Treasuring the gift of life

As the star of such martial arts films as Hero, Unleashed, Lethal Weapon 4 and Romeo Must Die, Jet Li has had many cinematic close brushes with death. But it was an off-screen experience of almost losing his children during an island vacation that triggered his founding of an organization dedicated to humanitarian work.

Li recently shared his views on philanthropy and his organization and talked about his family and friends at the office of the Jet Li One Foundation, while organizing a charity drive with the Red Cross Society of China.

As part of his efforts to develop the growth of NGOs in China and beyond, the Red Cross Society Jet Li One Foundation, in partnership with the Boao Forum Asia, will hold a Global Philanthropy Forum on Nov1-2 in Beijing to address some of the key challenges facing global philanthropy.