Event Wrapup

WASHINGTON

July

Issues Luncheon
Featured Assistant US Trade Representative for China Affairs Charles Freeman, who briefed member companies on the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) discussions.

Luncheon for PRC State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan
USCBC and the National Committee on US-China Relations co-hosted a luncheon in honor of PRC State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan. Senior PRC officials, including Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi and PRC Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong, were members of the delegation that accompanied Tang. US government officials present at the luncheon included James Keith, the acting deputy assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Tim Adams, the undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs; and Martha Newton, the acting deputy undersecretary of Labor for International Labor Affairs. Former US ambassadors to China J. Stapleton Roy and James Sasser also attended. As part of the luncheon, Tang delivered a speech to the 140 guests, during which he reviewed Chinese reform efforts and discussed US-China relations.

BEIJING

July

JCCT Breakfast Briefing
USCBC and the American Chamber of Commerce in China co-hosted a breakfast meeting featuring US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez who briefed the US business community in Beijing on the results of the JCCT meeting.

Correction
The Governor's Forum event that was listed in the last issue of the CBR was cancelled.