped US-China relations from the 1970s to today through the experiences of Americans who spent formative time in China.