On the afternoon of October 30, 2024, the symposium titled “Current Concerns and Long-Term Agenda in American Studies”, was held by the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) at the North Pavilion.

The following experts spoke at the event: Wang Jisi, Founding President of IISS, PKU; Yuan Ming, Honorary Dean of Yenching Academy, PKU; Yao Yunzhu, Director Emeritus, Center on China-American Defense Relations, Major General (retired), Academy of Military Science, People’s Liberation Army of China; Zhu Wenli, Professor at the School of International Studies, PKU; Diao Daming, Professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China; Xie Tao, Dean of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy, Beijing Foreign Studies University; Fu Suixin, Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Wang Dong, Professor at the School of International Studies, PKU; Li Wei, Deputy Dean of the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China; Chen Muyang, Assistant Professor at the School of International Studies, PKU. Additional participants included: Chu Xiaobo, Director of the Office of Humanities and Social Sciences, PKU; Li Yun, Director of the Office of International Relations, PKU; Guan Guihai, Executive Vice President of IISS, PKU; Gui Yongtao, Vice President of IISS, PKU; Qian Xuemei, Professor at the School of International Studies, PKU; Wu Bingbing, Professor at the School of Foreign Languages, PKU; Guo Chu, Lecturer at the School of International Political Economy, University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The symposium was chaired by Zhu Wenli.

Wang Jisi shared his latest observations from his recent academic research trip to the U.S., analyzing the trends in global politics, American politics, and U.S.-China relations from a strategic and long-term perspective. Yuan Ming and Yao Yunzhu joined the discussion. The experts then engaged in discussions on topics such as “The U.S. in Chaos” and “The U.S. and the World.” Specific issues included the U.S. elections, bipartisan U.S. policies toward China, U.S.-China economic and security relations, political changes in the U.S. and the world, and adjustments in the international order. Participants highlighted that intensified geopolitical competition is driving the formation of a new international strategic landscape. Considering the complexities in U.S.-China relations, they emphasized the urgency of strengthening face-to-face communication and fully restoring cultural and scientific exchanges between the two countries.

Editor: Li Fangqi | Photographer: Zheng Peijie