National Committee on U.S.-China Relations 2009 Annual Report

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ONUNITED STATES - CHINA RELATIONS

2009 Annual Report

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

May 2009 - May 2010

CHAIRCarla A. Hills

VICE CHAIRMENMaurice R. GreenbergLee H. HamiltonThomas H. KeanNicholas R. LardyWilliam R. RhodesJames R. Sasser

TREASURERKeith W. Abell

SECRETARYTerrill E. Lautz

Madeleine K. AlbrightMary Brown BullockLincoln ChenThomas J. ChristensenKathryn D. ChristophersonPeter M. ClevelandEdward T. CloonanJerome A. CohenHonorable Lorne W. CranerNelson G. DongMichael L. DuckerRichard EdelmanMartin S. FeldsteinThomas FingarBarbara H. FranklinCharles W. Freeman IIIPeter F. Geithner

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.Thomas B. GoldEvan G. GreenbergHerbert J. HansellHarry HardingClifford E. HollandDavid A. Jones, Jr.Virginia KamskyMuhtar KentHenry A. KissingerGeraldine S. KunstadterDavid M. LamptonJames A. LeachRobert LeggatRichard C. LevinCheng LiKenneth Lieberthal

David R. MalpassKen MillerDouglas H. PaalJoseph W. PrueherClark T. Randt, Jr.Charles S. RobbDaniel H. Rosen wJ. Stapleton RoyDavid L. ShambaughEdward S. SteinfeldJohn L. ThorntonKellee S. TsaiI. Peter Wolffw Appointed

November 2008

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NATIONAL COMMITTEE ONUNITED STATES - CHINA RELATIONS

The National Committee on United States - China

Relations is a nonprofit educational organization that

encourages understanding of China and the United

States among citizens of both countries. The

Committee focuses on politics and security, governance

and civil society, economic cooperation, media, education

and transnational issues, addressing these with

respect to mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan via

exchanges, conferences, Track II dialogues and its web

site. The Committee’s programs draw strength from its

members, who number more than 700 Americans

from all parts of the country and over 90 corporations

and professional firms. They represent many viewpoints,

but share the belief that productive U.S. - China

relations require ongoing public education, face-to-face

contact and the forthright exchange of ideas.

The National Committee co-sponsored a two-day seminar in Beijing in January that brought togethermany participants in the normalization of U.S.-China relations including (l to r) former Ambassador toChina Joseph Prueher, former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, Ambassador to China SandyRandt, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski,Rosalynn Carter, President Jimmy Carter, State Councilor Dai Bingguo, and Vice-Chairman of theChinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Xu Kuangdi; between the Carters is Richard Williams,first U.S. Consul General in Guangzhou; behind President Carter is Edward Cox, husband of PatriciaNixon and son-in-law of President Nixon (details on page 22)

Thirtieth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Celebrated in Beijing

SPECIAL EVENTS

National Committee President Stephen A. Orlins (center)rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange onJanuary 5 in celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of theestablishment of diplomatic relations between the UnitedStates and China, accompanied by (l to r) NationalCommittee Vice President Jan Berris, former Secretary ofState and National Committee Director Dr. Henry A.Kissinger, NYSE Euronext CEO and Director DuncanNiederauer, Permanent Representative of China to theUnited Nations Ambassador Zhang Yesui, ConsulGeneral in New York Ambassador Peng Keyu, andCommissioner of the National Basketball AssociationDavid Stern.

National Committee President StephenOrlins Rings NYSE Opening Bell

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CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflectionsfeatured a national webcast with Assistant Secretry of State forEast Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell (r), moderatedby National Committee Vice President Jan Berris, and heldsimultaneously at venues in thirty-nine U.S. cities and four inChina on December 8 (details on page 22)

CHINA Town Hall Features AssistantSecretary of State Kurt M. Campbell

The National Committee co-hosted a dinnerhonoring Vice Premier Wang Qishan (r) andState Councilor Dai Bingguo (l, with formerSecretary of State and National CommitteeDirector Dr. Henry A. Kissinger) at the close ofthe Strategic & Economic Dialogue inWashington, D.C., on July 28. Speakers at theevent included Secretary of State Hillary RodhamClinton and Secretary of the Treasury TimothyGeithner.

Strategic & Economic Dialogue Dinner

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On September 10 the National Committee was one ofseveral cooperating organizations of a dinner inWashington, D.C., honoring Wu Bangguo, chairman ofthe Standing Committee of the National People’sCongress. Speakers included Secretary of State HillaryRodham Clinton and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke.

Dinner Honoring Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing CommitteeNational People’s Congress

In an an increasingly interconnected world, transnational issues such as theeconomic crisis, global warming, terrorism and nuclear proliferation demand stableand productive relations between the United States and China. More important,

they demand relations based on mutual trust. The National Committee is committed to helping establish such trust by bringing

Chinese and Americans together at all levels and in various functional areas. Thus,among its many activities in 2009, the National Committee took delegations ofCongressional members and staff to China to increase their understanding of thecountry and help them better inform their peers; the eighth Young Leaders Forumconvened in Xiamen, bringing together emerging American and Chinese leaders froma wide range of professional and personal backgrounds; a Track II dialogue on rule oflaw and human rights was the first of its kind hosted in China by non-governmentorganizations; the Teachers Exchange Program entered its fourteenth year of bringingChinese teachers to the United States and sending American teachers to China for theacademic year.

These accomplishments, and the many other exchanges, conferences and publicprograms described in this report, build on the National Committee’s forty-four yearsdedicated to informing policy makers, educating and engaging next-generationleaders, providing forums for direct interaction, discussing cutting-edge issues andeducating Americans and Chinese about each other’s country. Given the challengesfacing our two countries and the world, these efforts are now more important thanever.

The National Committee is grateful to its membership and supporters, who are vitalpartners in ensuring a trusting and fruitful Sino-American relationship.

Carla A. HillsChair

Stephen A. OrlinsPresident


LETTER FROM THE CHAIR & PRESIDENT

EXCHANGES & CONFERENCES

For more than forty years, the National Committee hasbeen working at the forefront of the dynamic relationshipbetween the United States and China, conducting

exchanges and conferences that bring together policy makers,corporate leaders, academics, entrepreneurs, professionals andstudents from both sides of the Pacific to share ideas and formstrong personal connections that promote durable andproductive Sino-American relations.

Top row (l to r): A Chinese delegation on public participation in land use decisions at the Bureau of Land Management inWashington, D.C.; Teachers Exchange Program participant Cao Wenjuan with students at Saint Edward’s School in VeroBeach, Florida; Museums and Educational Outreach to Children and Youth in China delegation at the National AcademyMuseum and School of Fine Arts in New York. Middle row: Student Leaders Exchange participant Booyeon Han (l) visitswith a Chinese student; Public Intellectuals Fellows Pierre Landry (l) and Tim Weston (r) with Madame He Liliang;National Committee President Stephen Orlins leading a delegation including U.S.-China Working Group co-chairsCongressmen Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Rick Larsen (D-WA) in Beijing; Bottom Row: Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroadparticipant Melissa Goldberg welcomed by Chinese student in Beijing; Land Use and Public Participation delegation at theShanghai City Plannning Museum; YLF Fellows Du Chang-Ping and Reihan Salam at the 2009 forum in Xiamen

In 2009 the National Committee continued itscommitment to educate American and Chinesepolicy makers about the other country and the

challenges in the U.S.-China relationship with a fullschedule that included a special briefing on China fornew Congressional members by former Secretary ofState Madeleine Albright and former National SecurityAdvisor Brent Scowcroft; a delegation for members ofCongress and another for their staff to gain firsthandexperience of the realities of modern China; and threetwo-week study tours in the United States for risingChinese officials. The Starr Foundation generouslyunderwrites the study tours in the United States; fundsfor National Committee programs related to Congresscome from general unrestricted donations.

Briefing for New Congressional Members withSecretary Madeleine Albright and General BrentScowcroft

Fifteen members of Congress, including ninenew members, attended a briefing by SecretaryMadeleine Albright and General Brent Scowcroft inWashington, D.C., in April arranged by theNational Committee with the assistance of the U.S.-China Working Group (USCWG). Participantsincluded two National Committee Young LeadersForum alumni: incoming Congressman ErikPaulsen (R-MN) and Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).

