Since 2002, the Kennedy School of Harvard University has cooperated with the School of Public Administration of Tsinghua University in China and the Development Research Center of the State Council to hold the Advanced Training Course of Public Administration, which has trained 300 senior officials at or above the bureau level for China. Through this cooperation, Kennedy College earned amazing dollars from China (at that time, public opinion called it "sky-high tuition"). According to "Southern People Weekly" 20 12, "as early as 1996, 60 China government officials and 48 PLA officers received training at the Kennedy School of Government. According to the rough calculation of public information, our reporter has more than 1000 senior officials in China who have received training at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. "

The full name of the Ash Center of Kennedy College is the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. Anthony Sage, director of the Center, is a member of the Executive Committee of Fairbank China Research Center and Asia Center of Harvard University, and also a representative of Harvard University to the Kennedy Memorial Foundation. 1994 to 1999 is the representative of Ford Foundation in China.