China Hands

Prof. Simon Koo is the Executive Director of The Beijing Center (TBC). He’s a scholar and academic administrator committed to advancing East-West dialogue and fostering mutual understanding. At TBC, he leads efforts in curriculum design, academic planning, accreditation, faculty development, and global partnerships, supporting TBC’s mission to promote intercultural engagement. 

Prof. Simon Koo is the Executive Director of The Beijing Center (TBC). He’s a scholar and academic administrator committed to advancing East-West dialogue and fostering mutual understanding. At TBC, he leads efforts in curriculum design, academic planning, accreditation, faculty development, and global partnerships, supporting TBC’s mission to promote intercultural engagement. 

Madelyn Ross is President Emeritus of the US-China Education Trust (USCET) and was one of the first American students in China following normalization, studying at Fudan University in Shanghai in 1979-1980. Before coming to USCET, she was at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) as the Executive Director of SAIS China and Associate Director of China Studies. She did similar work at George Mason University from 2003 to 2015 as Director of China Initiatives across the university. 

Madelyn Ross is President Emeritus of the US-China Education Trust (USCET) and was one of the first American students in China following normalization, studying at Fudan University in Shanghai in 1979-1980. Before coming to USCET, she was at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) as the Executive Director of SAIS China and Associate Director of China Studies. She did similar work at George Mason University from 2003 to 2015 as Director of China Initiatives across the university. 

Geoffrey (Geoff) Newman is an expert in business development in the aerospace industry, linking China, the Asia Pacific, and the United States. During his studies as the first exchange student from Columbia University at Peking University in 1980, he conducted research in collaboration with the daughter of one of the first Chinese students at Columbia University on the life of her father. 

Afterwards working as one of the few Americans involved in business development and joint ventures in China in the 1980s, Geoff worked in the development of Chinese passenger aircraft programs. Examples include providing commercial aircraft equipment, propellers, and environmental controls to the Xian and Harbin aircraft manufacturers and afterwards his involvement in the C919 aircraft developed by COMAC. 

Currently, Geoff is applying his expertise as a consultant for the International Security Industrial Council.

Geoffrey (Geoff) Newman is an expert in business development in the aerospace industry, linking China, the Asia Pacific, and the United States. During his studies as the first exchange student from Columbia University at Peking University in 1980, he conducted research in collaboration with the daughter of one of the first Chinese students at Columbia University on the life of her father. 

Afterwards working as one of the few Americans involved in business development and joint ventures in China in the 1980s, Geoff worked in the development of Chinese passenger aircraft programs. Examples include providing commercial aircraft equipment, propellers, and environmental controls to the Xian and Harbin aircraft manufacturers and afterwards his involvement in the C919 aircraft developed by COMAC. 

Currently, Geoff is applying his expertise as a consultant for the International Security Industrial Council.

Henry Huiyao Wang is the Founder and President of Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a leading Chinese nongovernmental think tank. Previously, Dr Wang held various Fellowships at leading American institutions like Harvard University and Brooking Institution and Adjunct Professorships at leading Chinese universities like Peking and Tsinghua University.

The 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index by the University of Pennsylvania ranks CCG 64th of the top think tanks worldwide and among the top 50 “best independent think tanks.”Under the slogan of “Global Vision for China and Chinese Wisdom for the World”, CCG represents one of the leading voices on globalisation in China. 

In our interview, we discuss how Dr. Wang’s education and research experiences led him to found CCG in 2008, his perspectives on Sino-American relations, and the importance of student exchanges between the two countries. On the last topic, Dr. Wang shares with us various insights as how China is implementing the goal to receive 50,000 American students over the next five years and CCG’s research on Sino-American educational relations.

The full interview in video format is available via CCG's media, such as their YouTube channel.

Henry Huiyao Wang is the Founder and President of Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a leading Chinese nongovernmental think tank. Previously, Dr Wang held various Fellowships at leading American institutions like Harvard University and Brooking Institution and Adjunct Professorships at leading Chinese universities like Peking and Tsinghua University.

The 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index by the University of Pennsylvania ranks CCG 64th of the top think tanks worldwide and among the top 50 “best independent think tanks.”Under the slogan of “Global Vision for China and Chinese Wisdom for the World”, CCG represents one of the leading voices on globalisation in China. 

In our interview, we discuss how Dr. Wang’s education and research experiences led him to found CCG in 2008, his perspectives on Sino-American relations, and the importance of student exchanges between the two countries. On the last topic, Dr. Wang shares with us various insights as how China is implementing the goal to receive 50,000 American students over the next five years and CCG’s research on Sino-American educational relations.

The full interview in video format is available via CCG's media, such as their YouTube channel.

As one of China's leading experts on Sino-American relations and US Security & Foreign policy, Da Wei is the Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University, where he is also a Professor at the Department of International Relations of the School of Social Sciences. Prof. Da also led one of the first Chinese student delegations to the United States, which he extensively covers on the podcast. 

Currently, he is also a Visiting Scholar on China Policy at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), conducting research regarding contemporary China affairs and U.S.-China policy with the China Program and Professor Jean Oi. Previously, Prof. Da was the Director of the Institute of American Studies of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, where he also received his PhD. He was also Visiting Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a Visiting Senior Associate at Johns Hopkins University SAIS.

As one of China's leading experts on Sino-American relations and US Security & Foreign policy, Da Wei is the Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University, where he is also a Professor at the Department of International Relations of the School of Social Sciences. Prof. Da also led one of the first Chinese student delegations to the United States, which he extensively covers on the podcast. 

Currently, he is also a Visiting Scholar on China Policy at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), conducting research regarding contemporary China affairs and U.S.-China policy with the China Program and Professor Jean Oi. Previously, Prof. Da was the Director of the Institute of American Studies of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, where he also received his PhD. He was also Visiting Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a Visiting Senior Associate at Johns Hopkins University SAIS.