2000 Meetings and Events

US-China Business Council Programs

2000 Meetings and Events

JANUARY

Beijing: Meeting
WTO, IPR and USTR. Assistant US Trade Representative Joseph Papovich. (Jan. 19)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
Congressional Prospects for Permanent NTR and the Business Issues entailed in the PNTR Effort. Featured Ira Wolf, Senior Advisor for International Trade Policy to Senator Max Baucus, and former Assistant US Trade Representative for China and Japan. (Jan. 20)

Washington: FORECAST 2000 Meeting
Annual winter conference to assess China's current and expected investment, economic and political trends including WTO accession. US Secretary of Commerce, William Daley, and Principal Administration Coordinator for the Campaign to Approve Permanent NTR, was the keynote luncheon speaker. (Jan. 26)

New York: Financial Services Meeting
The Health of China's Capital Markets: A Discussion with Andrew L.T. Sheng. Chairman, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. (Jan. 27)

Washington: Meeting
New Encryption Registration Requirements in China. Roundtable discussion with Patrick Powers, Director of the Council's China Operations. (Jan. 27)

Boston: CHINA BUSINESS 2000: Trends And Market Opportunities
Featured Sheila Melvin, Director, Shanghai Office, USCBC, and Patrick Powers, Director, China Operations, USCBC's Beijing Office. Topics: Reactions to the WTO in China: The Current Business Climate; China in the WTO: New US Company Strategies. (Jan. 28)

San Francisco: CHINA BUSINESS 2000: Trends And Market Opportunities
Speakers addressed Reactions to the WTO in China: The Current Business Climate; China in the WTO: New US Company Strategies. (Jan. 31)

February

Santa Clara: CHINA BUSINESS 2000:
Trends And Market Opportunities. (Presented in cooperation with the Semiconductor Industry Association - SIA). Speakers discussed Prospects for US Companies in ChinaÍs IT Economy: Challenges and Opportunities; IT Company Strategies in China: The View from Beijing. (Feb. 1)

Washington: Legal Interest Group Meeting
Commercial Arbitration in the People's Republic of China: Problems, Practice, and Perspectives. Featured speakers: James Zimmerman, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Beijing; Morton Holbrook, Fellow, Council for Foreign Relations. Event co-hosted with the American Bar Association's China Law Committee. (Feb. 9)

Washington: Oil and Gas Industry Meeting
PRC WTO Oil and Gas Commitments. Christina Lund, Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative. (Feb. 9)

Washington: Meeting
Japanese Corporate Strategy in China with Mr. Susumu Kitazawa, NEC Corporation, Tokyo. (Feb. 10)

Washington: Meeting
Debriefing and discussion with Representative Matt Salmon of Arizona following his visit to China. (Feb. 15)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
China and the 2000 US Presidential Campaign: Implications for Business. Featured Steven Mufson of The Washington Post. (Feb. 17)

Washington: Luncheon Meeting with Vice Minister Sun Zhenyu
VM Sun-led MOFTEC delegation to discuss PNTR with Members of Congress and the business community. (Feb. 29)

March

Washington: Sectoral Briefing
For Members of Congress and Congressional Staffers. Speakers from FedEx Corporation, UPS, and Caterpillar addressed the Transportation and Distribution Services in the China WTO Accession Agreement. (Mar. 7)

Washington: Capitol Hill Reception
For Members of Congress, Congressional staffers, members of the USCBC and Business Coalition for US-China Trade. (Mar. 8)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
Minister Counselor He Yafei, senior Chinese embassy official responsible for direct oversight of the embassy's Congressional affairs. (Mar. 16)

April

Washington: Meeting
Chen Shui-Bian's Presidency: Likely Developments in Cross-Strait Relations. Andrew Nien-Dzu Yang, Secretary General, Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies, Taipei. (Apr. 3)

Washington: Meeting
Visiting PRC Delegation from the Unirule Institute of Economics. (Apr. 6)

