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American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC) Global Enclave Economy Think Tank BBQ

S L Date: 2025-09-05 13:20:40    

The American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC) was founded in 1960 by Mr. C.C. Chang, a world-renowned patriotic Chinese-American leader known as a "Friend of Presidents". Now over 90 years old and residing in Los Angeles, USA, Mr. C.C. Chang has built friendships with political leaders from various countries over more than 60 years, and has promoted global enclave economic cooperation for common prosperity.



The American Chinese Friendship Association (ACFA) was established in Los Angeles, California, with the approval of the U.S. government. In 2016, it was personally deployed by its founding president, C. C. Chang, he also directed the current president, Jason Lin, and the third leadership group to decide on the formal reorganization which will be renamed the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC) . ACFC adheres to the green and sustainable development concept of scientific innovation, financial investment, and industrial clusters for the development of earth's resources. It firmly believes that scientific innovation can provide efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for the protection and development of earth's resources. Financial investment provides financial support for the transformation of achievements. Industrial clusters integrate resources to serve entities. Unite the forces of governments and all sectors of society in various countries to protect, develop, and utilize earth's mineral energy and ecological resources, and help build a harmonious society of common prosperity. Founding President Zhang Zhengquan (C. C. Chang, and Jason Lin, the newly appointed President of the BBQ enclave economic think tank of the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC) , jointly appointed resident representatives to China, Russia, India, South Korea, Singapore, Mongolia, Japan, Israel, Turkey, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia.



The new leadership group of the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC) will carry on the ACFC's work for more than 60 years to promote friendly cooperation among world leaders, promote mutual learning between eastern and western cultures, and accumulate think tanks for the peaceful development of the world, actively unite the resources of scientific innovation, financial investment pipeline and ten industrial cluster Merchants Association in the world, china will set up the BBQ-Big Benefit Quality Alliance for Sustainable Global Public Welfare and business: The Enclave Economic Think Tank Alliance/Fairtheworld Club Group to focus on the harmonious development of mankind and the Earth. China is committed to the industrialization of public welfare and the application of business-based public welfare in the exploration of a new economy. It will promote a new round of global resource redistribution, a conservation-oriented green economy and an ecological civilization, and achieve a community of shared future for mankind and common prosperity for the world.



I. Background and Positioning of the Think Tank

The BBQ Global Enclave Economy Think Tank (hereinafter referred to as the "BBQ Think Tank") of the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC) is a global economic cooperation and think tank platform initiated by the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC), leveraging its international resource network and joining hands with governments, enterprises, and research institutions from multiple countries. Based on the innovative model of "enclave economy", it focuses on global port cities, resource-rich regions, and green industrial belts. Guided by the core philosophy of "resource sharing, coordinated development, and ecological priority", the think tank is committed to building a cross-border and cross-field bridge for economic cooperation to advance the implementation of global sustainable development goals.

As a core strategic platform under the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC), the BBQ Think Tank relies on the profound cooperation network established by Mr. C.C.CHANG/Zhang Zhengquan, the founding president, with political leaders from various countries, international organizations, and industry leaders. It integrates global political and business resources, academic wisdom, and capital forces. Aiming to break down regional development barriers through the "enclave economy" model, it promotes the efficient connection of natural resources, industrial capital, and green technologies, and creates an international cooperation model that combines economic and social benefits.


II. Core Purpose and Mission

Promote global regional economic coordination: With the "enclave economy" as the carrier, connect port cities and industrial parks in developed and developing countries, realize the cross-regional flow of capital, technology, and talents, and support the economic transformation and upgrading of emerging markets and resource-based regions.

Practice green and sustainable development: Focus on fields such as clean energy, ecological protection, and circular economy, promote the scientific development and peaceful utilization of global natural resources, integrate the concept of "green economy" into the entire project cycle, and achieve a win-win situation between economic growth and ecological protection.

Build a new platform for international cooperation: Break through geographical restrictions, gather forces from governments, enterprises, social organizations, and other parties through diversified cooperation mechanisms, build an innovative ecosystem of "public welfare industrialization and commercial public welfare", and promote the practice of global common prosperity goals.


III. Core Business and Innovative Models

1. Establishment of a Global Strategic Platform

International forum and summit mechanism: Regularly hold brand events such as the "World Common Prosperity Assembly & Global Enclave Cooperation Night". It invites government officials, business leaders, and experts and scholars from various countries to discuss the cooperation path of the enclave economy. It has facilitated the connection between port cities in regions such as Mongolia, Russia, and Southeast Asia with international capital, and promoted the investment planning of free economic and trade zones and green economic parks.




