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Sun Hua: History will never forget

Sources： Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

2022 marks the 130th birthday of Agnes Smedley, an old friend of Chinese people. On November 8, the Webinar in Commemoration of Agnes Smedley’s 130th Birthday was held to highlight Smedley’s contribution to Chinese Revolution and promote people-to-people friendship between China and U.S.A., ...

50 Years -- His Legacy Lives On

Sources： Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of American progressive journalist Edgar Snow, an old friend of the Chinese people. On November 16, Symposiumon on the 50th Anniversary of Edgar Snow’s Death was held in Beijing.

[Seminars by Renowned Journalists and Media Influencers] Marco Polo in the New Era

Sources： Peking University

On the evening of March 31st, 2022, Peking University’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center was lit by the bubbly presence of two distinguished American guests—Erik R. Nilsson, and Mark Levine...

By Weiming Lake, he rests in peace…

Sources： Peking University

The grand Ceremony Marking the Centenary of the Communist Party of China was held at the Tian’anmen Square the morning of July 1. General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People’s Republic of China, and Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission Xi Jinping delivered an important speech.

The Fifth UK/ China Friendship and Understanding Competition Awards Ceremony held

Sources： The China Center for Edgar Snow Studies at Peking University

Peking University, July 12, 2021: The awards ceremony of the fifth UK/China Friendship and Understanding competition, co-sponsored by SACU (Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding) and the China Center for Edgar Snow Studies (CCESS) at Peking University, was held online with the attendance of UK/China high schools. The essay competition’s theme for this year was: “How can we achieve a better understanding of China”.

Edgar Snow’s legacy celebrated with online dialogue amid dampened Sino-US relations

Sources： People's Daily Online

cholars and NGO leaders from China and the United States attended an online dialogue Tuesday to commemorate the 115th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Snow, celebrating the legacy of “the great friend of the Chinese people.”

The 17th Edgar Snow Symposium Held in Peking University

Sources： China Center for Edgar Snow Studies

China Society for People’s Friendship Studies (PFS) , Peking University and Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation co-hosted the 17th Edgar Snow Symposium in the afternoon of October 12, 2016 at the PKU campus, where Edgar Snow, a great friend of the Chinese people, used to work.

The Seminar in Memory of the 110th Anniversary of Edgar Snow’s Birth is Held

Sources： Wen Wei Po

The Seminar in Memory of the 110th Anniversary of Edgar Snow’s Birth was held at Peking University this afternoon jointly by China Society for People’s Friendship Studies and China Center for Edgar Snow Studies of Peking University.

Joint Concert by Peking University and Southern Utah University Successfully Conclude

Sources： Yuanpei College Peking University

On the evening of May 24, 2014, “Music and Salute to Yuanpei—Joint Concert by Peking University and Southern Utah University” was held in the Peking University Hall.

Dr. Handy Williamson, Vice Provost at University of Missouri-Columbia, Visited Peking University

Sources： School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University

On the morning of November 11, Dr. Handy Williamson, Vice Provost of International Programs at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and Dr. Wen Ouyang, expert of the Vice Provost’s Office, visited Peking University. Vice President Li Yansong of Peking University met with the guests in Lin Hu Xuan.

Conference Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Edgar Snow’s Death Held at Peking University

Sources： China Center for Edgar Snow Studies

On February 15, the Conference Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Edgar Snow’s Death was held at Peking University to honor his outstanding contribution to the enhancement of mutual understanding and the establishment of contacts between China and the United States.

The 15th Biennial Edgar Snow Symposium Held at Peking University

Sources： Office of International Relations

From October 10 to 12, 2012, the 15th Biennial Edgar Snow Symposium People-to-People Exchange: Innovation, Friendship, Harmony was held at Zhongguanyuan Global Village PKU.