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This website aims at improving the Sino-U.S. relations and promoting peace between the mainland and Taiwan. It is published at a critical juncture in Chinese and American history when both countries can celebrate a fruitful mutual engagement, yet face some uncertainties for their long-term interactions. It is run by the China-U.S. Friendship Exchange, Inc., which was founded in Northern California in September 2006 by Dr. Sheng-Wei Wang, a scholar, writer and media figure. The site will host monthly web publications by invited experts on major China-U.S. issues and related Taiwan topics. Forums and book publications are planned as the website further expands in the future.

New Articles
06/01/2025 35 Images That Highlight What Makes China Stand Out
By Saumya Ratan
China, one of the world’s most ancient and vibrant civilizations, is a country full of breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and remarkable technological advancements.
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06/01/2025 Giving birth to the new international order
By Jeffrey Sachs
Writing in his cell as a political prisoner in fascist Italy after World War I, the philosopher Antonio Gramsci famously declared: “The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.”
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06/01/2025 The American Dream
By Les MacDonald
The image the US has promoted about itself is that it is a beacon of prosperity and stability, for the rest of the world. That image only reflected reality from the late 1940s to the middle of the 1970s and was largely due to the social, economic and political reforms that were undertaken by Franklin Roosevelt during the 1930s and early 1940s.
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News/Events

In this publication, we offer 1) “The American Dream” by Les MacDonald; 2) “Giving birth to the new international order” by Jeffrey Sachs; and 3) “35 Images That Highlight What Makes China Stand Out” by Saumya Ratan.

In the Music Section, we have Grassland Songs and more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35m1b7Ikuok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVqZqhhCS2Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41oR3f_AaIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkbIf3zh3M4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nBV8-HLZY

Enjoy!

6/9第二五〇回「寫·閱·評·聚」

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為了鼓勵寫作閱讀、磨練評論技巧、欣賞多元意見、提升寫作能力，「寫·閱·評·聚」將於6/9舉行第二五〇回聚會。

日期：6/9（週一）晚上八點至十點（美東時間）

地點：網路相聚

參與資格：「寫·閱·評·聚」會員，非會員可旁聽

報名：請電郵金大俠（chin8673@yahoo.com）

「寫·閱·評·聚」的宗旨有四：（一）、鼓勵中文寫作的興趣；（二）、提升中文寫作的技巧與水準；（三）、加強文章評論的質量與深度；（四）、促進創新及作品的思想性、文學性、藝術性。並以多元、尊重、包容、互助的方式參與每一次的聚會。「寫·閱·評·聚」歡迎對華文寫作有興趣的人加入，加入條件是寫一篇自我簡介、期許及個人的寫作目標。「寫·閱·評·聚」的網站是http://blog.udn.com/WREMDC

5/26第二四九回「寫·閱·評·聚」由金大俠主持，七人與會，閲評了二篇文友的創作。<期末考>生動有趣地描繪了中文學校的師生互動，文筆幽默活潑，充滿教育智慧。師生對話真實自然，特別是"Open Mouth"的機智回應，展現了課堂上的輕鬆氛圍。若能增加具體考試題目的細節，或對個別學生的反應有更深入的描寫，或使場景更加立體。<徜徉古巴：在时光中游走（七）＞描述海明威古巴的歲月，文筆優美流暢，情感真摯動人。作者巧妙地將海明威的文學創作、個人生活和古巴風情融為一體，展現了作家與這片土地的深厚情緣。若能增加一些海明威作品中的具體段落引述，或插入更多當地人的視角，或許能讓文章更具現場感和立體感。

文友們也分享了觀看Y T上寫作相關視頻的心得，<嚴歌苓：職業寫作＞講述職業寫作的訓練，文章要有畫面感、質感、觸感。看著一個物件，訓練調動起所有感官去體驗、想像，也可擴展至各種角度的寫作；職業作家必須寫什麼就像什麼，要去親身體驗。蔡淇華<說故事寫作力｜突轉與理解 - 尋找故事開始的地方＞講述說好故事的重要及其五要素。故事來自於缺口、創口，去創造衝突，衝突衍生意義，過程增加張力。文字故事要有意義，出於生活而高於生活。故事要有過程，要有張力，兩點越遠越有張力。【參與者六人：戴、韓、雷、蕭、白、張、金】

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