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On February 8, 2008 China Institute celebrated the Year of the Rat at Gotham Hall. It was a festive evening with traditional Lion Dance, acrobats, dancing and games of chance.

Guests Dr. David D. Ho and Sheryl Wu Dunn

Kathy Yang, Michael Feng, and China Institute Trustee Marie-Hélčne

Lo-Yi and Millie Chan, China Institute Trustees Susan Beningson and Diane Schafer

Virginia A. Kamsky, Chairman of the Board, and former Ambassador Nicholas Platt

China Institute Trustees Marie-Hélčne Weill and Washington SyCip

On November 8-9, 2007 China Institute held the Fourth Annual China Institute Executive Summit at the TimeWarner Center in New York City. This year’s theme was CHINA GOES GLOBAL: NEW PERSPECTIVE, NEW STRATEGY, The 17th National Party Congress: Implications for Business. There were over 175 attendees and the panels ranged from hot topics such as the Environment to Private Equity in China.

China Institute Executive Summit 2007 held at the TimeWarner Center in New York City on November 9, 2007.

Keynote Speaker, The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr., United States Secretary of the Treasury, fields questions at the Opening Dinner held at the New York Offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom on November 8, 2007

Julie Nixon Eisenhower, China Institute Trustee, delivering the Welcome speech, at the Summit held at the TimeWarner Center in New York City on November 9, 2007.

Wang Yi, Bank of China Aviation Pte Ltd., a speaker on the Staying One Step Ahead: China’s Financial Rules & Regulations panel.

Maurice R. Greenberg, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc., delivers the luncheon address at Porter House Restaurant in the TimeWarner Center

Zhang Liping, Credit Suisse, opening the afternoon session speaking on The U.S. and China: a Two-Way Street for Capital

Energy, Environment & Economics panel: (L-R) Frederic Rich, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Lawrence Neuman, China Power Development Corporation; Ann Wyman, Citigroup, Inc.; Barbara Finamore, Natural Resources Defense Council

Jonathan Dong, Wal-Mart China, a speaker on the Marketing China panel

The Honorable Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Labor; Sara Judge McCalpin, President of China Institute; and John M.B. O’Connor, China Institute Trustee at the closing dinner at the New York offices of Lehman Brothers, where Secretary Chao was the Keynote Speaker.

On June 11, 2007, at Gotham Hall, China Institute presented the Blue Cloud Award to Wilbur L. Ross, distinguished businessman, investor and Chinese contemporary art collector, who has dedicated his personal service to the benefit of many educational institutions and museums.

Silas Chou, Michael Kors; Kathy Wylde, NYC Partnership; Hilary Geary Ross; Wilbur Ross, Honoree; and Sara Judge McCalpin, President.

Anla Cheng Kingdon, China Institute Trustee and Wilbur Ross, Honoree

Chien Chung Pei, Gala Co-Chair and Board Vice Chair; and Virginia A. Kamsky, Board Chairman

Sara Judge McCalpin, President; Aditya Mittal; Wilbur Ross, Honoree; Washington SyCip, China Institute Trustee

Argie and Oscar Tang, China Institute Trustee

Hamburg and Miranda Wong Tang, China Institute Trustee, dancing to the music of the Michael Carney Orchestra

Carolyn Hsu-Balcer, Vivienne Tam, and Emily Cheng

Jaimee Gregory, Hilary Geary Ross, and Leonard Lauder

Tom and Patricia Shiah

VIP Opening and Annual Gallery Dinner

China Institute Gallery celebrated the opening of its international exhibition, Providing for the Afterlife: "Brilliant Artifacts" from Shandong on February 1st, 2005. This event, held in coordination with the annual Gallery Dinner, brought Friends of the Gallery and special guests together for a festive evening filled with creativity and accomplishment. China Institute is very grateful to the Friends of the Gallery for their continued generosity and support of Gallery exhibitions and related events.

Co-curator Cary Liu discusses the importance of one of the exhibition's signature pieces during the Curator-led Gallery Talk.

Friends of the Gallery and exhibition sponsors, Mechlin and Valery Moore travelled from Florida to be a part of the opening event.

Gallery Director, Willow Hai Chang, poses with two special Friends of
the Gallery, Mrs. Henry H. Weldon and Mr. William Lipton.

Gallery Dinner Chair and Board of Trustee member, Marie-Hélène Weill toasts Co-curator Susan L. Beningson.

Chinese Authors, American Readers

On Thursday November 4, 2004 China Institute hosted a press conference for Reader’s Digest Association, Inc and Shanghai Press & Publication Administration announcing an important new publishing venture. The two keynote speakers were Mr. Sun Yong, Director of the Shanghai Press and Mr. Thomas O. Ryder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Reader’s Digest. The press conference announced the release of Beautiful Xiangxi and Wonderful Xinjiang, two new books that were published as a result of a recent joint venture between the two groups. Additionally, Mr. Yong discussed the role of publishing in China and the excitement of recent market growth.

From Left: Mr. Sun Yong, Director, Shanghai Press & Publishing Administration, Ms. Virginia Kamsky, Chairman of the Board, China Institute, Ambassador Liu Biwei, Consul General, The Chinese Consulate in New York, Mr. Thomas O. Ryder, Chairman and CEO, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.

China Real Estate Finance

Also on Thursday November 4, 2004 China Institute sponsored a lecture on Real Estate Finance in China. Speaking at the event were Zhang Xin, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Beijing-based real estate developer SOHO China, and Jack Rodman, Partner of Ernst and Young Asia Pacific Financial Solutions. Zhang Xin helped the New York business community to understand the complexities of financing, developing, and branding real estate in China, while Jack Rodman explained how to get the best value for the dollar on real estate portfolios that have gone bad.

Zhang Xin discuses the complexities of real estate finance in China

China Institute Chairman Virginia Kamsky Meets with Ambassador Liu Biwei

Consul General Liu Biwei Wishes Happy New Year to China Institute's New Chair

On January 20, just before the Spring Festival - the traditional Chinese New Year - Ambassador Liu Biwei, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate in New York, met with Ms. Virginia Kamsky, China Institute's new chair of the board.

Ambassador Liu expressed heartfelt thanks to Ms. Kamsky for her decades-long devotion to the friendship between the peoples of China and the United States. He also expressed desire to increase contact between the Consulate and China Institute to exchange opinions and ideas on issues of mutual interest and make joint efforts to further promote the Sino-American friendship.

Ambassador Liu also presented Ms. Kamsky with a New Year gift, wishing her and her family a joyful holiday of the Year of the Monkey and wishing China Institute success in its endeavors in the New Year.

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