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OMB NO. 1124-0002; Expires February 28, 2014 Supplemental Statement U.S. Department of Justice Washington. DC 20530 Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended For Six Month Period Ending 01/02/2013 (Insert date) I-REGISTRANT (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. Representative Office in the USA, CCPIT 6113 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 608 Arlington, Virginia 22202 2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection with the following? (a) If an individual: (1) Residence address(es) Yes • No Q (2) Citizenship Yes • No D (3) Occupation Yes • No D (b) If an organization: r~c> (1) Name YesD No (2) Ownership or control Yes D No 32". (3) Branch offices YesQ No CD (c) Explain fully all changes, if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above. CO IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3, 4, AND 5(a). 3. If you have previously filed Exhibit C1, state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period. Yes • No _ Ifyes, have you filed an amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes • No D If no. please attach the required amendment. I The Exhibit C, for which no printed form is provided, consists of a true copy ofthe charier, articles of incorporation, association, and by laws of a registrant that is an organization. (A waiver ofthe requirement to file an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division. U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530.) Formerly CRM-154 FORM NSD-2 Revised 03/11 (PAGE 2) 4. (a) Have any persons ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or similar officials ofthe registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes • NoH Ifyes, furnish the following information: Name Position Date Connection Ended (b) Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials during this 6 month reporting period? Yes • No H Ifyes. furnish the following information: Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed 5. (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in furtherance ofthe interests of any foreign principal? Yes • No __ Ifyes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered. (b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who rendered or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance ofthe interests of any foreign principal(s) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? YesQ No __ Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed (c) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their employment or connection with the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes Q No S Ifyes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Date Terminated (d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their connection with any foreign principal during this 6 month reporting period? Yes ~ No 0 Ifyes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated Have short form registration statements been filed by all ofthe persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) ofthe supplemental statement? Yes • No D If no, list names of persons who have not filed the required statement. (PAGE 3) II - FOREIGN PRINCIPAL 7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? Yes • No Ifyes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Date of Termination 8. Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s)2 during this 6 month reporting period? Yes • No Ifyes, furnish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) Date Acquired fNj o GO CD ~T3 9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8, if any, list foreign principal(s)2 whom you continued to represent during me 6 month reporting period. China Council for the Promotion of International Trade 10. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any. listed in Item 8? Exhibit A3 Yes LI No D Exhibit B4 Yes • No D If no, please attach the required exhibit. (b) Have there been any changes in the Exhibits A and B previously filed for any foreign principal whom you represented during this six month period? Yes • No [El If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? YesD No IE] If no, please attach the required amendment. 2 The term "foreign principal" includes, in addition to those defined in section 1(b) ofthe Act. an individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual. (See Rule 100(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements he files under the Act only those principals for whom he is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 ofthe Act. (See Rule 208.) 3 The Exhibit A, which is filed on Form NSD-3 (Fonnerly CRM-157) sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal. 4 The Exhibit B, which is filed on Form NSD-4 (Fonnerly CRM-155) sets fourth the information concerning the agreement or understanding between the registrant and the foreign principal. (PAGE 4) III-ACTIVITIES 11. During this 6 month reporting period, have you engaged in any activities for or rendered any services to any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8. or 9 of this statement? Yes [E No D Ifyes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services: CCPIT's Representative Office continues to act as the liaison between businesses, chambers of commerce, trade associations and organizations in China and in the U.S.A. to facilitate bilateral trade, investment, and economic cooperation, specializing in such fields as trade shows, patent and trademark applications, IPR protection, trade arbitration & business dispute settlement. 12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity5 as defined below? Yes • NoS Ifyes. identify each such foreign principal and describe in full detail all such political activity, indicating, among other things, the relations, interests and policies sought to be influenced and the means employed to achieve this purpose. If the registrant ~r arranged, sponsored or delivered speeches, lectures or radio and TV broadcasts, give details as to dates, places of delivery, ':::2, names of speakers and subject matter. <JJ -"-,. C_ CO CD CO en 13. In addition to the above described activities, if any, have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your foreign principal(s)? Yes • No __ Ifyes, describe fully. 