关于响应人民日报征集中美友好合作故事活动相关事宜的函

关于响应人民日报征集“中美友好合作故事”活动相关事宜的函

广西壮族自治区党委办公厅：

《人民日报》于2024年12月25日发布了面向海内外组织及个人征集“中美友好合作故事”的新闻，旨在围绕“跨越文化差异传承友谊信任”主题，记录中美交流感人至深的故事，展示中美友好合作美丽画卷。

为积极响应《人民日报》此次征集活动，讲好“中美友好合作故事”，美中友好促进会（American Chinese Friendship Council，简称ACFC）广西代表处计划自2025年1月1日起，在南宁举办“中美友好合作故事”人物访谈故事会现场采访视频节目，该节目将通过线上平台面向全球同步播出。

首期节目邀请牟兰女士讲述1984年，美国《国家地理》摄影记者乌林斯基（Cary Wolinsky）受四川省政府外办邀请采访四川，得到时任四川省委书记杨汝岱亲自接待并给予全面支持，届时以陈文清（现任中央政治局委员、中央书记处书记，中央政法委书记）为领导的四川省基层派出所给予极大支持。美国《国家地理》摄影记者组对刚刚拉开改革开放大幕的中国城乡真实人文、环境、经济、教育以及农民致富等进行系列摄影采访，写成长篇纪实报道——《四川：中国改革之源》（讲述人牟兰女士简介及录制内容附后）。后续节目组将持续不断的邀请世界各地与中国人民有深厚友谊的人物，讲述鲜为人知又感人至深的“中美友好合作故事”，让中美关系的“力量源泉”涌动不息。

特别将邀请世界著名纪录片制片人Yary Wolinsky（美国《国家地理》著名摄影记者乌林斯基（Cary Wolinsky）的儿子，1984年随其父全程参与了《四川 - 中国改革之源》长篇新闻报道）组团再来中国，深入广西全程拍摄记录《壮美广西 —— 少数民族走向共同富裕》的系列新闻报道。

在此，我们特向贵办公厅致函：

恳请贵党委政府协助通知广西各大媒体记者积极响应并参与此次活动。“中美友好合作故事”人物访谈故事会的举办，旨在深入挖掘和传播中美友好合作故事，促进两国文化交流与相互理解。广西各大媒体的积极参与，将有助于扩大活动影响力，吸引更多民众关注中美友好交流，为《人民日报》的征集活动提供丰富素材，推动中美友好合作事业持续发展。

特此致函，期待贵办公厅的支持与协助。

美中友好促进会 (ACFC)

AMERICAN CHINESE FRIENDSHIP COUNCIL

www.acfcgroup.com

2024年12月31日

录制时间定于2025年1月1日晚9:00点，地点为广西南宁市金凯路112号

联系人覃忠阳，电话18677158010。

附：讲述人牟兰女士及录制内容

牟兰忆《丝绸 — 纺织皇后》、《四川：中国改革之源》

牟兰女士，现居中国上海，是美国石桥集团（Albright Stonebridge Group）高级顾问。2001年至2012年期间担任纽约和新泽西港务局在中国的首席代表，在美国各州驻华协会（The Council of American States in China，简称CASIC）担任多个领导职务，包括该组织的执行秘书。牟兰女士几十年来致力于拓展与中国地方政府、机构和国有企业的关系，在中美交流合作方面有着丰富的经验和广泛的人脉资源，为加强中美省、市级合作做出了积极贡献。

1982年初牟兰大学毕业进入中国丝绸公司工作，不久便接到任务负责接待美国《国家地理》杂志摄制组一行，拍摄中国丝绸故事。当时的美国《国家地理》摄影记者乌林斯基（Cary Wolinsky）和夫人芭芭拉带着半岁大的婴儿雅瑞（Yary)来中国釆访，牟兰担任英文翻译陪同他们访问了北京、上海、杭州、苏州、镇江、南京、丹东等丝绸产地，对丝绸的历史、栽桑、养蚕、剿丝、刺绣等做了全面采访报道，形成《读者文摘》（Reader Digest)，《丝绸--纺织品皇后》（Silk-the Queen of Textiles)专题故事，为当代中国的新丝绸之路向海外传播书写了光彩夺目的一笔。

