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668 N. 44th St., Suite 343,
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
Phone (602) 685-1138
Fax (602) 685-1137
Email Manny Wong
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Manny Wong: 2003 Businessman of the Year
.. I'm delighted to announce that the 5th Annual Congressional Tax Summit has named me as 2003 Businessman of the Year for Phoenix, Arizona.
.. This is an outstanding honor that also recognizes efforts by The Asian American Times in serving Greater Phoenix through our community relations and diversity management, plus our customer and employee relations.
.. This is no small honor, considering that 1,500 of the nation's small business are evaluated for the annual recognition.
.. Today, The Asian American Times stands tall -- confident of our future and business momentum. It is important that we continue to serve our community with excellence and integrity, and continue using "Our Common Bond" of respect and dedication in everything we do.
BOOK: 1421: The Year China Discovered America
By Gavin Menzies
.. Who REALLY discovered America? Credit is usually given to Christopher Columbus (in 1492). However, Gavin Menzies, in his new book 1421: The Year China Discovered America, suggests that trade ships may have landed on the shores of what is now the United States of America. And, further, some of these visiting Chinese traders may have established colonies, citing evidence found on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and the San Francisco Bay region.
.. Mr. Menzies, interviewed during a Phoenix television newscast (Channel 3), said his beliefs about the early Chinese explorers resulted from research into trade ship voyages from China during a two-year period (1421-23). The research, he said, included discovery of maps and charts of those early explorers to the North American continent, along with other locations around the world.
.. According to the author, Chinese Emperor Zhu Di sent hundreds of trade ships on worldwide voyages to explore and bring back important treasures. "The majority of those seamen...would never see China again," Mr. Menzies said. "Many would die, many others would be shipwrecked or left behind to set up colonies on foreign shores."
.. The huge fleet of trade ships left China in early 1421, ordered to "collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" and "unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. By the time the fleet of ships returned to China in late 1423, Emperor Zhu Di had fallen, "leaving China in political and economic chaos." .. Author Gavin Menzies said the great ships "now considered frivolous, were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed." His discoveries of their visits to America and other locations include Chinese objects (from that time period) found in those locations around the world, especially in places where small colonies were established.
1421: The Year China Discovered the World
Gavin Menzies

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..... Amerihua Founder Predicts
..... Surge in U.S.-China Trade
By Manny Wong and Steve Shipp
.. Manny Wong, publisher of The Asian American Times, served with Amerihua founder Stephen S. Chen on the distinguished Committee of 100 in Washington, D.C. Steve Shipp, Chief Editor of The Asian American Times, has published two China historical reference "handover" books (Hong Kong, China and Macau, China, published by McFarland & Co. in Jefferson, NC). The interview with Stephen S. Chen was conducted during his recent visit to Phoenix, Arizona.
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.. Stephen S. Chen, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Amerihua Group, predicts a major surge in trade between China and the United States during the coming years. Factors favoring greater trading activity between China and other countries include China's entry into the World Trade Organization, the growing trend for privatization in China, and improved relations between the United States and China.
.. "So many things are happening in China," says Mr. Chen, adding that "now is the best time for U.S. companies to explore trading ventures with China," where the population is estimated at 1.4 billion people. .. After China began allowing increased foreign trade in 1979, Mr. Chen was instrumental in the initial development of the China International Trust & Investment Corp. (CITIC), the country's largest investment group and holding company. Moving to the United States in 1981, he was a key figure in establishing the first U.S.-China joint venture, Beijing Jeep Corp. (with a total investment of $51 million).
.. Mr. Chen later developed Amerihua International Enterprises (based in Powell, Ohio and Beijing, China), with more than 2,000 employees in Amerihua manufacturing bases in China. Amerihua also is a leading supplier of Christmas and all-season gifts in the United States and foreign markets.
.. According to Mr. Chen, all countries will benefit from China's entry into the WTO. "Trading with China has been difficult because of barriers, limitations and restrictions," said Mr. Chen. "That will change now, because the Chinese will have to abide by WTO regulations."
.. Mr. Chen said many restrictions have already been relaxed, noting that the Chinese government is no longer deeply involved in approving business arrangements between companies in China and other countries. He also said the trend towards privatization in China "will prevail and get stronger" in coming years.
.. "With improved trading possibilities and China's entry into the WTO, it's better now to be in China first, and be in China first-class," said Mr. Chen, adding that a successful partnership can occur with a sincere "friendship" between company representatives of China and the United States.
.. Questions about trading in China and elsewhere in Asia can be submitted to Stephen S. Chen (Phone (614) 888-6936, Fax (614) 888-6985, or Email AmerihuaUS @aol.com).
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr. Chen also serves as Chairman of the Overseas Beijing Opera Association (USA). Be sure to ask him about a scheduling a performance of the Beijing Opera in Phoenix.

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