ANNUAL CHINA SYMPOSIUM

Sat., Oct. 29, 2005

Timetable for Speakers

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn

12 Noon REGISTRATION BEGINS [For Regist. info. and Venue see WWW.USCPFA.ORG/CHICAGO]

Contact: AssociationSvcs@aol.com (indicate USCPFA in subject line); 847.251.1400 ext. 0

12:40-50 PM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION [approx. 2 minutes each]

President, US-China Peoples Friendship Association-Chicago Chapter: Roger Noback

Consul General, Chinese Consulate in Chicago: Hon. Xu Jinzhong

Chair, COD Asian Forum: Dr. Jane Wu

President, College of DuPage: Dr. Sunil Chand

Track/

Time

ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY

(A)

COMMERCE

(B)

SOCIETY, SCIENCE &

TECHNOLOGY (C)

Sat. 10/29

Intros: D.Dai/X.Hou

Intros: W.Miller/J.Bukacek

Intros: J.Wu/J.Metcalfe

1 PM

Guy Alitto, Chinese Civilization and Zheng He’s World Exploration 600 Years Ago, Prof. History, University of Chicago

Shi Han, Acquisitions in China-Business Aspects,

Managing Director, ChinaLine

Xiang Bi; Chinese Agriculture: Ingenious Repositioning to High Margin Products for WTO, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Beijing/UIUC-G.S.

2 PM

Mary Lawton, Principles of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy;

Prof. Emeritus, Loyola Univ.

Annie Wu, Acquisitions in China-Legal Aspects; Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis Law Firm

William Parish, [Topic on Women in China],

Chair, Sociology Dept., Univ. of Chicago

3 PM

Licheng Gu; Chinese Literature Overview: History from Past to Present; Prof., Northwestern Univ.

Jeff Olin, Tax Matters in China Business, Int’l Tax Ptnr, GrantThornton, Accountants

Tze-Chung (Richard) Li; The One China Policy and The Anti-Secession Law; Prof. and Dean Emer., Dominican U.

4 PM

Franklin Perkins, Love of Learning in Early Confucianism;

Prof., DePaul Univ.

Feng Gao, Real Estate Issues in China, Real Estate Consultant

Su-Chun Zhang, MD, PhD; Stem Cell Research in China; Prof., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Note: China Talks are 50 minutes long (including approx. 10 minutes of Q&A), with 10 minute break between each talk.

The 3 rooms for each track of talks are adjacent to each other.

5-5:45 PM RECEPTION, includes refreshments with Chinese appetizers (provided by Jin’s Mandarin Restaurant,

Naperville; Remarks, National President, US China Peoples Friendship Association.

Chinese Music: Ms. Janice Yang, President, Yellow River Performing Arts, USA,

provides introductory recital pieces and reception background music on the Zhang

(Chinese harp/zither): yangz16@yahoo.com; 630.893.6044

Photo Exhibit: COD 2005 China Trip Course focusing on Inner Mongolia on display during Symposium

ANNUAL CHINA SYMPOSIUM: 31^st Anniversary Event, Saturday, October 29, 2005

REGISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR: People Interested in China (business, art, science, society)

FROM: U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Association, Chicago Chapter

SUBJECT: Annual China Symposium 2005

Showcasing Chicagoland Universities, Museums, businesses w/China activities

Celebrating the 31^st Anniversary of the USCPFA and its Chicago Chapter

To Foster Friendship, Fellowship, Understanding between the Peoples of U.S. and China

WHEN: Saturday afternoon, October 29, 2005, 12-5:45 p.m.

WHERE: Hosted in 2005 by College of DuPage, Asian Forum, Glen Ellyn (near w. suburb)

COST: $20 Adult, $30 Family, $5 Students and Teachers

WEBSITE: www.uscpfa.org/chicago

Topics. Twelve “China Topic” talks, equally divided among the following three simultaneous tracks: Arts and Philosophy; Commerce; and Society, Science & Technology, including: commerce (e.g., Acquisitions in China-business and legal considerations); art (e.g., Chinese Painting and Calligraphy; Chinese Literature, Music; Zheng He, “Chinese Columbus,” and Ming Civilization); politics (e.g., The One China Policy and the “Anti-Secession Law”); philosophy (e.g., Confucianism); society and science (e.g., Women in China; Agriculture in China: Ingenious Repositioning to High Margin Products for WTO). Reception follows (with Chinese music and appetizers).

