USCBC Bulletin

Event Wrapup
WASHINGTON December 2003 Brown Bag Lunch Featured Ken Davies, senior economist at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Reception and Dinner in Honor of PRC Premier Wen Jiabao (see below) January 2004 US-China Logistics Conference Planning Meeting Featured Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Levine Meeting on Intellectual Property Rights Featured Assistant US Trade Representative (USTR) James Mendenhall January Issues Luncheon Featured Everett Eissenstat, chief international trade counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Brian Pomper, international trade counsel, Democratic Staff, Senate Finance Committee; and John Foarde, staff director, Congressional-Executive Commission on China	WTO Quarterly Group Briefing Featured Charles Freeman, deputy assistant USTR for the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Mongolia Forecast 2004 (see below) February February Issues Luncheon Featured Richard C. Bush, senior fellow and director at the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies NEW YORK January China Business 2004: China Market Trends and Opportunities in Financial Services The interactive workshop featured USCBC's senior staff and New York company representatives in a discussion of China's financial services sector. Sponsored by Citigroup Inc.	MINNEAPOLIS February China Business 2004: China Market Trends and Opportunities for US Businesses Featured USCBC's senior staff and Minnesota company representatives with interest in China business trends. Sponsored by Cargill, Inc. Upcoming Events The Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement: What It Is and What It Means for US Companies Washington, DC, March 5, 2004 March Issues Luncheon Washington, DC, March 18, 2004 April Issues Luncheon Washington, DC, April 15, 2004 Biennial Gala and Annual Membership Meeting Washington, DC, June 3 and 4, 2004

Council Hosts Forecast 2004 Reception and Conference

USCBC President Robert A. Kapp and panelists at the Forecast 2004 conference.

The US-China Business Council launched its annual Forecast conference with an evening reception on January 28 that featured guests from the US government and the PRC embassy.

The conference began the next morning with a discussion on China and the global economic climate led by William Belchere of JP Morgan Chase & Co. (HK) and Pieter Bottelier of the Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Scott Kennedy of Indiana University, Fu Li of Tektronix, Inc., and Matthew McConkey of Coudert Brothers then spoke on Chinese trade associations and interest groups. Jonathan Pollack of the Naval War College and Evan Medeiros of RAND Corp. discussed China's foreign relations in 2004 and implications for US-China engagement. The luncheon program featured the Honorable James Sasser, former ambassador to the PRC and US Senator from Tennessee, and Clyde Prestowitz, president of the Economic Strategy Institute, who exchanged views on current politics. The afternoon panel, which featured Steve Monaghan of UPS and Ira Smith of Scala North America, focused on China in the global supply chain. After the last panel, member company representatives met with USCBC staff for tailored, individual strategy sessions.

(Left to right) USCBC President Robert A. Kapp, PRC Premier Wen Jiabao, and Fluor Corp. Group President, Industrial Business Unit, Robert A. McNamara.

(Left to right) Kapp, Premier Wen, America China Forum Chair Henry A. Kissinger, and National Committee on United States-China Relations President John L. Holden

PRC Premier Wen Jiabao greets the audience.

US-China Business Council members and guests.

Reception and Dinner in Honor of PRC Premier Wen Jiabao

The US-China Business Council and the National Committee on United States-China Relations in cooperation with the America-China Forum, Asia Society, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Committee of 100, Council on Foreign Relations, US Chamber of Commerce, and the United States-China Policy Foundation, hosted a reception and dinner in honor of PRC Premier Wen Jiabao in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2003. The Honorable Carla A. Hills, chair of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, presided over the event. US secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman spoke on behalf of the US government. Christopher B. Galvin, former USCBC chair and former chair and CEO of Motorola Inc., introduced the premier. After delivering unscripted remarks on his US visit and his childhood to an audience of roughly 600 guests, Wen read from his prepared speech on US-China relations and mutual cooperation. The English translation and Chinese text of Wen's speech may be viewed on the USCBC website (www.uschina.org).