Community Advancement through Subnational Relations
Interviewed by: Lida Lee
One year ago, when The Tai Initiative held its first conference in Seattle, no one…
Archive for: Leadership
Making Denver A Global City
Clarence Low- A Leader for Denver
By: Kayla Blomquist
Mr. Clarence Low, one of the Tai Initiative’s partners, is the president and…
The Roots of US-China Relations
Meet Swallow Yan
by Karen Lauer; interview by Sarah Itagaki
For over 20 years, Swallow Yan has worked to bring the Iowa state community out of its comfort zone. Since arriving in Iowa in 1991, Swallow has made great strides in…
Fourth China-U.S. High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange
Education, specifically providing greater opportunity for American students to study in China and gain exposure to Chinese culture and language, has been arguably the most visible, if not strongest, pillar of the China-U.S. High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE). Since the inaugural meeting of CPE…
A Needed Institution Appears: The Senate’s U.S.-China Working Group
Tuesday, October 8, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (IL) and Mazie Hirono (HI) met with Ambassador Cui Tiankai, China’s highest level representative to the…
Culture Shock- A lesson in Identity
Culture Shock 文化冲击
Stephy Chung’s documentary “Culture Shock – Chinese Americans in China” (found below), brings to light important questions about identity and citizenship in a rapidly changing world. In this documentary, four young American-born-Chinese professionals share their experiences and struggles since moving to Beijing. Each had moved to China in hopes…
What do we hope to accomplish in Beijing?
This summer, June 12-20 to be exact, The Tai Initiative will make its next trip to China! During those nine quick days, we hope to expand our presence within the larger dialogue on leadership in a variety of subnational fields, particularly at the ACCEX meeting in Shanghai. Thinking about the opportunities presented…
Co-hosting “New Thinking for New Directions” with Seattle University, April 12th
We are now working on the invite list for the April 12th conference, “New Thinking for New Directions” to be held…
Facing Corruption: No External Roles for Internal Woes
With the conclusion of the central government transition to Xi Jinping’s leadership and a new cast of Politburo Standing Committee members, the news on China returns to a semi-normal state of affairs, which is to say there will be continued speculation on the short-term challenges facing the complex nation. After the run-up of anticipation…
Strategic Views of the People’s Liberation Army: NBR, Our Educator on the Defense Perspective
Communication is difficult; it is downright impossible if the recipient of a message is unaware of its transmission. One of the realities of our modern communications is that we get focused on our own particular sector of business, study, or…