Secretary Albright and General Scowcroftoffered candid remarks and answered questionsduring the lively and well-received discussion on

U.S.-China engagement, policies and issues. Thesession was also attended by Congressmen MarkKirk (R-IL) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), co-chairs ofthe bipartisan USCWG, which now numbers morethan fifty members.

Congressional Members Delegation to ChinaThe third trip to China that the National

Committee has conducted for the U.S.-ChinaWorking Group focused on the effects of thefinancial and economic crisis on China’s economy,issues of concern to American companies in Chinaand Sino-American relations. As the mission of theWorking Group is to educate members of Congressabout the U.S.-China relationship, these member’strips play an important part in encouragingAmerican policies that are based on informedknowledge of China.

The delegation included USCWG co-chairsMark Kirk (R-Illinois) and Rick Larsen (D-Washington) and their staff directors; NationalCommittee President Stephen Orlin; and PublicIntellectuals Program fellow Scott Kennedy, anassociate professor of political science at IndianaUniversity and director of the Research Center forChinese Politics and Business. The eight-day itin-erary included Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai,Tianjin and Beijing.

In Beijing, the delegation met with severqalsenior officials, including Vice Premier WangQishan, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming; GaoXiqing, president of the China InvestmentCorporation; the head of the People’s Bank ofChina, Zhou Xiaochuan (a participant on aNational Committee exchange in the early 1980s);and chairmen of the Banking RegularoryCommission Lu Mingkang.

Insightful discussions with local officialsprovided valuable perspectives on the localimpacts of the global financial crisis, particularlyGuangdong Provincial Party Secretary (andPolitburo member) Wang Yang and GuangzhouMayor Zhang Guangning; Minhang District PartySecretary Sun Chao; the director general ofShanghai’s office for financial services FangXinghai; Hong Kong Chief Executive DonaldTsang; the head of the Hong Kong MonetaryAuthority, Joseph Yam; and the Secretary forFinancial Services and the Treasury in the HongKong Government K C Chan. Former Chief

Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright (center) andGeneral Brent Scowcroft (right), former National SecurityAdvisor, at a briefing for new Congressional membersincluding New Jersey Representative Leonard Lance


Informing Policy Makers

Executive of Hong Kong C. H. Tung hosted adinner for the group.

In each city, the group met with CEOs andrepresentatives of major American companies inChina as well as U.S. Embassy and Consulateofficials to gain a clear picture of on-the-groundrealities. These meetings included discussions atthe American Chambers of Commerce in HongKong, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing.Supplementing these meetings were visits to indus-trial sites including a Motorola plant and JohnDeere factory in Tianjin and the Mattel and Baxteroperations in Guangdong.

The schedule was rounded out by moreinformal occasions such as a gathering with jour-nalists from leading American publications, lunchwith Chinese vice presidents of the NationalBasketball Association and an informal match thatpitted Congressman Larsen against Chinesenational basketball star Ma Jian.

For the Congressmen and their staff, the tripreinforced the importance of the complex anddynamic ties between the two countries, particu-larly during the financial crisis, when mutualcooperation has the potential to promote positivedevelopments worldwide.

Staff Delegation to ChinaA bipartisan group of eleven staff members

from congressional offices in Washington, D.C.,went to Beijing, Urumqi, Kashgar and Shanghai fortwo weeks in June and July. The overall focus wason cross-border, security and economic issues.

The economy, trade and the U.S.-China rela-tionship were the focus of meetings with officialsfrom the National People’s Congress, the Ministriesof Commerce and Foreign Affairs, the large MarkorInternational Furniture Company in Urumqi andthe U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the ConsulateGeneral in Shanghai, and two dozen prominentbusiness leaders at the American Chamber ofCommerce in Shanghai.

Cross-border and security issues were the focusduring meetings in Urumqi and Kashgar in theXinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. In theformer, the delegation met with the region’sstanding committee chairman and leading officialsfrom the regional Public Security Bureau andFrontier Defense Team. In the latter, they met withthe leadership of the Kashgar People’s Congress,

the Foreign Affairs Office, the regional planningbureau and visited the miportant Islamic sites ofthe Abakh Hoja tomb and the Id Kah Mosque,accompanied by the vice-president of the China-Islamic Association. The busy schedule alsoincluded visits to cultural and historical sites, aswell as meetings with leading American journalistsin Beijing and with municipal leaders in each of thecities.

Remarkably, in Xinjiang, the group saw fewindications of the discontent that led to the riots inUrumqi that literally began as the delegation wasboarding the plane to leave that city.

The participants in this delegation play animportant role in helping the members they serveshape policies; this trip gave them valuablefirsthand experiences that will inform their workand interactions in Washington.

Policy Leaders Orientation ProgramIn 2009, the National Committee conducted

three two-week study tours in the United States forrising Chinese policy makers and officials based inthe United States and at select ministries in China.While many of these officials have regular contactwith Americans, they have few opportunities tolearn about aspects of the United States beyondtheir professional focus or have personal interac-tions with Americans outside of their official roles.This intensive program provides them withpersonal and professional links with Americansociety, and past participants have confirmed that


Co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional U.S.-China WorkingGroup Mark Kirk (center left) and Rick Larsen (right) with ZhouXiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China and StephenOrlins, president of the National Committee

what they learn has changed their outlook andenhanced their understanding of the United Statesand their dealings with Americans.

U.S.-based Chinese officials on the programwere drawn from the PRC Embassy in Washington,D.C.; the Permanent Mission to the United Nationsin New York; and the Consulates-General inChicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and SanFrancisco. China-based participants were drawnfrom the ministries of foreign affairs, environ-mental protection, national defense, commerce, andfinance as well as from the China SecuritiesRegulatory Commission, the Central Committee ofthe Chinese Communist Party, and the GeneralAdministration of Quality Supervision, Inspectionand Quarantine.

The three study tours took place in January,November and December. Williamsburg,Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New Yorkwere on all three itineraries; the two groups of U.S.-based officials (January and December) also visitedGettysburg to learn about America’s history and

the reconciliation after the Civil War, while theChina-based officials (November) examined theworkings of state government and lobbying on avisit to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Meetings in Washington, D.C., which focusedon policy makers and national issues, includedbriefings at the departments of commerce, defenseand state, the Supreme Court, the National PressFoundation, Human Rights Watch and the ForeignService Institute, among others. Discussionsprovided an overview of U.S. government agenciesand many useful contacts for the Chinese officials.

Homestays in Washington D.C., are a perennialhighlight of the program, providing opportunitiesto experience American lifestyles, have informaldiscussions on diverse topics and forge personalrelationships. While often initially a bit appre-hensive about spending four nights at a stranger’shome, participants inevitably give the highestpraise to the personal, intimate view they get ofAmerican society in this part of the program.

The stays in Williamsburg, Gettysburg and


The Policy Leaders Orientation Program delegation from China meeting with Adam Liptak, SupremeCourt correspondent for The New York Times, in Washington, D.C. (l to r): Pang Kuixia, DeputyDivision Director, China Securities Regulatory Commission; Cui Dandan, Deputy Division Director,Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Environmental Protection; Wang Youli, DeputyDivision Director, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Commerce; Pan Jianwei,Deputy Division Director, Department of International Cooperation, General Administration ofQuality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine ; Adam Liptak; Xu Qin, Deputy Director, ResearchDepartment, Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs; Zhang Lijun, Deputy Division Director,General Office, Ministry of Finance; Xue Junying, Deputy Division Director, Department of Americanand Oceania Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Xu Bin, Deputy Division Director, InternationalDepartment of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China; Liu Wenling, Program Officer,Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs ; Liu Lei, Staff Officer, Foreign Affairs Office, Ministry ofNational Defense

Philadelphia provided historical context to anoverview of the foundations of the Americanpolitical system and civil society; they alsoincluded opportunities to explore issues aroundthe environment, local politics, the media and theAmerica judicial system. All three delegations weretreated in Philadelphia to the very gracious hospi-tality of longtime National Committee memberSherwood (Woody) Goldberg and his wife Susan,who hosted dinners for the delegations at theirhome, also inviting talented Chinese musiciansthen studying at the Curtis Institute of Music.

In New York, the three delegations shifted thefocus to the American economy and issues ofAmerican society, including race, religion andimmigration. Site visits included the New YorkStock Exchange, the New York Federal ReserveBank and an insightful discussion of the economiccrisis with National Committee Director KeithAbell, chairman of China Interactive Media Group.An overview of corporate social responsibilityprograms at FedEx Corporation and discussions at

the Doe Fund, which works on homelessness andaddiction issues, the New York ImmigrationCoalition and the Legal Aid Society providedinsights into urban and social issues. The busyschedules of the three delegations also includedcultural activities such as museums, Broadwayshows, the Tribute WTC Visitor Center and EllisIsland.

