China Hype

We received the following emails regarding our trip.  We are kind of a big deal apparently.

Dear 2012 Heritage Tour Families,

As the 2012 Heritage Tour is the largest ever it is becoming a huge news event in China even before it begins!

We've just received notice from the CCCWA that China Central Television (CCTV), People’s Daily, Daily News and several other national Chinese news media will cover the entire trip and broadcast your journey to an audience of 1.3 billion Chinese people! 

The CCTV would like to interview some brave families and adopted children, especially those children who have achieved an amazing accomplishment in any fields.  If possible, please bring any awards, certificates, pictures, newspaper reports, or TV footage your child has received to show them off to the reporters. 

Also, CCTV would like to talk to families who adopted children with special needs.  They are interested in doing reports on children who achieve excellence despite their physical conditions (those who were adopted as a child with special needs).

In addition, CCTV would love to talk to you if your family or adopted children have been keeping regular communication with his or her orphanage.  We presume they would like to showcase the role of orphanages in supporting adopted children.

If you are interested in being interviewed, please let us know so we can forward your information to China.

Thank you!!!

CCAI Travel Team

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We have just learned that Mr. Li Liguo, the Minister of China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, wants to personally welcome all of you at the famous Great Hall of the People, the Chinese Capital Hills, in the afternoon of July 4, 2012.

Minister Li is a cabinet member of the Chinese central government and is in charge, besides many of his other national responsibilities, of China’s international adoption.  He has been a strong supporter and advocate for international adoption.  Minister Li will give each visiting adopted child a gift at the welcome ceremony.

We are very honored to have him welcome us and we hope you will enjoy this very special moment!

Sincerely,

CCAI Travel Team