NORTHWEST CHINA COUNCIL NEWSLETTER

#27 - October - December, 1987

CIDNA COUNCIL BECOMES INDEPENDENT

On August 20, the Northwest Region- ledges the nurturing support of the al China Council advisory board World Affairs Council staff and voted to establish the organization board and their donation of office as an independent, non-profit, cor- and services without which our poration, apart from its parent present vitality could never have organization, the World Affairs been realized. Council of Oregon (WAC). This decision came after months of dis- The sustained public interest in cussion and consideration of the China and rapidly growing Oregon - China Council's role in the com- China ties in trade, culture, and munity. The decision will be education have kept the Northwest effective by January 1, 1988. China Council a dynamic organiza- tion, responding as best as it The Northwest China Council was could to the chaDging needs for founded under the joint sponsor- information and expertise of its ship of the World Affairs Council "China constituency." These needs and the National China Council of prompted the China Council to under- The Asia Society in December 1980, take China in Oregon: A Resource - as a WAC program with its own ad- Directory, which will cover the visory board and responsiblity for gamut of local China connections, fundraising. In the nearly seven from China scholars, to account years since its founding, the Council and law firms that serve China has grown to 600 individual and 35 traders, to Chinese martial arts corporate members, and is both the schools and Chinese restaurants. newest and the most active of the China in Oregon will be the founda- 12 regional China Councils in the tion on which we will build an up- U.S. to-date, computerized information

The China Council has been fortun- ate to have a dedicated group of supportive volunteers to help the October Events: small staff as-well as an active Oct. 9 Modern Chinese Painting advisory board whose time, exper- Oct. 31 World Information Fair tise, and fundraising have sustain- ed China Council activities. Most See Special Events section inside for details. of all, the China Council acknow- 1 clearinghouse on Oregon-Chinese early December, at the first Annual affairs. In addition, the Council Meeting of the corporation. The plans to develop briefings and nominating committee chaired by research projects to assist govern- James Nafziger is now soliciting ment, business, and education with nominees. Board members are souqht China exchanges. who are committed to building the organization through their work, Other ideas for future programs in- d?nations, funqraising, and exper- clude: Chinese film and discussion tlse. series; introductory lectures on Chinese history; travel mini-brief- Immediately following the first ings on such topics as independent annual meeting, there will be a travel and shopping; ana industry- special event for membeis, to based business meetings to share celebrate the evolution of the China experiences. The Asia Society Northwest China Council. will be assisting us with program development by funding a major con- All current China Council associ- ference on Taiwan and an expanded ates will automatically be trans- focus on C ina in Asia. ferred to the membership rolls of the Northwest Regional China Coun- What does independence mean for the cil, Inc., as of January 1. Joint China Council? First, the China members of the World Affairs Coun- Council's organizational structure cil and China Council will retain will be formalized, with a legally their memberships in each organiza- constituted board of directors who tionafter January 1. At the begin- are responsible for carrying out ning of 1988, China Council dues the goals of the organization. The will increase to $20 for an indivi- new board of directors will have dual and $25 for a family, so we greater fundraising responsibilities encourag~ early membership renewal and a concomitant opportunity to and welcome new associates at our explore new directions and projects. current lower fees. Operating costs will be somewhat higher as an independent organiza- The China Council office will be tion, but there will now be an moving to the International Affairs opportunity to seek funding from Suite at Portland State University, private foundations, ,and the China Smith Center M-l07, where it will Council's independent status gives share quarters with a number of the board access to more corporate other international programs. We and individual donors. A $2,500 would like to thank PSU for its gift from a China Council member generosity in providing this space. has given a great boost to the While we will be receiving free transition to independence. John office space, we will have the ex- E. Sprouse is heading the Fund- penses of setting up an office. raising Committee. A new board of Our major need is for an IBM-com- directors will be elected by the patible, hard disk AT computer, for China Council membership in updating China in Oregon, as well as bringing in-house such admin- istrative functions as the mailing Northwest China Council Newsletter list and bookkeeping. New or used Published by the Northwest Regional office furniture, equipment, and China Council, sponsored by The Asia supplies are also needed. Please Society China Council. call the China Council if you can 1912 S.W. Sixt ,1f252 help. Portland, Oregon 97201 (503) 464-3049 Editor: Judy Kliks Published quarterly.

