Advance invitations to all Council programs with distinguished speakers such as Consul General Richard Boucher, Chief Secretary Anson Chan, Ronnie Chan, Chas Freeman, Ambassador Li Daoyu, Governor Gary Locke, Senator Patty Murray, William Perry, and Lee Sands.

Opportunities at our programs to meet executives of our member companies who have a strong interest in China. As a member, you will receive discounted member rates for yourself and your guests at Council events.

Membership in the organization which acts as the premier voice in Washington State on policy issues such as permanent Most-Favored-Nation Status for China and China's accession to the World Trade Organization on commercially viable terms. Members' business interests are represented both in Beijing and Washington, D.C.

Consultation appointments with our Executive Director, Joseph Borich, on stumbling blocks your organization may be experiencing in doing business with China. Mr. Borich is serving as Executive Director after retiring from his position as Consul General in Shanghai.

Access to all Council resources:

• Serial publications such as the Economist Intelligence Unit's Business China, China Economic News, CCPIT's Trade Promotion and China's Foreign Trade, Far Eastern Economic Review's China Trade Report, etc.
• Other publications such as The China Phone Book & Business Directory, Hong Kong Trade Development Council's Enterprise, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce's Trade Directory and Membership List, etc.
• Information on other China-related organizations and research sources.
• Assistance in receiving Chinese delegations and in developing sister institution relationships with China.
• Access to trade leads and business referrals. The Council frequently hosts Chinese delegations from organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and others.
• Periodic e-mails updating our members on the quickly changing business environment in China.
• Your company's link on our frequently updated and accessed homepage: www.wscrc.org.