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The Sino-American Friendship Association (SAFA) is a nonprofit organization based in New York City whose stated aim is to develop cross-cultural collaboration between the United States and China. SAFA assists schools in running Chinese cultural clubs and hosting "Chinese culture weeks." SAFA also promotes
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, participates in the
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and Times Square Ball Drop, and has organized trips to mainland China for members to meet with officials of the
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. SAFA has organized trips for American mayors to China with the support of the
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. In 2012, SAFA paid for a promotional slideshow of
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on a
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during one of his visits to the United States. SAFA's honorary president is Yuan Xikun. The group's advisory board includes officials such as Bingde Zhou, former vice president of
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, and former Chinese consul general in New York Zhongwen Qu. The group garnered public attention in August 2022 following its sponsorship of a
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game that included memorabilia with the
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. SAFA subsequently stated that it is "not involved in
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work."


See also

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US–China Peoples Friendship Association The US–China Peoples Friendship Association (USCPFA) is a nonprofit educational organization whose stated aim is to develop and strengthen people-to-people diplomacy between the United States and the People's Republic of China. According to its ...
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Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) is one of the major Foreign policy of China, foreign affairs organizations of the People's Republic of China. The organization is officially termed a "people's organ ...
* Henan Association of Eastern America


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* {{China–United States relations China–United States relations Non-profit organizations based in New York City 1992 establishments in New York City United States friendship associations People's Republic of China friendship associations Chinese-American organizations