2 Portland State University SPECIAL EVENTS Smith Memorial Center

Advance registration required: REALISM IN $12, OIC Members $15, non-members CONTEMPORARY $4, students CHINESE PAINTING Registration includes lunch except for students

Friday, October 9 "Learning Chinese" and "Study in 7:30 PM China" are the topics of two China Council - organized workshops of- Portland Art Museum Auditorium fered at the OIC World Information 1219 SW Park Ave. Fair.

$3, China Council members, students Jonathan Pease, professor of Chi- $5, General nese language at PSU, will chair the panel on the study of Chinese language. Topics include: what's Joan Cohen, author of The New Chi- nese Painting, 1949-1986, will involved in language study, spe- present a slide lecture and discus- cial problems in learning Chinese, sion on Realism in contemporary setting personal goals for study, Chinese painting. The event will and how long it takes to become include a reception for the author. fluent. Cohen, co-author of China Today and Her Ancient Treasures with her hus- "Study in China" will concentrate band, Jerome Cohen, an expert in on overseas exchange programs in Chinese law, has written widely on China and will be led by Christine the subject of contemporary art in Sproul, director of the Oregon China for Asian Wall Street Journal State System of Higher Education and Art News. China program. Students and fac- ulty who have participated in a- Cohen explains, "The New Realism variety of Oregon study programs reflects the vision of the current in China will describe and evaluate generation as well as the artistic their experiences. vehicle in which artists express it. In China where art and politics are For information and registration, closely connected, Realism is a contact the Oregon International style with a future because of the Council, 999 Locust NE, Salem, OR,· Chinese official demand that art 97303, 378-4960, or the China be understandable and narrative. Council, 464-3049. At the same time, Chinese artists have demonstrated that within Realism there is freedom for indi- ICHINA RESOURCES vidual expression and creativity."

COUNCIL INITIATES SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE OREGON WORLD WITH CHINA INFORMATION FAIR The China Council will venture in- to a new area with the conclusion of an exchange agreement with Social Sciences in China (SSIC), Saturday, October 31 the primary research, translation, 9 AM - 3 PM and publishing organ of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Mel

