Today, we have with us Prof. Neysun Mahboubi, Director of the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, who was in China this summer leading a group of research fellows for scholarly exchange at Tsinghua University.

What is the current status of people-to-people exchanges between China and the US? What are some of the supportive forces and obstacles? What suggestions or advice does Prof. Mahboubi have for American scholars and students who plan to travel to China and vice versa? Here is Prof. Mahboubi sharing with us his personal experience and perspective.

01:28What new observations and reflections does Prof. Mahboubi have from visiting China for academic exchange this year?

03:44What is the structure, goals, and vision of the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations?

08:46What significance and potential do people-to-people exchanges hold within the political framework?

13:00What further cooperation does the Penn Project have with Chinese universities?

14:30Given the current tensions, what are the driving forces and obstacles for U.S.-China people-to-people exchanges?

18:27What common misunderstandings do the two sides have about each other?

23:44What advice does Prof. Mahboubi have for students and scholars committed to advancing U.S.-China bilateral exchanges?

31:28Will the U.S. election results affect bilateral relations? From a micro perspective, how will the election impact people-to-people exchanges?

Podcast Producer：Guo Jia & Qian Jiatong