"Future of Mankind - Earth and Clean Water" series of initiatives: In collaboration with international organizations such as the Russian Federal Government and the Baikal Lake Protection Foundation, it launches global ecological protection and resource development projects. Focusing on issues such as clean water resource protection and carbon neutral technology application, it creates a cross-country and interdisciplinary ecological cooperation model (e.g., the development of clean water resources in Lake Baikal and the construction of an ecological product industry chain) through a trinity model of scientific research, investment, and industrial development.



2. Full-chain Project Implementation Services

EPC general contracting cooperation system: The industrial investment group under the think tank has signed memorandums of cooperation on project construction general contracting (EPC) with domestic and foreign planning, design, and construction enterprises. It provides integrated services from preliminary planning to project implementation, and has advanced the preliminary preparation of enclave economy projects such as mineral resource development, agricultural and animal husbandry industry upgrading, and tourism infrastructure construction in Mongolia, Russia, and other countries.

Scientific financial investment and industrial operation: Relying on Core Enterprises of BBQ Think Tank Members, it has built a business model of "industrial investment + capital operation + holding management". It focuses on cross-border investment in fields such as clean energy, ecological agriculture, and low-carbon technology. Through holding and managing member enterprises in multiple countries, it realizes the sustainable operation and value appreciation of projects.



3. Cross-border Resource Integration and Collaborative Innovation

Joint construction of enclave economy parks: Cooperate with governments of various countries to plan "enclave economy cooperation zones". For example, in Mongolia, it promotes the intensive development of mineral, energy, agricultural, and animal husbandry resources. Through the model of "resource development + industrial parks + green technology", it attracts international capital to participate in the local resource transformation, and at the same time provides policy preferences and supporting services for investors.

Cooperation with international think tank alliances: Join hands with global scientific research institutions and industry associations to establish the "Enclave Economy Research Alliance". It releases think tank achievements such as regional economic cooperation reports and green industry investment guides, provides professional support such as policy analysis, market research, and risk assessment for cross-border projects, and helps enterprises make scientific decisions.


IV. Outcomes and Social Value

Economic coordination and development: Promote the implementation of more than 10 countries international enclave economy cooperation zones within the next 5 years, attract over 10 billion US dollars of cross-border investment, drive the GDP growth of port cities in regions such as Mongolia, the Russian Far East, and Southeast Asia, realize the industrial diversification transformation of resource-based regions.

Ecological protection and green development: Through projects such as the ecological protection of Lake Baikal and global clean water projects, it promotes the application of renewable energy technologies and the development of ecological products (e.g., the "zero-pollution" series of environmental protection products). It is expected to reduce carbon emissions by over 10 million tons, protect millions of hectares of natural ecological areas, and set an international example of "simultaneous economic development and ecological protection".

International cooperation and public welfare integration: Through the dual drive of "public welfare + business", a part of the proceeds from enclave economy projects will be used to support global ecological protection and the development of poverty-stricken areas. The "Future of the Earth Fund" will be established under the World Common Prosperity Foundation to support the green industries in developing countries, realizing the in-depth integration of commercial value and social value.



V. Implementation Path and Cooperation Vision

The BBQ Think Tank takes "top-level design - platform establishment - project implementation - ecological operation" as the main implementation line:

Preliminary preparation: Relying on the international network of the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC), complete the connection of cooperation frameworks with governments and enterprises of various countries, and establish a project reserve database and an expert think tank team.

Platform launch: Release cooperation signals through brand forums, international signing ceremonies, and other activities to attract the strategic partners (e.g., energy enterprises, infrastructure groups, and financial institutions).

Project implementation: Take regions such as Mongolia and Lake Baikal in Russia as pilot areas, advance the signing of EPC projects and investment implementation, and form a replicable "enclave economy" cooperation model.

Ecological expansion: Through the path of "pilot experience - regional promotion - global linkage", gradually cover the areas along the key global resource regions, and finally form a global green economic cooperation network.


VI. Sincerely Inviting Global Partners

Adhering to the concept of "openness, sharing, and win-win", the BBQ Think Tank sincerely invites government agencies, multinational enterprises, investment institutions, and scientific research organizations from all over the world to cooperate and jointly participate in the planning and construction of global enclave economy projects. Whether you are an enterprise looking to explore emerging markets, a capital provider seeking green investment, or an international organization dedicated to ecological protection, you can join us through project cooperation, strategic signing, academic linkage, and other methods to jointly write a new chapter of global economic coordination and sustainable development.


Through the BBQ Global Enclave Economy Think Tank Initiative, the American Chinese Friendship Council (ACFC) is promoting the efficient allocation of global resources and green development with an innovative model, and contributing wisdom and practical strength to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.