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Oct 29 2020

Puget Sound Business Journal Honors Two WSCRC Board Members

The Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ), the region’s premier business news publication, has recently honored two of WSCRC’s Board Members.

WSCRC’s Board Chairman, Marc Berger, was recently honored as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40. Started 22 years ago, this program identifies people under the age of 40 who are dynamic leaders in the business community.

In addition to his role as the Chairman of the Washington State China Relations Council, Marc is a Vice President and Partner at Nyhus Communications. Marc oversees approximately 50% of the company’s overall revenue and works on strategic development. Prior to his move to Seattle in 2013, Marc worked for the National Committee on U.S-China Relations.

The PSBJ revealed this week that WSCRC Board Member Dean Jones of Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty was named to its list of the 100 most powerful, influential businesspeople in Washington in 2020.

Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty is a Seattle‐based real estate consultancy and brokerage specializing in market research, product development, marketing and sales solutions for new construction, multi‐family, and resale properties of all categories. As CEO, Dean Jones leads the Pacific Northwest’s largest affiliate within the global real estate network.

We congratulate both of our board members on their awards.

Oct 01 2020

Washington State China Relations Fund Announces Fundraising Campaign

(SEATTLE – October 1, 2020) The Washington State China Relations Fund, the charitable arm of the Washington State China Relations Council, has announced its goal of raising $500,000 to support educational programs that promote stronger business, educational and cultural ties between Washington State and China, and within the local Chinese community.

Throughout its 41-year history, the Council has pursued its mission of building and strengthening connections between Washington state and China, offering a crucial platform and voice for a nuanced and informed perspective on how to manage and improve bilateral relations, as well as building bridges for businesses and government agencies on both sides of the Pacific.

With the current tensions in the U.S.-China Relationship, the Council’s critical role is more pronounced than ever. The Council promotes an open and balanced dialogue regarding our relationship with China and works to maintain and strengthen ties with our counterparts in China at the sub-national level. Trade with China represents a large component of Washington’s economy and, barring a massive decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies, the importance of China to the state will only increase over time.

The Fund was created to ensure the viability of the programming formerly performed by the Council, and to facilitate a greater involvement in local China-focused efforts. The Fund produces webinars and programs that investigate issues that dominate, affect and are affected by the U.S.-China relationship. The fund also performs charitable activities with a special focus on the Chinese community in Washington state. Recently, the Fund has helped raise funds to support businesses and individuals impacted by COVID-19, and has also imported personal protection equipment that was donated to the City of Seattle and the State of Washington to combat the virus.

Despite the importance of China to businesses and organizations in Washington state, the Council is experiencing financial challenges that threaten its long-term sustainability. Many local companies who had hoped to capitalize on Chinese investment in the state have scaled back their support. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted our members’ ability to support the organization. Therefore, the Council is initiating a campaign to raise $500,000 over the next 24 months. We depend on the support from American citizens, corporations and other organizations to ensure we are able to continue advancing our mission and serving a critical role in the community.

We thank you for your consideration of making a tax-deductible donation to the Washington State China Relations Fund.

Gifts may be made via PayPal, bank transfer or in-kind donations at https://www.wscrf.org/donate/.

To donate by check:

Make Check Payable to Washington State China Relations Fund

Address: 1301 5th Ave, Suite 1500

Seattle, WA 98101

Sep 29 2020

WeChat Banned from App Stores effective September 20

September 18, 2020: The Trump Administration announced today that WeChat is to be banned from U.S. app stores as of Sunday. The ban will restrict the transferring of funds or processing of payments through WeChat within the United States as of Sunday. It will also prevent any provision of internet hosting, content delivery networks, internet transit or peering services to WeChat, or using the app’s code in other software or services in the United States.

Our experts debated the legalities, practicalities, and consequence of a potential ban on WeChat in early September. Listen to the audio of this discussion to learn more about this contentious issue: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/112064309

Our panelists included Nelson Dong, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney and a nationally known expert on export controls and sanctions, Paul Krake, Founder of View from the Peak and Co-founder of the US-China Series, and Kevin Shimota, former WeChat Global Marketing Manager.

