THE DRAGON’S EYE

Official Publication of US-China Peoples Friendship Association, Chicago Chapter, www.uscpfa.org/chicago

Roger Noback, Chapter President and Edito= r, 630/762-8225, rogernoback@msn.com= &nb= sp; April 12-13, 17-18, 2008

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson<= o:p>

USCPFA Recommends You Attend the Following April, 2008 Eve= nts:

(1)&= nbsp; Asian Art Symposium at University of Chicago, Sat-Sun, April 12-13= and<= o:p>

(2) 18^th Bienni= al USCPFA Washington Seminar on US-China Relations, Th-Fri April 17-18, Washington, D.C.

(3)   USCPFA Annual Beijing/= China Friendship Art Exhibits 2008, at College of DuPage Library during April<= /span>

In view of such plethora of April events, there is no regular April Chapter meeting.

1)&n= bsp;     Looking at Asian Art-A Symposium in Memory of Prof. Harrie Vanderstappen, Sat-Sun, April 12 (9-5)-13 (9-12:30) at Film Studies Center, Cobb Hall, 3^rd Floor, 5811 South Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, with = 4/12 Reception at 6 pm at Smart Museum of Art, 5550 South Greenwood Ave. Chicago= , IL 60637. Free, however must
RSVP jieshi@uchicago.edu; For full progr= am and information, see http= ://humanities.uchicago.edu/blogs/laas Organized by USCPFA Chicago Chapter friend, Katherine R. Tsiang, Associate Director, Center for the Art of East Asia, U. of Chicago, 773.834.1060; Symposium made possible by a generous gi= ft by USCPFA Chicago Chapter member, Dr. Mary Lawton.

Parking at University Parking Garage at 56^th and Ellis Ave., 2 bl. From Venue, see www.uchicago.edu for pu= blic transportation and directions.

2)      Make reservations now for the USCPFA Washington Seminar on US-China Relati= ons, April 17-18, 2008 at the Westin DC City Center Hotel with = private briefing at U.S. State Dept and private evening reception at Embassy of the PR China and talks by officials of the U.S. Commerce Dept. Intellectual Property Protection in China and= Countervailing Penalty Duties; U.S. Treasury Dept. China’s Fore= ign Exchange Regime; New U.S. China Environmental Agreement of Dec. 2007; Reconciling Coal With Environmental Protection in China by a p= rof. at Harvard’s Kennedy School; China’s Current Journey = to the West – 4+ Recent Developments in its Adoption of a Contemporary Commercial Framework by Preston Torbert, Partner and a Founder of the C= hina Practice of Baker & McKenzie, International Law Firm in Chicago.= USCPFA members are entitled= to $100 reimbursement of $175-$200 Registration Fee (payable after attendance = at event). Full Program and Registration Information on Attached Page.

3)      The USCPFA Annual Beijing/China Friendship Art Exhibits 2008 at College of DuPage, 425 Fa= well Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599, Glen Ellyn, (Complements COD’s China Symposium 4/22-24) Consists of the Follow= ing 4 Exhibits from 3 different locations in China (see a more extensive description on the enclosed page:

Chinese Folk Art from Beijing, featuring works by Masters of the following genres: Dough Figurine sculpture, Kite art and craft, Paper-Cutting art, and Snuff Bottle Painting (exquisite painting from inside the bottle)

Contemporary Art from the China Academy of Art: a dozen works by professors of the China Academ= y of Art, one of the 3 top art schools in China, in Hangzhou, a cultural soul of China and self-styled “City of Lovers” (photographs of art work= s)

Ancient Chu Culture Artifacts and Archeology up to 20 photos from the Hubei Province Archeological Institute, representing the advance of the ancient Yellow Riv= er civilization south to incorporate the mid-Yangtse River region in connection with the formation of China, c. 200 BC. (Such region consists of present-day Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces; Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province an= d a de-facto capital of the Chu Culture region, has been ca= lled the “Chicago” of China.)

Splendid Sceneries in China, Exhibit of up to 20 = color photos of memorable sites in China by prominent Beijing photographer, Mr. C= hi Yujie

Directions to Art Exhi= bits. See www.cod.edu/Maps_Loc.htm        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       CfaDE4121708DRAFTEm= a
The 18^th Biennial

USC= PFA Washington Seminar on US-China Relations

April 17-18, 2008 R= 11; Thurs. and Fri. - 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Presented by the

US-China Peoples Friendship Association – 34^th Anniversary in = 2008 – www.uscpfa.org

Topics, Speakers and E= vents include:

·  &n= bsp;      U.S. Department of State: Briefing at State Dept. on U.S.-China Relations (Advance ID Req’d)

·  &n= bsp;      Chinese Embassy: Traditional Evening Reception

·  &n= bsp;      U.S. Department of the Treasury [Officials of U.S.-Chinese Strategic Economic Dialogue]
o   &nb= sp;    <= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>China’s Foreign Exchange Regime by Bob Dohner, Assistant Secretary for = Asia

o      = <= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>The U.S.-China 10 Year Cooperative Environmental Agreement of Dec. 2007 by Eugene Huang, Policy Advisor to Secretary Paulson (e.g., both China and the U.S. have to address similar global warming problems due= to heavy reliance on coal for energy, which provides major collaboration opportunities between both countries; see next talk)

·      =    Reconciling Coal with Environmental Protection in China<= /i> by Kelly Sims Gallagh= er, Ph.D, Director of Energy Technology Innovation Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and Adjunct Lecturer, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University

