Happy Year of the Golden Ox/Cow! |
February 12, 2021 marks the beginning of the year 4718 in the Chinese lunar calendar, and this year is going to be a "golden ox" year.
In Chinese, the Jersey breed of cattle would be called yellow/golden in color, and as fortune would have it, Central Ohio is home to the American Jersey Cattle Association! Not only are they golden, but they're cute as heck.
Instead of holding a Chinese New Year gala in 2021, the Chinese Chamber will hold an online all-member meeting on February 17th. If you are not currently a member, there is still time to join before the meeting! Please email Pat McAloon for details.
- Chinese Chamber Member Spotlight: Scholaris Academic Editing
- Chinese Chamber Member News
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Upcoming Chinese Chamber (in bold) and partner events (in italics):
- February 17 Chinese Chamber All-Member Meeting
- February 18 Understanding through engagement: how cross-cultural exchanges foster a global mindset (USHCA)
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March 4 Get to know Wuhan, Columbus' Friendship City, with the Columbus Region Logistics Council
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Interesting fact: On January 29, 1726, the final draft of the Imperial Encyclopedia (古今图书集成 gujin tushu jicheng) was published. This work took 15 years to write and was composed of 800,000 pages of text on a wide variety of topics divided into 32 subjects.
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Scholaris Academic Editing, one of the Chinese Chamber's newest members, helps professionals in academia write outstanding papers that get them grants, publications in some of the world’s best journals, and jobs at leading universities, research institutions, and businesses.
Scholaris edits books, dissertations, theses, essays, grant proposals, and dissertation proposals as well as correspondence with professional contacts and prospective employers.
Scholaris Academic Editing 为学者和学生提供高端学术英文文章编辑服务，包括书籍、学术期刊文章、博士论文、硕士论文、拨款申请书，等。
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With some medical experts now recommending wearing two masks, Morrison Medical is now offering to Chinese Chamber members a 2-for-1 discount on boxes of 50 masks.
Morrison Medical's masks are FDA-approved, in sealed boxes of 50 three-ply face masks. These disposable masks have a metal band around the nose for a comfort seal and loop elastic straps.
To get this 2-for-1 deal for Chinese Chamber members, please email or call Josh Fraley at 614-461-4400 and mention your organization's membership.
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The Chinese Chamber welcomes our newest members:
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Scotts Miracle-Gro - Plant care products and services
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PNC Bank - Financial services
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SBDC Columbus - Public agency helping small business
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Scholaris Academic Editing - Editing of journal article drafts, grant applications, etc.
- KMB Media Productions - EFL/ESL teacher training programming, and more
- Jiaxing Science & Technology Co., Ltd. - Beauty products
Stay tuned for more information about these great companies and how they can help you!
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We are proud to have join the Chinese Chamber's board of directors Vinita Mehra, Director + Leader, Global Business + Global Education for the law firm of Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter.
Vinita and Kegler Brown have been great supporters of the Chinese Chamber since the beginning: Our 2015 kickoff event was held in their office, and Vinita presented in our recent Pan Asia Forum.
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The Chinese Chamber is grateful for the help of two students in the Global Commerce Program at member Denison University.
Jenny Xiong and Ellie Sipe had micro-internships with the Chinese Chamber during their winter break and helped with the following tasks:
- Paperwork related to the shift from a registration-date membership cycle to a calendar year membership cycle
- Renewing communication with individuals on our mailing list of 1100+
- Identifying organizations in Central Ohio for whom Chinese Chamber membership could be a value-add
- Collecting news items for sharing on our LinkedIn feed
Read about their experiences in their own words on the Chinese Chamber news page.
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The Columbus Chinese Chamber of Commerce virtually met leaders from the Foreign Organizations (China) Office Center ("FOCOC"), a private organization based in Jinan, Shandong that helps overseas organizations connect with business, education, and government offices in Shandong and beyond.
