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s rare to have both a father and a brother once as President
of the United States. In this issue, we have the honor to talk to
Neil Bush, fourth son of George H. W. Bush, to learn about how
he plans to promote China-U.S. relations, his father's legacy to the
world. Read on!
1. What is your My father, from his personal The Bush family in front of the U.S. Capitol
experience experiences interacting with the
with China? Chinese throughout his long political
career in public service has always families in the
My first visit to China was in 1975 felt that China’s rise creates an U.S. history,
when my father represented China opportunity for deeper cooperation. what have you
as the “bicycling ambassador”. Our He has frequently stated that there learned about
entire family visited for 5 weeks. is no more important bilateral service?
Forty-three years ago it would relationship in the world than that
have been impossible to imagine of the United States and China. I’m extremely proud of my father
China’s rise. I’ve been back 140 and two brothers who chose to help
times and have witnessed firsthand Like any bilateral relationship others through public service. What
the explosion of freedom that is there are issues that need to be I’ve learned is that you don’t have
unprecedented in modern times and addressed, bumps in the road. to be President, governor, or First
now China is positioned to be a real Protection of intellectual property, Lady to serve. There are many ways
player in global affairs. eliminating cyber theft, and pushing individuals use their time to lift
for fair trade practices are issues their fellow man. There are many
2. Could you that we need to battle over. In the ways that corporations are working
introduce meantime, politicians in the United to impact the communities where
the China- States who are either ill informed their employees live and work.
U.S. Relations or simply manipulative, use China The Bush China U.S. Relations
Foundation to as a political punching bag spewing Foundation is one outlet for me
our readers? propaganda that creates distrust. personally to serve a greater cause.
What is its
relevance In this unstable environment,
in today’s the Bush China U.S. Relations
environment? Foundation can play a role in
finding ways to deepen the roots of
I founded the Bush China U.S. the relationship such that, when the
Relations Foundation to support winds of discord blow, the deeper
my father’s legacy commitment roots will keep the relationship on
in promoting closer ties between track. The last thing we ought to
China and the United States. do is to demonize China and turn
her into an enemy. We are more
naturally allied and ought to work
together in attacking our greatest
global challenges.
3. Having
grown up in
one of the
most famous
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of the United States. In this issue, we have the honor to talk to
Neil Bush, fourth son of George H. W. Bush, to learn about how
he plans to promote China-U.S. relations, his father's legacy to the
world. Read on!
1. What is your My father, from his personal The Bush family in front of the U.S. Capitol
experience experiences interacting with the
with China? Chinese throughout his long political
career in public service has always families in the
My first visit to China was in 1975 felt that China’s rise creates an U.S. history,
when my father represented China opportunity for deeper cooperation. what have you
as the “bicycling ambassador”. Our He has frequently stated that there learned about
entire family visited for 5 weeks. is no more important bilateral service?
Forty-three years ago it would relationship in the world than that
have been impossible to imagine of the United States and China. I’m extremely proud of my father
China’s rise. I’ve been back 140 and two brothers who chose to help
times and have witnessed firsthand Like any bilateral relationship others through public service. What
the explosion of freedom that is there are issues that need to be I’ve learned is that you don’t have
unprecedented in modern times and addressed, bumps in the road. to be President, governor, or First
now China is positioned to be a real Protection of intellectual property, Lady to serve. There are many ways
player in global affairs. eliminating cyber theft, and pushing individuals use their time to lift
for fair trade practices are issues their fellow man. There are many
2. Could you that we need to battle over. In the ways that corporations are working
introduce meantime, politicians in the United to impact the communities where
the China- States who are either ill informed their employees live and work.
U.S. Relations or simply manipulative, use China The Bush China U.S. Relations
Foundation to as a political punching bag spewing Foundation is one outlet for me
our readers? propaganda that creates distrust. personally to serve a greater cause.
What is its
relevance In this unstable environment,
in today’s the Bush China U.S. Relations
environment? Foundation can play a role in
finding ways to deepen the roots of
I founded the Bush China U.S. the relationship such that, when the
Relations Foundation to support winds of discord blow, the deeper
my father’s legacy commitment roots will keep the relationship on
in promoting closer ties between track. The last thing we ought to
China and the United States. do is to demonize China and turn
her into an enemy. We are more
naturally allied and ought to work
together in attacking our greatest
global challenges.
3. Having
grown up in
one of the
most famous
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