Event Wrapup

WASHINGTON

September

Issues Luncheon
Featured Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Tim Adams, who discussed China's exchange rate reforms.

Roundtable Discussion on Key China Trade Issues
Featured Ira Belkin, senior trade compliance officer with the US Department of Commerce.

October

Issues Luncheon
Featured Coordinator of International Intellectual Property Enforcement Chris Israel, who briefed members on the administration's newest initiative to increase IPR enforcement in China.

BEIJING

October

Luncheon on Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China
Jointly sponsored by USCBC, the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, the luncheon featured James L. McGregor, author of One Billion Customers (see Book Reviews).

SHANGHAI

August

Luncheon on Best Practices: Selling to China
Featured Paul French of AccessAsia and Pablo Van of Caterpillar China.

September

Luncheon on Best Practices: Establishing Shared Service Centers in China
Featured Rongxiang Chen, the managing director of BearingPoint China.

October

China Operations Conference
Featured experts from business and government discussing distribution, human resources, China's economy, and US-China relations, as well as best-practice sessions on cash management, customs compliance, and transfer pricing.

SEATTLE AND MINNEAPOLIS

September

Roundtable Seminars on Investment Trends and China Trade Politics
Featured then-USCBC Chief Representative in Shanghai, Iain McDaniels, and Washington, DC-based USCBC Vice President Erin Ennis.

Correction
In light of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Presidents George W. Bush and Hu Jintao agreed to postpone President Hu's visit to the United States, originally scheduled for September. The dinner in his honor, which was listed in the previous issue of the CBR, thus was postponed.