Committee of 100 Newsletter

2012 Annual Conference Strengthens U.S.-China Dialogue

Committee Chairman Dominic Ng presents the C-100 Survey booklet.

The Committee of 100 reached new heights in promoting dialogue and building bridges between the United States and China at its 21^st Annual Conference in Pasadena, April 19-20. Read the Annual Conference Executive Summary here.

Most newsworthy was the release of the Committee’s signature U.S.-China Public Perceptions Opinion Survey 2012. The survey project co-chairs, Charlie Woo, Frank Wu, and Jeremy Wu, unpacked the extensive findings for the conference participants. The groundbreaking research revealed a wide range of American and Chinese public and elite perceptions about core bilateral issues, which were broken down into Overall Impressions, Mutual Interest and Concerns, U.S.-China Policy, Trade and Investment, Media Sources, and Domestic Views.

21st Annual C-100 Awards Gala Spotlights Education, Diplomacy and Leadership Development

The Committee of 100’s 21^st Annual Gala and Conference held at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California on April 19-20 showcased the C-100 U.S.-China Public Perceptions Opinion Survey 2012 and this year’s program achievements. C-100 Chairman Dominic Ng highlighted the Committee’s three main program areas—Education, Diplomacy, and Leadership Development—themes underscored by the gala honorees and testimonial speakers.

Committee Converges on California for 21st Annual Conference

As always, the Committee of 100’s annual conference will bring together seasoned perspectives on the future of U.S.-China relations and developments in the Chinese American community. The 21^st Annual Conference in Pasadena, California will begin with the Awards Gala Dinner on April 19, followed by a full day of conference proceedings on April 20. Four roundtables will focus on the political impact of leadership transition on U.S.-China relations, developments in Asian American philanthropy, U.S.-China bilateral investments, and new frontiers in the global film industry.

Commerce Secretary John Bryson and Philanthropist Michael Milken are Among Keynoters at 21st Annual “Common Ground” Conference in Los Angeles

 

 

 

 

April 19-21
The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa
Pasadena, California

Los Angeles hosts the 21st Committee of 100 Annual “Common Ground” Conference from April 19 to 21 to survey trending issues in U.S.-China relations and among Chinese Americans.

How will the outcome of the 2012 U.S. election and China’s Party Congress affect the Sino-American relationship? What challenges and choices lie ahead for U.S.-China bilateral investments? How are social investors in the U.S. and China transforming both countries? What are the new frontiers in the global film industry?

Southern California to Host 21st Annual C-100 Conference

April 19-21

The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa

Pasadena, California

The Committee of 100 convenes its 21^st Annual Conference this April at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California.  The Awards Gala on April 19 is followed by a full-day conference on April 20, which features four Roundtables on the current state of U.S.-China relations:

Fourth Greater China Conference Underscores Building Bilateral Trust in a New Era

At the Committee of 100’s Fourth Greater China Conference – Common Ground: Building Trust in a New Era – in Hong Kong on December 4-5, 2011 –  the Committee addressed the need for ongoing U.S.-China cooperation on four timely issues: the global impact of Chinese consumption, RMB internationalization, education partnerships, and China’s foreign direct investment.

Committee members at the Hong Kong conference with Ambassador Gary Locke.

The two keynote speeches amplified the conference’s “Common Ground” theme. Gary Locke, U.S. Ambassador to China, announced U.S. intentions to issue five-year visas to Chinese visitors on the condition that Beijing allows reciprocal visa arrangements for American visitors. Tavis Smiley, Host of Tavis Smiley on PBS, stressed both countries’ challenges to resolve growing economic inequality between the haves and have-nots.

The Committee of 100 4th Greater China Conference

The Committee of 100 4th Greater China Conference
December 4-5
Island Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong

U.S. Ambassador to China and former Committee of 100 member Gary Locke will address the Committee’s Greater China Conference and welcome the Gala Dinner in Hong Kong, setting the scene for discussion of "Common Ground: Building Trust for a New Era." This year, Co-Chairs Ronnie Chan, Tony Chan, Victor Fung, and Ya-Qin Zhang are introducing innovations to the Committee of 100 conference format that will give participants onsite and online a more interactive experience.

Ronnie Chan	Tony Chan	Victor Fung	Ya-Qin Zhang

Roundtable: Societal Change—Catalyst for Political and Economic Reform?

One hundred years of revolution, bookended by the 1911 Republican revolution that overthrew China’s imperial system and the 2011 Jasmine Revolution rocking the Middle East, provided the backdrop to this panel’s discussion of the remarkable social transformation in today’s China and the prospects for future political and economic reform. 

Joseph Kahn	Yu Keping

The Committee of 100 4th Greater China Conference

December 4-5
Island Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong

"Common Ground: Building Trust for a New Era" is the theme of the Committee’s Greater China Conference this December. The conference roundtables and topics mirror the 20th Annual Conference in New York City in April, with tentative topics including the impact of China’s ever more affluent consumers on the global economy, the internationalization of the Chinese yuan, China’s burgeoning investments abroad, and educational partnerships with the U.S. Conference Co-Chairs Ronnie Chan, Tony Chan, Victor Fung, and Ya-Qin Zhang are currently planning the December 4 gala dinner and the full day conference on December 5. For registration information, go to http://committee100.org/ .

Roundtable: Sustainable Cities: Building Blocks and Stumbling Blocks

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg  set the stage for this roundtable by declaring that “You’re going to see China leading the environmental movement more than in America . . . because they accept that they’re hurting the environment. Their question is when should they move from economic development to spend some of their capital in trying to clean up the air and the water?” Bloomberg bases this assessment on his experience as Chair of C-40, the Climate Leadership Group, 40 large cities (including Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong) working together to pursue sustainable growth practices. Of the 17 cities with over 10 million people today, 11 are in Asia, Bloomberg said. And, most people on earth live in cities, which are responsible for 70% of the earth’s greenhouse gases.

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. 

In China, cities are now home to half the population, said Lu Mai, Secretary General of the China Development Research Foundation. Lu remarked that sustainable urban growth is an urgent issue in China, because Chinese people want cars and larger homes, and more and more are moving into cities. Some of these Chinese cities, such as Foshan in Guangdong, said real estate developer and roundtable moderator Jonathan Rose, are “new names on the map,” part of the global shift of urban growth from the developed to the developing world.