Washington: Meeting
Agricultural Economist Frederick Crook discussed China's Rural Sector, WTO Accession, and Implications for US Business. (Apr. 7)

Washington: Reception & Luncheon Meeting
In honor of Bo Xilai, Mayor of Dalian Municipality and delegation. (Apr. 10)

Hong Kong: Breakfast Meeting
The Campaign for PNTR: A View from Washington. John J. Foarde, III, vice president, USCBC. (Apr. 14)

Washington: Meeting with PRC's State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Joint meeting of the USCBC and the Woodrow Wilson Center's Working Group on Environment in US-China Relations with Mr. Zhang Qingfeng. (Apr. 14)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
Recent Developments in Taiwan Politics: Implications for American Policy in the Region. Dr. Richard Bush, Director, American Institute in Taiwan. (Apr. 20)

May

Washington: Issues Luncheon
What If We Win in the House? Perspectives on PNTR in the US Senate. Nao Matsukata, office of Sen. Joe Lieberman; Ira Wolf, office of Sen. Max Baucus; Ben McMakin, office of Sen. Patty Murray; Faryar Shirzad, Republican Staff, Senate Finance Committee. (May 18)

Washington: Meeting
Re-thinking Investment Strategies in China. Jean-Christophe Iseux, director of China Policy Studies RPRC at Oxford University and special adviser to the PRC government. (May 19)

June

Washington: Roundtable Discussion
Council's Advocacy in Beijing: The Encryption Case. Iain McDaniels, Deputy Director of the Council's China Operations. (Jun. 1)

Washington: Biennial Gala 2000
The US-China Business Council's biennial gala drew over 400 guests from the corporate, public and academic sectors. A special recognition was given to the Honorable Charlene Barshefsky, United States Trade Representative, for her outstanding contributions to US-China relations. The Culture and Civilization of China program of Yale University Press and the China International Publishing Group made a special presentation. (Jun. 1)

Washington: 27TH Annual Membership Meeting
The conference focused on China's implementation of its WTO commitments, the foreign investment and economic outlook in China, and the realities of E-business. Donald M. Phillips, Assistant US Trade Representative for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mongolia, delivered the keynote address: China's Upcoming APEC Chairmanship: Opportunities for Progress. (Jun. 2)

Beijing: Luncheon Meeting
One Country, Three Systems Plusƒ:The Search for a New Formula for the China-Taiwan Impasse. Willem Van Kemenade, journalist, author, and consultant. (Jun. 5)

Washington: Luncheon Meeting
Commercial and Economic Reform in China. Shao Bingren, Vice Minister of China's State Council Office for Restructuring the Economic System. (Jun. 6)

Washington: Roundtable Discussion
China's Environmental Strategies. Qian Yi, Professor at Qinghua University, Beijing. (Jun. 7)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
China in the WTO: Next Steps for US Business. Thomas Lee Boam, incoming head of the US and Foreign Commercial Services, US Embassy in Beijing. (Jun. 15)

Beijing: China Operations 2000
Annual overview of China's economic, investment and political trends. This year's plenary session focused on China's WTO Implementation and Implications; and Development of China's Western Regions. Workshop speakers addressed: Trends in HR Compensation; SOE Reform & Debt for Equity Swaps; New PRC Distribution Models/Outsourcing; Investing in China under the WTO Environment. (Jun. 20-21)

Shanghai: Special Member Lunch
The Post-PNTR World Order: What it Means For US-China Relations and Your China Business. Robert A. Kapp, President, USCBC. (Jun. 26)

July

Washington: Issues Luncheon
Making US China Policy: A State Department Perspective. Stephen A. Schlaikjer, Director of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, US Department of State. (Jul. 20)

August

Washington: Roundtable Discussion
PRC Pharmaceutical Industry. Jeremy Gordon, Qi Bao, and David Lie, China Concept Consulting. (Aug. 23)