5 The term "political activity" means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence any agency or official ofthe Government ofthe United States or any section ofthe public within the United Slates with reference to formulating, adopting or changing the domestic or foreign policies ofthe United States or with reference to political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party. (PAGE 5) IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 14(a) RECEIPTS-MONIES During this 6 month reporting period, have you received from any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal, any contributions, income or money either as compensation or otherwise? Yes H No D If no, explain why. Ifyes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.6 Date From Whom Purpose Amount July 2 China Council for the Office Operating Expenses ' 141,060.00 Promotion of International Trade Oct 10 China Council for the Office Operating Expenses 142,200.00 Promotion of International Trade 283,260.00 Total (b) RECEIPTS-FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part of a fundraising campaign7, any money on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes • No S Ifyes, have you filed an Exhibit D to your registration? Yes D No D If ves. indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. Date -~z ' ' f-o ,-n (c) RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE £** ^ During this 6 month reporting period, have you received any thing of value9 other than money from any foreign pnincipal JTJI' named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign priffcf pal? __••-. Yes • No HI __\ r|??i Ifyes, furnish the following information: --* --'-• Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose ** "~j en 6, 7 A registrant is required to file an Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value for a foreign principal, as part of a fundraising campaign. (See Rule 201(e)). 8 An Exhibit D, for which no printed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collected or received as a result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign principal. 9 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks," and the like. (PAGE 6) 15. (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MONIES During this 6 month reporting period, have you . (1) disbursed or expended monies in connection with activity on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or .9 of this statement? Yes H " No D (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes • No S If no, explain in full detail why there were no disbursements made on behalf of any foreign principal. Ifyes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies, including monies transmitted, if any, to each foreign principal. Date To Whom Purpose Amount July 2012 Employees Salaries 61511.69 Multiple landlords and parking Office and housing rentals 75,900.88 management companies through FedEx, UPS, Verizon Courier, postage, telephone/ 2,410.38 internet services Holland & Knight, FARA, Linda Legal & FARA registration fees, 7,008.10 Dodd-Major Law Offices, Staples office supplies Dec 2012 Airlines, hotels, car rental Travel 38,469.02 companies, parking Medical service institutions Health & medical care 19,248.74 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 2,955.94 Gas, parking, insurance Transportation, property taxes, 21,671.81 companies, local taxation auto insurance & maintenance authorities, auto service centers <=3 CT rn —O CO CJ1 229,176.56 Total (PAGE 7) (b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you disposed of anything of value10 other than money in furtherance of or in connection with activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes • No _ Ifyes, furnish the following information: Date Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose (c) DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS During this 6 month reporting period, have you from your own funds and on your own behalf either directly or through any other person, made any contributions of money or other things of value" in connection with an election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for political office? Yes • No H Ifyes, furnish the following information: Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event 10, 11 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks" and the like. (PAGE S V-INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS 16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to be disseminated any informational materials? Yes S No • " IfYes, go to Item 17. (b) If you answered No to Item 16(a), do you disseminate any material in connection with your registration? Yes D No D IfYes, please forward the materials disseminated during the six month period to the Registration Unit for review. 17. Identify each such foreign principal. China Council for the Promotion of International Trade 18. During this 6 month reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget or allocated a specified sum of money to finance your activities in preparing or disseminating informational materials? YesD No S Ifyes, identity each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of time. 19. During this 6 month reporting period, did your activities in preparing, disseminating or causing the dissemination of informational materials include the use of any ofthe following: D Radio or TV broadcasts D Magazine or newspaper D Motion picture films • Letters or telegrams D Advertising campaigns • Press releases . D Pamphlets or other publications • Lectures or speeches • Other (specify) Electronic Communications H Email • Website URL(s): D Social media websites URL(s): • Other (specify) 20. During this 6 month reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of the following groups: • Public officials • Newspapers • Libraries D Legislators D Editors • Educational institutions • Government agencies • Civic groups or associations • Nationality groups El Other (specify) U-S- business corporations 21. What language was used in the informational materials: H English D Other (specify) 22. Did you file with the Registration Unit, U.S. Department of Justice a copy of each item of such informational materials disseminated or caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period? Yes <—> No ^ 23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) ofthe Act? Yes • NoD 12 The term infonnational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial infonnation or matter of any kind, including that published by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Infonnational materials disseminated by an agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity in itself exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) ofthe Act. (PAGE 9 VI-EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swear(s) or affirm(s) under penalty of perjury that he/she has (they have) read the information set forth in this registration statement and the attached exhibits and that he/she is (they are) familiar with the contents thereof and that such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her (their) knowledge and belief, except that the undersigned make(s) no representation as to truth or accuracy ofthe information contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statement(s), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) (Print or type name undo; each signature or provide electronic signature ') '6 i/o 7 /2 ° ' ^ ^ £-<-^ /l< OhtAPin Xu r-o o "3S. J--*'' O __rh ~Q ' 7': CO 13 This statement shall be signed by the individual agent, if the registrant is an individual, or by a majority of those partners, officers, directors or persons perfonning similar functions, if the registrant is an organization, except that the organization can, by power of attorney, authorize one or more individuals to execute this statement on its behalf.

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