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The National Committee on United States-China Relations

Dr. Andrew Erickson Newport, RI – Dr. Andrew Erickson, Professor at the Naval War College's Chinese Maritime Studies Institute, has been selected as one of twenty participants in the National Committee’s Public Intellectuals Program on United States-China Relations. It's a three-year non-residential program to give junior China scholars more exposure to policy making and different China research fields. Erickson was chosen from a competitive group of 78 eligible applicants. Erickson was chosen due to his Ph.D., his experience in teaching, and proficiency about China.

The National Committee on United States-China Relations is a multi-year program which recognizes outstanding members of American-China scholars in order to better their education on policy-making process in the U.S. and China. The program is three years and includes two four-day workshops on U.S.-China relations in Washing D.C., a two day workshop in San Francisco, a ten-day Fellows trip to China, and the possibility of serving as a scholar-escort for a National Committee delegation.