On the evening of January 17, 2023, Beijing time, the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF) and the Brookings Institution jointly held a closed-door dialogue on China-US relations to discuss the long-term trend of China-US relations and recent concerns.

Fang Jin, Vice Chairman and Secretary General, China Development Research Foundation, Cheng Li, Director, and Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution released opening remarks. Ryan Hass, Michael Armacost Chair and Senior Fellow at John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution, Susan Thornton, Former Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Zheng Yongnian, Presidential Chair Professor, Founding Director, Advanced Institute of The Institute for International Affairs, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen，Da Wei, Professor, Department of International Relations, School of Social Science, Tsinghua University. 

YU Jiantuo, Deputy Secretary General, CDRF, Jonathan Stromseth, Lee Kuan Yew Chair and Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center moderated the conference. More than ten experts from the Brookings Institution, China Development Research Foundation, universities, and think tanks at home and abroad participated in the discussion.