The program receives high praise from partici-pants, who regularly remain in touch with theNational Committee as their careers progress. Thein-depth introduction to various aspects ofAmerican history, culture and society for nearlythree-dozen rising Chinese leaders in 2009 haslong-term benefits for better Sino-American rela-tions.

Briefing for New Congressional Memberswith Secretary Madeleine Albright andGeneral Brent ScowcroftWashington, D.C.April 28Funders: Unrestricted fundsPartners: U.S.-China Working Group

Congressional Members Delegation to ChinaGuangzhou, Shanghai, BeijingMay 23 - June 1Funder: Unrestricted fundsPartner: U.S.-China Working Group, NationalPeople’s Congress

Congressional Staff Delegation to ChinaBeijing, Urmqi, Kashgar, ShanghaiJune 28 - July 7Funders: Unrestricted funds; Embassy of the PRCPartners: U.S.-China Working Group, NationalPeople’s Congress

Policy Leaders Orientation Program for U.S.-Based OfficialsWilliamsburg, Washington, D.C., Gettysburg,Philadelphia, New York CityJanuary 4 - 17Funder: Starr Foundation

Policy Leaders Orientation Program forChina-Based OfficialsWilliamsburg, Washington, D.C., Harrisburg,Philadelphia, New York CityNovember 12 - 24Funders: Starr FoundationPartner: Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs

Policy Leaders Orientation Program for U.S.-Based OfficialsWilliamsburg, Washington, D.C., Gettysburg,Harrisburg, New York CityDecember 3 - 16Funder: Starr Foundation

Informing Policy Makers - 2009 programs


for half of the fellows (the second half arescheduled for a similar trip in June 2010).Although all PIP fellows have lived, workedand/or studied in China, these trips are designedto introduce them to institutions and individualsthey might not other otherwise have the chance tomeet. The June 2009 group went to Beijing,Changsha, and Xiamen, meeting with seniorgovernment officials, NGO leaders, specialists inacademia and the policy world, members of theChinese and Western media, USG Embassy andConsulate officials and others. The fellows alsowent to the island of Kinmen and to Taipei:meetings with the civil and military leaders onKinmen (a Taiwanese island accessed by a ferryopen to foreigners only a few months earlier as partof the three “mini-links”) gave the group a newperspective on cross-Strait relations; in Taipei,fellows met with members of the DemocraticProgressive Party and the Nationalist Party andwith non-government organizations andacademics. Many of the briefings, both on theMainland and Taiwan, were given by long-timefriends of the National Committee.

A new component was added to the secondround of PIP: a three-day conference in SanFrancisco that had two goals. The first was toexpose fellows to important China-related peopleand organizations on the west coast. The DuihuaFoundation, the Energy Foundation, and Monitor360 all briefed the group on their work with China;fellows toured Angel Island with a scholar whoresearches Chinese immigration to America; andlively discussions were held with several entrepre-neurs with long-time experience in China, withformer Secretary of Defense Bill Perry, and with themost senior China public intellectual in the UnitedStates, Robert Scalapino, celebrating his 90thbirthday with him! As with all PIP meetings, asecond goal was to make the fellows more aware oftheir colleagues’ research and to reinforce strongand lasting intellectual and personal relationshipsamong them. The group heard about the currentresearch projects of their peers with presentationsby eight of the fellows and spent a hilariousevening of China-focused trivia, pictionary andcharades.


Acentral part of the National Committee’s missionis to educate next-generation leaders from theUnited States and China about the other’s

country and provide opportunities for meetings,dialogue and sustained interaction. Several successfulprograms with these objectives were conducted in 2009.

Public Intellectuals ProgramThe public intellectuals program (PIP) brings

together some of the most promising youngAmerican China scholars and specialists in aprogram designed to expand their knowledge ofChina beyond their own specialization, encouragethem to collaborate with their colleagues acrosssubject lines, introduce them to senior U.S. andChinese policy makers, and provide them with theskills and opportunities to inform policy decisionsand educate the public. In May 2008, twentyacademics were selected from an extremelycompetitive field of applicants to participate insecond round of the program. (The inauguralround of PIP was held from 2005 through 2007.)Mirroring the successful format of PIP I, an initialmeeting was held for PIP II fellows in Washington,D.C., in October 2008, introducing them to oneanother and to the major D.C.-based China-relatedinstitutions.

The next event was a trip to China in June 2009

Next Generation Leaders

Public Intellectuals Programfellows visiting China meet withMadame He Liliang, former head of the Foreign Ministry’s Bureauof International Organizations

Young Leaders ForumThe Young Leaders Forum (YLF) brings

together a group of outstanding young profes-sionals annually for enlightening sessions andbonding experiences designed to build relation-ships between Chinese and Americans.Participants in the Forum, all under the age of fortywhen they enter the program, are up-and-comingleaders in their respective fields or professions. Itis the hope of the National Committee that theconnections these talented and creative individualsform with one another will help bridge the dividebetween the two countries.

Twenty-five fellows, including alumni fromprevious years, attended the 2009 Forum, held inthe coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian Province. As atpast Forums, a series of conversations around acentral theme—this year, “Success & Failure”—constituted the core of the program. Participantsshared experiences drawn from both their personaland professional lives, noting not only greataccomplishments and what these meant to them,but also disappointments and how they were ableto learn from them. Fellows in the Forum werehonest and did not shy away from sharing theirfailures. This candor spawned fascinating discus-sions, during the formal sessions and at othertimes, on the difficulties of balancing a family and ajob.

Interspersed with the presentation sessionswere supplementary bonding activities, includingvisits to Gulangyu Island and Nanputuo Temple(sites of historic and cultural significance), tandembike rides along the shore and guest talks. XiaRongqiang, director of the Hadley School for theBlind in Fuzhou, told the inspiring story of how heturned tragedy into triumph by teaching himselfEnglish after he went blind in his early 20s; EvanGreenberg, president and CEO of the insurancecompany ACE Limited, shared his thoughts on theprospects for success and failure in China today.Overall, the presentations, speeches and bondingactivities generated lively discussions, with partici-pants sharing their thoughts and feelings with eachother.

Student Leaders Exchange to ChinaRegarded by participants as a “life-changing”

experience, the Student Leaders Exchange (SLE),provides a dozen recent American high school

graduates an intensive two-week study tour ofChina. Participation in the program is a specialopportunity offered to 12 of the 141 annuallyselected Presidential Scholars, extraordinarilytalented students from across the nation recognizedby the U.S. Department of Education for theirexceptional academic achievements, service to theircommunity, extracurricular activities and/orartistic accomplishments.

The 2009 program sent students to Beijing, Xi’anand Zhengzhou for briefings, sightseeing and otheractivities designed to introduce China’s vibrantpast, illuminate the country’s dynamic present andconsider its current challenges. They gained afirsthand perspective on daily life in China throughhomestays arranged with the families of localstudents in each city. These homestays aredesigned to push kids outside their comfort zoneand challenge them to work in unfamiliar circum-stances. Although H1N1 concerns meant thatstudents had fewer nights of homestays thanprevious SLE participants, they still proved to beone of the most rewarding aspects of the program.American students had a chance to spend one-on-one time with their Chinese “siblings,” bondingover the similarities in their lives and learning fromtheir differences. Throughout the program, depar-tures for the next city on the itinerary were oftenaccompanied by tear-filled goodbyes and promises


Young Leaders Forum fellows at the 2009 forum in Xiamenincluded Li Hong (2003 fellow), senior partner, Zhong Lun LawFirm and Kirsten Bartok (2009 fellow), CEO of AirFinance

to stay in touch. Indeed, many SLE programalumni report that they still correspond with theirChinese “brothers and sisters.”

Although few SLE participants have anexpressed interest in China before the trip begins,many begin formal study of Chinese history,society, culture and language after it ends, andseveral return, for instatnce, one of the 2009 SLEstudents returned to Beijing on his own in thespring and summer of his gap-year between highschool and college to study Mandarin.

SLE provides these young American studentswith a more nuanced understanding of China andhelps them develop skills and perspectivesessential to future global leaders.

