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National Commitee on United States-China Relations Special Ground- In Memoriam: Section: Breaking Visit Lucian Pye Celebrating on Human Thirty Years of Rights U.S.-China Diplomatic Relations 4 4 9 ______________________________________ _________________________ _________________________ NOTES National Committee Gala Honors Business, Government Leaders 3 Winter, 2008-2009 Volume 35, Number 2 issues to lay the foundation for the A Message from the President next thirty years. In our meetings yesterday with President Hu and Vice President Xi Jinping, and in Tang Jiaxuan’s speech to all of us, we 2 In place of a letter from me, what Advisor Brzezinski, Secretary Vance heard about moving Sino-American follows are excerpts from an address and many others, even though their relations to a new, higher plane. I I gave in Beijing this past January at decisions were clearly in the national strongly agree but believe this will a seminar commemorating the interest of the United States. But only happen if our leaders exercise thirtieth anniversary of the establish- President Nixon and Secretary the leadership that was exercised by ment of diplomatic relations Kissinger, and President Carter and President Carter and Deng Xiaoping between China and the United Dr. Brzezinski led, and we succeeded thirty years ago. States. More information on the in our task. The strategic mistrust that so event may be found on page 5. Today, leadership must prevail often seeps into discussions needs to ______________________________ again. We can only jointly confront be dissipated. The seed of that the economic and financial crisis, mistrust is America’s relations with NOTES The first observation is that the terrorism, global warming, environ- Taiwan. But cross-Strait relations positive emotion in this room has mental degradation, health threats, have fundamentally changed and will really been very moving. Everybody energy security, and proliferation of continue to do so. This past here has given a part of their life to weapons of mass destruction Saturday I flew non-stop from Taipei U.S.-China relations and it shows. (WMD) if our leaders exercise lead- to Beijing, a trip I waited thirty- Cover: What is crystal clear from this ership. seven years to take. U.S. policy (l to r) conference is that thirty-seven years In seven days, a president with a needs to adapt to the new reality. National ago when Dr. Kissinger led us here, different view of the world from Our president needs to unequivo- Committee and thirty years ago when President President Bush and a different view cally state that closer President Carter established diplomatic rela- of America’s role in the world is Taiwan-Mainland relations are in the Stephen tions, leadership prevailed! The going to be inaugurated. His interests of the United States, that Orlins, wisdom of our leaders and the work approach to global issues has more in the United States supports progress National of many of those in this room laid the common with China’s approach than on these issues and a peaceful reso- Committee foundation for the strong and vibrant our current president. So coopera- lution of cross-Strait differences. In Director relations that we have today. As a tion on the issues I just mentioned the early days of the Obama admin- Maurice R. young lawyer in the State is naturally going to become easier. istration, China should unilaterally Greenberg, Department, I was stunned by the But both China and the United reduce military deployments across PRC vehemence of the criticism of States need to go beyond these the Taiwan Strait and continue down Ambassador to President Carter, National Security issues and the status quo on other the path that President Hu laid out the United in his speech on December 31, States Zhou 2008.. Wenzhong and Military to military contacts and Ambassador cooperative efforts in the military Zhang Yesui, area between the United States and Permanent China must be increased and plan- Representative ning needs to be more transparent. of China to I agree with General Xiong that we the U.N. need to remove the legislative restrictions on military to military Photo: Elsa Ruiz contacts. On the economic front, as State Councilor Dai said minutes ago, both sides need to stick with their oppo- sition to protectionist solutions to the economic crisis. But China needs to do it a little bit differently. It needs to use some of the two tril- lion USD in reserves to raise the standard of living of its people and National Committee President Stephen Orlins addressing the Beijing invigorate the economies of its trad- conference celebrating thirty years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations continued on page 6 July 2006 and has served as the Gala Honors Business, leader of