1984年，美国《国家地理》摄影记者乌林斯基（Cary Wolinsky）受四川省政府外办邀请采访四川，得到时任四川省委书记杨汝岱亲自接待并给予全面支持。牟兰女士协助他们深入四川各地采访，届时以陈文清（现任中央政治局委员、中央书记处书记，中央政法委书记）为领导的四川省基层派出所给予极大支持。美国《国家地理》摄影记者组对刚刚拉开改革开放大幕的中国城乡真实人文、环境、经济、教育以及农民致富等进行系列摄影采访，写成长篇纪实报道——《四川：中国改革之源》。1985年9月，美国《国家地理》杂志封面和整期杂志全文报道。这是全世界首次通过世界权威媒体正面了解中国实行改革开放政策的真实准确情况的专版报道。此报道正面影响了美国政府对中国改革开放的客观了解和政策制定，为后来的中国经济腾飞产生了深远影响。

《四川：中国改革之源》（Sichuan: Where China Changes Course) 全方位介绍农业大省四川改革与开放的新气象。该期封面选用了一张四川养猪专业户的家庭合影，画面人物喜气洋洋，充满了对未来走上致富之路的期盼。

美国《国家地理》由美国国家地理协会主办，是世界上最广为人知的一本综合期刊，读者遍及全球。其内容涵盖自然、社会、历史、人文及异域风情，印刷和图片的精益求精也为读者所称道，是世界各地新闻摄影记者们梦想发布自己摄影作品的刊物。

美国《国家地理》慧眼独具，所辟《四川：中国改革之源》专版，及时让西方世界了解到当时中国正在发生的巨变，已成为那年月的一个中国经典瞬间，永远载入史册。

Letter on Matters Related to the Response to the People's Daily's Campaign for Soliciting "Stories of China-US Friendly Cooperation"
General Office of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee:
On December 25, 2024, People's Daily released the news of soliciting "Stories of China-US Friendly Cooperation" from organizations and individuals at home and abroad, aiming to record the deeply moving stories of China-US exchanges and display the beautiful picture of China-US friendly cooperation around the theme of "Crossing Cultural Differences and Inheriting Friendship and Trust".
In order to actively respond to this solicitation activity of People's Daily and tell the "Stories of China-US Friendly Cooperation" well, the Guangxi Representative Office of the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC for short) plans to hold a live interview video program of the "Stories of China-US Friendly Cooperation" character interview story meeting in Nanning starting from January 1, 2025. This program will be broadcast simultaneously worldwide through the online platform.
The first episode of the program invites Ms. Mu Lan to tell the story that in 1984, Cary Wolinsky, a photographer from National Geographic of the United States, was invited by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Sichuan Provincial Government to interview Sichuan and received personal reception and full support from Yang Rudai, the then secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee. At that time, the grassroots police stations in Sichuan Province led by Chen Wenqing (the current member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, and the secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission) gave great support. The photography team of National Geographic of the United States conducted a series of photographic interviews on the real humanities, environment, economy, education and farmers' prosperity in China's urban and rural areas just at the beginning of the reform and opening up, and wrote a long documentary report - "Sichuan: The Source of China's Reform" (the profile of the narrator Ms. Mu Lan and the recording content are attached). In the follow-up, the program team will continuously invite people from all over the world who have deep friendship with the Chinese people to tell the little-known and deeply moving "Stories of China-US Friendly Cooperation" and make the "source of strength" of China-US relations flow continuously.
Especially, Yary Wolinsky, the world-famous documentary producer (the son of Cary Wolinsky, the famous photographer of National Geographic of the United States, who participated in the long news report "Sichuan - The Source of China's Reform" with his father in 1984), will be invited to lead a team to come to China again to conduct in-depth filming and recording of the series of news reports "Magnificent Guangxi - Minorities Moving towards Common Prosperity" in Guangxi.
Hereby, we hereby send this letter to your office:
We earnestly request that your Party committee and government assist in notifying the journalists of major media in Guangxi to actively respond to and participate in this activity. The holding of the "Stories of China-US Friendly Cooperation" character interview story meeting aims to deeply explore and spread the stories of China-US friendly cooperation and promote cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between the two countries. The active participation of major media in Guangxi will help expand the influence of the activity, attract more people to pay attention to China-US friendly exchanges, provide rich materials for the solicitation activity of People's Daily, and promote the continuous development of China-US friendly cooperation.
We hereby send this letter and look forward to the support and assistance of your office.

