Nicholas Steele, a UW undergraduate in International Studies, was awarded a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship to study Chinese with the CET Program in Beijing this summer.  He is spending the summer “exploring the old and new city, building friendships, and only speaking Mandarin.” He writes, “I have gotten to know Beijing through

China’s space industry has launched a new round of commercialization as a combined result of two national strategies—the streamlining of the defense industry and the “Going-Global” of domestic manufacturers. The former aims at increasing the profitability and efficiency of China’s defense enterprises and will allow more private capital to participate in the traditionally state-dominated industry.

Each year, the Jackson School of International Studies co-sponsors the Washington State Council for the Social Studies spring conference, a professional development event organized by K-12 educators. This year, the conference was held March 11-13 at Campbell’s Resort on Lake Chelan, Washington, and was attended by over 160 teachers from across the state. The theme

Splash is a Seattle-based international non-profit organization that helps provide safe water to hundreds of thousands of children living in urban poverty in Asia and Africa. Alumnus Eric Stowe (M.A., international studies, 2003), who founded Splash after working in China’s orphanages, is interviewed in the February issue of the University of Washington’s College of Arts &

Internationally, Snowden’s revelation about the extent of U.S government surveillance was met with great anger. Governments began asking questions about what could be done to avoid U.S. surveillance. The BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—had already begun thinking about the idea of a global Internet without the U.S. at its center, but Snowden’s release

Professor David Bachman is quoted in a Radio Free Asia story about China’s role in combating climate change. “For almost any major emitter, it’s a very conflicted situation, but certainly in China’s case … they want to have the benefits of a cleaner environment and less global warming, but they don’t want to pay the

By Tina Lu Special to the Jackson School One retired U.S. Air Force officer and alumnus of the Jackson School is pursuing U.S.-China relations in a unique way. In 2011, Carson Tavenner (MAIS, China, 2000) started the Tai Initiative, which helps build U.S.-China relationships between organizations at a local level. That means helping schools, corporations,

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 5:30-8:30 PM WALKER-AMES ROOM, KANE HALL, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON For the second annual Korean Peninsula Forum, which aims at enhancing the understanding and visibility of issues related to the Korean peninsula in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, the Center for Korea Studies invites Chun, Yung-woo the former ambassador of Republic of Korea

Kenneth B. Pyle is retiring after 51 consecutive years of teaching at the University of Washington. In his honor, the Jackson School will host a keynote speech on “U.S. and the Rise of Asia” on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the Walker-Ames Room. U.S. and the Rise of Asia A program in celebration

By Muyang Chen The rise of Asia in the space industry brings both challenges and opportunities to the United States. The Pacific Northwest will play a further proactive role in facilitating the continued development of space industry and reinforcing cooperation between the US and Asia. The emergence of space industry brings Seattle, a city of