·      =    U.S. Department of Commerce:

o   &nb= sp;    = New U.S. Practice of Assessing Penalty Countervailing D= uties on Goods Exported from Subsidized Chinese Companies (working title) by Deputy Assistant Secretary Stephen Claeys, International Trade Administration

o   &nb= sp;    = Enforcement of Intelle= ctual Property Rights in China and WTO Action by U.S. (working title) by Su= san Anthony & Tim Browning, Attorney Advisors, Office of Intellectual Prope= rty Policy and Enforcement, United States Patent and Trademark Office
·      =    <= u>China’s Current ‘Journey to the West'— 4+ Recent Developments in its Adoption of a Contemporary Commercial Framework= by Preston Torbert, Partner and a Founder of the China Practice of Baker & McKenzie, International Law Firm in Chicago

·      =    The Positive Equilibrium in US-China Relations--Status and Out= look by Robert Sutter, Vis= iting Professor of Asian Studies at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

·      =    Migration and China's Urban Transformation by Dr. Weiping Wu, Ass= ociate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning & International Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University<= /i>

Meetings will be at Westin DC City Center= Hotel, 1400 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-2750, Phone: 202-429-1700 or 1-800-937-8461, = Fax 202-785-0786; Special Rate: $139/per night-per room for 1-2 people; $25 each for additional person(s)=

Seminar Registration Fees (per person): USCPFA members: $175= if paid by April 1; $200 after April 1, Non-Members: $200 if paid by April 1; = $225 after April 1; Seminar Registration Fee Includes: registration Packet, Entrance to all Seminar events, Lunch on Thursday and Friday, Transportatio= n to some sites, Presentations by China experts, diplomats, and Chinese official= s, Seminar registration does not include Hotel accommodations; Question= s? Ask Kitty Trescott at 618-549-1555, or e-mail: trescott@midwest.net=             =            =

Seminar Registration Form

Send with Seminar fees to Kitty Trescott, 1214 W. Schwartz, Carbondale IL 62901

Name_____________________________= E-mail __________________Birth Date_____________

Mailing Address____________________________________________Phone ________________

City___________________State_____= _Zip____________Chapter/Region___________________

For U.S. State Department visit, provide this information and BRING a photo ID:

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Annual Beijing/China Friendship Art Exhibits 200= 8, 4 exhibits from 3 loc= ations in China: Folk Art/Contemporary Art/Ancient Chu Culture Artifacts/Photos= of Scenic China Sites;

Background:=

Contemporary Art From the China Academy of Art

For generation after generation since its 1928 founding, the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, an ancient cultural soul of China, has fostered the artistic development of modern Chinese culture by cultivating the leaders of that activity, including the following:

Pan Tianshou and Huang Binhong, who helped lay a= nd maintain the foundation of China’s art in the modern world
Lin Fengmian and Wu Dayu, who pioneered the blen= ding together of the elements of the art of East and West; and

Liu Kaiqu and Mo Pu, who acted as vanguard gener= als in publicizing the new art revolution and Zeitgeist in China.

Large numbers of internationally renowned and prolific artists, designers, art theorists and art educators have studied or taught at the China Academy of Art.

Folk Art Genres From China: Dough Figurine sculpture, Kite art and craft, Paper-Cutting art, and Snuff Bottle Painting. =

Today, folk art is va= lued and appreciated, not only in its own right, and as living history, but also= for its incorporation into, and inspiration for, the vanguard of mainstream contemporary art. As examples of the latter, the New York City Art World has been take= n by storm by folk art derivatives, from the Whitney Art Museum’s exhibit = of Kara Walker’s startling paper cuts to MOMA’s exhibit of Martin Puryear’s woodworking art, based on carpentry and other crafts. From whichever perspective you cho= ose to view and admire it, these genres from China are worth seeing and learning about.

Short Biographies Of Visiting Master Folk Artist= s

Ha Yiqi, Kite Making, male, born on March = 25, 1954, Hui Nationality, is the fourth generation successor of the Ha Family = kite making masters. A first grade master of arts and crafts in Beijing, his Kite exhibition has been sent to = many countries such as Great Britain, Greece, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands= .

Gao Dongsheng, Snuff Bottle Painting<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>, male, born on April = 22, 1964, is an artist of snuff bottle painting, who is is a great master of ar= ts and crafts in Beijing. The title “Folk Artist” was bestowed on = him by UNESCO in 1996. He took part in culture exchange activities in Canada, Brit= ain, Italy, Denmark and Spain. He painted a portrait for British Prime Minister = Margaret Hilda Thatcher= .

Yu Weishun, Dough Figurine Making, male, born on April = 5, 1955, is an artist of dough figurine sculpture. The title “Folk Artist”= was bestowed on him by UNESCO in 1996. He went to Britain and Thailand to show = his dough figurine sculpture art.

Ancient Chu Culture’s Role in Making China= . Chu Culture’s incorporation = into the first lasting Chinese Empire of the Han Dynasty (roughly contemporaneous with the Roman Republic and early Empire in the West, approximately 200 B.C= . to 200 A.D.) can be seen as the extension of the ancient Yellow River civilizations of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties into the middle Yangzi River = area of today’s Hubei and Hunan Provinces. According to some opinion and reputation, the “spirited” nature which people of the Chu Cultu= re region are reputed to possess may perhaps be thought of as instilling a more militaristic or feisty attitude into the mixed culture resulting from the merger of northern and southern Chinese cultures, similar to the same chara= cter the Romans are reputed to have brought to the Mediterranean Sea Empire they established.