2024 Harvard College China Forum

April 12-14, 2024 | Harvard University

We are delighted to announce the 27th Harvard College China Forum will be held from April 12-14, 2024 at Harvard’s historic campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts!

Founded in 1997, Harvard College China Forum (HCCF) is dedicated to a constructive dialogue on the challenges, trends, and issues affecting China. The Forum aims to engage leaders in business, academia, and politics in a discourse that offers insights and generates ideas. HCCF is North America’s leading and longest-running student-run conference on China. The annual Forum takes place every April in Boston, Massachusetts. Over a thousand attendees and nearly a hundred speakers attend the forum, making it the largest of its kind.

The theme of this year's Forum is "嘤其鸣矣，求其友声", translated to "Seeking Resonance, Echoing Friendship." The phrase is derived from《诗经·小雅·伐木"》, a section in The Book of Songs. The Book of Songs is an important part of China's cultural and literary heritage. Through an allusion to birds, traveling and singing to find their own, "Seeking Resonance, Echoing Friendship" reflects the ancient Chinese's desire to find like-minded companions. On a similar note, the Forum's official English theme for this year is "Telling the U.S.-China Story," which expresses our wish to find constructive, cooperative ways of conveying the story of U.S.-China relations. We hope that the two themes will help our audience understand Harvard College China Forum's mission to create friendly dialogue and exchange in various fields such as culture, politics, and the global economy.