Shanghai: Issues Luncheon
Guanxi and Beyond: Building a Sustainable and Effective Government Relations Policy. Jean-Christophe Iseux, Director of China Policy Studies RPRC at Oxford University and adviser to the government. (Aug. 29)

September

New York City: Luncheon Honoring His Excellency Jiang Zemin, President, People's Republic of China.
Jointly hosted by the US-China Business Council and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and in cooperation with the Asia Society, Committee of 100, Council on Foreign Relations, and U.S.-China Policy Foundation. (Sept. 8)

Washington: Luncheon Meeting
Hong Kong: Environmental Challenges in a Region of Rapid Growth. Lily Yam, Secretary for the Environment and Food in the Hong Kong Government. ( Sept. 14)

Washington: Export Controls Roundtable
Current Trends and Issues Related to US Advance Technology Exports to China and US Industry Compliance with US Export-licensing Requirements. Richard T. Cupitt, Associate Director and Washington Liaison, University of Georgia's Center for International Trade and Security. (Sept. 20)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
China's Internal Politics: Leadership Dynamics and Their Effect on US-China Relations. Kenneth Jarrett, Director of Asian Affairs, National Security Council. (Sept. 21)

Washington: Roundtable Discussion
Impact of WTO Liberalization and Globalization on China's Collective (Non-State) Sector. Delegation of Chinese economists led by Feng Kexu, Senior Advisor for Economic Affairs and Member, Standing Committee, China People's Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC). (Sept. 22)

Washington: Luncheon Meeting
Zeng Peiyan, Minister, State Development Planning Commission (SDPC) and Senior SDPC Delegation. (Sept. 25)

Beijing: Issues Luncheon
How Foreign Business Can Deal Efficiently with the Government, Party, and Army. Jean-Christophe Iseux, Director of China Policy Studies RPRC at Oxford University and adviser to the government. (Sept. 26)

October

Washington: Issues Luncheon
WTO Commitments and National Legislation: How China Plans to/Should Revise its Investment Regulations. Howard Chao, Esq., Partner in charge of O'Melveny & Myers's China Practice. (Oct. 19)

Washington: Luncheon
Honoring Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi. (Oct. 23)

Washington: Reception
Honoring PRC Minister of Finance Xiang Huaicheng and PRC Delegation to the US-China Joint Economic Committee and Financial Dialogue as well as Senior official from the US Department of the Treasury. (Oct. 26)

November

Washington: Issues Luncheon
The 2000 Election: Implications for US Foreign Policy, East Asian Policy, and China Policy. Robert L. Suettinger, Brookings Institution, Douglas Paal, Asia Pacific Policy Center, and Ted Posner, Office of Congressman Sander Levin (D-MI). (Nov. 16)

Shanghai: Issues Luncheon
Election 2000: Now What? New President, New Congress, New Relationship. Robert A. Kapp, President, USCBC. (Nov. 17)

Washington: WTO Briefing
Status of China's WTO Accession Negotiations in Geneva.. Don Phillips, Assistant US Trade Representative (USTR) for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mongolia. (Nov. 28)

December

Washington: Sinochem Dinner
Reception and dinner in honor of Mr. Liu Deshu, President and CEO of Sinochem and Sinochem delegation members. (Dec. 6)

Washington: Roundtable Discussion
BAX's Compliance Work in China and Implications for Future Licensing. Amanda DeBusk, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Export Administration (BXA), U.S. Department of Commerce. (Dec. 7)

Washington: Meeting with TEDA
New Opportunities for Foreign Investors in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA). Discussion with Visiting Delegation from TEDA. (Dec. 11)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
Getting the New White House on Track with China Policy. David M. Lampton, George and Sadie Hyman Professor and Director of China Studies at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Director of Chinese Studies at The Nixon Center in Washington, DC. (Dec. 14)

Hong Kong: Briefing
Post-Election and China's WTO Accession: Transition Periods in the USA and PRC. Council President, Robert A. Kapp. (Dec. 15)

Last Updated: 11-Jan-01