Student Leaders Exchange to China participant ZachOsborn with host sibling at Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityAffiliated Middle School


Public Intellectuals ProgramFellows China TripBeijing, Changsha, Xiamen, Kinmen, TaipeiJune 19 - 30Funders: Henry Luce Foundation, Starr FoundationPartner: China Foreign Affairs University

Public Intellectuals Program Fellows ConferenceSan FranciscoOctober 1 - 4Funders: Henry Luce Foundation, Starr Foundation

Young Leaders ForumXiamen, Fujian ProvinceNovember 4 - 8Funders: The ACE Group, Aetos Capital, LLCPartner: Chinese People’s Institute of ForeignAffairs

Student Leaders Exchange to ChinaBeijing, Xi’an, ZhengzhouJuly 28 - August 11Funder: Wall Street EnglishPartner: China Education Association forInternational Exchange

Next Generation Leaders - 2009 programs

Given the important role education plays inensuring long-term understanding and cooper-ation between the two countries, the National

Committee has been a leader in creating education-related exchanges between the United States and Chinafor almost four decades. These include year-long profes-sional placements for American and Chinese teachers,intensive study tours for educators and special programswith educational themes.

U.S.-China Teachers Exchange ProgramNow in its fourteenth year, the U.S.-China

Teachers Exchange Program is the only nationalprogram in the United States that sends profes-sional American and Chinese teachers to teach inthe other country. Generously funded by theFreeman Foundation, the program has hostedabout 300 Chinese and 100 American educators,whose insights gained during their sojourns abroadexert a profound influence on the thousands ofstudents they teach in the host country and comeinto contact with throughout their careers at home.

The Teachers Exchange Program placed twenty-four Chinese teachers in schools throughout theUnited States during the 2008-2009 academic year,and ten during 2009-2010; three Americans werealso placed in Anqing and Beijing for the 2009-2010academic year. During the course of the year,participants teach their native language whilelearning firsthand about the society, culture andway of life in the host country; along with thesetransformative professional experiences, manyform lifelong friendships with their students andcolleagues.

Program participants attend a mid-yearconference in the host country, during which theyshare ideas on addressing the challenges ofteaching in another country and on ways to incor-porate what they have learned into their teaching athome. Many of the Chinese educators also attendan optional ten-day multi-city study tour, learningabout the historical foundations, the governmentand nonprofit sectors and the educational system ofthe United States through meetings and site visits.

The teachers also have fun as they experiencemany “firsts.” After just a month in the UnitedStates, one of the Chinese teachers reported thatshe had attended a hot air balloon festival, taken ahelicopter ride, attended a baby shower, partici-

pated in a tornado drill, gone to an Indian Nationday celebration and enjoyed a blues festival.

Museums and Educational Outreach to Childrenand Youth in China

A free admissions policy established by thecentral government has made China’s museums anincreasingly popular destination, leading to adesire to find new ways for these institutions tobetter engage and educate the general public, andspecifically its youth. To address this need, theNational Committee developed an innovative two-way exchange program which began in 2008 with asuccessful visit by leading American museumeducators to China. Funded by a U.S. StateDepartment Bureau of Educational and CulturalAffairs grant, the program was completed in 2009with internships for Chinese museum educators atprominent American museums and a study tour ofmuseums and their education programs inWashington, D.C., Chicago and New York forsenior museum administrators.

The internship segment of the program placedthree English-speaking museum educators (oneeach from the Shanghai Museum, the HunanProvincial Museum and the National Art Museumof China in Beijing) for a month of observation andhands-on work at American institutions in April.One joined the education department of theSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and another the


Education

La Crosse, Wisconsin, students celebrate Chinese New Yearwith Teachers Exchange Program participant Xue Lian

and dinner at the National Academy Museum &School of Fine Arts brought the program to a close.Hailing from China’s premier institutions, thegroup returned to China with fresh ideas and tech-niques. Because of the prominence of theirinstitutions, implementation of creative neweducation programs at the three museums willenhance the work of museums throughout China.

EDUCATION DELEGATIONS

For almost thirty years, the National Committee hasconducted exchange programs for American andChinese educators on behalf of the U.S. Department ofEducation and China’s Ministry of Education, under aMemorandum of Understanding signed by the twocountries. These exchanges have enabled educators toaugment the vitality and creativity of their work andtheir school systems by sharing ideas and learning aboutnew methods and initiatives in their fields. In 2009, theNational Committee hosted three groups of Chineseeducators for two-week study tours: one in April andanother in October, focused on university career coun-seling; the third, also in April, focused on secondaryschool reform.

Career CounselingIn 1999, one million students graduated from

Chinese universities; in ten years that number hasincreased to more than six million. Until 1994,graduates were assigned to jobs by the state underthe fen pei system. Since then, however, new grad-uates have had to find employment on their own.To help these students, career counseling hasrecently been introduced on some collegecampuses, but the field is still new in China. Thus,the Ministry of Education sent two groups oftwelve university career counseling departmentdirectors, university administrators and Ministry ofEducation officials to the United States to observeand learn more about the field. Both groups begantheir visits in Washington, D.C., and ended in SanFrancisco; the April group also went to Pittsburghand Salt Lake City, while the October programincluded Dayton and Dallas.

The programs provided an overview of careercounseling and employment assistance initiativesthat offer creative approaches at different levels,including a range of federal, state and localagencies; a variety of university and college career


Brooklyn Historical Society President Deborah Schwartzdiscusses program innovations with museum educators andadministrators from some of China’s leading institutions

American Museum of Natural History, while thethird divided her time between the MetropolitanMuseum of Art and the Frick Collection. Theinterns gained a wealth of knowledge and expe-rience by working in these large museumeducation departments that serve an array of audi-ences with educational offerings that are in manycases designed to complement school curricula.

The two-week study tour in May brought anadditional staff member and senior administratorfrom each of the interns’ home institutions toexamine educational programs and meet withcounterparts at leading American museums.Washington, D.C., included visits to the NationalGallery of Art, the U.S. Holocaust MemorialMuseum and several museums under theSmithsonian umbrella. The Art Institute ofChicago, the Chicago History Museum, theMuseum of Science and Industry, the Museum ofContemporary Art and the Chicago ArchitectureFoundation were among the highlights in Chicago.In New York, the group had very productive visitsat the institutions that had hosted the interns, aswell as at the Museum of Modern Art, theBrooklyn Historical Society, the BrooklynChildren’s Museum and the Brooklyn Museum.

A two-day Guggenheim International ArtMuseum Education Forum and a special reception

counseling programs at a variety of public andprivate, large and small schools, including theNaval Reserve Officers Training Corps at theUniversity of California at Berkeley; and programsat career centers serving the public.

The delegations also examined the roles ofaccrediting and oversight organizations andlearned about innovative career networking ideasat such places as Upwardly Global andAfterCollege.com, whose patented process powersthe largest number of career networks on theInternet.

To gain an understanding of career counselingfrom the perspective of an employer, each groupvisited the headquarters of major corporations.These and the other site visits and briefings in theirbusy schedules were enthusiastically received byparticipants, who appreciated the new ideas andpractical innovations provided by the exchange.

Secondary School ReformThe April 2009 Secondary School Reform dele-

gation was the fourth in a series of delegationsfrom China that focused on this subject. Thisgroup was comprised of eleven secondary schoolprincipals, senior administrators and Ministry ofEducation representatives; the itinerary includedWashington, D.C., Nashville, Kansas City and LosAngeles.

Delegation members learned about the role ofgovernment agencies and policies at meetings withofficials from the Department of Education and the

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor &Pensions in Washington, D.C., and at theTennessee Department of Education in Nashville.They were also briefed at organizations includingAmerica’s Choice, which focuses on at-risk schools;America’s Promise Alliance, which works to ensurescholastic success for children; and the Academy ofScience, an experimental public school program inscience and math education, all in or nearWashington, D.C.

The Nashville itinerary included VanderbiltUniversity’s Peabody College of Education andHuman Development, a pioneer in the field ofspecial education and the development of educa-tional technology, and the Adventure ScienceCenter, which integrates science resources intoteacher and curriculum development.

This intensive study tour brought to a close thetwo-year Secondary School Reform Delegationseries, which has provided an overview of creativeand effective education reforms to a range ofeducators and administrators who will influenceand implement the adoption of innovative ideas intheir home institutions.