Some of the key takeaways are:

While it won’t be clear until September 20 what the EO’s keyword “transaction” entails, there will be a “structured process” with regards to what is banned and what is not.
The ban is a microcosm of a number of government policies, including the current administration’s “whole-of-government” approach on national security, efforts at economic decoupling with China, and a mismatch between fast-paced technology innovation and government policies and laws.
If the ban goes into effect, it will affect small businesses with limited resources much more than big corporations who have lobbying power. This will make U.S. companies’ entry and expansion into the China market more challenging. Chinese businesses in the U.S. that rely on WeChat for their marketing and sales will be severely impacted. In addition, the ban will have tremendous social impact given it serves as a major communications tool for the Chinese diaspora in the U.S.

Questions or Comments? Please email us at info@wscrc.org.

Aug 06 2020

WSCRC’s Executive Director Comments on Senate China Bill

WSCRC’s Executive Director was recently quoted in the Spokane Spokesman Review (August 4) regarding the introduction of a new bill in the Senate written to create a clearer U.S. strategy towards China. The bill, introduced by Senator Jim Risch (R, Idaho), aims to counter China’s trade practices and military build-up, invest in U.S. competitiveness, and bolster alliances and international organizations. Executive Director Coquillard outlined the importance of the Washington State – China trading relationship as well as the value of the cultural exchanges between the two countries. He also stressed that he supports U.S. efforts to bolster alliance building in order to create a unified approach to counter some of China’s more egregious trading practices. A link to the article can be found here.

Jul 29 2020

Food with Love Program Celebrates its Successful Conclusion 心中有爱眼里有光——“Food With Love”西雅图爱心午餐行动圆满结束

Original article can be viewed here.

由华盛顿州中国总商会CCCWA、华中基金会WSCRF和清华GIX北美中心联合主办的“Food With Love”大西雅图地区爱心午餐行动，在轰轰烈烈进行了几个月的爱心接力后，终于到达了胜利的终点。7月24日，活动主办方负责人、志愿者、市政代表、受捐单位代表欢聚一堂，用一个简单而充满爱的线上庆祝来为本次爱心活动画上圆满句号。整个爱心午餐活动共送出 21661份爱心午餐，价值41.1万美元，受赠单位35家。本次活动让大家深刻地感受到，心中有爱，眼里有光，即使在漫长的疫情期间，也能感受到世界的美好。

虽然突如其来的新冠病毒威胁我们的家园，然而病毒传播的速度再快，也赶不上我们爱心传播的速度。“爱心午餐”活动从开始的几个餐厅自发捐赠爱心餐，到西雅图最有影响力的十几家中餐厅共同上阵；从开始只有CCCWA牵头，到后来WSCRF华中基金会和清华GIX基金会联合主办；从餐厅捐赠到新移民之家等社团捐赠、社会各界捐赠；从捐送医护人员到如今捐赠给医护人员、警察、防疫人员等更多一线抗疫工作者……让这场爱心活动的影响力以如电光之照耀，带着满满的爱迅速蔓延，并在社会上引起极大的反响与好评，成为西雅图抗疫阶段最有影响力的品牌公益活动之一。

线上庆祝活动在WSCRC副会长王蔓女士主持下开始。首先CCCWA会长吕莉莉先对本次活动进行了总结：“这次爱心行动最初目标是向一线抗疫人员送出价值40万美元的爱心餐，截至5月31日已超额完成。第一阶段目标完成后，第二阶段又提出了‘你们帮助他们，我们帮助你们’ 的新目标，呼吁社会各界继续捐款支持已经参与热心义捐的餐厅，用所得善款补贴餐厅所捐餐食的部分成本，现在也都顺利完成目标。”她感慨：“这场爱心接力的几个月时间中，发生了很多让人热泪盈眶的故事，从曾经的受助者到如今也给爱心午餐献爱心的捐赠者，到人在国内只心系西雅图素未蒙面就放心捐赠的爱心人士，再到在Chowbus平台上匿名购买爱心盒饭的用户，每一个故事都是活动中的一个闪光点，把我们每个人的小爱心变成大爱心，成为一个爱的整体，一个爱的社区。”

