About the Foundation

Message from the Chairman

If the 20th Century was shaped by the conflicts of great powers, the 21st Century will be shaped by how we, the human race, can successfully take on the challenges of energy security, climate change, food sufficiency and scarcity of natural resources, all of which are issues crucial to sustainable development and economic growth in the 21st Century. Beyond these challenges, the world continues to face the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation, transnational terrorism and localized conflicts. There is a need to push for further globalization of the world economy and to create international financial stability. It is also urgent to prevent epidemics and eradicate the drug trade. Today, the world yearns for peace, stability and sustainable development, but never has the world been faced with so many transnational challenges coming together all at the same time. To successfully overcome these challenges, multilateral cooperation by the international community is crucial.

The United States is the most developed and strongest nation in the world. China is the most populous and fastest developing nation. In the multilateral effort to overcome the challenges both countries face, a good and productive relationship between the United States and China is essential. Indeed, the China-United States relationship is one of the most important international relationships in the 21st Century.

The China-United States Exchange Foundation has been established to strengthen engagement between public- and private-sector opinion leaders and to support greater recognition of common interests in order to enhance the relationship between the two countries.

Mr. Tung Chee Hwa
Chairman
China-United States Exchange Foundation