ACFC will establish its Asia-Pacific HQ in Singapore and link up with Jordan

Amid in-depth exchanges on the situation in Gaza, bilateral cooperation and other topics, senior officials of the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC) revealed that the organization is currently exploring the intention to establish its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, based on cultural root-seeking and industrial empowerment. Taking the opportunity of King Abdullah II’s visit to Singapore, ACFC reviewed its profound friendship with two generations of Jordanian monarchs and long-term interactions with Singaporean dignitaries. It decided to participate in promoting Singapore-Jordan cooperation as a "global political ecology think tank," support the implementation of Singapore’s "Singapore+1" strategy, and carry forward the long-standing friendship between the two sides.ACFC’s ties with the Jordanian royal family span two generations: from the interactive foundation established during the reign of King Hussein I, to long-term exchanges with current King Abdullah II and Jordan’s Ambassador to the United States, as well as past interactions such as the meeting between ACFC and Singapore’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar in the United States—where ACFC coordinated support for the training of the Republic of Singapore Navy (see group photo). These experiences collectively form ACFC’s historical heritage. Looking back to 1965, when Singapore applied for membership in the United Nations, Jordan was one of its four supporting countries. This historical milestone deepens ACFC’s recognition of the preciousness of Singapore-Jordan friendship. Now, with the King’s visit to Singapore, ACFC aims to leverage its cross-regional political and business resource integration capabilities to transform this "time-honored trust" into pragmatic driving force for Singapore-Jordan cooperation.As a global political ecology think tank with 65 years of historical accumulation, ACFC’s plan to establish its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore has a core goal: building a bridge for Middle East-Asia-Pacific collaboration. On one hand, relying on its friendship with the Jordanian royal family, it will assist in connecting Middle Eastern resources. On the other hand, aligning with Singapore’s "Singapore+1" strategy, it will provide think tank support in areas such as trade cooperation, industrial empowerment, humanitarian aid (e.g., Gaza-related aid coordination), and cross-religious cultural root-seeking exchanges, continuing the traditional cooperation between Singapore and Jordan in education, investment and other fields.Currently, the establishment of ACFC’s Asia-Pacific headquarters is still in the intention and planning stage. However, its participation based on "political and business resource networks + historical friendship accumulation" has highlighted the unique value of a global political ecology think tank. In the future, ACFC plans to deeply participate in Singapore-Jordan cooperation dialogues as a think tank, injecting more cross-regional resource linkage capabilities into regional synergy development.

【ACFC Political Ecology Think Tank Meeting Review】

Group photo of King Hussein I of Jordan, King Abdullah II, Jordan’s Ambassador to the United States, Singapore’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar, and ACFC Founding Chairman C.C. Chang during their meeting in the United States (provided by ACFC).A relevant person in charge of ACFC stated: "From Jordan’s support in 1965 to the current intention of cooperation, every step of the Singapore-Jordan friendship is worthy of cherishment. ACFC hopes to take history as the foundation and the think tank as a bridge, allowing cross-regional trust to truly serve the 'Singapore+1' strategy and Singapore-Jordan cooperation—this is also the core original intention behind our plan to establish the Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore."It is reported that ACFC is conducting preliminary research on the planning of the Asia-Pacific headquarters and will gradually advance it in conjunction with the cooperation needs of Singapore and Jordan.