20th Annual CHINA Town Hall - Baltimore

CHINA Town Hall (CTH), a program that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and examines how that relationship reverberates at the local level – in our towns, states, and nation – connects people around the country with U.S. policymakers and thought leaders on China.

The 2026 CHINA Town Hall program will take place Tuesday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, with two veteran senior diplomats discussing the current state and future trajectory of the U.S.-China relationship: Stephen Biegun, former U.S. deputy secretary of state, and Sarah Beran, former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and former senior director for China and Taiwan affairs at the White House National Security Council.

In Baltimore at the Baltimore City Hall Reeves Room, Dr. Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will comment in person on the panel's presentation and will take questions about the United States' relationship with China.

Join us for the 20th annual CHINA Town Hall, hosted nationwide by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR) and in Baltimore by the Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee (BXSCC). Event ticket includes a buffet-style Chinese cuisine dinner.

For more information, please visit https://www.ncuscr.org/program/cth/

If you would like to support BXSCC in hosting this event and/or other future endeavors, please visit. New members are always welcome, and a donation link is available via our home page.

Event Parking: Parking on the cobblestones in front of Baltimore City Hall is not permitted. Garage parking is available at the Baltimore Street Garage next to City Hall at 15 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202. This lot is not included or affiliated with the event.

If you are a current student and would like to be considered for a complimentary ticket, please email [email protected] (or your institutional contact, if available) no later than Sunday, April 5th. Complimentary tickets are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Please note: The event and national webcast will begin promptly at 6:30PM EST. Please take travel time and parking into account to ensure you receive the full experience of the event.

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