3 Gurtov, Director of Intern~tional one of four Vice Mayors of Suzhou, Studies at Portland State Univer- whose area of responsibility in- sity, met with editors of the cludes The Economic Commission and Journal during a recent visit to The Foreign Affairs Office. Others Beijing. They expressed interest in the delegation, all making their in having ties with the Northwest. first visit to America, included A follow up letter by Jane Larson Deputy Secretary General Xu Hong led to a reply from the SSIC editor- Bin; Foreign Affairs Office Deputy in-chief, Li Xuekun, who proposed Director Zhang Bin; Economic Com- several areas of potential cooper- mission Deputy Chief Wu Si Qi; and ation; exchanges of scholars and Foreign Affairs Office Deputy journals, support of field studies, Section Chief Tang Rong Long. and invitations to U.S. specialists to work on the journal. The initial agreement signed in the City of Suzhou by City Commissioner SSIC actually publishes five jour- Mike Lindberg called for coopera- nals, including the Chinese and tive cultural, educational and English versions of Social Sciences economic development activities in China, Lishi Yanjiu (Historical with the hope that such mutually Research), and the Chinese edition beneficial exchanges would lead to of The Journal of International a Sister City relationship. That Social Science. It has a profes- agreement led directly to this sional staff of about 60. Through visit. The delegation requested this exchange agreement, which we meetings with groups representing expect to formalize by the end of educational bodies in the region, 1987, we may be able to increase research institutions, engineering lecturing and research opportuni- consultants and manufacturers. The ties for American scholars in China, meetings and business calls were and study opportunities for SSIC tailored by the City of Portland to scholars who would be based in the delegation's desire to spec- Portland. The China Council has ifically seek exchanges in sewage set up a Committee for Scholarly treatment and environmental tech- Exchange with China to facilitate nology, to view various manufac- the process at our end. Our hope turing processes, and to discuss is that more Northwest China student and educator exchange scholars will join the Council and programs. take advantage of this new program. The group met with officers of Dependable Foundry and Machinery of Sherwood, Oregon who later in OREGON -CHINA August made a presentation in Suzhou of their manufacturing pro- RELATIONS· cess. The group also began discus- sions with the City of Portland Environmental Services Bureau on FIRST SUZHOU DELEGATION VISITS technical exchanges in the area of PORTLAND sewage treatment. Representatives of Portland area educational organ- During the first week of August, a izations and other interested organ- five-memb~r delegation from the izations, met.with the delegation Suzhou Municipal People's Govern- to talk about possible future ex- ment, Jiangsu Province, The People's changes between Suzhou and Portland Republic of China, visited Portland area institution& The delegation to further the cooperative ties also opened the door to discussions initially entered into by the two with Parks Commissioner Lindberg on cities on the 4th of November 1986. the possibility of building a clas- sical Suzhou Garden in the City of The delegation was led by Tang Ren, Portland to represent our ties of 4 friendship. which are much favored by the Chinese over other forms of trade, During September, representatives of operate under considerable re- the Provincial People's Government straints. They have little access of Jiangsu will visit the United to the domestic market a dare States. At this writing, the group under pressure to generate'foreign has tentatively planned on visiting exchange through exports. Certain Portland briefly at the invitation joint ventures, such as otels, of the City of Portland. which generate considera Ie foreign currency but need domestic funds to The desire of those who have joined buy local products and services, the Portland-Suzhou Sister City have traded their foreign currency Association to complete a formal with foreign companies w 0 have Sister City relationship may become excess RMB. This kind of coopera- a reality in the near future. In tion saved the American Motors recent private conversations with Beijing Jeep Project, which worked representatives of the People's such a trade with Sheraton's Great Republic of China's San Francisco Wall Hotel. Consulate General and the Ambassador to the United States, it has been In order for China to buy more from learned that the appropriate au~ the U.S., it must sell more, par- thorities in Beijing have approved ticularly in the areas of textiles, of such a relationship "in principle." oil, and gas, which currently make As the cities' ties solidify, a up two-thirds of its exports to formal linkage is sure to follow. the U.S. While China has been buy- ing unprocessed raw materials such as timber from the U.S., its prior- George Lee ity is advanced technical equipment Portland Development Commission such as lumber processing machinery. Oregon high tech companies have experienced serious problems with OREGON-CHINA TRADERS AIR CONCERNS the U.S. government in receiving TO PRC CONSUL GENERAL ZHAO XIXIN export licenses for high tech sales to China. Technology transfer to On September 11, Northwest China China is discouraged by the U.S. Council corporate members rep- government because of concerns that resenting among others, leading some products will have military hanks, high tech companies, and applications, or that these will get law firms, introduced their China into the hands of the Soviet Union, projects and presented their con- and finally that the Chinese will cerns to Chinese Consul General, copy the technology and sell it Zhao Xixin. Consul General Zhao overseas in competition with the U.S. assumed his post in San Francisco in November 1986, after years of Those engaged in China trade some- experience working in Chinese- times find it difficult to procure American affairs for the PRC bank financing, because of the dif- Embassy in Washington and Beijing. ficulty in getting hard currency out of China for repayment of loans, The paramount concern of most Oregon the credit risk of Chinese prov- businesses is the difficulty of inces and cities which now can work getting their profits out of China. directly with foreign companies, The renminbi is non-convertible and and the increasing difficulty of will remain so for the foreseeable getting loan guarantees from the future. Foreign exchange reserves Bank of China. On the other hand, are controlled by the central gov- Oregon bankers said that while ernment and there is increasing China investments are more difficult conservatism as these reserves have to finance, normal trade with China been reduced. Even joint ventures, is much the same as with other 5 countries. The trip lasts four weeks, leaving Portland August 24 and returning Oregon companies showed some concern September 18. Steve Kosokoff, Port- with the political' situation in land State University professor who China, since last December's student has lived for a year in Inner Mon- demonstrations, but generally felt golia and has led numerous China basic economic problems outweighed tours, will be tour leader. Cost, political ones. including airfare from Portland, is $3,430. CHINESE CONVERSATION A Culinary Tour of China will ex- CIRCLE plore China's diverse and exotic regional cuisines. Participants A fall Chinese Conversation Circle will feast on six of China's most will convene in late October and most important cuisines: Canton- run six weeks, one hour per week, ese, Fujianese, Lower Yangtze, until early December. Professor Shandong, Beijing, and Sichuan. Charles Liu, who teaches Chinese All aspects of food production and at Portland State University, takes preparation from farms and fishing over leadership of the Conversation villages to culinary institutes, Circle from Tina Chang, Lewis and markets, and home kitchens will be Clark College Chinese Instructor. observed.

