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China Council Quarterly 221 NW 2Nd Avenue, Suite 210-J, Portland, OR 97209 October - December 2014 - Issue 132 China Council Quarterly 221 NW 2nd Avenue, Suite 210-J, Portland, OR 97209 www.nwchina.org Early next year I am hoping that the China Council LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Business Network will be able to stage a “Doing Business in Taiwan” event. Since the founding of the China Council our mission has included interest in ‘Greater China’, of Dear China Council members: which Taiwan is part. Such an event will open us to better interaction with that sector of the Chinese community in This is my first message as the new the Northwest. President of the Board of the China Council. Following such capable As I look to the year ahead, an important priority will be to past presidents as Mike Bloom, raise the funds and conduct a search process to hire an David Kohl and Victor Lam gives Executive Director. It has long been my belief that the me big shoes to fill. The Council future of the China Council will be greatly enhanced if we has some very informative and have an individual who can focus on raising the visibility exciting events planned for the of the Council and developing the membership and coming months. financial resources that will allow us to continue and expand our mission and programs. To begin with, save the date!, March 7, 2015, when we will hold our annual Chinese New Year celebration and To that end, grant applications have been sent to the Meyer auction fundraiser. We have hired Sara Tam to manage the Memorial and Murdock Trusts. Once we have funding event this year. She is already showing her organizing assured we will be mounting a formal search process, and skills, and getting your Auction Committee off to an early be asking all of our members and supporters to suggest start. individuals who would be good candidates for the position. More immediately, on October 16, we participated in the In closing, let me express my gratitude to my fellow Board annual CHINA Town Hall. The event featured former Members for allowing me the opportunity to serve the President Jimmy Carter by webcast speaking on past and Council as Board President. I look forward to an exciting present U.S.-China relations since he restored diplomatic and challenging year. relations in 1978. At 91, he still travels to China regularly, -Paul Millius, President and maintains personal relations with the Chinese leadership. His personal comments and reflections on his relationships and negotiations with past and present BUSINESS PROGRAMS Chinese leaders were insightful and entertaining. The local live speaker was Prof. Xiaoyu Pu of the Understanding wines in any culture can be valuable in busi- University of Nevada, Reno, who spoke on the conflicting ness networking. This is especially true in China, due to the claims from China and its neighbors to islands and fact that this country has become the world’s biggest mar- undersea mineral resources in the East and South China ket for red wine, with 1.86 billion bottles sold in 2013. The Seas. A Chengdu native, he sees part of his work to be stereotype of a Chinese wine drinker is the businessperson spreading information about China’s global relations. easing into a deal. Overall, Americans remain the world's greatest consumers of wine, followed by the French, Ital- On November 19, we will hold the third and last in our ians, Germans, and then the Chinese. Chinese wine con- Drink in China series called “China: The New Wine sumption is at 16.8 mhl (millions of hectoliters) in 2013 vs. Frontier”, a talk and book (of the same name) signing by 29.1 mhl in the U.S. China is the 4th-largest export market photographer Janis Miglavs. It is a photographer's and for French burgundy producers behind Japan, Britain, and adventurist's visual journey through the new vineyards and the U.S. Hong Kong has become the world's largest wine wineries in different parts of China, and a review of the auction center. I encourage you to attend the final event incredible wine scene not seen by tourists. At this event we from the "Drink in China" Series – “China: the New Wine will auction off the last three bottles of the very special Frontier” with Janis Miglavs on November 19, 2014. It’s a Chateau Jiaohu ale produced from a 5,000-year-old beer perfect blend of opportunities for both China and the U.S. recipe found in a Chinese tomb. –Victor W. Lam, Interim Chair, CCBN IN MEMORIAM: VICTOR GEORGE ATIYEH Born in Portland, Oregon on February 20, 1923 to Syrian In 1985, Secretary of State Barbara Roberts looked on as immigrant parents George and Linda (Asly) Atiyeh, Vic Governor Atiyeh signed the Oregon-Taiwan Sister State Atiyeh grew up in a racially and ethnically-mixed neigh- Proclamation, which she also co-signed. A major emphasis borhood. He