On April 16, at the invitation of PKU Institute of State Governance Studies and Zhao Baoxu Fundation, Prof. Craig W. Thomas, Associate Dean of Evans School of Public Policy and Governance from University of Washiongton, gave an academic lecture on "The Theory and Practice of Collaborative Governance in the United States". More than 60 scholars and students from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University and the Development Research Center of the State Council attended the lecture.