Learn how the Trade War is impacting China's economy and their Military buildup.  Hear what the average Chinese citizen thinks about the trade war and their goverment.

When: Monday,
August 20th, 2018

Networking Reception
begins at 6:00pm
Dinner Program is from
6:30pm to 8:45pm

Where: Town Center City Club
222 Central Park Ave, Ste. 230
Virginia Beach Town Center

Cost: $40 for RPN Members
          $45 for Non-Members

     $360 for RPN Member VIP Reserved Table of 8
    $400 for non Member VIP Reserved Table of 8

Tables must be prepaid

Cost Includes:
salad,entree,dessert and ice tea

You can mail your check to RPN
P.O. Box 2265, Virginia Beach, VA 23450

If you want to pay by credit card: 

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You can pay with a credit card at the door: however, there will be a $5 convenience charge.

A long-time supporter of free media, Gong secretly listened to Voice of America broadcasts as a young woman growing up in China. “When I was a teenager, I always used shortwave radio to listen to VOA secretly in China. You can’t imagine; at that time, listening to ‘enemy radio’ was an offense punishable by imprisonment, but I did it anyway,” Gong says. 

During China’s Cultural Revolution, she took part in underground protests against the communist regime. Her activities led to 11 months of solitary confinement. Following her release from prison, after the Colleges and Universities were reopened in 1979, Gong was admitted to Peking University (the Harvard of China) and earned her BA and MA in history and later pursued a PhD in Sociology at Harvard University. 

“No matter what I did, I felt like an outsider in the society into which I was born. I struggled to assimilate…and made a lot of painful efforts to fit in, but nothing seemed to work,” wrote Gong in her book Born American: A Chinese Woman’s Dream of Liberty. 

Before joining VOA, she helped found Radio Free Asia’s Cantonese Service, ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2009 as a Republican and Dr. Gong is a past member of the State Board for Virginia's Community Colleges. She has authored several books, including: Born American: A Chinese Woman’s Dream of Liberty and The Cultural Revolution Cookbook, both of which include her memories of China. 

Dr. Gong is one of the foremost authorities of Economics in China. She regularly writes articles about American business in many top Chinese Newspapers. She also writes for English-language newspapers and magazines on China-issues, including the Washington Post and the International Economy. Gong is a frequent national commentator on Chinese affairs. She recently appeared on the PBS Newshour to discuss the case of a human rights campaigner who escaped from house arrest.

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Directions from the Oceanfront: 
From I-264 West take the Independence Blvd - Pembroke exit. Continue up Independence to Virginia Beach Blvd. and turn right. Continue to Central Park Ave. and turn right. The Armada Hoffler Tower Parking Garage entrance will be on your left next to California Pizza Kitchen.

City Club members and guests should take the South Elevator to the lobby. Exit to the right and turn right at the flower shop. Take this set of elevators to the 2nd floor and exit left into the Town Center City Club.