Talk on Taiwan post-Election and the Cross Taiwan Strait Relations (April 1, 2008)

The Center for US-China Policy Studies (CUSCPS) presents the panel "Taiwan's Presidential Election and Cross Taiwan Strait Relations" on Tuesday, April 1, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in HSS 151. Professor of Political Science Sujian Guo and Associate Professor of International Relations Jean-Marc F. Blanchard discussed the results of Taiwan’s presidential election, implications for the cross Taiwan Strait relations, challenges and opportunities facing the newly elected president on Taiwan, and U.S. Taiwan policy.  The event is open to the public. For more information, please visit the CUSCPS Web site at http://cuscps.sfsu.edu 

Talk on China's National People's Congress and its Implications (March 20, 2008)

The Center for US-China Policy Studies (CUSCPS) presents the panel "China's National People's Congress (NPC) and Its Implications" on Thursday, March 20,  from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in HSS 317. Professor of Political Science Sujian Guo and Associate Professor of International Relations Jean-Marc F. Blanchard discussed the 11th NPC's appointment and policy decisions and the implications of these appointments and decisions for China's domestic and foreign policies. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the CUSCPS Web site at http://cuscps.sfsu.edu 

Talk on Cross Taiwan Strait Crisis at North China University (November 9, 2007)

On November 9, 2007, Dr. Sujian Guo, CUSCPS Director, was invited to speak on the Taiwan issue and US-China relations at North China University in Beijing . During his visit, Dr. Guo met with Dr. Wang Xiaochun, President of the university, Dr. Qin Zhiyong, Dean of College of Law and Politics, Dr. Shi Wenzhong, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Culture Studies to explore further collaboration and exchange between CUSCPS and their centers and institutes in the future. 

The 17th Party Congress in China: Implications for China's Future Domestic and Foreign Policies

On November 2, 2007, the Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies (CUSCPS) organized a panel on the 17th Party Congress and its implications for China's future domestic and foreign policies, featuring Dr. Sujian Guo, Professor of Political Science and Director of CUSCPS and Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Associate Professor of International Relations and Associate Director of CUSCPS. Professor Guo talked about the significance of the Party Congress, the new leadership, and its domestic and foreign policy strategies in the foreseeable future. Professor Blanchard talked about the implications of the 17th Party Congress for China's domestic and foreign economic policies as well as China's foreign energy security policies. Faculty, students, the SF bay area community, and local Chinese media reporters attended the event, which was held @ HSS 362, IR Briefing Theatre, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132.

Visit to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (left) and Seminar on Taiwan issue (right), September 2007

From September 14 to 20, 2007, Dr. Sujian Guo, CUSCPS Director, was invited to participate and speak at a series of seminars and workshops in Bejing organized by Global Forum of Chinese Political Scientists (GFCPS) in collaboration with Peking University and China Reform Forum. Seminars and workshops feature a rich blending of scholarly and policy analysis, China and overseas Chinese scholars, academic and governmental institutions, where a group of overseas Chinese scholars from the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and Taiwan to exchange their views with scholars and experts of top Chinese institutions in Beijing. Guo and his colleagues paid post-conference visits to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and China Association of International Strategy, and met with Vice Minister Zhang Yeshui and General Gong Xianfu to exchange views on the China-US relations in general and the Taiwan issue in particular, and explore opportunities for further collaboration and exchange in the future.  

CUSCPS Successfully Hosted an International Conference on Campus on July 14-15, 2007

The Center for US-China Policy Studies successfully hosted and co-sponsored with the BSS College and the Mr. and Mrs. S.H. Wong Foundation Ltd. Hong Kong an international conference of ACPS on "Harmonious World - China's Domestic and Foreign Policies" on July 14-15, 2007 at SFSU Towers Conference Center. For the information about keynote speakers, programs, papers, etc., please visit the conference website.

The nation's foremost China scholars, Professor Joseph Fewsmith and Professor Robert Ross, are featured keynote speakers, and they addressed China's pronounced domestic and foreign policy issues at the conference. Dean Kassiola delivered a welcome speech at the opening plenary on the dilemma of industrial civilization and China's development path in the 21st century and attended the two-day conference. Dr. Yenbo Wu, Associate Vice President for International Education, also attended the two-day conference and introduced Professor Joseph Fewsmith, one of the keynote speakers at the dinner banquet. Some of our faculty members, such as Professors Qian Guo, Kathy McAfee, and Wei Liang, also attended the conference. The conference received a wide coverage by local Chinese media, such as World Journal, Sing Tao Daily, Ming Pao, Qiao Bao, KTSF Ch. 26, etc. People from the SF bay area communities also attended the conference.

The above are some pictures taken at the conference. It was a great international gathering where ACPS members and distinguished China scholars from the United States, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Europe and elsewhere came together to exchange their views on the topics related to the broad theme of the conference and other important topics related to China.

"The World in 2050: China Superpower?" 

Peking University President Xu Zhihong

Director Helen Zheng, Shanghai Trade Admin

Chinese General Consulate in San Francisco 

CUCPS Host Meetings b/w China Liaoning NGO Delegation and NGO leaders in Bay Area

CUCPS Host Business Presentation Reception from China Dalian Lushun

CUSCPS Associates Meet with Professor Lin Dong from National Defense University of China

Dean may influence China environmental policy

Joel Kassiola, dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and a group of five SF State faculty recently saw aspects of China that Americans, and even most of the country's citizens, rarely can access. With a provocative speech at the Chinese Central Party School in Beijing, Kassiola may also inspire the country's future development and environmental policies. 

SFSU creates Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies

The Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies, based in SF State's College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, will collaborate with Chinese institutions on research, training, scholarship and outreach.     

CUSCPS Associates Make Visit to China

In June 2006, Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies (CUSCPS) Officers and Associates, joined by Dean Joel Kassiola from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS), made the CUSCPS’s first trip to China.  There, Dean Kassiola, Dr. Sujian Guo, Director of the CUSCPS, Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Associate Director of the CUSCPS, Center Associates Dr. Xiaohang Liu, Dr. Robert Smith, and Dr. Yanchun Zhang participated in a major international conference in Beijing and paid visits to a number of top Chinese academic institutions to explore opportunities for collaboration and exchange between faculty and students at these universities and the CUSCPS, BSS, and the larger SFSU community.  Dean Kassiola and Dr. Blanchard also gave talks at several Chinese universities in Beijing and Shanghai.