Senator Dianne Feinstein, The San Francisco-Shanghai Sister City Committee and Cal-Asia San Franciso-Shanghai Sister City Committee The San Francisco-Shanghai Sister City committee (SFSSCC), in its 30th anniversary, is a goodwill organization with more than 200 cultural, business and governmental exchanges between San Francisco and Shanghai. In 1980, Senator Dianne Feinstein, then mayor of San Francisco, and Shanghai’s Mayors Wan Dao Han and Jiang Zemin started the sister city relationship. Both Feinstein and Jiang have ascended to national leadership in their respective countries, but their lasting ties continue to this day. The SFSSCC is a 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization.  All contributions are tax-exempt. Its directors are volunteers. The committee receives no government funds or taxpayer funds. Photos of Senator Dianne Frinstein with Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin Former San Francisco Mayor, current US Senator Dianne Feinstein and former Shanghai Mayor and Former President of China Jiang Zemin photo Former President of China Jiang Zemin, former Mayor Dianne Feinstein, the Honorable Dick Blum, and original committee Chairman Tom Hsieh  photo Cal-Asia  California-Asia Business Council (Cal-Asia) is one of California's leading private-sector, non-profit, international business-promotion associations. Our mission is to help California firms of all sizes develop or expand their commercial ties with the economies of Pacific Asia and India. Cal-Asia members range from some of the nation's largest multinational companies to small and medium-sized exporters, importers, manufacturers, and service companies. Industries represented range from infrastructure development to technology, and also export-import, resource development, global transportation, engineering and design, banking and finance. California-Asia Business Council (Cal-Asia) began bestowing the New Silk Road Award at Asia Night in 2003, calling attention to distinguished business and government leaders who have made outstanding contributions to California-Asia business. We have honored leaders and visionaries who have pioneered legal, technological, and financial infrastructure improvements or helped lead the way in philanthrophy, innovation, entrepreneurship. In 2005 Dianne Feinstein and husband Richard Blum in 2014 received the award.