the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) since its inception Government Leaders in 2006. The SED has initiated work 3 on central policy issues that include investment, energy and environmen- tal cooperation, and food and NOTES product safety. Secretary Paulson has traveled to China more than sixty times over the course of his public service and private sector careers. Duncan L. Niederauer joined NYSE Euronext in April 2007. Under his leadership, NYSE Euronext became the first non- Chinese exchange to open a representative office in Beijing and increased its number of listed companies from Greater China to fifty-seven, representing a market capitalization of more than $1 tril- lion. Duncan Niederauer and NYSE National Committee President Stephen Orlins, NYSE Euronext CEO Euronext were presented with two and Director Duncan Niederauer, Secetary of the Treasury Henry M. works by prominent Chinese- Paulson, Jr. and National Committee Chair Carla A. Hills American artist Weihong, which will be displayed at the New York Stock Treasury Secretary Henry M. markets, economic relations with Exchange. Paulson, Jr. and NYSE Euronext China and the U.S.-China Strategic The annual gala is an important Chief Executive Officer and Economic Dialogue were covered by source of unrestricted funds for the Director Duncan Niederauer were more than seventy journalists from National Committee’s programs. honored for their work with China at thirty-five media outlets and The National Committee gratefully the National Committee gala dinner networks, including ABC, Bloomberg acknowledges the generous support on October 24, 2008, in New York TV, China Central Television, from companies and individuals City. Secretary Paulson delivered CNBC, CNN, C-SPAN and Fox which ensures the continuation of its the keynote address to the audience News. work toward constructive and of over 350 guests, and his remarks Secretary Paulson has led the durable U.S.-China relations. n on the global economy and financial Department of the Treasury since Former Ambassador to China James U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Artist Weihong with former Sasser and Cheryl McQueen, direc- Henry M. Paulson, Jr. and PRC National Committee Director tor of the Office of China Ambassador to the United States Thomas Gorrie Economic Area, U.S. Department Zhou Wenzhong of Commerce Photos: Elsa Ruiz The National Committee Celebrates Thirty Years of U.S.-China Diplomatic Relations 4 This is a year of anniversaries. One of these is the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic rela- tions between the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The National Committee is celebrating that event by holding several related programs: in December, a panel comprised of all five of the living former American ambassadors to the PRC reminisced on the challenges of that job; in January, some of those most deeply involved in establishing and furthering the relationship met for a two-day conference in Beijing; also in January, National Committee President Stephen Orlins rang the New York Stock Exchange opening bell in celebration of three decades of U.S.-China diplomatic relations; and in April, Michael Blumenthal, former Secretary of the Treasury and a former National Committee chairman reflected on the financial issues involved in normalization and those our NOTES two countries face today. The first three events are covered below. Once Upon a Time in Beijing Former U.S. Ambassadors to China (l to r) Winston Lord, James Lilley, J. Stapleton Roy, James Sasser and Joseph Prueher with National Committee President Stephen Orlins at Once Upon a Time in Beijing Once Upon a Time in Beijing countless others during its airing administration and beyond. marked the first time that all five of over the next several weeks on National Committee President the living former ambassadors to C-SPAN. Stephen Orlins served as the moder- China appeared together on a Ambassadors Winston Lord ator. program. The panel discussion, cele- (serving in Beijing 1985-89), James Both the panel discussion and a brating the thirtieth anniversary of Lilley (1989-91), J. Stapleton Roy small dinner afterward were gener- the announcement of the establish- (1991-95), James R. Sasser (1996- ously underwritten by The New York ment of diplomatic relations 99), and Joseph Prueher (1999- Life Company. A video of the between the United States and 2001) candidly reflected on the chal- program may be viewed on the China, took place December 9, 2008, lenges, excitement, crises and National Committee web site at the New York Life Building in achievements of their tenures, and (www.ncuscr.org/programs/5ambas- SPECIAL SECTION: THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF U.S.-CHINA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS OF U.S.-CHINA ANNIVERSARY DIPLOMATIC SPECIAL