Speakers. Distinguished speakers have accepted and been invited in this and past years from major Chicagoland organizations with China activities, including Universities (e.g., University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Northwestern, Loyola and DePaul Universities), museums (e.g., Art Institute, Field Museum, Chinese-American Museum of Chi.), local business officials (e.g., British Petroleum, ITW, BankOne), and others. Talks last approximately 50 minutes each (including 10 or so minutes of Q&A) and are geared to a diverse, lay audience.

USCPFA Background. The USCPFA has 50 or so chapters in cities throughout the U.S. and a liaison organization in China with offices in major cities, including the capital city of each province, the Chinese Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (Youxie). The USCPFA originated from the historic 1972 “friendship handshake” between the U.S. President and Chinese Premier. The principal purpose of the USCPFA is to foster friendship, fellowship and understanding between the peoples of the U.S. and China. (see www.uscpfa.org)

For Businessmen, Too. In international business, experts agree that evidencing familiarity with the culture you’re dealing with helps establish rapport, trust, confidence and understanding to further business objectives.

To Register: E-mail info requested to AssociationSvcs@aol.com (indicate USCPFA in the subject line) and pay at the door for priority seating. Walk-ins accepted, subject to pre-registrations. Questions? Call 847.251.1400, ext. 0.

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EVENT LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS: 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599 See www.cod.edu/Maps_Loc.htm (Full Campus, Regional, Local maps) From Chicago, West on I-290/I-88, exit Rt. 53 north (Morton Arboretum exit), left (west) on Butterfield Rd. (Rt. 56), Rt. (north) on Lambert Rd., Rt. (east) on Fawell Blvd., Rt. at 2^nd north entrance to COD Guest parking, north of SRC (Student Resources Center), building with 2 story white columns, proceed to SRC 2800, Turner Conf. Center.

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Synopses and Bios: “ARTS & PHILOSOPY” – TRACK A China Talks

(1 p.m. – A) Chinese Civilization and Zheng He’s World Exploration 600 Years Ago, *Guy Alitto, Professor of History and Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago. [* Professor Alitto and his topic substitutes for Xuan Fu and the topic Chinese Architecture: Futuristic Skyscrapers/Traditional, as Xuan Fu developed a scheduling conflict beyond her control.]

SYNOPSIS: From the perspective of world history, the voyages of Zheng He are utterly astonishing. From the perspective of Chinese history, they are less so, in that the technological achievements of Chinese civilization were usually well in advance of all other civilizations in the world. Most Americans lack a fundamental understanding of the development of Chinese civilization and so, when discovering them, are usually amazed. If we review the broad outlines of Chinese history, and specifically Ming history, we find that this colossal achievement might be considered as representative of China's cultural past.

If any Americans have heard of Zheng He’s name, it is likely that they read, or heard about, 1421, The Year China discovered America, by a retired Royal Navy officer, Gavin Menzies; he has taken advantage of Western ignorance of Chinese civilization in general and the Ming period in particular by claiming that Zheng He circumnavigated the globe and beat Columbus to the Americas. Most historians however consider this thesis to be highly unsubstantiated, if not utterly misguided.

Biographical Information: Professor Alitto graduated from King's College in 1964 with BS degree in History and Government. He received his MS degree in Far Eastern Civilizations from University of Chicago in 1966. He received his Ph.D. degree in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University in 1975. Currently he is a Professor in the Department of History and Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago. His specialties include modern Chinese intellectual and social history and the Chinese communist movement. He is especially interested in the connections between political/social realms and the intellectual/cultural as manifest in specific individuals and local cultures. He has been Chinese language interpreter working for U.S. Department of State, by contract, since 1974. For example, he served in the EP3 Recovery Team in this capacity after the EP3 surveillance plane incidentally landed in Hainan, China in the summer of 2001.

