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Author: Wyatt Smith
Tyler Godoff is a Trustee of GCC and long-time member, as founder of the Vanderbilt GCC chapter.

Three months into my Teach For America experience, I received a phone call from a Vanderbilt classmate halfway around the world. On the other end of the line, a familiar voice with an unmistakable New England accent shouted: “Wyatt, what do you think about coming back over to China with your students?!” Instantly, I ...

Author: Shiran Shen
Shiran is a GCC member and former Global China Review (GCR) editor.
View the original post from contextChina.com here

Last month, the world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases took a groundbreaking move to sign the Joint U.S.-China Statement on Climate Change, a collaboration that calls for “forceful” actions to combat global climate change. The agreement comes at a critical time after the air-pocalypse in Beijing this winter flashed a red alert on the air ...

2013 has brought on a number of great GCC events, in locations like Atlanta, Indiana, and most recently New York City. The highly successful NYC Columbia GCC conference received a write-up from The China Press, which can be read at the following link (article is in Mandarin):

http://ny.usqiaobao.com/focus-new/top-news/20787-2013-04-28-05-07-49.html

In addition, a op-ed written by GCC senior adviser James McGregor was posted on top website, The Atlantic, and made significant reference to GCC, including the following paragraph:

“I chair the ...

GCC Senior Advisor John Holden has had the honor of being announced as a main speaker for the 2013 China Government Affairs Forum in Beijing, China on June 6, 2013.

In this event, expert speakers debate and discuss vital issues confronting multinational companies and China’s fast-developing global corporations. In this the year of change in China’s government, topics for discussion include:

• The new leadership and the new direction.
• Mapping the power-players and decision-makers.
• Aligning business planning with ...

Author: Jesse Appell
Jesse is a GCC member and blogger for China Personified.com.

I arrived back in Beijing after three and a half weeks away, across oceans in America and then straits in Taiwan. While on vacation, I reminded myself constantly that even though the air is sometimes lousy and traffic unceasingly loud, Beijing is the center of the Chinese Xiangsheng Comedy world—the heartland of the comedy style I have come to love so much. ...

Author: Sanyee Yuan
Sanyee is a blogger for China Personified.com.

I noticed a pattern with my past relationships.

They begin when I’m in a brand new surrounding, flourish through hours of late-night conversation that last past sunrise, eventually undergo the test of distance and circumstantial separation, ultimately taper off in six months, and always end mere days before Valentine’s.

So unlike Katy Perry’s popular “Teenage Dream” song, I’ve actually never had anyone to be my consistent Valentine.

This ...

This week we will be posting some Spring Festival events from our chapters here! If you have any recaps or pictures, send them to media@gccglobal.org. This one comes from the recently formed University of South Carolina chapter:

“GCC at the University of South Carolina Columbia hosted over 70 people for our inaugural spring Chinese New Year event on February 9th, 2013. Representing over fifteen different countries, three different universities, and over fifteen different graduate and undergraduate programs, our guests brought in ...

This week we will be posting some Spring Festival events from our chapters here! If you have any recaps or pictures, send them to media@gccglobal.org. This one comes from the Penn & Drexel chapters:

“On February 8th, Global China Connection at UPenn hosted the Spring Festival Program along with participating members from the Drexel chapter of GCC. The first event, making dumplings from scratch, was an easy and interactive way to learn a useful skill. The crowd included both newbies and ...

Dear GCC Member Chapters:

This semester, GCC has a number of big goals, and wants individual chapters to be involved in achieving them! This means more activities and exposure for your chapter. As part of this initiative, we are pleased to announce the Chapter Involvement Recognition Program starting this year.
For this program, chapters will be rewarded for effort and contributions towards GCC’s mission of fostering deep and trusting personal relationships among Chinese and non-Chinese university students. The top three chapters ...