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Event Wrap Up

WASHINGTON

March

Roundtable Discussion on Financial Reforms in China

Featured David Loevinger, minister counselor for Financial Affairs at the US Embassy in Beijing.

Luncheon Honoring Foreign Affairs Minister Yang Jiechi

(See below)

Issues Briefing on USTR & Commerce Engagement with China

Featured Assistant US Trade Representative (USTR) for China Tim Stratford and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Asia Ira Kasoff.

April

China's Responses to the Global Economic Recession

Featured David Dollar, World Bank country director for China and Mongolia.

Breakfast Discussion with PRC Commerce Minister Chen Deming

Featured Chen and a delegation of Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) officials.

Briefing on Commercial Issues in China

Featured Lisa Rigoli, commercial officer, US Embassy, Beijing.

BEIJING

March

Discussion on China's Labor Regime and Employment Law

Featured Qiu Xiaoping, Labor Relations director at the PRC Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Reception with US-China Business Council (USCBC) President John Frisbie

Frisbie gave brief remarks on current China policy developments in Washington, DC, and on USCBC's work.

SHANGHAI

March

Issues Luncheon on Shanghai's Response to the Financial Crisis

Featured Fang Xinghai, director general of the Shanghai Financial Service Office.

Briefing from USCBC President Frisbie

Frisbie discussed China-related developments in Washington, DC, and issues facing USCBC companies in China.

April

Issues Luncheon on Managing through the Downturn

Featured John Quelch, senior associate dean and marketing professor at Harvard Business School, and Pierre Cohade, Asia Pacific president of Goodyear Tire.

Issues Luncheon on Consumer and Industry Trends in the Downturn

Featured Atul Varhsneya, director, Consumer and Market Knowledge, Proctor & Gamble Asia and Greater China; and Collins Qian, partner and managing director, Boston Consulting Group Shanghai.

HEFEI, ANHUI

April

Investment Opportunities in Central China

At MOFCOM's request, USCBC led a delegation of member companies to Expo Central China 2009.

Upcoming Events

BEIJING

China Operations Conference

May 20, 2009

WASHINGTON

Issues Luncheons

May 21, 2009
June 19, 2009
July 16, 2009
36th Annual

Membership Meeting

June 2, 2009
For more information,
visit the USCBC website.

For more information on USCBC events, see www.uschina.org

Luncheon in Honor of PRC Foreign Affairs Minister Yang Jiechi

The US-China Business Council (USCBC) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) co-hosted a luncheon in honor of China's Foreign Affairs Minister Yang Jiechi, who was in Washington for meetings with officials from the US State Department and President Barack Obama. More than 100 guests attended the luncheon, including USCBC board member companies; CSIS funders, trustees, and counselors; and officials from the State Department and Office of the US Trade Representative. Yang was accompanied by PRC Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, a delegation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, and embassy representatives. Photos, video, and a transcript of Yang's remarks can be found on the USCBC website.

USCBC President Frisbie and luncheon co-host John Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, greeted Minister Yang.

USCBC President Frisbie and luncheon co-host John Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, greeted Minister Yang

 Frisbie and Ambassador Zhou

Frisbie and Ambassador Zhou
(From left to right) USCBC board member company representatives Richard Holwill of Amway and Charlie Abounader of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., CSIS Trustee Ambassador Carla Hills, Yang, CSIS Counselor and Trustee Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Harvard Distinguished Service Professor Joseph Nye.

(From left to right) USCBC board member company representatives Richard Holwill of Amway and Charlie Abounader of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., CSIS Trustee Ambassador Carla Hills, Yang, CSIS Counselor and Trustee Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Harvard Distinguished Service Professor Joseph Nye

 Yang stressed the importance of maintaining a strategic and long-term perspective and close dialogue in US-China relations.

Yang stressed the importance of maintaining a "strategic and long-term perspective" and "close dialogue" in US-China relations

Photos by sardari.com



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