Global China Connection

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{{Infobox organization

| name = Global China Connection

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| type = Non-profit organization

| founded_date = {{Start date and age|2008}}

| location = Washington D.C.

| origins =

| key_people = Tim Zhang
(President)
Yihao Li (李一豪)
(Chairman of Board of Trustees)

| area_served = Worldwide

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.gccglobal.org}}

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Global China Connection or GCC (Mandarin Chinese: 全球中国联接) is a student-run 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that aims to spread China's global influence by connecting students to China. GCC is present in more than 60 universities in North America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gccglobal.org/chapters/ |title=Chapters — Global China Connection |access-date=2016-10-18 |archive-date=2016-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007100358/http://www.gccglobal.org/chapters |url-status=dead }} Global China Connection was founded in 2008 at Columbia University with a motto "Building relationships that will change the world".{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/global-china-connection-f_b_187855|title=Global China Connection: From Columbia to Stanford and McGill|first1=Jim|last1=Luce|first2=ContributorThe James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation Supporting Young Global|last2=Leadership|date=January 19, 2011|website=HuffPost|access-date=December 6, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106152846/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/global-china-connection-f_b_187855|url-status=live}}

Events

GCC events connect companies, social organizations, and aspiring 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).{{Cite web |url=http://www.people.cn/ |title=人民网_网上的人民日报 |access-date=2020-12-06 |archive-date=2020-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208173253/http://job@people.cn/ |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2014/04/22/speakers-discuss-china-u-s-relationship-during-annual-symposium/|title=Speakers discuss China, U.S. relationship during annual symposium|date=April 22, 2014|access-date=February 20, 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220171324/https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2014/04/22/speakers-discuss-china-u-s-relationship-during-annual-symposium/|url-status=live}}

Previous speakers at GCC conferences include Liu Xiao Ling Tong.{{Cite web |url=http://news.163.com/16/0324/11/BIU09QH000014JB6.html |title=六小龄童赴美参加Gcc年度论坛引发中国留学生轰动_网易新闻 |access-date=2017-02-20 |archive-date=2017-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220172134/http://news.163.com/16/0324/11/BIU09QH000014JB6.html |url-status=dead }}

Delegations

GCC hosts and leads numerous student delegations in both the United States and China.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sinovision.net/portal.php?mod=view&aid=109579|title=提示信息 - 美国中文网|website=www.sinovision.net|access-date=2020-12-06|archive-date=2023-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106224339/https://www.sinovision.net/portal.php?mod=view&aid=109579|url-status=live}}

References

External links

[http://www.gccglobal.org Global China Connection Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209023825/http://www.gccglobal.org/ |date=2010-02-09 }}

Category:International cultural organizations

Category: Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.