The Beijing Center (TBC) is a not-for-profit center of higher education and research in mainland China committed to fostering mutual understanding between China and other cultures through cultural exchange, education, and research. What makes us unique is our placement in a long and storied tradition of Jesuit education, one that teaches us that true cultural engagement starts first with friendship. TBC was established in 1998. TBC hosts students and scholars to study the Chinese language, culture, and all things China in China. Since 2002, TBC’s local partner has been the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE). For the accreditation of our semester courses, TBC partnered with Loyola Marymount College in Los Angeles 1998-2005 and with Loyola University Chicago beginning in 2006. Since 2006, there have been 1654 students who have studied at TBC for the semester program and approximately 200-300 per year coming to TBC with short-term faculty-led programs from North America, Latin America, Australasia, and Europe. TBC maintains a research library with over 25,000 volumes in English, including rare books and maps, and hosts conferences, guest lectures, and seminars. Considered to be the largest English language library about China in China, TBC has hosted numerous scholars from China and worldwide to assist with their research. 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of The Beijing Center in China and we look forward to the next 20 years of TBC developing and continuing our mission of inter-cultural educational exchange and friendship in China.