Global China Connection

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Global China Connection or GCC (Mandarin Chinese: ??????) is a student-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for university students and young professionals of all nationalities to engage China's emergence in the world. GCC connects future leaders from all nations and assists them in developing the skills and friendships necessary to succeed both in China and internationally. GCC is today present in more than sixty top universities in North America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, including Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Cornell University. With its geographic reach, GCC connect thousands of students, recent-graduates, and professionals that are interested in China. Every year, GCC hosts hundreds of local, regional, national, and international events. GCC's main activities include hosting delegations of university students, China-focused social and professional events, and annual summits in China and the United States. The official languages of GCC are English and Mandarin Chinese. Global China Connection was founded in 2008 at Columbia University with a motto "Building relationships that will change the world".

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Organization

GCC's structure is divided into two components: GCC Central Management and Chapter Network. GCC Central Management manages overall communication and strategic activities, directs the network, and coordinates most of the organization's larger international events. The Chapter Network consists of individual GCC university chapters. Each chapter is governed by their own presidents and executive boards.

At the top level, GCC is governed by a board of trustees (highly distinguished GCC members) and senior advisers (highly distinguished individuals outside of GCC).

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Events

GCC events connect companies, social organizations, and individuals through annual conferences as well as smaller scale forums. The organization hosts two major conferences each year, generally in New York City (spring) and Beijing (summer). Conferences contain discussion on subjects such as politics, economics, international relations, business, journalism, and culture related to China. Smaller conferences and events are also hosted by chapters within GCC.

Previous speakers at GCC conferences include:

• Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia
• Cui Tiankai, Chinese Ambassador to the United States
• Steve Forbes, president and CEO, Forbes Inc.
• Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and chief economist at Morgan Stanley
• Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society's Center on U.S. China-Relations
• Susan Shirk, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
• Jin Zhijian, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate in Christchurch
• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York
• Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia University professor
• Zhang Weiying, Dean of Guanghua School of Management at Peking University
• Bai Yansong, CCTV anchor
• Liu Xiao Ling Tong prominent actor in China best known for his role as the Monkey King in Journey to the West (1986 TV series)

The smaller forums are based on subjects such as China's sustainable development/environmental protection challenges; the stimulus packages passed by China and the U.S.; the current state of the American media; U.S.-China relations; and China's developing capital markets.

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Delegations

GCC hosts and leads numerous student delegations in both the United States and China. GCC generally collaborates with student association partners such as the Western Returned Scholars Association, the Students International Communication Association of Peking University (SICA), as well as student government groups, in managing these events. GCC delegations have visited companies such as J.P. Morgan Chase, Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Microsoft, The New York Times, Baidu, and Lenovo.

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Partners

Global China Connection's partners include:

• Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
• Student Unions of Tsinghua University and Peking University (PKU)
• Western Returned Scholars Association (?????) - *Center for China and Globalization (??????????).
• Ascend Leadership
• Students' International Communication Association at Peking University (SICA). GCC received SICA during their visits to New York in 2009 and 2010. SICA also helped host GCC's July 2010 conference at PKU.
• Chinese Business Lawyers Association
• Shanghai Youth League (????????)

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References

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External links

• Global China Connection Home
• Global China Connection: From Columbia to Stanford and McGill Huffington Post. April 20, 2009. Retrieved on April 20, 2009.
• Global China Connection to Host Conference Columbia Spectator. April 21, 2009. Retrieved on April 21, 2009.
• The global connection The Columbia Spectator. September 14, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
• Up-Close 2009-09-06 Overseas students - 2 CCTV. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
• Kinnelon teen helping create a collegiate network of China enthusiasts NJ.com. November 2, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
• ?????????"???" Xinhua. December 31, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
• Students from China connect with Columbia Columbia Spectator. February 5, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.

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