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Nonprofit organization based in New York City
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."
[1] SAFA also promotes
traditional Chinese medicine ,
[2] participates in the
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
[3] and
Times Square Ball Drop ,
[4] and has organized trips to mainland China for members to meet with officials of the
United Front Work Department .
[5]
[6] SAFA has organized trips for American mayors to China with the support of the
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries .
[7] In 2012, SAFA paid for a promotional slideshow of
Xi Jinping on a
Times Square
jumbotron during one of his visits to the United States.
[8]
SAFA's honorary president is
Yuan Xikun .
[9]
[5] The group's advisory board includes officials such as Bingde Zhou, former vice president of
China News Service , and former Chinese consul general in New York Zhongwen Qu.
[5]
The group garnered public attention in August 2022 following its sponsorship of a
New York Mets game that included memorabilia with the
flag of the People's Republic of China .
[5]
[10] SAFA subsequently stated that it is "not involved in
united front work."
[11]
See also
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