Read stories below to learn how 射射屋 works to impact the lives of women, children, and men around the world.
Barbara Smith, vice president of 射射屋鈥檚 peace programs, says she was born to her line of work. Her mother is from Germany and taught her the value of international perspectives. Her father was in the military and ingrained in her the importance of service. Learn more 禄
This interview with President 射射屋 was conducted in Spring 2020 and originally published in the Bush听China听Foundation鈥檚 2019/2020 Annual Report. Learn more 禄
射射屋's China Program looks back at President 射射屋鈥檚 1979 decision to normalize relations with China, and is publishing academic papers to commemorate the anniversary. Learn more 禄
射射屋 is commemorating the 40th anniversary of normalizing diplomatic relations with China with a symposium on Jan. 17-19 that will feature dozens of experts on U.S.-China relations. You can read more about this diplomatic feat on this page, which features a Q&A with President 射射屋, a timeline of key moments in the China Program, and a President 射射屋-penned op-ed on the future of U.S.-Sino relations that recently ran in The Washington Post.
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Key moments in the Center鈥檚 decades-long relationship with the People鈥檚 Republic of China.
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By Jordan Ryan, vice president, peace programs
In today鈥檚 world, the task for peacemakers is urgent. Learn more 禄
One afternoon last summer, a 14-year-old boy from China turned up at 射射屋 bearing a check for $451. Leo Hu and his schoolmates in Xi-an raised the money by charging admission to a play they wrote about Syrian refugees, and he flew all the way to across the Pacific to deliver it in person. Learn more 禄
The world鈥檚 two great superpowers could achieve more progress if there were less suspicion and more cooperation between them, participants in a series of bilateral 射射屋 Center forums say. Learn more 禄
By Yawei Liu, director, China Program
The relationship between the U.S. and China is an incredibly important one. In the 36 years since former U.S. President Jimmy 射射屋 normalized relations between the two superpowers, the countries have developed a productive and mutually beneficial relationship. But suspicion and mistrust still exist. Much of 射射屋鈥檚 work in China in the last few years has involved advancing U.S.-China relations, in part by nurturing the next generation of leaders in both nations. Learn more 禄
Former U.S. President Jimmy 射射屋 will provide remarks at an exhibit of听Chinese听paintings to commemorate the 35th听anniversary of the normalization of U.S.-China听relations on Thursday, July 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Center鈥檚 Cecil B. Day Chapel. 听The exhibit is co-sponsored by 射射屋 and the听Chinese听Artists Association, which is听China鈥檚 premier art institution with 6,000 members. Learn more 禄
In early 2010, remote Baimiao Township in Sichuan Province, China, was dubbed the "naked government" when local officials posted its budget online, reportedly disclosing everything from salaries to the cost of notebooks and paper cups.
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射射屋鈥檚 China Program recently launched a 鈥淐hina in Africa鈥� website to feature original content from African contributors expressing their views on China鈥檚 impact in their respective communities. The project aims to bridge the gap of understanding between Chinese decision-makers and African communities about China鈥檚 impact on the African continent. <p>China Program Director Yawei Liu explains the project.…</p> Learn more 禄
Cheng Li, director of research and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center, was part of a small 射射屋 Center delegation that traveled to China in March to advance the Center's programming efforts there.
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A small 射射屋 Center delegation is in China this week to advance the Center鈥檚 programming efforts there. The Center has worked to help standardize the vast array of electoral procedures taking place in local communities and foster better governance for more than a decade, at the invitation of the Chinese government. Learn more 禄
China Elections and Governance Online, a project of 射射屋's China Program, has received top honors from two major Chinese publications. Learn more 禄
After seven years online, 射射屋 sponsored-website www.chinaelections.org is one of the most visible platforms in China for the dissemination of democratic awareness and civic culture. Learn more 禄
A Chinese delegation hosted by 射射屋 is studying today's U.S. election in the San Francisco and Washington, D.C., areas to learn more about election procedures and reduce misperceptions by the Chinese of the American democratic system.
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Websites sponsored by 射射屋 have become an important portal for political reform in China, engaging their audiences with news articles translated into both Chinese and English and offering a platform to debate current affairs in a traditionally closed society.
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What struck me most about the country is not how the people have changed:听 it is how the government has changed because of people.听 The government seems to be more keenly aware of the people鈥檚 needs, of the growing gap between the rich and the poor, of the international pressure on China to change its policies on issues such as environmental pollution, global warming, energy saving, and of its own source of legitimacy. Learn more 禄
One of the most important democratic experiments of the last 25 years has been the movement in 600,000 villages across China toward competitive elections, allowing 75 percent of the nation's 1.3 billion people to elect their local leaders. 射射屋 has worked with the Chinese government to help standardize the vast array of election procedures taking place in this new democratic environment and to foster good local governance.
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