Here at our CUSEF blog, we share news, updates and stories about China and the United States. We provide more than a cursory glimpse of what’s going on between the two powers - here, we offer an in-depth look into their current state of affairs.
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Bullet Train, Electronic Bus & Drive for Sustainable Growth
2022-09-20
Koffi Apegnadjro, Bronx Community College
Renewable and sustainable energy system technologies and products are needed to be developed in China and the developing parts of the world, utilizing current and future methodologies and technologies.
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Student Spotlight: Eden Wiggins
2022-08-31
Through our mission of encouraging dialogue and diverse exchanges between the United States and China, CUSEF offers many opportunities for students who wish to engage with Chinese culture in a deeper way. Over the last few years there have been hundreds of university students that have taken advantage of the programs, courses, and events offered here at CUSEF, from immersion trips to Mandarin courses, and one such student we would like to introduce is Eden Wiggins!
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CUSEF Hosts it's Second Virtual Mandarin Course for Students
2021-12-03
After the success of our first Mandarin Course, CUSEF has once again welcomed a new batch of students to join our program. From September 10 to December 3, CUSEF hosted its second virtual Mandarin course for American students to hone their language skills and pick up a few new phrases along the way. Over twenty students representing eight historically black colleges and universities attended the course taught by Beijing Foreign Studies University on a weekly basis. To enhance the exchange experience, four Chinese student ambassadors attended the course and provided additional support to the students by reviewing the materials learned in smaller groups and practicing new communication techniques with them.
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Life Best Defined by Experience - China Trip Offers New Outlook
2021-02-14
Kiara Hughes, University of Chicago Harris School. He visited China in March 2015.
I left China with a level of hope I was not expecting. There was honesty and humility surrounding the discussions about China’s shortcomings. On the other hand, I was impressed with the vision the Chinese people have for the future of their country.
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CUSEF Spring Essay Competition : "Multinational Cooperation to Improve Healthcare Supply Chain Resiliency in a Post-Pandemic Context"
2020-07-20
Lillian Claire Appling, one of our 2015 student delegates
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a strong need for international cooperation in many facets; intriguingly, while some have pushed back against maintaining interconnected supply chains, these linkages could be the key to a cohesive world response. Lillian Claire Appling who joined one of our 2015 student delegations offers her scholastic assessment of how cooperation between nations could actually support supply chain resiliency in a post-pandemic world. Read her full essay here.
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