Appendix: Ms. Mu Lan, the Narrator, and the Recording Content
Ms. Mu Lan Remembers "Silk - The Queen of Textiles" and "Sichuan: The Source of China's Reform"
Ms. Mu Lan, currently residing in Shanghai, China, is a senior advisor to the Albright Stonebridge Group of the United States. From 2001 to 2012, she served as the chief representative of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in China and held several leadership positions in The Council of American States in China (CASIC), including the organization's executive secretary. For decades, Ms. Mu Lan has been committed to expanding relationships with Chinese local governments, institutions, and state - owned enterprises. She has rich experience and extensive connections in China - US exchanges and cooperation, and has made positive contributions to strengthening provincial and municipal cooperation between China and the US.

In early 1982, after graduating from university, Mu Lan started working at the China National Silk Corporation. Before long, she was assigned the task of receiving a film crew from National Geographic magazine of the United States to shoot stories about Chinese silk. At that time, Cary Wolinsky, a photographer from National Geographic, and his wife Barbara came to China for an interview with their half - year - old baby Yary. Mu Lan served as an English interpreter and accompanied them to visit silk - producing areas such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, and Dandong. They conducted comprehensive interviews and reports on the history of silk, mulberry planting, silkworm raising, silk reeling, embroidery, etc., which formed special stories in Reader's Digest and "Silk - the Queen of Textiles", adding a glorious chapter to the overseas dissemination of the contemporary Chinese New Silk Road.
In 1984, Cary Wolinsky, a photographer from National Geographic of the United States, was invited by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Sichuan Provincial Government to interview Sichuan. He received personal reception and full support from Yang Rudai, the then secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee. Ms. Mu Lan assisted them in conducting in - depth interviews in various places in Sichuan. At that time, the grassroots police stations in Sichuan Province led by Chen Wenqing (the current member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, secretary of the Central Secretariat, and secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission) provided great support. The photography team of National Geographic of the United States conducted a series of photographic interviews on the real humanities, environment, economy, education, and farmers' prosperity in China's urban and rural areas that had just embarked on the journey of reform and opening up, and wrote a long documentary report - "Sichuan: The Source of China's Reform". In September 1985, the cover and the full - text of the entire issue of National Geographic magazine in the United States reported on this. This was the first special report through a world - renowned media for the world to have a positive, true, and accurate understanding of China's reform and opening - up policy. This report had a positive impact on the US government's objective understanding of China's reform and opening up and its policy - making, and had a profound impact on China's subsequent economic take - off.

"Sichuan: Where China Changes Course" comprehensively introduced the new atmosphere of reform and opening up in Sichuan, a major agricultural province. The cover of this issue featured a family photo of a pig - raising specialized household in Sichuan. The people in the picture beamed with joy, full of anticipation for embarking on the road to prosperity in the future.
National Geographic, sponsored by the National Geographic Society of the United States, is one of the most well - known comprehensive periodicals in the world, with readers all over the globe. Its content covers nature, society, history, humanities, and exotic customs. The meticulousness in printing and the excellence of its pictures are also highly praised by readers. It is a publication that news photographers from all over the world dream of publishing their photographic works in.
With its unique vision, the special issue "Sichuan: Where China Changes Course" in National Geographic promptly enabled the Western world to understand the huge changes taking place in China at that time. This has become a classic Chinese moment of that era and will be forever inscribed in history.