Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues

With tensions high and aggressive rhetoric coming from both sides, the third cohort of the U.S.-China Student Fellows Program gathered in Beijing from May 30 to June 2, 2019. The 12 students, six Chinese and six Americans, led by Dennis Wilder, the initiative’s managing director, spent the first two days listening to top Chinese and American officials, meeting with business experts, and discussing U.S.-China relations with journalists from Chinese and American media outlets. The following two days the cohort held student-to-student dialogues to reflect on their experiences as student fellows during this tumultuous period.