FALL 2006
Bridging cultures
Sino-American understanding gets a boost
Sisters
The subtle beauty and engaging
hospitality of Kansas and Henan

Meet the Fuwa
The mascots of the 2008 Olympics

Weekend Warrior
Three days afoot in Shanghai

Cultural liaison 101
Another Confucius Institute opens

¡¡¡¡Welcome to the first issue of ViaMei, Two Countries, One Source.
Here at ViaMei, we are dedicated to using our paper, ink and expertise as a bridge for communication between the citizens of China and the United States ¡ª the greatest developing country in the world and the greatest developed country.
¡¡¡¡Few international relationships offer as much promise as the one between these two great peoples. If the 20th century was the American century, then we might well be viewing the dawn of the Chinese century.

¡¡¡¡From Kathleen Sebelius£¬Kansas Governor
¡¡¡¡Kansas has a special relationship with China that dates back to 1979, when we became the third state to send a delegation