Dr. Wen Chen will speak on how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) quickly gained financial power after China joined the World Trade Organization. During the past 20 years, the Chinese government built up business ties with Hollywood and over 30 mainstream media worldwide to tell a better story about China. Hundreds of universities, including the college board, outsourced Mandarin teaching to the Chinese government. The Chinese consulates actively manipulate Chinese Americans and business owners who may steal intellectual property or influence elections. The U.S. lawmakers cannot stop at "condemning human rights abuses in China." They must take serious actions to prevent American businesses from sponsoring the CCP. We also need serious measures to protect academic and press freedom.
Dr. Chen Wen was born in China at the end of the Great Cultural Revolution where she and her family witnessed the horrific atrocities that killed two million intellectuals and destroyed traditional Chinese culture. Eventually, Wen was able to come to the U.S. for graduate school and received a doctorate in Biology at the California Institute of Technology in 2000. Because of her personal experiences living in China, she decided to be a voice for the voiceless. Since 2012, she has given hundreds of presentations to community organizations about Chinese culture, history, and human rights. Wen has been working as a member of the scientific staff for Caltech since 2000.
She has a blog: https://wenchenview.blogspot.com/
Olympia Center, Room A (1st floor)
222 Columbia St., Olympia WA
Doors open at 7 p.m., the program begins at 7:30 p.m.
To Join by Zoom Meeting go to www.olympiawac.org
OWAC is supported by Olympia Federal Savings, Thurston Economic Development Council, South Puget Sound Community College, Saint Martin’s University, The Evergreen State College, The Port of Olympia and Jordan Industrial Supply Company
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