Center for American Progress Delegation Visits SIIS

2023/06/23

On June 23, 2023, Prof. Yang Jiemian, Chairman of the Academic Advisory Council of SIIS met with the delegation from the Center for American Progress (CAP). Prof. Yang said SIIS expected to better promote bilateral understanding through today’s dialogue and pointed out that climate change presented a common challenge that required coordinated bilateral efforts. In citing an old Chinese saying that acknowledges the fact that one may still get mediocre results even if he aims high, Prof. Yang called for early, thorough, and long-term planning and preparations, emphasizing that better China-U.S. relations would contribute to multilateral efforts to address global challenges.

CAP Senior Vice President Alan Yu concurred and emphasized the necessity of both governmental engagement and nongovernmental dialogue and interaction. He also looked forward to more exchanges between CAP and SIIS. The CAP scholars and their Chinese hosts shared views on a wide range of major issues, including China-U.S. relations, climate change, U.S. climate policy, Chinese energy policy, and Chinese economy.

Senior Vice President Trevor Higgins, Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director of financial regulation for Inclusive Economy and Michael Clark, Research Assistant for National Security and International Policy visited SIIS as well. Wu Chunsi , Director of the SIIS Institute for International Strategic and Security Studies, Shao Yuqun, Director of the SIIS Institute for Taiwan, Hongkong & Macao Studies, Yu Hongyuan, Director of the SIIS Institute for Public Policy and Innovation Studies, Mao Ruipeng, Deputy Director of the SIIS Center for American Studies, Ye Yu, Deputy Director of the SIIS Institute for World Economy Studies, Jiang Lixiao, Research Assistant of the SIIS Institute for Public Policy and Innovation Studies and Zhang Chong, Research Assistant of the SIIS Center for American Studies also joined the discussion.