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program toChina

The National Committee began administering theFulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program to China in1981. It was the first program of its kind designed tointroduce American educators to China’s history,culture, society and educational system. In 2009, theNational Committee offered one seminar on native andforeign language instruction and training in China forelementary and secondary school teachers and anotheron history and culture for post-secondary schooleducators. They included lectures and briefings byChinese experts in a variety of fields, complemented bysite visits that brought the discussions to life. Mostparticipants in both seminars joined an informativeoptional three-day Hong Kong extension trip, fundedprimarily by a grant the National Committee receiveseach year from an anonymous donor.

Casting a shadow over planning the programwas the outbreak of H1N1 (“swine flu”) in many partsof the world. Some potential Chinese briefers wre fearfulabout meeting with recent arrivals from the UnitedStates, and some school visites were cancelled at the lastminute due to similar fears. Unfortunately, threemembers of the history and culture delegation were

The education delegation on university career counseling ata welcoming dinner given by the Department of Educationin Washington, D.C.


China’s ethnic minorities, who only begin learningMandarin in primary school. Some areas thus facebilingual education issues similar to those in theUnited States.

A visit to the Dandelion School, which servesthe children of migrant workers, offered a per-spective on the lives of some of the millions ofmigrant children in China, most of whom lackaccess to education. It was a high point of the tripfor many participants.

In Yanji, near China’s border with North Korea,the group observed English classes and met withteachers and students at a Korean language school.Xi’an provided the opportunity to meet and holdin-depth discussions with rural English teachersenrolled in professional development programs.

Homestays in Changzhou offered participantsan intimate view of everyday life in China, andgave them an opportunity to make personalconnections and have informal discussions withtheir hosts.

The twelve participants who elected to go onthe three-day extension trip to Hong Kongattended informative briefings at the University ofHong Kong on the Hong Kong educational systemand relations with the mainland, business andeconomic climate, the Hong Kong Chamber ofCommerce and judicial system by a justice of theHigh Court.

History and Culture in ChinaSixteen post-secondary school educators went

to Beijing, Xi’an, Chongqing and Shanghai for fourweeks in June and July to study the history andculture of China. Seven days spent in Beijing werepacked with visits to prominent cultural andhistoric sites and briefings with scholars andspecialists.

The five-day stay in Xi’an focused on China’shistory, and included visits to numerous museumsand historical sites, and to secondary schools andNorthwest University. An exploration of tradi-tional Chinese medicine was capped by a visit tothe Chinese Medicine Museum and an acupuncturedemonstration.

In Chongqing, the group visited rural areas andthe renowned Dazu Buddhist grottoes, amongmany other activities. An outstanding offering inChongqing was a lecture on the role of the cityduring the Second World War by a Chongqing


Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad: Native and ForeignLanugage Instruction and Training participant MelissaGoldberg interacting with students in Beijing

quarantined for seven days when it was confirmed thatsomeone sitting near them on the flight to Beijing testedpositively for the disease. They were very disappointed tomiss one week of the program.

Following their return to the United States, partici-pants are required to create curricula based on theirexperiences; these are available on the NationalCommittee’s web site for use by other educators.

Native and Foreign Language Instruction inChina

Sixteen elementary and secondary schooleducators participated in a month-long seminar onnative and foreign language instruction andtraining in China in June and July. The schedule inBeijing, Yanji, Xi’an and Changzhou included sitevisits and briefings on the history and diversity ofChina’s rapidly developing society with a focus onforeign language instruction and the particularchallenges that it presents for Chinese educators.

As English is a required subject for all Chinesestudents beginning in the third grade, there arenow more Chinese studying English than there areAmericans, and supplying trained teachers is apressing issue. Learning about professional devel-opment initiatives to address this enormous needwas of great interest to the American educators. Inaddition, Chinese is a second language for some of

University professor who later took the Americansto the General Stilwell museum, which she hadplayed a role in setting up; one impressed partic-ipant ended up writing her curriculum project onStilwell.

A week in Shanghai included overviews ofChina’s foreign policy and modern and contem-porary history at Fudan University, a briefing atthe Institute for Environmental Protection and awell-received visit to the Shanghai No. 4 School for

the Deaf, which particularly resonated with oneparticipant who works at a school for the blind inthe United States.

Ten participants joined the Hong Kongextension trip. Like their language program coun-terparts, they attended briefings on Hong Kongpublic opinion, the business and economic climatein Hong Kong, and the judicial system. They alsomet with journalists and with social serviceproviders focusing on children and youth.


U.S.–China Teachers Exchange Program2008–2009 and 2009–2010 Academic YearsFunders: Freeman Foundation, American hostschools, China Education Association forInternational Exchange (CEAIE) Partners 2008 - 2009 : CEAIE; twenty-one hostschools in fourteen American cities and townsPartners 2009 - 2010 : CEAIE; three hostschools in two Chinese cities and ten hostschools in nine American cities and towns

Museums and Educational Outreach toChildren and Youth in ChinaWashington, D.C., Chicago, New YorkMay 2 - 15Funder: U.S. Department of State, Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs

Education Delegation: Career CounselingWashington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City,San FranciscoApril 11 - 24Funder: U.S. Department of EducationPartners: Chinese Ministry of Education, China Education Association for InternationalExchange

Education Delegation: Secondary SchoolReformWashington, D.C., Nashville, Kansas City, LosAngelesApril 11-24Funders: U.S. Department of Education,Chinese Ministry of EducationPartner: China Education Association forInternational Exchange

Education Delegation: Career CounselingWashington, D.C., Dayton, Dallas, SanFranciscoOctober 25-November 7Funder: U.S. Department of EducationPartners: Chinese Ministry of Education, China Education Association for InternationalExchange

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad: Native andForeign Language Instruction and TrainingBeijing, Yanji, Xi’an, Changzhou; optionalHong Kong extensionJune 18 - 22Funder: U.S. Department of EducationPartners: Chinese Ministry of Education,China Education Association for InternationalExchange

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad: Historyand Culture in ChinaBeijing, Xi’an, Chongqing, Shanghai; optionalHong Kong extensionJune 26-30Funder: U.S. Department of EducationPartners: Chinese Ministry of Education, China Education Association for InternationalExchange

Education - 2009 programs

Programs focusing on governance and civil societybring together officials and professionals from theUnited States and Greater China to share

cutting-edge ideas and best practices, forge cooperativerelationships and develop a better understanding of theircounterparts across the Pacific and the issues thatconnect them.

Public Participation in Land Use DecisionsAs China continues its rapid economic rise, cities

across the country are expanding to make room fora booming urban population, older sections of citiesare being rebuilt and rural areas are becoming in-creasingly urbanized. With these changes in the wayland is used, issues such as land seizures, compen-sation, and relocation have become sources of socialunrest while demand for public participation inthese land use decisions has increased. The NationalCommittee created a three-part program to facilitatethe exchange of lawyers, scholars, government offi-cials and other relevant specialists in China and theUnited States to share ideas and best practices in thisvery complex area.

In the first stage of this project, a group of eightChinese law professors and government officialsvisited the United States for two weeks of meetingswith their American counterparts in January andFebruary.

Each stop on the itinerary had a specific focus: inthe New York area, it was procedural issues (the

highlight of which was sitting in on a public hearingat the New York City Planning Commission to dis-cuss an amendment to a zoning ordinance); ingreater Washington, D.C., it was the federal govern-ment agencies responsible for land use decisions andalternative dispute resolution methods; and in theSan Francisco Bay area, it was community groupsand NGOs that work on land use decisions. Alongthe way, delegation members met with scholars whodo relevant research at academic institutions such asYale and Berkeley. The meetings created an impor-tant platform for examining the successes and fail-ures of land use decisions in the United States.

During the second phase of this exchange, fourAmerican experts traveled to China for meetingswith their Chinese counterparts and a series of train-ing workshops in September. More than eighty offi-cials, scholars, and graduate students from aroundChina attended workshops in Shanghai, Xi’an, andZhengzhou, learning not only about the rules andregulations for public participation in land use deci-sions in the United States, but also about mediationstrategies for resolution of land use disputes andmethods for conducting successful public meetings.

To conclude the project, the Chinese participantswrote case studies analyzing two land use decisions,one in Shanghai and another in Xi’an, focusing onthe government framework around the cases and thepublic’s participation in the result. Written withfeedback from the American experts, these case stud-ies (posted on the National Committee’s web site)provided an excellent opportunity for American andChinese participants to examine the complexities ofland use decisions in China.

