Welcoming Remarks and Panel 1 - Sports and Cultural Diplomacy On March 28th, the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution and the China Institute for International Studies (CIIS) marked the 35th anniversary of U.S.-China relations with a public event bringing together foreign policy scholars, government officials and public figures to discuss the state of U.S.-China relations with attention to diplomatic and cultural ties and public diplomacy and soft power. www.brookings.edu/events/2014/03/28-35-years-us-china-relations