The Circle meets downtown after The three week tour will leave work (5:30 - 6:30 PM) on Thursdays, Portland October 14 and return Nov- and offers a challenging and enjoy- ember 5, 1988. Cities visited in- able opportunity for practice of clude Hong Kong, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Mandarin Chinese. Native speakers, Suzhou, Yantai, Beijing, and Cheng- usually students from Taiwan and duo Tina Chang, instructor of Chi- China, join China Council members nese language at Lewis and Clark for talk on a variety of practical College and gradute of Taiwan's topics. The Circle is divided into famous Pei Mei cooking school, will small groups of three to eight, at lead the tour. Cost including alr- three skill levels. For registra- fare from Portland, is $3,155. tion information, call Jane Larson at the China Council, 464-3049. For information contact Karen at Folkways Institute, (503)653-5882 x. 20, or 1-800-255-4666 in Oregon, CHINA TOURS 1-800-547-7400 outside Oregon, or contact the China Council, 464- 3049. The Northwest China Council, in cooperation withe Folkways Insti- tute, offers two tours to China in 1988. BOOKS IN THE NEWS

Waterways of China focuses on the central role of waterways as a J G. Ballard, Empire of the Sun. communication and trade link. The New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. tour will visit the Yellow River, 375 pp. $4.50 softcover. Lake Tai, t e famous gorges of the Yangtze River, the Grand Canal, the Empire of the Sun is J. G. Ballard's Li River, a d important cities fictional account of his experiences which lie 0 or near these water in Shanghai during World War II. A sources, including Shanghai, Suzhou, young boy at the time, Ballard was Wuxi, Hangzhou, Beijing, Xian, separated from his parents when the Chongqing, Yichang, Wuhan, Guilin, Japanese attacked the International and Guangzhou. Settlement on December 7, 1941, just 6 hours before Pearl Harbor. He are unsuccessful. Escaping from spent the next three years at the Basie and Frank, Jim finally is Lunghua C.A.C. internment center able to surrender himself to the with other foreign nationals cap- Japanese, the only move he figures tured by the Japanese. will keep him safe and give him any chance to find his parents. The story opens on a Sunday, December 7, in Shanghai, as the 11- The ensuing three years become a year-old British lad, Jim, is re- sometimes pleasant, sometimes ani- turning from Sunday church services. mal existence for Jim, who is sent He is the son of a British busines- first to a detention center for sma~ and Shanghai is the only home those about to die and then to the he has ever known. The day's plans Lunghua internment center. Chron- include a Christmas party; and in ically ill from lack of proper food the early afternoon the family sets and water, Jim manages to survive out, unaware that their entire with the resilience that his youth world will be thrown violently and affords him. He learns that survi- horrifyingly awry before they will val depends on cunning and guile ever return together as a family and ruthlessness, traits that in to their house on Amherst Avenue. this particular situation seem not only appropriate, but perhaps also Young Jim is quite interested in even noble, for it is Jim who car- the war--not afraid of it-- and ries a large portion of the camp's studies in earnest the many manifes- well-~eing upon his shoulders. tations it presents in Shanghai with Finally, the war ends, Jim is re- the almost ghoulish indifference united with his parents, and soon that young children can show to returns "home" to an England he death and destruction, even when it has never seen. touches them personally. J. G. Ballard's seemingly simple The Christmas party breaks up, and story is a powerful statement on as Jim and his family are returning the horrors of war, and the legacy home, the Japanese ship, Idzumo, of the "white fla~h of Nagasaki." anchored in Shanghai harbour, opens Ballard, whose other works include fire on the British and American The Unlimited Dream Company and ships and Japanese troops