U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

(240119) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hu Wei, chairman of the China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A. (CGCC), president and CEO of Bank of China U.S.A., speaks at the China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A.(CGCC) 2024 Lunar New Year of the Dragon Gala in New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2024. Business leaders from Chinese and American corporations are more upbeat about China-U.S. relations as bilateral ties have experienced stabilization and improvement in recent months. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

(240119) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ni Pin, vice chairman of the China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A.(CGCC) and president of Wanxiang America Corporation, speaks at the China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A.(CGCC) 2024 Lunar New Year of the Dragon Gala in New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2024. Business leaders from Chinese and American corporations are more upbeat about China-U.S. relations as bilateral ties have experienced stabilization and improvement in recent months. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

(240119) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Raj Subramaniam, president and CEO of FedEx Corporation, speaks at the China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A.(CGCC) 2024 Lunar New Year of the Dragon Gala in New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2024. Business leaders from Chinese and American corporations are more upbeat about China-U.S. relations as bilateral ties have experienced stabilization and improvement in recent months. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

U.S.-NEW YORK-CGCC-LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON GALA

(240119) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xu Xueyuan (at the podium and on the screen), minister of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, speaks at the China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A.(CGCC) 2024 Lunar New Year of the Dragon Gala in New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2024. Business leaders from Chinese and American corporations are more upbeat about China-U.S. relations as bilateral ties have experienced stabilization and improvement in recent months. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

University in U.S. Illinois to expand education cooperation with China

STORY: University in U.S. Illinois to expand education cooperation with China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chicago-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAJ ECHAMBADI, IIT President 3. various of Chicago-related footage 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAJ ECHAMBADI, IIT President STORYLINE: Chicago-based Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is set to expand its education cooperation with China, IIT President Raj Echambadi announced at the 7th China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) - Chicago Annual Gala held recently in Chicago. IIT is embarking on a two-pronged strategy with regard to China. First, IIT will send students from its Chicago campus to study in China through unique study programs for six months or a year. "We are calling it a Send China program," Echambadi said in a group interview with the media on the sidelines of the annual gala. Then "we want to set up multiple joint programs in C

Business communities, officials call for closer China-U.S. collaboration

STORY: Business communities, officials call for closer China-U.S. collaboration SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:38 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gala 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIE FENG, Chinese Ambassador to the United States 3. shot of Xie Feng presenting the award 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JASON LEE, Senior Advisor to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson 5. shot of the gala 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NI PIN, Chairman of CGCC-Chicago 7. various of the gala STORYLINE: Some 700 Chinese, U.S. businessmen and officials gathering in downtown Chicago Monday called for collaboration between the two countries. China and the United States need to move in the same direction, and follow through on the important common understandings reached between the two countries' presidents and translate the commitments into concrete policies and real actions, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said in his keynote speech at the 7th Annual Gala of th

U.S. Midwestern cities seek investment, trade with China

STORY: U.S. Midwestern cities seek investment, trade with China DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chicago 2. various of China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROD ROBERSON, Mayor of Elkhart in Indiana 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KATIE ROSENBERG, Mayor of Wausau City in Wisconsin 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAMES HOVLAND, Mayor of Edina in Minnesota 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JAMAEL TITO BROWN, Mayor of Youngstown in Ohio STORYLINE: The 6th China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) - Chicago Annual Gala was held in Chicago. Mayors of U.S. Midwestern cities attending the event hope for seeking more trade and cooperation opportunities with China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROD ROBERSON, Mayor of Elkhart in Indiana "We know that there is Chinese investment on the two coasts, whether it's the west or east coast. We also know that there's Chinese investment right here in Chicago. And so to me, that investment should also trickle into Elkhart as well. But