Chen Guangbio is well known in China for his charitable contributions to social responsibility.  Valued at an estimated fortune of over four hundred million dollars, Chen has seen to reinvesting his money in environmental issues striking against China.  In 2008, after the Sichuan earthquake that killed sixty nine thousand people and rendered an additional eighteen thousand missing, Chen contributed millions of dollars towards the relief effort.  He also actively took part in the endeavor, personally saving thirteen individuals in the aftermath.

Chen continued his charitable contributions in 2013, as he tried to tackle the heavy air pollution affecting his nation by selling canned air in Beijing and Shanghai.  The project was rather audacious, as Chen canned specifically creatively titled supplies in soda cans; some titles included ‘pristine Tibet,’ and ‘post-industrial Taiwan.’  The air was collected from revolutionary regions and bottled in the cans for approximately eighty cents a can.  In essence, Chen sought to make the point that China’s air pollution had become such a large issue, that even the thought of buying clean air from a soda can could no longer be seen as ridiculous.

According to an article recently completed by RT, Chen is now seeking to share his charitable nature with an ever further reach.  The millionaire published two advertisements this week to announce an event he will be holding on the twenty-fifth of June at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park in New York City.  The ads were placed in both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal; the content was written by Chen himself and was available in both Chinese and English.  The ad announced that one thousand poor Americans were invited to dinner, which will be covered by Chen; at the end of the evening, every attendee will also receive three hundred American dollars.

When asked for what his intention behind the dinner was, Chen acknowledged that he has met many successful and rich Chinese officials who splurge on luxury items for themselves.  On top of this already heinous spending, most of these tycoons have earned their money through products that have destroyed the environment.  Chen declares that he wishes to be different than these industry tycoons; he wants to show Americans that not all Chinese business leaders are selfish and snobbish with their acquired funds.  He also hopes this could help smooth over some strains in United States-China relations.  In the past, the United States has offered services and funds to relieve China’s suffering at the hands of natural disasters; Chen feels it is only fair if he offer to do the same.