enter the Short Stories, obviously was pro- International Settlement and French foundly affected by the war he Concession, taking British and experienced as a young child in American prisoners. In the ensuing Shanghai, and the life he led in melee, Jim becomes separated from the "Empire of the Sun." his parents, suffers a concussion from the explosions, and finds him- Ballard's writing stuns the reader self in a hospital with other sud- with its powerfully evocative im- denly-orphaned children. agery. As a contemporary who also was born and lived in Shanghai Jim leaves the hospital and spends before the War, stated, "as I read weeks roaming Shanghai, trying to the words, the smells of Shanghai find his parents and, increasingly came back to me as if I were sud- more important, trying to stay alive. denly there." Jim's rite of pas- He meets up with two unsavory Amer- sage to adulthood is subtly illum- ican scavengers, Basie and Frank, inated, allowing the reader to who have escaped the Japanese net, understand that this child is some- and who are selling everything they how being molded, along with the can find, from brass fittings from rest of civilization, into a world the blown up ships to gold teeth that for generations to come will wrenched from the corpses they find be affected by the events that floating in the Whampoa River. took place within the shores of- They even attempt to sell Jim but what the author calls "this terri- 7 ble city," Shanghai. 4. Cover the pan and cook over low heat for a few minutes, being Empire of the Sun is available in careful that the bean curd does hardcover or paperback at all local not stick to the pan. Add the bookstores. Last year in Shanghai, salt and sugar. Thicken the Steven Spielberg was working on a sauce with the cornstarch paste. film version of the book, which Sprinkle the green onion on top. will premiere in December. Place on a platter and it's ready to serve. Catherine M. Curtin

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: EATING CHINESE STYLE This issue was prepared by Catherine Curtin, Mel Gurtov, Judy Kliks, Jane This recipe was prepared by China Larson, George Lee, Christy O'Quinn, Council Board Member Tina Chang as and Ann Wetherell part of a 1984 Chinese Cooking class she taught for the China Council. It is an easy recipe for beginners in Chinese cooking, but is authentic in taste and style. \ Northwest Regional China Council Patrons and Donors Family-Style Bean Curd (Canton) PATRONS Ingredients: The Asia Society First Interstate Bank 4 cakes bean curd ( 3" x 3" ) Elizabeth C. Ducey 4 C. vegetable oil D.A. Fowler & Co., Inc. 3 oz. ground pork Patrick Maveety 1 t. minced ginger Joan Overby 1 T. mashed or minced garlic Pacific Power & Light 1 T. hot bean paste Port of Portland 1 t. sugar Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt, Moore & Roberts 1 t. sesame oil Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust ~ C. soup stock U.S. National Bank of Oregon 1 T. cornst.arch MAJOR DONORS 1 T. water ?s make paste 1 T. chopped green onion Arthur Andersen & Co. Blackwell North America Procedure: Cascade Corporation CH2M Hill International 1. Slice each bean curd cake side- ESI, Inc. ways through the middle into two Joan Frances and John Sinclair l~ "squares. Cut each of these Genevieve R. Goldy squares diagonally into two tri- Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler angles, then cut each of these Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager, & Carlsen triangles into two more triangles. Nike, Inc . . Northwest Regional Education Laboratory 2. Heat the oil in the pan. Fry The Oregon Bank bean curd until it is golden. Oregon Economic Development Department Remove the bean curd from the Powell's Books pan and reduce oil to 2 T. Reed College Seattle First International Bank 3. Heat the 2 T. of oil in the pan. Sprouse-Reitz Co. Stir fry the ground pork. Then Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Grey add garlic, ginger and the hot Tektronix - China Operations bean paste. Finally add the soup Willamette University stock and bean curd.

