US ASIA INSTITUTE
232 EAST CAPITOL STREET NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003 www.usasiainstitute.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND ASIA BY EDUCATING CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND STAFF; DIPLOMATS; AND OTHERS FROM BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIA THROUGH PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGES, OFF-THE-RECORD BRIEFINGS, NETWORKING RECEPTIONS, AND HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

TO EDUCATE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND STAFF UNDER THE MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACT THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND TRIPS TO CHINA, SINGAPORE, AND JAPAN.

RULE OF LAW PROGRAM - AMERICAN LAW STUDENTS FROM YALE, DUKE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT CHINA'S LEGAL SYSTEM THROUGH LAW CLASSES AT ELITE CHINESE UNIVERSITIES, VISITS TO COURTS, AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH LAWYERS, GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, PROFESSORS, AND LAW STUDENTS. THIS YEAR, THE FELLOWS VISITED HONG KONG, SHENZHEN, SHANGHAI, AND BEIJING OVER THE COURSE OF TWO WEEKS. THE PROGRAM COMPLETED ITS FOURTH YEAR.THE 12TH YEAR OF USAI'S RULE OF LAW PROGRAM FOR CHINESE LAW STUDENTS TOOK PLACE FROM JUNE 24 TO JULY 19. THE PROGRAM HOSTS A SMALL GROUP OF ENGLISH-FLUENT CHINESE LAW STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, DC TO MEET US JUDGES AND OFFICIALS. SINCE 2008, A TOTAL OF 53 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED. THROUGH INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, FEDERAL JUDGES, ADVISORS FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND FEDERAL OFFICES, AND INDIVIDUALS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS, THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF THE UNITED STATES.THEY AVERAGE SIX MEETINGS PER DAY DURING THEIR MONTH IN DC. WHEN NOT IN MEETINGS, THEY VISIT MUSEUMS AND LANDMARKS, JOIN CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EVENTS (E.G., JULY 4 FIREWORKS, BASEBALL GAMES, BACKYARD BBQS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES), AND GAIN LIFELONG IMPRESSIONS AND FRIENDS. THIS YEAR'S RULE OF LAW FELLOWS INCLUDED 6 STUDENTS.