(2 p.m. – A) Enduring Techniques and Principles of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, Mary Lawton, Professor Emeritus, Loyola University.

SYNOPSIS: Calligraphy is the most respected art form in traditional China. Its origins are found in prehistoric burial tombs on non-perishable materials which are more enduring than the paper or silk usually associated with the practice. Its association with Confucian scholars has dictated the regard in which it is held, as is the painting also associated with them. In fact it was Confucian morality rather than actual talent which frequently determined the nature of critical commentary. This presentation will seek to set forth the underlying principles by which artists sought to express themselves and introduce the tools used by calligraphers and painters.

Biographical Information: Professor Emerita, Fine Arts Dept., Loyola University Chicago. Doctoral degree from the University of Chicago. Articles published in MONUMENTA SERICA and GROVE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHINESE ART, catalogs to accompany exhibitions of Indian, Chinese and American art. Current area of research deals with the indigenization of Christian art in China.

(3 p.m. – A) Chinese Literature Overview: History from Past to Present, Licheng Gu, Professor Northwestern University.

SYNOPSIS: [See Title]

Biographical Information: [To be supplied]

(4 p.m. – A) Love of Learning in Early Confucianism, Franklin Perkins, Professor, DePaul University.

SYNOPSIS: Confucius distinguished himself in the Analects by saying, “A village of ten families certainly has someone as loyal and sincere as me, but not someone who loves learning as much as me.” (5.29) His prize disciple, Yan Hui, is also noted for his love of learning (hao xue). In praising love of learning, the Analects emphasizes the emotive root of what seems like an intellectual virtue, while also shifting focus from the final goal of being learned to the drive to reach that goal. In both of these functions, hao xue resembles the philo-sophia, the love of wisdom. This presentation will examine the content and the purpose of learning in early Confucianism, showing how love of learning is channeled into study and ethical action. (94)

Biographical Information: Franklin Perkins is assistant professor of philosophy at DePaul University. He received his Ph.D. from Penn State and has taught at Vassar College, Foreign Affairs College (Beijing), and Hehai University (Nanjing). His research areas include Chinese Philosophy, Early Modern European Philosophy, and Comparative Philosophy. He is the author of Leibniz and China: A Commerce of Light (Cambridge, 2004) and has published articles in such journals as Journal of Chinese Philosophy, Journal of the History of Ideas, and International Philosophical Quarterly. He has conducted research in mainland China, Taiwan, and Germany. (69)

Synopses and Bios: “COMMERCE” – TRACK B China Talks

(1 p.m. – B) Creating Value Through China Acquisitions Shi Han, Managing Director, ChinaLine

SYNOPSIS: The presentation begins with a review of the status and trend of foreign companies’ acquisitions in China. It analyzes the sometimes diverting motives of international buyers and Chinese sellers of various types. Case studies will help illustrate the pros and cons of the many business structures and the potential sources of corporate fit and value creation for China mergers and acquisitions.

Biographical Information: Shi Han is the founder and managing partner of ChinaLine, LLC. As an international management consultant, he has advised Eastman Kodak, Bausch & Lomb and other leading US-based multinational corporations on their China alliances and acquisitions, including the setup of some of the business structures that were ground-breaking at the time.

He is formerly a lecturer and research fellow at Beijing University's Department of World Economy and Center of Soviet and Eastern European Studies, and a research fellow at the J. F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. His research work on corporate development in transition economies and cross-cultural management was funded by the Ford Foundation and the US Department of Education. He has a BA and an MA in economics from Beijing University.

(2 p.m. – B) Regulatory Framework Regarding Mergers & Acquisitions in China, Annie Wu, Attorney, Kirland & Ellis Law Firm

SYNOPSIS: Annie’s presentation covers some key legal issues related to mergers and acquisitions in China, such as the antitrust review and the new rules on foreign exchange control and the verification requirement.

Biographical Information:

Ms. Wu is an attorney licensed in China, New York, and Illinois, and is a member of Kirkland & Ellis' China practice group. She represents multinational corporations in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and other foreign direct investment matters in China. Ms. Wu has also represented clients in connection with investment disputes at the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. Her U.S. experience consists of private equity, securities, structured finance, and similar corporate matters. She speaks frequently on legal aspects of investing in China. In addition, she has also been a guest lecturer at prominent Chinese law schools teaching American corporate and securities law under a teaching program sponsored by the Ford US-China Legal Exchange Fund.

