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Harbor Connect

'Harbor Connect' is a space where CUSEF President James Chau will share his ideas and thoughts about the world, and what we're doing at the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF).

We've named this blog 'Harbor Connect' in tribute to Hong Kong, where CUSEF is based, and in recognition of its historic role through the centuries. Home to one of the world's largest and most iconic harbors, Hong Kong has served as a safe passage for trade, as a refuge for people who have found sanctuary here, and as a meeting point for diverse cultures and perspectives.

  • Jimmy Carter: President, Servant, Brother

    January 13, 2025

    Last week, the world came together to say goodbye to Jimmy Carter – the longest-lived American President, and probably the last major world leader from the Cold War period, whose achievements will far surpass even his 100 years. The China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) has a long
  • Thank you for an extraordinary Hong Kong Forum

    November 22, 2024

    Dear Friends, This time last week, international leaders gathered in Hong Kong for the first bilateral event globally since the U.S. presidential election. The 5th U.S.-China Hong Kong Forum was a resounding expression of openness, critical thinking and, uniquely, bipartisan representation.&n
  • Muhammad Yunus to Address the Hong Kong Forum

    November 14, 2024

    Dear Friends, Last week’s U.S. presidential election has raised the question on what’s next for the U.S. and China, and our shared future. The impacts for trade, security, climate, health, and education are too early to determine. But what’s clear is the need for peace and tolerance, by
  • Happy Fourth of July

    July 2, 2024

    I’d like to wish all of our American friends celebrating this week a wonderful Fourth of July. The date not only commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, but more deeply the birth of a nation, and is an opportunity to honor America’s rich and diverse history. Now m
  • 30 Years after Rwanda’s Genocide

    April 10, 2024

    This week, I represented CUSEF in Rwanda at the annual commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. For the 30th anniversary this year, scores of countries, including the U.S. and China, came to Kigali to honor the dead, the survivors, and the 13 million people who are building a new nati
  • Hope Amid Despondency

    February 8, 2024

    CUSEF President James Chau moderating a panel discussion at The Jimmy Carter Forum on U.S.-China Relations in Atlanta, GA. As we commemorate the 45th anniversary of the United States and China’s decision to normalize relations—a historic turning point that reshaped our world for the bett
  • In Tribute to CUSEF Honorary Advisor Dr. Henry Kissinger

    November 30, 2023

    Dr. Henry Kissinger, CUSEF Honorary Advisor, and Mr. Tung Chee-hwa, CUSEF Founder and Chairman Emeritus  The world changed when President Richard Nixon visited Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou in February 1972. Those seven days paved the way, seven years later, for the normalizatio
  • Partners, Not Enemies

    November 17, 2023

    (Ambassador Nicholas Burns addresses the Hong Kong Forum on U.S.-China Relations on November 9, 2023. Photo: China-United States Exchange Foundation) Last week, our annual Hong Kong Forum on U.S.-China Relations was opened by Ambassador Nicholas Burns and Ambassador Xie Feng in a notable exp
  • Era of Change and Progress

    November 3, 2023

    Thanks for reading this first entry into our new blog, 'Harbor Connect,' a space where I will share my ideas and thoughts about the world, and what we're doing at the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF). I'm James Chau, President of CUSEF, a non-profit founded by The Hon. Tung Che
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