Rule of LawIn 2008, the National Committee arranged a series

of meetings with leading U.S. human rights organi-zations for a Chinese delegation led by HuangMengfu, vice chairman of the Chinese People’s Po-litical Consultative Conference and chairman of theChina Foundation for Human Rights Development(CFHRD). Building on this successful experience,the National Committee collaborated with ChairmanHuang and CFHRD to conduct the Inaugural Sino-American Dialogue on the Rule of Law and HumanRights in December, in Nantong. For the first time,leading American and Chinese legal officials, aca-demics, judges and attorneys discussed develop-ments in four areas of law affecting human rights:

The Chinese delegation of a two-part exchange on publicparticipation in land use decisions visits the Urban LandInstitute in San Francisco with staff from the East BayCommunity Law Center and the Oakland EnvironmentalIndicators Project

Governance & Civil Society


open government and government secrecy, pretrialdetention, non-judicial punishment and the role oflawyers and legal proceedings.

Over the two days of the dialogue, the discus-sants described relevant legal practices in the twocountries, shared their experience in legal reform,and exchanged views on how the rule of law can beused to protect human rights and address socialproblems. The assembled experts represented awide array of legal institutions (China’s NationalPeople’s Congress, State Council, Supreme People’sCourt, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Ministry ofJustice as well as provincial and local bureaus; U.S.federal judiciary, Departments of Commerce andJustice; and defense bars and academia of both coun-tries). The honest discussion and direct exchange ofideas and opinions was an enlightening experiencefor all of the participants, prompting experts fromboth countries to reflect on their own legal systemsand practices and to consider alternative ap-proaches. The success of the dialogue inspired plansfor a second round, to be held in the fall of 2010.

This Track II dialogue was the first of its kind tobe hosted by non-government organizations in thetwo countries. It came on the heels of the November2009 meeting of President Barack Obama and Presi-dent Hu Jintao in Beijing, where the two leadersagreed to hold official dialogues on the rule of lawand human rights.

Dialogue participants Li Zhongcheng, deputy director, Office forthe Inspection of Dereliction of Duty and Malfeasance, SupremePeople’s Procuratorate; Judge John M. Walker Jr., U.S. Court ofAppeals for the Second Circuit; Judge Sidney H. Stein, U.S. Dis-trict Court for the Southern District of New York; Teng Wei,deputy director general, Criminal Law Department, LegislativeAffairs Commission, National People's Congress Standing Com-mittee; and Jerome A. Cohen, professor, founder & co-director,U.S. Asia Law Institute, New York University School of Law

Public Participation in Land UseDecisions: Delegation to the United StatesNew York City, New Haven, Washington,D.C., San FranciscoJanuary 31 - February 12 Funder: U.S. Department of State, Bureauof Educational and Cultural Affairs

Public Participation in Land UseDecisions: Delegation to ChinaShanghai, Xi’an, ZhengzhouSeptember 4 - 16Funder: U.S. Department of State, Bureauof Educational and Cultural Affairs

Inaugural Sino-American Dialogue on theRule of Law and Human RightsNantongDecember 11-15Funder: Starr FoundationPartner: China Foundation for HumanRights Development

Government & Civil Society - 2008 programs


PUBLIC EDUCATION & OUTREACH

The National Committee provides current information onGreater China and issues of U.S.-China relations fromleading specialists directly to its members and the

public through seminars, panel programs, publications, e-mailbriefings and conference calls. These offerings are coordinatedwith the National Committee’s web site (www.ncuscr.org),which offers video, audio and transcripts from selectedprograms, as well as updates and publications.

Top: Dr. Yang Guobin and Dr. Ashley Esarey; former Secretary of the Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal,Congressman Rick LarsenCenter: Dr. Lai Shin-yuan, Ambassador Lü Fengding and Ambassador Wu Jianmin, Deputy Secretary ofState Kurt M. CampbellBottom: Simon Winchester, National Committee Annual Members Meeting

The following programs were held in New York City, unlessotherwise indicated.

January 12- 13Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary ofNormalization of Relations between the United Statesand China: Conference and related activitiesU.S. Embassy in China (Beijing)March 4Roundtable Discussion with Peter Wilson, Political Counselor, British Embassy in BeijingMarch 19Roundtable Discussion with Zhang Jingjing,Director of Litigation, Center for Legal Assistance toPollution VictimsMarch 23Conference Call on the Naval Confrontation in theSouth China Sea with Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt,USN (Ret.), Vice President, Center for Naval Analysis;and David M. Finkelstein, Vice President and Directorof China Studies, Center for Naval AnalysisApril 20Jones Day China Lecture SeriesCommemoration of the 30th Anniversary ofNormalization of Relations Between the United Statesand China Program with Michael Blumenthal, NationalCommittee Chairman, 1973-1975; Secretary of Treasuryduring the Carter Administration; Washington, D.C.May 1Jones Day China Lecture SeriesBook Program with Simon Winchester,Journalist, Broadcaster, Author of The Man Who LovedChinaMay 14Annual Members Program with speakersJoseph Fewsmith III, Professor, Department ofInternational Relations, Boston University;Cheng Li, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institute; Alice Miller, General Editor, China Leadership Monitor,Hoover Institution; and Barry Naughton, Professor,Graduate School of International Relations and PacificStudies, University of California, San Diego

May 18China’s Emerging Technological Edge: Discussion withAuthors Denis Simon, Professor, Penn State Universityand Senior Research Fellow, The Levin Institute andCong Cao, Research Fellow, The Levin InstituteJune 11Jones Day China Lecture SeriesChina and the Internet: Discussion with Ashley Esarey,An Wang Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University;and Yang Guobin, Associate Professor, Department ofAsian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College,Columbia UniversityJuly 13Roundtable Discussion with Lai Shin-yuan, Minister ofTaiwan’s Mainland Affairs CouncilSeptember 9Roundtable Discussion with Wu Jianmin, ViceChairman, China Institute of Strategy andManagement; Professor, The China Foreign AffairsUniversity; Member, Foreign Policy Advisory Group,Ministry of Foreign AffairsOctober 20China and the U.S. Congress: Discussion withCongressman Rick Larsen, 2nd CongressionalDistrict, Washington StateOctober 22Book Program with Lynne Joiner,Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker, Author ofHonorable Survivor: Mao’s China McCarthy’s America, andthe Persecution of John S. ServiceOctober 22Roundtable Discussion with David Barboza,Correspondent, The New York TimesNovember 12Jones Day China Lecture SeriesBook Program with Zachary Karabell, author ofSuperfusion, President, River Twice Research, Senior Advisor for Business for Social ResponsibilityDecember 9 CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, NationalReflectionsNational Speaker: Assistant Secretary of State for EastAsian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. CampbellSpeakers at venues in thirty-five American cities andtowns and four in Greater China

Public Education & Outreach


A special two-day seminar in Beijing inJanuary celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of theestablishment of formal relations between theUnited States and China brought together many ofthose involved in the normalization process and thehistoric changes since that period. The ChinesePeople’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and theKissinger Institute on China and the United Stateswere the sponsors; the National Committee was aco-sponsor and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and theChinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs providedsupport.

The National Committee organized a group thatincluded former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger;former National Security Advisors Zbigniew Brzezin-ski and Brent Scowcroft; former Ambassadors toChina Winston Lord, J. Stapleton Roy, James Sasserand Joseph Prueher, along with Sharon Woodcock,the widow of the first U.S. Ambassador to the PRC,Leonard Woodcock; former governor of WashingtonGary Locke; Maurice Greenberg and other corporateleaders deeply involved in the relationship; and nu-merous academics and NGO leaders. PresidentCarter attended the opening ceremony of the confer-ence as well as other related programs.

Several of the many Chinese current and formerofficials gathered for the occasion included formerVice Premier Qian Qichen, former State CouncilorTang Jiaxuan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs LiZhaoxing, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commit-

tee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Con-ference Zhao Qizheng, former Ambassador to theUnited States and the United Nations Li Daoyu andVice Minister for Foreign Affairs He Yafei.

The American and Chinese conference participantsalso attended several ancillary programs, including areception for several hundred guests hosted by Min-ister-Counselor for Public Affairs Don Q. Washingtonand National Committee President Stephen Orlins atthe new U.S. Embassy; a luncheon hosted by Ambas-sador and Mrs. Randt at their residence for the morethan forty conference participants organized by theNational Committee and for President and Mrs.Carter and their delegation; and a ribbon cutting cer-emony officiated by State Councilor Dai Bingguo fora photo exhibit spanning the years before and sincethe two countries resumed relations.

