July 30, 2018
On July 26, 2018, the Washington State China Relations Council convened the Corporate Executive Briefing Series with a presentation from Jerry Hendin on crisis communications in the Chinese market. Mr. Hendin has over 40 years’ experience working with companies to protect their reputations in times of crisis and was formerly
July 17, 2018
On July 16, 2018, the WSCRC President Mercy Kuo and Robert Hamilton, Trade Policy Advisor at the Office of the WA State Governor, met with this year’s delegation of the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Discussion focused on the US-China trade relationship and regional economic cooperation. The
July 16, 2018
On July 12, 2018, the Washington State China Relations Council launched the US-China Women’s Leadership Forum, led by WSCRC board members Holly Yang, Sharon Sidoine and Annamarie Larson as Forum chair and vice-chairs, respectively. Approximately 50 attendees represented business and government professions. The Forum topic – Washington Women: Successful Leadership
July 11, 2018
On July 10, 2018 the Washington State China Relations Council held a panel discussion on the growth of China’s philanthropic sector. Three speakers affiliated with the Richard Rockefeller Fellowship, dedicated to fostering emerging Chinese leadership in the development of strategic philanthropy in China, detailed the rise of philanthropy in
June 28, 2018
Organizers: Washington State China Relations Council, Snohomish County, Economic Alliance of Snohomish County On June 22, 2018, the Washington State China Relations Council (“WSCRC”), Snohomish County, and the Economic Alliance of Snohomish County (“EASC”) in collaboration with the City of Everett, Port of Everett and US-China Aviation Friendship Association
June 28, 2018
WSCRC Chair T. Andrew Wilson served as a resource in a recent China Daily USA article on the possible outcome of tariffs on US exports to China in Washington State. As the article discusses, "The Boeing Co becomes a focus of attention whenever the US and China threaten tariffs on
June 27, 2018
Policy Briefing Series: Assessing Media Coverage of the US-China Trade War Speaker: Phillip Yin, Managing Director of Newsroom Investments On June 20, 2018, the Washington State China Relations Council convened this year’s fifth session of the Policy Briefing Series with a presentation from Phillip Yin in Seattle, WA. An experienced
June 14, 2018
Washington State Commerce Department and the Washington State China Relations Council jointly held a press conference to announce Washington small and midsized businesses (SMBs) to exhibit at the first-ever China International Import Expo (CIIE). SEATTLE – June 13, 2018 - Washington State Commerce Department (“Commerce”) and the Washington State China
June 4, 2018
Ms. Jing DiPiero, Founder and CEO of DPR Consulting, LLC, was appointed board director at WSCRC’s board meeting on May 3, 2018. Ms. DiPiero is chair of WSCRC’s “Healthcare in China” working group. Jing DiPiero grew up in Beijing, China, received her MBA degree and CPA designation in the United
May 25, 2018
On May 17, 2018, the Washington State China Relations Council convened a session of the Corporate Executive Briefing Series with panel discussion, “Cross-Border Talent Management and Recruiting: Outlook on China and Asia.” The panel featured executive search experts William Reffett and Thomas Young of Reffett Associates, and Catherine Pierce and
May 17, 2018
On May 14, 2018, WSCRC welcomed Dr. Victor Shih to this year’s fourth installment of the Policy Briefing Series. Shih is an associate professor of political economy at the University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. Following up on his November 2017 briefing which assessed outcomes
May 17, 2018
On May 10, 2018, the Washington State China Relations Council convened the first session of the Chinese Art & Culture series at the Seattle Art Museum. Edward Gui, director of San Francisco-based NanHai Art, presented a seminar on Contemporary Asian Art from Global Perspectives. Mr. Gui shared observations of trends