We were honored to be joined by so many long-time supporters and distinguished guests at our Gala and Summit on May 19 and 20, 2017. Immense gratitude to our members, speakers and sponsors for making it all possible.
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*Crystal awards for 2017 Leadership Award for Advancing U.S.-China Relations donated by Tiffany & Co.






























































Conference Co-Chairs
Robert W. Gee, President, Gee Strategies Group LLC
Frank H. Wu, Chair, Committee of 100
Benjamin Wu, Maryland Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Charlie Woo, CEO, Megatoys
Planning Committee Members
Herman Li, CFO, Committee of 100; Chairman, C&L Group
Henry Tang, Managing Partner, Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory, C100 Governor
George Koo, Regular Contributor, Asia Times
C100 Staff
Holly Chang, Executive Director
Michael Jee, Director of Administration
Emily Jiang, Program Associate
Christina Lu, Program Associate
Winston Chen, Senior Associate and Greater China Coordinator
Sharon Owyang, Senior Associate for Research
Bridget Riley, Communications Associate
Conference Support
Capitol Counsel
Capitol Host
CSI Washington, DC
Elegance & Simplicity, Inc.
Encore Decor
GoToMedia
Indigo Ink
JW Marriott Washington
Kirsten Fedewa & Associates
Projection
PSAV
Restaurant Associates
Richmond Concept (design)
RMA
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Special Acknowledgements
Julie Fong, C100 member
Marty Gold
Allegra Han
Peter Liang
Serena Shiyun Lin
Toni Wang McNicoll
Brad Wong
Shelly Zhao
Volunteers
Alisha Wei Bi
Zezhou Cai
Shiying Chen
Winston Chen
Yang Chen
Marcus Chiu
Hannah Colbath
Tong Jia
Jixuan Li
Miaosu Li
Shuxian Luo
Yuexi Luo
Harini Manikandan
Xin Nie
Sandy Pho
Faye Pu
Chung Hei Sing
Lang Wang
Benjamin Xia
Mingzhe Yang
Jianan Ye
Hao Zhang
Shuo Zhang
Yiou Zhang
Press Coverage
- May 19, 2017: Chinese envoy: Xi-Trump summit a defining point in Sino-US ties | Asia Times
- May 19, 2017: Belt and Road Initiative offers connectivity crucial for world development: Chinese ambassador | Xinhua
- May 20, 2017: Trump cabinet member Carson upbeat on US-China ties | Asia Times
- May 20, 2017: When U.S.-China Business Influentials Don’t See Eye To Eye, Take A Deep Breath | Forbes
- May 21, 2017: ‘Belt and Road the key to peace’ | The Star
- May 24, 2017: Rising distrust between Americans and Chinese: survey | Asia Times
- May 25, 2017: Slowly but surely, Chinese Americans are getting political | China Daily
- May 27, 2017: Study Questions Whether Asians Are Being Targeted in Corporate Spy Cases | AsAmNews
- May 29, 2017: Is war with China inevitable? | Washington Times
- May 19, 2017: Chinese American Leadership Organization Committee of 100 Will Focus on New Direction in U.S.-China Relations 美国华人精英组织“百人会”年会聚焦中美关系新变局 | Sina News
- May 19, 2017: Cui Tiankai: Interdependence is of significant importance to advancing Sino-American relations 崔天凯:互联互通对推进中美关系具有重要意义 | China News
- May 19, 2017: Cui Tiankai delivers the keynote speech at the Committee of 100’s 2017 Annual Conference Dinner 崔天凯在百人会2017年年会颁奖晚宴上发表主旨演讲 | China Economic Net
- May 19, 2017: The United States’ Committee of 100 held its 2017 Annual Conference | Cui Tiankai delivers speech on US-China Relations 美国百人会举行2017年会 驻美大使就中美关系发表演讲 | China Radio International 国际在线
- May 20, 2017: Keynote Speech by Ambassador Cui Tiankai at the C100 Annual Conference Award Gala Dinner 崔天凯大使在百人会2017年年会颁奖晚宴上发表主旨演讲 | Chinese Embassy
- May 20, 2017: C100: US-China Youth Groups have the most favorable impressions of both countries 百人会: 中美青年群体对两国的印象最为积极 | China Youth 中青在线
- May 21, 2017: C100: Indiscriminate Lawsuits against Chinese Americans raises concerns 百人会:美国因种族偏见滥诉华裔令人担忧 | China Youth 中青在线
- May 22, 2017: To Achieve International Prosperity, There needs to be Interdepedence 实现普遍繁荣必须互联互通 | China Economic Net
- May 22, 2017: US Media: Chinese espionage investigations against Chinese Americans are prejudiced and twice as likely to be withdrawn 美媒:美国间谍案调查对华裔或存偏见 超2成或无辜 | Reference News 参考消息网
- May 22, 2017: Chinese American’s “C100″: Why are (Chinese Americans) always in trouble over espionage? 美华裔“百人会”:为什么总拿“间谍”找麻烦 | ChinaXiaoKang
- May 23, 2017: Chinese citizens’ trust in the United States declines “百人会”调查称:中国人对美国信任下降 | Reference News 参考消息网
- June 5, 2017: C100 Poll: American and Chinese perceptions of the U.S. and China are falling 百人会民调:美中民间好感度在下降 | The China Press 侨报