The National Committee on United States-China Relations, founded in 1966 by a coalition of scholars, civic, religious, and business leaders, is a non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to enhancing mutual understanding and cooperation between the United States and China. Jason Togut joined the National Committee after graduating from Brown University in 2020. He shares with us his experiences, his work on Track II dialogues at the National Committee, and his thoughts on China-U.S. relations.

Dr. Ka-Kit Hui shares with us in this interview his career in Integrative East-West Medicine and his motivation for founding the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine. Dr. Hui compares Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western medicine and provides insights on the benefits and challenges of combining the two systems. He highlights the importance of US-China collaboration in promoting integrative medicine and applauds the creation of the US-China Better Relations Coalition.

During the pandemic, teaching online courses could be very challenging. Fred Jiang, an associate professor at Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, however, solved this problem by turning himself into virtual anime characters and received much higher participation from the students. In this interview, Fred shared with us his teaching experience during the pandemic, his cross-cultural experience as a visiting professor at MIT Media Lab, and his insights into cultural differences between China and the United States.

In this interview, we discuss with Brian how he became interested in China and what motivated him to set up the Linden Centre. We expand the discussion to talk about China's current cultural diplomatic efforts and how the world perceives China. We conclude our interview by probing into the implications of living and working in China on Brian's identity and having him give advice to young people who hope to contribute to more international cultural exchange.

Inside the world of competitive collegiate athletics in China and the United States: cultural difference as reflected in sports and the structural difference that lead to the relocation of some student athletes.

In this interview, Gabby first shares with us her experience as an American living in China. She talks about how her view towards the city of Shanghai has changed over the past eight years and how she begins to record her everyday life with her camera and poetry. As an active member and influencer in the Shanghai LGBTQ community, Gabby also provides some valuable insights on the development of the community in both China and the United States. Finally, Gabby shares her motivation for founding a local startup to help foreign companies integrate into the Chinese market and talks about some exciting stories during this process.

Ms. Baitong Yan is the founder of NOBOundaries Education and the director of ANOBO international education R&D team. In today’s interview, we chat with Baitong about how she founded NOBO, her understanding of global competence, and her experiences in arts education and curating international art exhibitions.

In this interview, Cary shared his vision for promoting sustainable finance collaborations between China and the U.S.. He highlighted China’s commitment to sustainable development in recent years, identified lessons that each country can learn from one another, and emphasized the importance to clear misunderstandings and build trust between global leaders.

In this interview, Wesley Chiu shared his views on volunteer remote teaching in rural areas and international education. Furthermore, he put forward suggestions on how we can promote and improve the quality of education. From co-founding Project Volunteer Online to provide companionship and education for “left-behind” children, to becoming a board director of United World College Changshu China (UWC), Wesley Chiu shared some of his experiences with us.

In today’s interview, Billy Lee shares his thoughts on the importance of global friendship and cross-cultural bonding, along with advice on how to establish these cross-cultural bonds. As an individual who has worked and participated in different projects connected with friendship, Billy tries to promote mutual understanding and tolerance with an emphasis on positivity and goodness of the self and others. The Friendshipology website is one of Billy’s valuable projects where he helps share meaningful stories and insights about friendship with the world.

UCBRC's first online art exhibition, "Home is...?", invites artists from different cultural backgrounds to explore the meaning of "home" through paintings, photography, installations, and other media. As part of the program, we invited Professor Zhang Gan to talk about the concept of home in art and the current situation of Chinese and Western contemporary art. From the concept of home to exhibition culture, from artistic developments to the differences in expression, Professor Zhang provides us with a new perspective for understanding Chinese and Western cultures with critical lucidity.

“You will discover a lot about yourself by connecting with people who have similar backgrounds. Think through your experiences alongside working with those who have very similar identities to you, and just interacting with them is very affirming.” — Maya Singhal

In Fall 2019, Professor Cary Krosinsky (Advisor) approached 12 Brown University students to contribute to his recent book, Modern China: Financial Cooperation for Solving Sustainability Challenges. Jackson Barkstrom ‘21 (Co-President) was a contributor. Excluding Jackson, we asked the other 11 students this question: “Why were you interested in working on Modern China, what were the big takeaways of the project for you, and how (if at all) might you develop future interests in China and sustainability?”

“Fish & Friends Charitable Association was founded by a group of Chinese individuals studying and working in the UK in late January. Initially, it was set up to provide adequate medical supplies to hospitals in China and to support the government’s effort of fighting COVID-19. As the situation of coronavirus deteriorates in the UK, the group has shifted its focus to assist the National Health Service (NHS) since the beginning of April. It is now sourcing adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) of high quality from China to send to British hospitals in desperate needs.”

“The starting point is that it’s extremely difficult to sit outside China and work on China. I think the only way to bridge the gap is to physically be in China.”