attended Holladay Grade School and Wash- for Gov. Atiyeh was economic development, especially ington High School in Portland and then the University of international trade. He was dubbed “Trader Vic” for his Oregon, where he studied for two years and played guard many trade missions seeking investments in Oregon from for the Ducks football team. He married Dolores Hewitt on international companies. He led a total of 20 international July 5, 1944. In that same year his father died, and at age business trade missions, mostly to the Far East and Middle 21, Vic Atiyeh took over the family business, Atiyeh Bros. East. His son, Tom, participated in the 1984 trade mission rug and carpet store. He was president and actively in- to the People’s Republic of China and to the Middle East volved in the business for 35 years. His political career be- including a visit to the Atiyeh home village of Amar el gan in 1958, when he was recruited to run for the Oregon Husn in Syria. During his time in office, Oregon gained House representing Washington County. significant investments from companies such as NEC, Fu- jitsu America, Seiko Epson and others. 1984: Jane Larson, Gov. Victor Atiyeh, Judge Robert Thornton Sept. 1984: Gov. Vic Atiyeh and Fujian Governor Hu Ping Sworn into office on Jan. 8, 1979 as the new governor of sign the Sister State/Province relationship agreement. Oregon, he soon faced a nightmarish combination of events. A Mideast oil embargo in 1979 caused an increase Once he left office in 1987, he became Atiyeh Internat- in interest rates, which led to a sharp drop in housing starts, ional, Ltd’s Board Chairman. After 20 years in public of- which in turn caused a drastic slowdown in the wood prod- fice, Atiyeh turned to private pursuits, including his inter- ucts industry. State revenues plummeted. U.S. Rep. Greg national trade consulting business, serving on corporate Walden, who cut his political teeth by helping the Republi- boards such as The Greenbrier Companies, Cedars Bank can with press relations during the 1978 gubernatorial cam- and on the nonprofit boards of Boy Scouts of America, Or- paign, said Atiyeh put Oregon above political ambition. egon Wildlife and The Museum at Warm Springs. He en- joyed many Portland Chinese Benevolent Association "He reset the state through changes in tax policy to become events with lifelong friends in the Chinese community. a leader in high technology development. He reset the state to become a very active participant in international trade. Politically, Atiyeh enjoyed the role of elder statesman. He He helped create a whole new economy," Walden said. served as an adviser to Republican presidential, congres- “Unfortunately”, he added, "it didn't all happen on his sional and gubernatorial campaigns. In 2005, the Legisla- watch." ture honored him by naming a terminal at the Portland In- ternational Airport after him; a bronze statue is located "The ribbon cuttings and the building openings occurred there reminding travelers to come back soon. after that. He laid out the markers. He dug the ditches and he poured the foundations for what really developed, espe- Victor George Atiyeh, 91, Oregon’s 32nd governor, died cially in the Portland metro area and the high-tech growth July 20th, 2014. He is survived by his immediate family, that occurred there." wife Dolores, son Tom Atiyeh (wife Leslie) and Suzanne Atiyeh, and five grandchildren. A state memorial event In regards to China, after two visits by Oregon delegates to took place September 3rd in Salem at the Oregon Capitol. China, including a September visit at which Atiyeh signed Remembrances may be made to the Governor Victor Ati- a Sister-State agreement with the Fujian Governor Hu Ping, yeh Collection at Pacific University, 2043 College Way, a delegation from Fujian visited Oregon in December 1984. Forest Grove, OR 97116. 2 ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER family's preservation of the method of distilling the award- winning liquor through seven generations. Invitation was extended to guests to sample Vinn products at their Tasting On September 18th, the Northwest China Council held the Room in southeast Portland's Distillery Row. 2014 Annual Meeting at Szechuan Chef Restaurant at the Water Tower in John's Landing. Victor Lam presided over – John M. Wong the business meeting with a report on the past year's activi- ties, featuring the "Drink in China" event series (i.e., Ales, Wine, and Spirits), energized business program, a revision of the bylaws and financial processes to bring them current with Oregon non-profit laws and advances in technology. He thanked members for the opportunity to lead the Coun- cil for the past year. Officers for the 2014-2015 fiscal year were introduced: Paul Millius, President; Ann Wetherell, Secretary; and George Lien, Treasurer.
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