USCBC Co-Hosts Dinner in Honor of PRC President Hu Jintao

The US-China Business Council (USCBC), National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR), US Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations jointly hosted a reception and dinner in honor of PRC President Hu Jintao and the PRC ministerial delegation in Washington, DC, on April 20. Michael L. Eskew, USCBC chair and UPS chairman and CEO, welcomed Hu and led the toast. Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, introduced US Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, who greeted Hu on behalf of the US government. Henry A. Kissinger, chair of the America-China Forum and chair of Kissinger Associates, Inc., introduced the PRC president. After Hu delivered an address on bilateral relations, Carla A. Hills, chair and CEO of Hills & Co. and chair of NCUSCR, moderated a question-and-answer session. More than 900 members of the business, academic, and civic communities attended the dinner.

Former US Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Alexander Haig; PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of Protocol Luo Linquan (center)

Chair of the America-China Forum and Kissinger Associates, Inc. Henry A. Kissinger; Hu; then-USCBC Chair and Chairman and CEO of UPS Michael Eskew; Chao; PRC National Development and Reform Commission Minister Ma Kai

USCBC Hosts China Operations Conference in Beijing

USCBC's Beijing China Operations 2006 conference, held on April 26, began with a morning discussion on China's economy led by Huang Yiping, managing director and head of Asia-Pacific Economic and Market Analysis, Citigroup Inc. Ted Kassinger, partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP (OMM), and former deputy secretary of Commerce, and Patrick Norton, partner, OMM, and former managing partner of OMM's Beijing office, spoke on US-China trade policy developments. Steve Maloy, general counsel, General Electric Asia-Pacific, discussed China's new Company Law. Lu Yun, deputy director general of International Taxation, State Administration of Taxation, spoke on the outlook for tax reform in China. Wang Xin, director of Policy Research, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, delivered the luncheon address on China's financial system.

In the afternoon, Anthea Wong, partner, China Tax and Business Advisory Service, PricewaterhouseCoopers, discussed the implementation of distribution rights in China.

A panel on the draft PRC Antimonopoly Law, draft Labor Contract Law, and intellectual property rights in China featured Lester Ross, partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP; Hugh Scogin, partner, Coudert Brothers LLP; and Joe Simone, partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP. Patrick Horgan, managing director, APCO China, moderated the panel. A panel on managing government relations in China featured Chris Watkins, managing director, MRI Worldwide China Group; Steve Okun, vice president for Public Affairs, UPS; and She Duanzhi, director, Government Relations, United Technologies Corp. Bill Beddow, director, Government Relations and Corporate Affairs, Caterpillar Inc., moderated the second panel.

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