Ms. Wu is a member of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, American Bar Association, All China Lawyers' Association, and Returned and Overseas Chinese and is Director of the US-China Lawyers' Society and Chinese American Bar Association, Officer of the Organization of Chinese Americans, the Chicago Chapter.

Ms. Wu received her J.D. degree from Cornell Law School and her J.D. equivalent degree from Jilin Law School in China with highest honors. At Cornell, she was a recipient of Special Dean's Fund, Law School Scholarship, and Asian Legal Studies Award. In addition, she was Editor of Cornell International Law Journal and Vice-President of the Briggs Society of International Law.

(3 p.m. – B) Tax Matters in China Business, Jeff Olin, International Tax Partner, Grant Thornton, Accountants

SYNOPSIS: This discussion will explore the complex world of international taxation as it applies to business ventures in China. Topics will include the types of entities utilized in China, transfer pricing, and structuring alternatives.

Biographical Information:

Jeff specializes in preparing businesses for the world - global tax planning and analysis. He consults with clients for both inbound and outbound international transactions and assists clients with multinational tax planning to reduce worldwide effective tax rates. Specific services include structuring, mergers and acquisitions, treaty analysis, foreign tax credit planning, transfer pricing, and Subpart F analysis.

Jeff has over 18 years of public accounting experience. Before joining Grant Thornton, he was an International Tax Partner at McDermott, Will & Emery, one of the world’s largest law firms. Jeff, a CPA, earned a B.S., cum laude, from Carroll College, a J.D. from Marquette University Law School, and an LLM in Taxation from DePaul University College of Law.

Jeff is active in several professional associations and is a frequent lecturer on international tax topics for the FSC/DISC Tax Association, the Council for International Tax Education, and the Global Educational Services Group. In addition, he teaches Taxation of International Transactions in the Chicago-Kent College of Law LL.M program and is the author of Foreign Currency Taxation and Translation published by Commerce Clearing House.

(4 p.m. – B) Real Estate Issues In China, Feng Gao, Real Estate Consultant

SYNOPSIS: All land in China belongs to the state and the rural collectives. Real estate investors can only obtain a fixed-term land use right, rather than land ownership. The presenter will explain the concept of land use right, its difference from a land ownership as in the United States, and what it means to investors. China’s real estate related laws and the regulatory structure will also be covered.

There are two markets for real estate investors: primary market, where investors acquired a land use right from the state, and secondary market, where a land use right may be further traded. Details of both markets will be included in the presentation.

China's real estate market is not a matured market and year 2004 witnessed a lot of new macro-control policies, including land administration and financial policies. With the changes also came great opportunities for new investors.

Biographical Information: Feng got her Bachelor's degree in Real Estate from Renmin University of China and worked for Chinese real estate companies on various projects, covering planning, construction and sales. She came to the United States 6 years ago to attend the graduate school in University of Illinois at Chicago. Got her Master's degree in Urban Planning and Policy. She then worked as a Senior Geography Information System Analyst for Pace. She recently set up her own company to provide real estate consulting service to developers in the United States. Although the bulk of her current business is in the States, she sees great opportunities in China’s real estate business and has some investment there.

Synopsis and Bios: “SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY” – TRACK C China Talks

(1 p.m. – C) Chinese Agriculture: Some Aspects of the Ingenious Repositioning to High Margin Products for WTO: Includes Reports of both village and household level surveys made by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Summer, 2005.

Subtitle: Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Horticulture: Petty Traders, Supermarket Giants and Poor, Small Horticulture Producers, Xiang Bi, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Beijing/UIUC Ph.D Candidate

SYNOPSIS: China’s economy has been growing at 9% annually from 1979 to 2004 with rapid pace of industrialization and urbanization. With economic growth, the increasing domestic marketizing and foreign trade and investment, China’s food economy has changed dramatically. One of the most significant changes can be found in fruits sector. Increase in domestic fruit consumption is largely due to the increasing income and urbanization (migration from rural to urban areas). In response, there has been a huge rise in horticultural production. Although exports are rising, domestic prices of fruits keep decreasing as supply grows faster than the demand.

