Through three distinct stories, the author tracks how the automobile and improved roads are transforming modern China.

At a dinner held in their honor following the July 2009 S&ED, Wang Qishan and Dai Bingguo emphasize the importance of U.S.-China collaboration and cooperation, both as a means of emerging from the global economic crisis and of addressing other issues of concern.

Five former U.S. ambassadors to China appear together for the first time at an unforgettable National Committee event.

With its September 1973 trip to the People’s Republic, the Philadelphia Orchestra makes history, and paves the way for other American orchestras. The Boston Symphony follows in March, 1979.

Less than eight months after Chinese ping pong team returns home, the National Committee makes history again, hosting the Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe for a four-week, four-city tour.