The conference included many speakers both rem-iniscing and discussing the prospects for future bilat-eral ties and concluded with a banquet at the GreatHall of the People for several hundred guests at whichVice President Xi Jinping and President Carter gavethe keynote speeches.

Several members of the American delegation hadseparate meetings with President Hu Jintao, Vice Pres-ident Xi Jinping and Premier Wen Jiabao on the futuredevelopment of Sino-American relations. All of theparticipants attended the opening of a photo exhibit(that later toured the United States) on the opening ofSino-American relations (See photo on page 2).


Thirtieth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Celebrated in Beijing

The third annual CHINA Town Hall: LocalConnections, National Reflections was conductedsimultaneously in thirty-five U.S. cities and four inGreater China in December, featuring a live nation-wide webcast with Assistant Secretaruy of State forEast Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell ina discussion moderated by National CommitteeVice President Jan Berris.

Secretary Campbell discussed the U.S.-Chinarelationship in light of recent developments in-cluding the recently concluded visit to China byPresident Obama, the global financial crisis, tradeimbalances and the Copenhagen governmental

summit. Following his remarks, he answered ques-tions e-mailed from audience members at venues nthe United States and Greater China.

The national portion of CHINA Town Hall wasfollowed by a specialist or panel at each venuediscussing aspects of the U.S.-China relationshiprelevant to the local community and answeringaudience questions.

CHINA Town Hall is supported by thegenerosity of the Starr Foundation. Videos of thenationwide webcast from this and other years maybe viewed on the web site of the NationalCommittee. (See photo on page 3)

CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections

Special Programs

More than 300 guests attended the 2009National Committee Gala DInnerhonoring ITT Corporation and Google

Inc, held at the Mandarin Oriental in New YorkCity on December 3, 2009. Zhou Wenzhong,China’s ambassador to the United States, gavethe keynote address discussing Sino-Americanrelations in the wake of President Obama’s tripto China. Ambassador Zhou’s remarks wereinformed by his presence on that trip. Threedozen journalists from twenty-one news organ-nizations, publications and networks in theUnited States and China covered the event.

ITT Corporation Chairman, President andCEO Steven R. Loranger was honored for bringinga safe and sanitary water supply to tens of millionsof Chinese, for ITT's philanthropic programbringing education about clean water and hygieneto schools in rural China, and for helping thevictims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake bydeploying its technologies to save lives in theaftermath of this tragedy.

Google Inc. President Nikesh Arora accepted thehonor for Google’s opening up new horizons for mil-lions of Chinese Internet users through its Englishand Chinese search engines, giving them greater ac-cess to information and advanced technologies. Asthe only multinational Internet company in China atthe time, it stood for the right to operate freely,

globally and transparently while complying locally.The Gala Dinner is an important source of unre-

stricted funds for the National Committee’sprograms. The Committee is therefore very gratefulfor the generous support from companies and indi-viduals which ensures the continuation of its work insupport of productive and cooperative U.S.-China re-lations. n


National Committee Chair Carla A. Hills introduces gala keynotespeaker Zhou Wenzhong, China’s ambassador to the United States

Gala honoree Stephen R. Loranger, Chairman, President and CEO, ITT Corporation; AmbassadorZhou Wenzhong; National Committee President Stephen Orlins; and Gala honoree Nikesh Arora,President of Global Sales and Business Development, Google Inc. (l to r)

NATIONAL COMMITTEE GALA DINNER


The activities and programs of the National Committee are made possible through the support ofU.S. government agencies (in 2009 the Department of State and the Department of Education),foundations, business firms, members and friends. This support enables the National

Committee to offer services to its members and the public at large and to undertake exchanges andspecial programs that further the advancement of knowledge and the strengthening of relationships onboth sides of the Pacific.

The National Committee is grateful to all those who made financial contributions in 2009. Weare also indebted to the many individuals who gave their time, creativity and in-kind assistance.Financial contributions for the year are listed below and on succeeding pages.

Business and Professional Contributors

Leaders ($25,000 and above)

The ACE GroupChartisChevronCitiContinental Airlines, Inc.Deloitte LLPFedEx CorporationGoogle Inc.ITT CorporationJPMorgan ChaseLinklaters LLPMarsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.McGuire Woods LLPMcMahan Securities Co. L.P.Pfizer Inc.Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPWall Street EnglishWal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Benefactors ($10,000 - $24,999)

The Coca-Cola CompanyDorsey & Whitney LLPEdelmanExxon MobilHills & CompanyIntel CorporationJohnson & JohnsonJones DayLevcor International, Inc.PepsiCoTishman Speyer

Patrons ($5,000 - $9,999)

AEA Investors LLCKen Miller Capital LLCThe Washington CenterWestern Union

Other Contributors (below $5,000)

Chrysalis VenturesNBA

Foundations & Special Contributors

The Gerald Abell FoundationACE Charitable FoundationChina Business Forum, Inc. The Freeman FoundationThe Maurice R. & Corinne P.

Greenberg Foundation, Inc.The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.The Starr FoundationU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of StateWashington Management Corporation FoundationWoo's Foundation

Individual Contributors

Benefactor ($2,500 and above)

Keith W. AbellRay BracyPeter M. ClevelandNelson G. Dong

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FINANCES

Michael L. DuckerRichard EdelmanBarbara H. FranklinEvan G. GreenbergMaurice R. GreenbergHerbert J. HansellHarry HardingCarla A. HillsClifford E. HollandDavid A. Jones, Jr.Muhtar KentRobert A. LevinsonSteven R. LorangerVincent A. MaiD. Bruce McMahanKen MillerWilliam R. RhodesDavid RockefellerJ. Stapleton RoyMichael J. Zak

Patron ($1,000 - $2,499)

Mary Brown BullockKathryn D. ChristophersonEdward T. CloonanCharles W. Freeman IIIMitchell A. HarwoodJonathan HechtDavid S. HirschThomas H. KeanSamuel Y. KupperJohn D. Langlois, Jr.Nicholas R. LardySusan B. LevineKenneth LieberthalDavid A. MetznerSatoru MuraseChristian & Alfreda MurckDouglas H. PaalNicholas PlattJoseph W. PrueherDonald L. StaheliMatthew J. StoverRobert C. L. Timpson, Jr.I. Peter Wolff

Sponsor ($500 - $999)

Regina M. Abrami

Jan C. K. AndersonLucy Wilson BensonKay BoulwareLincoln ChenJohn R. EvansWilliam W. FergusonMark T. Fung *Peter F. GeithnerThomas M. GorrieVirginia KamskyGeraldine S. KunstadterDavid M. LamptonTerrill E. LautzJune MeiDavid A. MillerPhilip T. ReekerCharles S. RobbDaniel H. RosenPaul W. SpeltzPiper Lounsbury StoverS. B. WooAllen WuWei-ling Wu +

Member ($100 - $499)

Steven E. AdkinsNathaniel G. AhrensDavid M. AlbertDonald AndersonPeter H. AntoniouPerry Bradford Badgley +Michael BarbalasJeanne B. BarnettMark BayukSuzanne Reynolds BennisonThomas P. BernsteinMayling BirneySteve BlackledgeP. Richard BohrJoseph J. BorichPieter BottelierWilliam Bronski +Janet A. CadyPeggy Castle +Angela ChenThomas J. ChristensenGaye ChristoffersenDalton ConleyJill M. Considine

Michael CrainLawrence DaksRichard Elliott +Patrick S. EngAndrew S. EricksonAdrienne Fazzolara +Nicholas W. FelsJoseph Fewsmith IIIThomas FingarG. Duane Finger & MargueriteJill DyeWalter S. FongKenneth W. FosterAlton FryeMartin GardyJohn W. GarverDavid R. GergenJohn GilesThomas B. GoldMaura M. Gouck +Patricia Haas ClevelandScott S. HallfordRobert M. HathawayMelinda Herrold-MenziesRuth G. HinerfeldJamie P. HorsleyBobby R. InmanMatthew IslerKristina James +Merit E. JanowKenneth JarrettDavid E. JeremiahDarryl Norman JohnsonLynne S. JoinerJames L. Jolly, Jr.Lizabeth Joseph +Virginia KasselAlison KaufmanJames A. KellyJessie Koenig +Helena KolendaArthur KroeberDavid P. LambertCharles A. LaughlinBurton LevinCheng LiLing LiBenjamin L. LiebmanJames R. LilleyJiang Lin


