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Grantee Gaye Christoffersen, an independent scholar, used her
Fulbright not only to teach Chinese students about American government
and international relations but to foster a wider dialogue about
U.S.-China relations among her colleagues and Chinese government
officials.
In addition to her lecturing duties at the Beijing Foreign Affairs
College, Christoffersen served as a consultant to the National
People's Congress, which sought her advice on how to explain their
functions to outside audiences. She also developed and co-chaired
a two-day conference at the Foreign Affairs College titled "The
Asia-Pacific Region Facing the New Century: Problems and Prospects."
Supported in part by the Fulbright Program, the conference attracted
a large and diverse group of participants and marked the first
time the college had accepted U.S. government support for such
an event.
During her three semesters in China, Christoffersen had the opportunity
to travel and lecture widely throughout the country, including
at Xinjiang Finance and Economy Institute in Urumqi, Heilongjiang
University in Harbin, Wuhan University and Central China University.
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