Spring Fundraiser – Sip & Paint Chinese Style

Date: Friday May 11th 6-8PM Location: Creative Arts Center, 54 Wilson St. Brewer Maine Details: Come join us for an evening of fun, sipping teas from China, snacking on homemade dim sum, and paint the Tulips in the color you love! This is our spring fundraiser event, cost $25/person, including material, paints, tea and dim sum. You are welcome to bring your own favorite tea to share. It is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new friends. It could also make a perfect gift for Mother’s Day, either for a mother-child evening out, or wrapping the finished paint as gift to mom. Space is limited, registration is required. To register or for more information: Phone: 207-200-8168 E-mail: info@MaineChina.org

6th Chinese New Year Parade in Bangor set on Sunday Feb. 18th

Please come help us celebrate the Year of the Dog! 6th Chinese New Year Parade in Bangor will be held on Sunday Feb. 18th starting 1PM in Bangor Mall. Children will receive a red-envelope for good luck. Participation is free. Pre-registration is recommended. Registration and Line up on the day of the event begins at 12:30 PM @ Sears Court. Banners (less than 5 feet wide) to promote your business or organization are welcome. This event is non-political.

Is the Chinese economic growth fabricated/falsified?

You have to see it to believe it. In my travels through China, modest as they were, every day was a day for casting off old impressions and beliefs about China and absorbing the sights and sounds of the (in many cases) “pushing the edge of the envelope” China in front of me and all around me. Make no mistake about it—China is in it to win it. All the other nations, both developed and less developed, need to be on notice that China is not waiting for anyone else to set the pace. If you consider that China’s growth narrative is fake, then you are only deluding yourself. It is not fake—it is as real as it gets. In an ever shrinking amount of time, China is on target to pass everyone. —Roger Gilmartin (Member of MCN)