On October 12, 2026, President Gao Fei met with Sarah Beran, President-designate of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR). Ma Xinyu, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office, and Wang Yumeng, Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office, among others, were present at the meeting.

President Gao congratulated Beran on her upcoming assumption of the presidency, noting that since 2006 the University has hosted several visiting delegations of the Committee's Public Intellectuals Program, and that Track II dialogue and academic exchanges play a very important role in strengthening people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. He looked forward to further expanding space for cooperation.

Beran said that over the sixty years since its founding, the Committee has been committed to promoting communication and exchanges between the two countries, and expressed willingness to strengthen cooperation with the University to enable more American scholars and young people to understand China first-hand. She stressed that keeping channels of exchange between the two peoples open is vital to the development of bilateral relations.

Both sides agreed to maintain communication and explore more practical cooperation in academic exchanges, joint research, and youth dialogue.

Foreign Affairs Office

October 13, 2026