WSCRC EVENT

Washington State and China in 2024 and Beyond – the State of Relationship

Join us on Thursday, June 27th, for a discussion on the current trade and economic relationship between Washington State and China. While terms like “decoupling” and “disengagement” are commonly used to describe the national relationship between the U.S. and China, this program will explore what is happening at the local level. We will discuss the latest […]

27 Jun

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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2024 China Town Hall

                                     CHINA Town Hall (CTH), a two-part program that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and examines how that relationship reverberates at the local level. The two-part event features a national webcast keynote as well as an local […]

09 Apr

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Dorsey and Whitney LLP

701 5th Ave #6100, Seattle, WA 98104

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Book Talk | The Dangerous Derailment of the Peking Express: A Pivotal Moment in Chinese History

In May of 1923, a group of justice-motivated bandits deliberately derailed a luxury train called Peking Express and held hundreds of passengers hostage. The event became a pivotal moment in Chinese history, setting the course for China’s civil war and the rise of communist power. Author James M. Zimmerman shares the gripping true story in […]

05 Jun

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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Preserving and Growing Seattle’s Chinatown International District

The Washington State China Relations Council and the Seattle Shanghai Expats Society invite you to meet and hear from the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Seattle Chinatown International Preservation Authority (SCIDpda). Chairperson Cindy Ju will share with us how the organization works to preserve, promote, and develop the Seattle Chinatown International District. […]

25 Apr

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Assessing the Rapidly Changing Business Environment for Foreign Companies in China

The American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) recently released its annual survey, The China Business Climate Survey (BCS) Report . The survey asks AmCham’s member companies about a variety of factors impacting their investments in China. The BCS Report provides a snapshot of the current sentiment of foreign companies toward the business environment in China. […]

05 Apr

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Key Takeaways from China’s NPC and CPPCC Meetings

A webinar co-sponsored by the Washington State China Relations Council and the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai  The Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) recently concluded their annual meetings (the “Two Sessions”). These meetings ushered in substantial structural and leadership changes in the Chinese government that will […]

23 Mar

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Southeast Asia: Sphere of U.S.-China Rivalry

Southeast Asia is one of the most visible places where the U.S-China rivalry plays out writ large. Each country’s relations with China vary widely, complicated by strong economic ties, domestic policies and the treatment of ethnic Chinese, territorial disputes, and divergent political systems. Multinational corporations—including U.S., Japanese, South Korean, and Chinese companies—compete for new investment […]

22 Mar

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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APEC Comes to Seattle

Thirty years after the very first APEC Leaders’ Summit took place in Seattle, APEC will return to the city in August this year. While this year’s Leaders’ Summit will be held in San Francisco, Seattle will host the third Senior Officials’ and several Ministerial-level meetings on women’s empowerment, health, energy, food security, disaster management and […]

07 Mar

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Employment Essentials for Companies and Talents in the U.S. and China

For businesses and workers alike, entering a new market can bring both significant challenges and opportunities. Establishing a new business in a foreign country requires extensive knowledge of local laws, regulations, and practices, including business formation, hiring, managing, and navigating complex legal and regulatory systems. Please join us for a virtual panel with two Seattle-based […]

23 Feb

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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U.S.-China Climate Action Collaboration: Opportunities and Challenges

Amid growing geopolitical tensions between the U.S and China, cooperation on fighting climate change has arguably been one of the few promising areas of collaboration. However, such efforts have not followed a linear path. At the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, the U.S. and China made a joint declaration on […]

17 Jan

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Seattle Happy Hour with the China Project and the Washington State China Relations Council

December 21 | 6:00-8:00 pm              Optimism Brewing Company, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122   On Wednesday, December 21st, join The China Project, the Serica Initiative, and the Washington State China Relations Council in Seattle for casual drinks and conversation at Optimism Brewing Company. This happy hour is open to the public. Drinks are not included. REGISTER HERE

21 Dec

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise | Book Talk with Christopher Marquis

It was long assumed that as China embraced open markets and private enterprise, its state-controlled economy would fall by the wayside, that free markets would inevitably lead to a more liberal society. Instead, China’s growth over the past four decades has positioned state capitalism as a durable foil to the orthodoxy of free markets, to […]

05 Dec

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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