Shandong, like Ohio, is strong in both manufacturing and agriculture, with particular strengths in:
- Oil & gas production
- Gold mining
- Peanuts, garlic, cotton
- White goods (e.g., refrigerators, washing machines)
- Alcohol (Tsingtao Beer, Zhangyu wine and brandy, Kongfu Jia spirits)
- Auto manufacturing
- Steel making and steel products
FOCOC can help you identify potential partners in China, as well as triangulate information you are getting from existing partners in Shandong.
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Joining organizations such as the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Columbus Partnership, BioOhio, Ohio Restaurant Association, Ohio Business Roundtable, Ohio Realtors, and many others, the Columbus Chinese Chamber signed onto the Ohio Business for Immigration Solutions (OBIS) Ohio Compact on Immigration.
This coalition of business associations, organized by CHW Advisors, seeks to part of the discussion as the Federal government addresses many issues in immigration reform, including many aspects of how work visas are awarded.
If your organization would like to get involved directly, please visit the OBIS website.
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Recent Chinese Chamber Events |
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Tony Shan, Head of the Americas, TMall Global and Kaola, shared how to sell product to Chinese consumers on Alibaba's TMall platform
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Fiona Chan, Marketing Manager, and Andrew Lawler, Online Business Development Manager, both of IBT Online, described how a company's overseas online presence needs to include a basket of channels, as well as consciously develop a target-culture-appropriate brand persona
This event was a collaboration of the Greater Cleveland Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the America China Society of Indiana.
Members of the Columbus Chinese Chamber may download a recording of the event and the presenters' slide decks from our website's new members-only page.
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Columbus got a shout-out in a Xinhua News article about director Chloe Zhao this month when the Columbus Film Critics Association chose Zhao's "Nomadland" as one of the best pictures of 2020.
Nomadland stars Francis McDormand and David Strathairn and is about a woman who wanders the American west in a van after the Great Recession.
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Upcoming Chinese Chamber Events |
February 17, 2021 All-Member Meeting |
Organizations attending the Chinese Chamber's online 2021 annual member meeting will receive a Keep Your City Smiling gift box curated by ExhibitPro, located in Chinese Chamber member City of New Albany.
Our Keep Your City Smiling boxes contain gifts sourced from companies in Chinese Chamber members Dublin and New Albany, Ohio, as well as from Columbus, and CAM International Market.
These boxes were made possible by generous contributions from JobsOhio, Scotts Miracle-Gro, and PNC Bank.
We thank them for supporting the Chinese Chamber and for supporting Central Ohio!
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If your organization would like to become a member and join the meeting at 3pm on 2/17, please contact Pat McAloon.
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March 4, 2021 Get to Know Wuhan, Columbus' Friendship City |
Ohio and Hubei established the first US-China sister state/province relationship in 1979, and the people in their capitals, Columbus and Wuhan, have developed many relationships in the years since.
1) Introduction to Wuhan and its Columbus connections
Dr. Minru Li, Assistant Director, National East Asian Foreign Language Resource Center at OSU (Chinese Chamber member)
2) Healthcare cooperation between Wuhan and Columbus
Dr. Henry Xiang, Professor of Pediatric Medicine and Epidemiology, Nationwide Children's Hospital
3) Business opportunities between Wuhan & Columbus
Denis Wang, President of DenisTek and Wuhan native
4) Shipping goods between Columbus and Wuhan
Bryan Schreiber, Manager, Air Cargo Business Development at Columbus Regional Airport Authority (Chinese Chamber member)
The panel presentations will be followed by 30 minutes of virtual networking.
Admission is free for members of the Chinese Chamber and for members of the Columbus Chamber; Admission for non-members is $25.
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February 18, 2021 Understanding Through Engagement: How Cross-Cultural Exchanges Foster a Global Mindset |
Some lessons can’t be taught in a classroom, and with the end of the pandemic in sight, we are reminiscing on five unique first-hand experiences in China.
Discover why seeing is believing as American students take us on a journey of learning and understanding that allows us to look forward to the day we can observe the world from a different point of view.
Through a student-led discussion, we unearth how cross-cultural exchanges broaden perspectives, inspire ideas, and create a lasting impact.
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