Meanwhile another significant change is taking place. The modern marketing channels (supermarkets) are rising in recent decade, which is taking place of traditional markets. The research questions are: Can China’s small, poor farmers benefit from the rise in demand from consumers, supermarkets and exports? Who is responsible for the emergence of China’s horticulture economy? What would we expect in the future?

In answering these questions, we have conducted both village level and household level surveys in the summer of 2005. Our findings showed find that the rise of horticultural economy is beneficial to the poor, as they are better endowed with labors and lands. The current unregulated marketing channels have these characteristics: dominated by poor and small traders, who have a low opportunity cost operation in the economy that has fairly good roads and communications, because producers are mostly small scaled and there are few farmers’ cooperatives. Supermarkets cannot compete with small traders in procurement, as the contracting costs are too high and the monitoring and coordination effort of doing so for millions of farmers with 1/2 acre orchards are almost inconceivable. Domestic income is not high enough; consumers will not pay for the quality/safety. Supermarkets procurement can rely on urban wholesale markets, as millions of traders keep abundant supply of fresh produce flowing to the urban wholesale markets. In the future, we could see more normal super market-dominated marketing patterns if any of the above characteristics changes.

Biographical Information: Xiang BI graduated from Agricultural University of Hebei, China in 2000, and then obtained her Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics and Management from Wageningen University, the Netherlands in 2003. After this, she came back to China, and worked as a senior research assistant at Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for two years. While she was working at CCAP, She designed, participated various surveys on agricultural production, marketing and resource management. The research will be presented this time is “Marketing Supply Chains with Chinese Characteristics”, which is based on the marketing channel survey on horticultural crops that her colleagues and she conducted from June to August 2005. Currently she is a PhD student at Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois.

(2 p.m. – C) Topic on Women in China, William Parish, Chairman, Sociology Department, University of Chicago

SYNOPSIS: Professor Parish will talk generally about “Women and Intimate Relationships in Urban China.”

Biographical Information: Professor William L. Parish is Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. His remarks are based on the recent results of his multi-year study in China. He received his B.A. degree at the University of Texas, 1962, and Ph.D. at Cornell University, 1970. Professor Parish works on labor markets, gender inequality, sexual behavior, and government-business relations. With an emphasis on East Asia, he has published on urban life in China and examined the differences in labor markets and patterns of inequality in Taiwan and S. Korea. Current work is on newly emerging patterns of intimate relations and sexually transmitted diseases in China. He has also worked on migration and family patterns in Europe and family support networks in the U.S.

(3 p.m. – C) The One China Policy and The Anti-Secession Law, Tze-Chung (Richard) Li, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Dominican University.

SYNOPSIS: The topic deals with the historical development of the one China principle, one China principle versus Taiwan Relations Act, the legal status of Taiwan, and essence and implications of the Anti-Secession Act. The U.S. - China relations and American strategies towards China with particular reference to Taiwan will be reviewed. The unanswered question is whether the Taiwan issue will trigger a conflict between U.S. and China.

Biographical Information: Dr. Li is Professor and Dean Emeritus, Dominican University, and President of the One China Committee. He served in Taiwan as judge, officials at the Ministries of Justice, Defense, and Education, and the Provincial Government. He has been visiting professors in a number of universities in Taiwan and China, including National Taiwan and Peking Universities. Dr. Li has written and edited some twenty books in English and Chinese and authored numerous articles and book reviews.

(4 p.m. – C) Stem Cell Research in China, Su-Chun Zhang, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SYNOPSIS: Dr. Zhang will discuss the current status and future direction of stem cell research in China.

Biographical Information: Dr. Su-Chun Zhang is an assistant professor of Anatomy and Neurology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He is one of the founding members of the WiCell Research Institute and executive member of the Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Program and Regenerative Medicine Program.