8 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

October

1 "READ LAO TZU:" Course in Classical Chinese, based on the Tao Te Ching, no previous study of Chinese required. 7 - 9 PM, Thur., near PSU; $75 per term (+fees). Information: 225-8838 or 233-9463 (6-9 PM).

3 - 4 LECTURE ON CHINESE MEDICINE: Dr. Wenwei Xie of the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medical School will present a series of lectures sponsored by the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 11231 SE Market St. Registration & Information: 253-3443.

4 CHINESE FOOD FAIRE: A Chinese buffet from 50 restaurants, sponsored by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance & the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. 4 - 7 PM, World Forestry Center -Miller Hall; $25. Information: 224-4082.

6 QIGONG COURSE: Offered by visting Prof. Laidi Chen, sponsored by Linfield College, International Studies Programs. 7:30 - 8 AM, Tues. and 5 - 5:30 PM, Thur., Linfield College - Murdock Hall. Information: 472-4121 ext. 222.

7 - Dec. 2 "THE NORTH PACIFIC CONMUNITY:" Colloquium in International Studies, sponsored by PSU IntI. Studies Dept. Noon every Wed., 53 Cramer Hall, PSU; Free. Information: 464-3917, Prof. Basil Dmytryshyn.

6 - Dec. 8 THE CHINESE EDUCATION SYSTEM: Workshop series with Dr. Cai Yu Yu. Historical overview of elementary and secondary education in China, sponsored by PSU - DCE, and the School of Education. 4:30 - 7:30 PM, 382 Neuberger Hall, PSU. Registration and Information: 464-4670.

8 - 9 CHINESE TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Discusses the reconstruction of Chinese secondary education to accomodate vocational and technical courses. Sponsored by PSU - DCE and the School of Education. 4:30 - 7:30 PM, Thur. and 8:30 - 4:30 Fri., 402 School of Education, PSU. Registration & Information: 464-4670.

31 OREGONWORLD INFORMATION FAIR: Mult~theme conference on international infor- mation resources, sponsored by the Oregon Internationar Council and the· International Trade Institute. 9 - 3 PM, Smith Center, PSU; $15. Information: 378-4960. November

1 FUJIAN STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM: Application deadline for study abroad program at Fujian Teachers University in Fuzhou (Jan. 1 - June 14, 1987). Sponsored by the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Information: 754-2394, Christine Sproul.

6 - 8 ACUPUNCTURE CONFERENCE: Explore oriental medicine with distingished lectures and authors. Sponsored by the Acupuncture Association of Washington. South Campus Center, University of Washington Registration & Information: (206) 545-3530.

12 - 14 THE CHINESE EXPERIENCE: Course covering higher education in China and examining such aspects as; structure, degrees, funding and administration in the Chinese education system. Sponsored by PSU - DCE and the School of Educa- tion. 4:30 - 7:30 PM, Thur., and 8:30 - 4:30 Sun., 402 School of Education, PSU. Registration & Information: 464-4670.

13 - 14 CHINA IN THE CLASSROOM:. Seminar on teaching about China sponsored by the Oregon International Council and Lane County Educational Services District. Fri. & Sat. PM, Lane ESD, Eugene; $25. Information: 689-6500, Marilyn Olson.

14 ANNUAL ART AUCTION: Featuring contemporary Northwest art, traditional Asian art, folk art and dinner, sponsored by The Wing Luke Asian Museum. 5 PM, Seattle University's Campion Ballroom; $20. Information: (206) 623-5124.

16 - 17 CHINA IN THE CLASSROOM: Seminar on teaching about China sponsored by the Oregon International Council and Marion County Eductional Services District. Fri. & Sat. PM, Marion County ESD, Salem; $25. Information: 588-5330, Mary Covey.

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