Event Wrap Up

Washington

September

Issues Luncheon: China and Consumer Product Safety

Featured Nancy Nord, acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Luncheon Featuring Michael Dell

Dell, chair of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer of Dell Inc., discussed simplification and energy efficiency— the next challenges for information technology. The event, sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, was presented in partnership with the US-China Business Council (USCBC) and other organizations.

October

Roundtable Discussion on the PRC Antimonopoly Law

Featured Nathan Bush, Beijing-based associate at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Issues Luncheon: China Briefing

Featured Deputy US Trade Representative (USTR) Karan Bhatia, who debriefed USCBC members on his recent China trip, including on meetings with PRC officials on the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) and Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). He also introduced new staff members in USTR's China office.

Chicago

September

Program on Current Issues in US-China Trade

Sponsored by USCBC and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the breakfast program featured USCBC President John Frisbie and eijing-based Vice President of China Operations Robert Poole, who discussed the US-China commercial relationship.

Beijing

September

Luncheon on US-China Relations

Featured James A. Baker III, former US secretary of State (1989-92), of the Treasury (1985-88), and under secretary of Commerce (1975). Clark T. Randt, Jr., US ambassador to the People's Republic of China, delivered introductory remarks.

Financial Services Luncheon

Featured Xu Lin, director general of the National Development and Reform Commission's Fiscal and Financial Affairs Department, who explained the role of his department in fiscal and inancial policy and the structure and direction of securities and corporate bond issuance in China.

October

Luncheon on US-China Trade Relations

Featured Deputy USTR Bhatia and US Department of Commerce Acting Under Secretary for International Trade Christopher A. Padilla, who spoke on the state of US-China trade relations in the run-up to December's JCCT and SED meetings. Cosponsored by USCBC and the American Chamber of Commerce-China.