Su-Chun’s team became the first, or one of the first, to generate precursor brain cells from human embryonic stem cells, and differentiate them, via chemical cocktails of cytokines and growth factors, first, into neurons and astrocytes (glia cells), and then into dopaminergic cells (raising the prospect of treatment for Parkinson’s disease patients) and into motor neurons (raising the prospect of treatment for ALS).

Dr. Zhang obtained his MD and MSc in China and PhD in Canada. His research at the Waisman Mental Retardation Center in Madison focuses on human stem cells and neural degenerative disorders.

Special Reception Music

(5:00-5:45 p.m.) Reception “Mini-Recital” and Background Music

Janice Yang, performing on the Zheng (loosely translated as Chinese harp)

Biographical Information. Janice Yang is Director of the Yellow River Performing Arts Group. She was born into a musical family in Shanghai and began playing piano at the age of three. Her father, a musical composition professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, provided her with a foundation which Janice took to new heights. She progressed into practicing the violin by age six and studied erhu by age eight. When she studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she majored in playing the Chinese zheng instrument. Janice earned respect from music critics and competition judges. She won first prize at the College Student’s Music Performing Contest and first prize at the Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments Contest with her performance charisma and unique skills. She also won first prize at the Composer Contest. Many of her works are still being played by the Shanghai Broadcast Radio. As a Chicagoan since 1980, Janice actively participated in and promoted Chinese culture and music. She has performed annually at the Chinese New Year Celebration since 1981.

SYMPOSIUM COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS

The following 35 or so organizations have cooperated with the USCPFA-Chicago Chapter in presenting the Annual China Symposium in either 2004 or 2005, or, in most cases, both, by distributing program and registration material among their membership and friends. We apologize to them for the short notice and time, this year, in which they had to consider our request and effect such publicity among their members and friends; we plan to take steps in the coming months to provide greater notice for the Annual China Symposium 2006, tentatively scheduled for Sat. afternoon, Dec. 2, 2006, at a venue of one of our participating colleges or universities, yet to be determined. We apologize to any organizations which, through oversight or lack of time, were not included in this list.

The USCPFA expresses its deep gratitude to Cooperating Organizations for cooperating in this fashion to help the USCPFA fulfill its principal mission of fostering friendship, fellowship and understanding between the peoples of the U.S. and China.

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PLEASE CONSIDER MEMBERSHIP in the US-China Peoples Friendship

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form on the reverse side, which lists the membership categories and dues at the

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This year, 2005, is THE 31^st ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF BOTH THE USCPFA AND ITS CHICAGO CHAPTER. Please consider membership to memorialize these historic anniversaries and so you can participate in the events, festivities and fun which commemorate them and what they stand for.

Membership benefits include:

1. Receptions and events at the Chinese Consulate in Chicago and the Chinese Embassy in Washington;

2. Meeting and assisting visiting Chinese delegations;

3. Monthly meetings with outstanding speakers;

4. National, Regional and International Conferences;

5. Unique and fascinating tours in China;

6. Participation in Chinese New Year, Autumn Moon Festival and other celebrations;

7. Informative National magazine, sent quarterly to fellow USCPFA members in 50 or so chapters in major cities throughout the U.S.;

8. Insightful Monthly chapter newsletter;

9. Participation in the Annual China Symposium, presented by the Chapter to showcase leading authorities from Chicagoland Universities, Museums, Businesses and other organizations with China activities.

10. Access to the USCPFA’s liaison organization in China, the Chinese Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (Youxie), with chapters in major cities throughout China, including the capital city of each province.

Your membership will also help the USCPFA to continue its principal mission: to help foster friendship, fellowship, and understanding between the peoples of the U.S. and China.

Your membership is important to the USCPFA and to China. We appreciate your consideration of this request.

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P.S. Typically, the regular monthly Chapter meeting is held on the third Sunday of the month and includes a delicious traditional Chinese multi-course meal, which begins at 2 pm; the hour long luncheon talk (with Q&A) begins at 3 pm; and all this is only $15. The venue for approx. half the meetings is the House of Fortune Restaurant, 2407 S. Wentworth Ave. in Chicago’s Chinatown; the venues for the other half of the meetings are in the north and west Chicago suburbs (e.g, Naperville and Evanston). CfaACS05Pbdraft102705FINAL