Maryland China Business Council

Honoring Mr. Hixson with a memorial dinner in Rockville.

Our friends at Ping Pong Productions are bridging US-China relations through the arts by hosting an event you don't want to miss! MCBC members are invited to the launch party of Big Daddy Dough’s Sino-licious parody rap album – “The Redprint: Rhyme and Reason in the Riddle Kingdom” – an upbeat hip hop tour of modern day China’s business and politics.

Support Ping Pong Productions and its current and future endeavors of diplomacy through the arts by RSVPing today!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-daddy-doughs-china-rap-album-launch-party-and-charity-fundraiser-tickets-32571898425

Beijing State of Mind A video by Mark Griffith : http://www.flickr.com/photos/niffgurd/ Starring Andrew Dougherty : https://twitter.com/bigdaddydough Princess Fortier : http://www...

Continuing MCBC's tradition of engagement and cooperation with China!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet with the Maryland China Business Council and discuss the ongoing collaboration between Maryland and China. China is our state’s 5th largest export market, with more than $460 million in Maryland product purchased in 2016. In 1996, Maryland was the first state to establish a foreign trade office in China, and in the past two decades we have supported nearly $1 billion in exports.

MCBC was welcomed by the Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs of the Chinese Embassy on Thursday to discuss Maryland and China. MCBC's host, Tian Deyou and colleagues Jiang Haiying and Chen Yong, arranged for the event at the Embassy's offices.

Attendees were honored to be greeted by Minister Zhu Hong and his team of expert staff, heard words of encouragement from Maryland's Lt Governor Boyd Rutherford, and listened to insight about trade and investment from Secretary of State John Wobensmith, Robert Daly (Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States), and Erin Ennis (Senior Vice President of the US-China Business Council).

Thank you to all our supporters and co-organizers, the Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee (chaired by Cindy (Xin) Wang) and the Maryland-Anhui Sister State Committee (chaired by Bob Zhang).

An excellent event with constructive and meaningful discussions. Thank you Chinese Embassy!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet with the Maryland China Business Council and discuss the ongoing collaboration between Maryland and China. China is our state’s 5th largest export market, with more than $460 million in Maryland product purchased in 2016. In 1996, Maryland was the first state to establish a foreign trade office in China, and in the past two decades we have supported nearly $1 billion in exports.

Jump on a MCBC Membership for the Year of the Rooster!

2017—the Year of the Rooster—will be filled with lecture events and discussion panels, exclusive events with the Chinese Embassy, and more networking events with Maryland and China business leaders. MCBC hopes you will join us for an exciting year by renewing your membership today at mcbc.net!

Thank you for celebrating the holidays with MCBC! View the full photo album here: http://mcbc.net/content.aspx?page_id=187&club_id=780916

Register today at mcbc.net!

Working together brings us closer together! Celebrate the holidays with MCBC on December 8th!

When: Thursday, December 8th at 6:30pm
Where: The home of Bob and Judy Goodwin
3710 Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Want to hear Henry Kissinger and David Lampton talk about U.S.-China relations?

Register today for the CHINA Town Hall event hosted by the Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee (BXSCC) on Tuesday, October 18th! MCBC members can register at the BXSCC rate here: http://www.bxscc.org/2016chinatownhallregistration

5:30 PM Registration & Catered Buffet Dinner
6:00 PM Welcoming Remarks
6:15 PM Local Speaker (Mike Lampton, JHU SAIS)
7:00 PM National Webcast (Henry Kissinger)
8:00 PM Discussion, Final Remarks, Coffee/Tea/Dessert
9:00 PM Adjourn

2016 CHINA Town Hall Baltimore Xiamen Sister City Committee

You don't want to miss the 10th annual CHINA Town Hall with the Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee (BXSCC)! Participate in a national reflection with Henry Kissinger and make local connections as you hear David Lampton, director of the China Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins Nitze School of International Studies, speak!

MCBC members can register at the BXSCC member rate!
http://www.bxscc.org/2016chinatownhallregistration

When: October 18th
Time: 5:30-9:00pm
Where: Baltimore City Hall

MCBC was recently honored to attend a meeting with a delegation from Xi'an, China led by Hon. Shangguan Jiqing, Mayor of Xi'an. The delegation was hosted by Hon. Isiah Leggett, County Executive and Ms. Lily Qi, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer.

A big step forward for Montgomery County and Xi'an! A big step forward for Maryland and China!