RECEPTIONS: LUNAR NEW YEAR - USAI AND MORE THAN 450 FRIENDS FROM CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION, THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY, BUSINESS AND ACADEMIA WELCOMED THE YEAR OF THE PIG WITH A RECEPTION ON CAPITOL HILL. REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVERAL OF THE EMBASSIES USAI WORKS WITH INCLUDING THE AMBASSADORS FROM BRUNEI, CAMBODIA, LAOS, AND VIETNAM; THE DEPUTY CHIEFS OF MISSION FROM SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, AND INDONESIA AND THE HEAD OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS FROM CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, PHILIPPINES AND HONG KONG ATTENDED. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SPOKE ALONG WITH SARAH KEMP REPRESENTING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. MAY 2 - USAI-AMCHAM CONGRESSIONAL STAFF RECEPTION - THIS RECEPTION WELCOMED THE AMCHAM CHINA DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AND WELCOMED BACK THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (CPIFA) DELEGATIONS 120, 121, 122, 123, AND 124. BEN WU, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF USAI, AND TIMOTHY STRATFORD, CHAIRMAN OF AMCHAM CHINA, PROVIDED OPENING REMARKS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FIVE DELEGATIONS SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCES AND STORIES. THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, GUESTS ENJOYED CHINESE FOOD, ENGAGED IN INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS WITH TOP BUSINESS AND THOUGHT LEADERS FROM AMERICAN ENTERPRISES OPERATING ON THE GROUND IN CHINA, AND REUNITED WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM THEIR DELEGATIONS.SEPTEMBER 24 - FALL DELEGATION REUNION RECEPTION - MORE THAN 10 CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF USAI ATTENDED A SPECIAL FALL REUNION RECEPTION ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 IN WASHINGTON DC. THE US-ASIA INSTITUTE HOSTED THIS CHINA DELEGATION REUNION RECEPTION WELCOMING BACK CPIFA #125, NPC #15, NPC#16 AND MEMBERS #10. THE RECEPTION ALSO SERVED AS ANOTHER IMPORTANT PLATFORM FOR PAST DELEGATES WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO CHINA WITH USAI TO RECONNECT. THE RECEPTION PROGRAM STARTED WITH REMARKS FROM GLENN LAU-KEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE US-ASIA INSTITUTE. CONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS, CONGRESSWOMAN ANN KIRKPATRICK, CONGRESSMAN ALAN LOWENTHAL, AMBASSADOR ZHAO WEIPING, VICE PRESIDENT OF CPIFA, AND MADAM XU XUEYUAN, MINISTER OF THE EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA EACH ADDRESSED THE PARTICIPANTS. DELEGATION LEADERS OR THEIR USAI LIAISONS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONVERSATION WITH COMMENTS ON THEIR EXPERIENCE IN CHINA. THE PROGRAM CULMINATED IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE INAUGURAL ESTHER G. AND NORMAN LAU KEE AWARD FOR EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO BUILDING UNDERSTANDING TO THE UNITED STATES AND COUNTRIES OF ASIA. MS. MARY SUE BISSELL, PRESIDENT OF THE US-ASIA INSTITUTE, WAS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD.LUNCHEON WITH TANRI ABENG: IMPROVING US-INDONESIA RELATIONS THROUGH SOFT POWER RELATIONS - USAI HOSTED A LUNCHEON IN THE US CAPITOL WITH INDONESIAN BUSINESS AND EDUCATION LEADER MR. TANRI ABENG, A MEMBER OF THE US-ASIA INSTITUTE'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP BOARD AND PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER OF PERTAMINA. IN HIS PRESENTATION, MR. ABENG REVIEWED CURRENT US-INDONESIA RELATIONS, OFFERED KEY INSIGHTS INTO THE CHALLENGES INDONESIA FACES, AND INTRODUCED HIS PROPOSED EXCHANGE PROGRAM, TOP TALENT 200 (TT-200). THE FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSION BETWEEN ATTENDEES WAS MODERATED BY DR. PEK KOON HENG-BLACKBURN OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED LEADERS IN THE EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS - FORMER AMBASSADORS, LEADERS FROM CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, INDONESIAN EMBASSY, UNIVERSITIES, BUSINESS COUNCILS, CONSULTING GROUPS AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE NONPROFITS.EMBASSY DAY - HOSTED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN STAFF ASSOCIATION (CAPASA), THIS EVENT ALLOWED USAI TO SHOWCASE ITS WORK AND MISSION ALONGSIDE THE EMBASSIES OF AUSTRALIA, INDIA, BANGLADESH, CAMBODIA, LAOS, SRI LANKA, THAILAND, AND WITH THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC OFFICE OF TAIPEI.SCHWARZMAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR YOUNG LEADERS ADMISSIONS & ALUMNI RECEPTION IN DC - USAI WAS PROUD TO HAVE PARTNERED WITH SCHWARZMAN SCHOLARS ON JUNE 19 FOR THEIR YOUNG LEADERS ADMISSIONS & ALUMNI RECEPTION. SCHWARZMAN SCHOLARS IS A HIGHLY SELECTIVE, FULLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, BASED AT THE DISTINGUISHED TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY IN BEIJING, DESIGNED TO BUILD A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF YOUNG LEADERS ACROSS ALL PROFESSIONAL FIELDS WHO CAN EFFECTIVELY SERVE TO DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CHINA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.THE SCHWARZMAN SCHOLARS ADMISSIONS TEAM HOSTED CITY-BASED EVENTS INTENDED FOR WORKING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS (IN ADDITION TO AN ACTIVE SERIES OF UNIVERSITY VISITS). ON JUNE 19, 7PM, IN WASHINGTON, DC AT HOTEL MONACO, THEY HOSTED POTENTIAL APPLICANTS FOR A NETWORKING AND INFORMATION EVENT. POTENTIAL APPLICANTS MET WITH SCHWARZMAN FACULTY, ALUMNI AND ABOUND STUDENTS.

40TH ANNIVERSARY AND REBUILDING TRUST:USAI 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION - ON JULY 18TH, THE US-ASIA INSTITUTE CELEBRATED ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A SPECIAL SUMMER RECEPTION IN WASHINGTON DC. THE EVENING BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 350 FRIENDS FROM THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNITIES, PARTICIPANTS FROM USAI'S INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND FRIENDS FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD.USAI 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN BEIJING - ON AUGUST 20TH, THE US-ASIA INSTITUTE CELEBRATED THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING WITH A 40TH ANNIVERSARY DIALOGUE AT THE HISTORICAL DIAOYUTAI STATE GUEST HOUSE IN BEIJING. FOUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE DIALOGUE WHICH FOCUSED ON SINO-US RELATIONS: REBUILDING TRUST. MADAM FU YING, VICE-CHAIR OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, FORMER VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN CHARGE OF EUROPEAN AND ASIAN AFFAIRS, AND FORMER CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO THE PHILIPPINES, AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, KICKED THINGS OFF WITH A KEYNOTE ADDRESS. CONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS AND WILFRED WONG, PRESIDENT AND COO, SANDS CHINA LTD, CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONVERSATION IN THE ARMCHAIR DISCUSSION THAT FOLLOWED.A PANEL DISCUSSION DIRECTLY FOLLOWED ON THE THEME OF REBUILDING TRUST THROUGH COOPERATION, FEATURING SUSAN LAWRENCE, SPECIALIST IN ASIAN AFFAIRS AT THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, AND DR. SHAO YUQUN, DIRECTOR OF TAIWAN, HONG KONG, AND MACAU STUDIES AT THE SHANGHAI INSTITUTES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (SIIS), MODERATED BY TIMOTHY STRATFORD, CHAIRMAN, AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CHINA.LATER THAT EVENING THE FOUR USAI DELEGATIONS JOINED WITH KEY PARTNERS AND SIX ADDITIONAL CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DELEGATIONS HOSTED BY OTHER EXCHANGE GROUPS FOR A BANQUET ORGANIZED BY THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN CELEBRATION OF 40 YEARS OF US-CHINA RELATIONS.

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