Wendy LocksPeter LorentzenRichard W. LymanStephen MacKinnonVirginia Magboo +Roberta MartinDavid & Patricia Maslowski +Richard H. MatzkeHelen McCabeW. Clark McFadden IIJames McGregorSheila MelvinW. MitchellMichael Sean MolloyDiane Yowell MontaltoGregory J. MooreSteven MorstadDouglas P. MurrayDiane B. ObenchainDonald OberdorferSuzanne P. OgdenDorothy H. OsbornVirginia L. P'anTodd Parker +Joanne Parkhouse +Dwight H. PerkinsCiro & Marcia Perozo +Cecile Perraud +Anne PhelanNancy T. PickfordSheridan T. PrassoJeffrey PrescottPenelope B. PrimeDavid M. RaddockRichard E. RadezClark T. Randt, Jr.John M. Regan +Julie ReinganumSidney RittenbergJane Washburn RobinsonAlan D. RombergHarriet P. RosensonRichard Sanford +Harold H. SaundersStephen A. SchlaikjerBrent ScowcroftMervyn W. Adams SeldonDeborah J. SeligsohnDavid L. ShambaughJanet D. ShanbergeMark L. Sheldon

Carl J. SpectorWilliam M. SpeidelDouglas G. SpelmanKristin StapletonEdward S. SteinfeldPatricia StranahanTerry Strombeck +Jonathan R. StromsethRobert G. SutterDonald J. SwanzAndrew R. ThompsonAnne F. ThurstonAnn Connolly Tolkoff +Lorraine TolyPeter Van NessDavid W. ViknerAlan M. WachmanChristine Walderhaug +Zheng WangJeffrey N. WasserstromYehua Dennis WeiAnita C. WelchTimothy WestonChristopher J. WileyLani L. WongXu WuAlice YoungRenqiu YuWilliam H. YuYu ZhouEric Zinn +

Other (below $100)

William B. AbnettDavid M. BachmanRobert BedeskiMargaret Bergeson +Roy Bergeson +Janis R. Bianco +David D. BuckBeryl Y. ChangJie ChenEmile C. ChiGail Chou +Carmen De Yoe +Christopher Fray +Loanne Harmeling +Scott W. HaroldJames T. HarrisFranklin W. Houn

Frank KehlDonald W. KleinHerbert LevinKaren Levin +Krista Piazza +Edward J. M. RhoadsAly RoseJohn Shanks +Mary Ellen Somerville +Janet Wahnquist +Tobias Watson +Lynn T. White III

+ All or a portion of contri-bution designated for theU.S.-China Teachers ExchangeProgram


The 83rd Meeting of the Board of Directors was held in New York City on May 15, 2009.The 43rd Annual Members’ Meeting was held on May 14, 2009. Members present (or byproxy) elected the Board Class of 2012; two individuals were elected to the Class of 2011

and five to the Class of 2010.

One Director resigned in January 2009 and six Directors left the Board through rotation orretirement as of May 14, 2009: David R. Gergen, Jamie P. Horsley, Robert A. Levinson, SeanMaloney, D. Bruce McMahan, Robert S. McNamara, and John G. Parker.

Also at the 83rd session, Directors approved Board appointments for Peter Cleveland andJohn L. Thornton and elected the following officers of the Committee: Carla A. Hills, chair;Maurice R. Greenberg, Lee H. Hamilton, Thomas H. Kean, Nicholas R. Lardy, Joseph W.Prueher, William R. Rhodes, J. Stapleton Roy and James R. Sasser, vice chairmen; Keith W.Abell, treasurer; Terrill E. Lautz, secretary, and Stephen A. Orlins, president.

At large Board Members Jerome A. Cohen, Richard Edelman, Peter F. Geithner, Herbert J.Hansell, David M. Lampton and Cheng Li joined the officers to comprise the ExecutiveCommittee.

Keith W. Abell was appointed chairman of the Audit & Budget Committee; Carla A. Hills,chair of the Compensation Committee; Keith W. Abell, Richard Edelman, Michael L. Ducker,Clifford E. Holland, Muhtar Kent, and I. Peter Wolff members of the Development Committee;David M. Lampton, chairman of the Management Committee; Kathryn D. Christopherson andTerrill E. Lautz, co-chairmen of the Nominating Committee; and Mary Brown Bullock andPeter F. Geithner, co-chairmen of the Program Committee.

On December 3, 2009 Dan Rosen was appointed a Director at the 67th Meeting of theExecutive Committee.

GOVERNANCE & MEMBERSHIP

Class of 2012

Keith W. AbellThomas J. ChristensenNelson G. DongRichard EdelmanMartin S. FeldsteinThomas FingarMaurice R. GreenbergHerbert J. HansellThomas H. KeanNicholas R. LardyClark T. RandtCharles S. RobbDavid Shambaugh

Class of 2011

Joseph W. PrueherJay Stapleton Roy

Class of 2010

Mary Brown BullockEvan G. GreenbergHarry HardingRob LeggatKenneth J. Lieberthal


December 31, 2009$ 580,716 4,239,915

743,6693,210,000(207,974)

466,32166,7245,692

33,804

$ 9,138,867

$ 214,397 -- 214,397

3,211,745 1,099,448

4,311,193

4,613,277 8,924,470

$ 9,138,867

Cash and cash equivalentsInvestmentsInvestments/ACFGrants and contributions receivable, netDiscount on Accounts ReceivableOther receivablesProgram advances, exchanges and other assetsSecurity depositsProperty and equipment

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Accounts payable and accrued expensesDeferred rent TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

UnrestrictedUndesignatedBoard-designated

Temporarily restrictedTOTAL NET ASSETS

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

SUPPORT AND REVENUE: U.S. Government grantsContributionsSpecial events (net)Investment income and otherNet assets released from restrictionsTOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE

EXPENSES:Program servicesManagement and administrationFund-raisingTOTAL EXPENSES

Change in net assetsNet assets beginning of year

Net assets end of year

TemporarilyRestricted

$ 735,2573,391,959

----

(1,893,881) 2,233,335

----

-- --

2,233,335 $ 2,379,942

$ 4,613,277

Unrestricted

$ -- 81,712

810,654155,261

1,893,8812,941,508

2,352,826987,053

231,895 3,571,774

(630,266) $ 4,941,459

$ 4,311,193

December 31, 2009Total

$ 735,2573,473,671

810,654155,261

--5,174,843

2,352,826987,053

231,895 3,571,774

1,603,069 $ 7,321,401

$ 8,924,470

Condensed Statement of Activities for Year Ended December 31, 2009

Condensed Statement of Financial Position January 1 – December 31, 2009

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

December 31, 2008$ 913,741

5,655,0450.00

354,6020.00

343,375134,841

5,692 57,599

$ 7,464,895

$ 142,614 880 143,494

3,879,111 1,062,348

4,941,459

2,379,942 7,321,401

$ 7,464,895

December 31, 2008Total

$ 348,6251,109,348

709,371566,618

--2,733,962

2,757,552822,349

149,669 3,729,570

(995,608) $ 8,317,009

$ 7,321,401


STAFF 2008

PRESIDENTStephen A. Orlins

VICE PRESIDENTJan Carol Berris

VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATIONRosalind Daly

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMSMargot E. Landman

DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP INITIATIVESJonathan G. Lowet

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENTDiana B. Roggemann

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONSJoseph J. Weed

COORDINATOR FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC INITIATIVESTing Wang

PROGRAM OFFICERSKatherine D. ForshayDaniel Murphy

PROGRAM ASSISTANTSara Gavryck-Ji

PROGRAM AND TRAVEL ASSISTANTNick McBurney

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGERDaya Martin

OFFICE MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTMarc Berger

OFFICE MANAGER Adam Sigal

ASSISTANT CONTROLLERPatricia M. Gilani

INTERNSAlice ChenErdong ChenVictoria Chonn ChingTory EdelmanNicholas FrischNaili GuYanling LiuNicholas Pershing SchwartzJennifer SmithAllison WaidAlexandra ZenoffJennifer Zong

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NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON UNITED STATES - CHINA RELATIONS

Documents

National Committee on U.S.-China Relations 2009 Annual Report