“众人拾柴火焰高”，正是由于爱心午餐的无限正能量，正是因为这些感人心扉的爱心故事，感动了更多组织，让华中基金会WSCRF和清华GIX也以主办方身份加盟并鼎力推动爱心活动前进。

华中基金会是华中理事会（WSCRC）的姐妹组织，旨在增进华盛顿州和中国之间的教育文化交流与互相了解。作为美国州级历史最悠久的促进中美关系的非盈利组织，会长J. Norwell Coquillard也在线上庆祝活动中对本次活动高度赞扬，他说：“感谢CCCWA邀请我们成为爱心餐活动的合作伙伴。我们坚信这个活动能让更多人关注到华人及中国相关组织为当地社区所做的一切，看到那么的餐厅和志愿者为这个活动所做的无私奉献真的很令人感动，我们期待同CCCWA、清华GIX及华人社团的更多合作。”

清华GIX北美中心负责人郭文艳表示：“听到爱心午餐活动后备受感动，也希望和CCCWA、WSCRF一起做这件有意义的事情。清华GIX北美中心由中国的清华大学与美国的华盛顿大学，在微软公司支持下，合作搭建的具有多元文化优势的开放性教育和科研平台，致力于培养具有全球视野和创新精神的领军人才，探索解决一系列包括可持续发展、移动医疗在内的各类全球性挑战。”

活动发起人之一、志愿者团队法律小组组长蔡清律师介绍了活动的发起缘由、法律事务的处理等问题，为活动顺利完成感到欣慰，财务组组长李晓艳代表西雅图地产投资俱乐部和阳光青少年基金会参加志愿者工作，她介绍本次活动得到了社会各界的捐赠，共收到现金捐款63579.5美金。其中通过阳光青少年基金会募捐到38979.5美金，通过WSCRF募捐到24600美金。美国经纬投资公司的代表李若垚、张硕伉俪在活动一开始，就率先领捐10000美金；The rieschel foundation 捐赠20000美金；西雅图新移民之家捐赠6000美金；拓宏房地产开发有限公司捐赠6000美金；还有很多个人捐款。募捐组组长那济源先生感谢了包括来辉武先生等众多个人捐赠者，文宣组组长Grace Gu女士感谢了活动过程中得到的多家媒体的持续关注和报道。

捐赠单位美国经纬投资公司的代表李若垚也从国内参加了本次庆祝活动：“被爱心活动中每一位参与者的精神所感动，面对共同的危机，能够和大家站在一起携手抗击疫情，共同完成一个公益目标而感到开心自豪。”

这次活动有35个受赠单位，外联任务非常繁重，社区贡献奖唯一获奖个人外联组长Sylvia Chin讲述了这几个月来与医院等机构的联络故事。网站负责人Rhea Chen 、Kevin Zhang以大学生和高中生志愿者的身份参加活动，她们的工作热情和效率令人感动和赞叹。

这次活动能够成功，最主要的捐赠来自于13家爱心餐厅，快乐小羊（原小肥羊）餐厅代表Anne Zhu，刘一手负责人Jason Huang、沸腾鱼乡创始人Lucy Gao，IJ Sushi Burrito创始人Kevin He、颐和园北京烤鸭店店长Patrick Ho代表13家参加活动的餐厅发言，他们回忆起参加此次活动的初衷、在活动过程中遇到的困难、在活动过程中和志愿者团队一起建立的友谊、完成目标时的喜悦，以及感受到的来自整个社区的爱心，这一切使这段经历分外难忘。他们的肺腑之言“虽然疫情给餐饮行业带来了前所未有的重创，但是此时我们想到的不是自己能否存活下来，而是担心一线抗疫工作者的安危，只有他们安全了，才能更好地守护我们，这也是过去几个月中我们坚持的动力。”Chowbus负责人Michelle 说：“很高兴和大家共同实现了这个目标。虽然在配送爱心餐中遇到很多挑战与困难，但是我们都一一克服，胜利地完成本次配送任务。”

