The China Center welcomed the Year of the Pig on February 7 with a Chinese New Year reception for China Center Advisory Council members and other supporters at the University’s McNamara Alumni Center. Friends of the China Center braved the snow for a special performance by renowned musicians Gao Hong and Issam Rafea. The duo created improvisational music on two ancient instruments, the Syrian oud and the Chinese pipa.

Members of Minnesota’s business community gathered to hear Mr. Ralph Shui-sang Chow discuss opportunities for Minnesota’s businesses.

On Tuesday, October 9, the University of Minnesota China Center and Global Minnesota served as the local hosts for the 2018 CHINA Town Hall, a project of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations that took place at over 100...