受捐机构代表Swedish Health Services 多元化项目经理Jae Lim和International Community Health Services 健康中心经理Braden Hirasawa也发言对活动表示感谢，他们说，这些非常美味的爱心餐品，让受捐助的医护人员感激不尽，让他们感受到来自华人社区的爱心。

为此次活动助力不少的新移民之家会长栾逢喜祝贺此次活动圆满成功，并介绍移民之家成立于2014年，已经有超过一千个家庭会员，新移民之家的众多会员在此次疫情中参与移民之家组织的多个抗疫活动。

协办单位西雅图创业协会会长聂倩倩说：“西雅图创业协会在看到爱心午餐倡议书被感染和感动，也发挥一臂之力帮助本次活动。”

“爱心午餐”活动至此完美落下帷幕，但是因爱而相识、聚集在一起的人们不会走散。经过几个月的并肩作战，大家都已经成为密切可信赖的伙伴，相信这支爱心队伍还将继续走下去，而爱心午餐活动的影响力也将一直留在华人齐心抗疫的丰碑中。再次感谢这群心中有爱、眼里有光的可爱可敬的人们。

“Food with Love”爱心餐活动志愿者名单

(注：排名不分先后）

蔡清、CPA Xu Jing、陈曦、郭文艳、Grace Gu、Anne Zhu、李晓艳、栾逢喜、Lucy Gao、王蔓、那济源、Sylvia Chin、李若垚、郭文艳、YingShi Liu、Bruce Lin、Kiven He、Michelle Lei、Lisa Li、Jake Liang、Patrick Ho、Jason Huang、Tammy Liu、Rong Yao、查蕾、张文阁、张硕、胡奈奈、张泽瑜、Joanne Liu、Leo Liu、翁婷、聂奕冰、Laura Luo、Ryan Wu、Rhea Chen、Kevin zhang、Andrew Tang、Victor Cheng、肖雁凌、Michelle Zou、梁诗晴、Lisa Buck（ Xiuru）、Shuangju Li、J. Norwell Coquillard、李瑞麟、吕莉莉、 Jovy Su、Riona Li、晓莉、肖鸣、Spencer Cohen

主办单位：

CCCWA华盛顿州中国总商会 Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Washington State

WSCRC华盛顿州中国理事会 Washington State China Relations Council

WSCRF华盛顿州中国基金会 Washington State China Relations Fund

清华GIX北美中心 Tsinghua The Global Innovation Exchange

本次活动支持单位：

豆捞坊 THE DOLAR SHOP
百家超市 (ASIAN FAMILY MARKET)
IJ SUSHI BURRITO
Chowbus Inc.
颐和园北京烤鸭店（Imperial Garden）
蓉城老火锅（CHENGDU MEMORY)
沸腾渔乡 (FRYING FISH)
刘一手（LIUYISHOU HOT POT)上海味道坊（Shanghai House Restaurant）
芙蓉湘(Sizzling Pot King)
九号巷（No.9 Alley Hot Pot）
百味轩(J&J Chinese Restaurant)
小肥羊（快乐小羊Happy Lamb Hot Pot）
熊猫点心(Panda Dim Sum)
Tamarindos Indian Restaurant
西雅图创业协会（Seattle Entrepreneurship Club)
西雅图移民之家（Seattle Chinese New immigrants Center）阳光青少年教育发展基金会（Sunshine Youth Culture and Education Development Association ）西雅图地产投资俱乐部（Seattle Real Estate Investment Club ）
Issaquah Highlands Chinese Heritage Club
美国经纬有限公司（Jing Wei LLC）
SC Intl Realty （2062289404）蔡和蔡律师事务所（ Cai & Cai Associates）拓宏美国（Create World America Real Estate Inc.)
太平洋日升国际公司 (Pacific Sunrise International Corp)

太平洋日升国际公司 (Pacific Sunrise International Corp)

娃哈哈青少年俱乐部（WaHaHa Youth Club）

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