| JANUARY WASHINGTON: FAREWELL LUNCHEON Honoring China's outgoing Ambassador to the USA and Executive Vice Minister-Designate of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Li Zhaoxing & Mme. Qin Xiaomei. (Jan. 23) WASHINGTON: FORECAST 2001 CAPITOL HILL RECEPTION. (Jan. 31) FEBRUARY WASHINGTON: FORECAST 2001 MEETINGS & LUNCHEON PROGRAM Annual winter conference with panel discussions on China's recent infrastructure investment policies, emerging business and political trends, and structuring of corporate China strategy to ensure success. Senator Richard G. Lugar delivered the keynote address, The United States and China in the Post-PNTR Environment. (Feb. 1) HOUSTON: CHINA BUSINESS 2001 Members and prospective Council members roundtable discussion on China's current business climate, new options for investing, and energy market trends. (Feb. 5) CHICAGO: CHINA BUSINESS 2001 Members and prospective Council members roundtable discussion about current business climate, new options for investing, and strategies for post-WTO China. (Feb. 6) WASHINGTON: JOINT ABA CHINA LAW COMMITTEE-USCBC BREAKFAST Dick Kahler, Caterpillar China, Ltd. (Feb. 13) WASHINGTON: ISSUES LUNCHEON Future Shock: The WTO and Political Change in China. Minxin Pei, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Hu Angang, director of the Center for China Studies at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at Tsinghua University. (Feb. 16) WASHINGTON: COUNCIL APEC WORKING GROUP MEETING Liu Fugui, CCPIT. (Feb. 21) SHANGHAI: MEETING What's Next for Waigaoqiao? Adapting to the Challenge of WTO. Discussion of Waigaoqiao's reactions to WTO, including policies the zone is expected to enact to stay ahead of competing zones, and ways in which companies can take advantage of these new policies and the advantages of WTO. (Feb. 23) MARCH WASHINGTON: LUNCHEON HONORING VICE PREMIER QIAN QICHEN Hosted jointly with the National Committee on US-China Relations, The Nixon Center, and The US-China Policy Foundation. (March 23) SHANGHAI: ROUNDTABLE WITH CORNING CEO ROGER ACKERMAN Discussion of Corning's business model in China. (March 27) APRIL WASHINGTON: WELCOME LUNCH & DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR YANG JIECHI (Apr. 3) BEIJING: CHINA OPERATIONS 2001 Annual overview of China's economic, investment and political trends. This year's plenary session focused on US-China Relations, FDI and Future Policy Development, Foreign Exchange Policy, and Preventing/Resolving Labor Disputes. (Apr. 10) SHANGHAI: BRIEFING WITH HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, DAVID DREIER Dialogue on the high-tech industry in China with a congressional delegation led by Representative Dreier (R-CA), Chairman of the influential House Rules Committee. (Apr. 10) SHANGHAI: LUNCHEON MEETING New Developments in US-China Relations. Briefing by Council President Bob Kapp on current state of US-China relations, the Bush Administration's stance on China, China's preparations for APEC, and what this all means for US businesses. (Apr. 17) WASHINGTON: ISSUES LUNCHEON Early Thoughts on the U.S.-China Agenda at the Start of a New Administration. Torkel L. Patterson, Senior Director of Asian Affairs, National Security Council. (Apr. 19) WASHINGTON: FAREWELL BREAKFAST HONORING HONG XIAODONG Outgoing Second Secretary, Commercial Section, Embassy of the PRC, and incoming member of MOFTEC's WTO services negotiating team. (Apr. 25) WASHINGTON: BRIEFING Recent Developments in US-China Relations. Roundtable discussion with Council President, Robert A. Kapp. (Apr. 26) WASHINGTON: LUNCHEON MEETING WITH LI ZIBIN, VICE CHAIRMAN, STATE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMISSION AND TOP SDPC "WESTERN DEVELOPMENT" OFFICIAL (Apr. 26). NEW YORK: FINANCIAL SERVICES MEETING Reality Check: The Current State of China's Economy & Financial Sector Reforms. Albert Keidel, President, Rock Creek Research, and former World Bank economist in Beijing. (Apr. 30) MAY WASHINGTON: LUNCHEON PROGRAM WITH WANG YANG, VICE CHAIRMAN, STATE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMISSION Tenth Five Year Plan Preparations at the SDPC. (May 1) WASHINGTON: ISSUES LUNCHEON US-China Relations and the House of Representatives: Defining Expectations for the Year 2001. James McCormick, Majority Staff Director, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, House International Relations Committee; Peter Yeo, Democratic Deputy Staff Director, House International Relations Committee. Meredith Broadbent, of the Republican staff, and Tim Reif of the Democratic staff, both of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee. (May 17) JUNE WASHINGTON: 28TH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING The program featured two panels. China Business Climate: An Update from the Region included Bruce Quinn (USTR) on China's preparations for WTO entry, Iain McDaniels (USCBC-Shanghai) on the business climate in China, and Mike Mullen (National Center for APEC) on China's customs modernization push. In the second panel, The Investment Landscape: Developments Underway and on the Horizon, Can (John) Eryaman of Lucent Technologies, Tao Jin of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Annella Heytens of Watson Wyatt Worlwide, and the Council's Shelia Melvin advised on corporate strategies concerning R&D, tax, and human resources. Assistant United States Trade Representative for China, Ambassador Jeffrey Bader, delivered the keynote speech on Prospects for US-China Relations. (June 12) WASHINGTON: CHINA BUSINESS 2001: OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HIGH-TECH SECTOR Iain McDaniels, director of the US-China Business Council's Shanghai office, discussed current business climate for information technology companies in China and new strategies for US firms in a post-WTO marketplace. (Sponsored by the USCBC in cooperation with the Northern Virginia Technology Council.) (June 13) WASHINGTON: ISSUES LUNCHEON The US-China Commercial Agenda in Context: Perspectives from the Department of Commerce. Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade, US Department of Commerce. (June 21) BEIJING: MEETING Implementation of Beijing Housing Fund and Foreign Representative Offices. Briefing by Beijing Housing Fund Management Center and the Foreign Enterprises Service Corporation (FESCO). (June 29) JULY WASHINGTON: PRESS CONFERENCE & LUNCHEON PROGRAM CELEBRATING CHINA'S NEW CDMA AGREEMENTS WITH US TELECOMMUNICATION FIRMS Participants included China Unicom, Lucent Technologies, Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Corporation, Ericsson, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Grant Aldonas. (July 2) WASHINGTON: MEETING Breakfast discussion with members of the Georgetown Law Center Chinese WTO Training Group. (July 9) WASHINGTON: MEETING WTO Briefing with Assistant USTR Jeff Bader, and Deputy Assistant USTR Christina Lund. Discussion on the status of China's WTO accession negotiations in Geneva. (July 11) WASHINGTON: ISSUES LUNCHEON Mme. Ma Xiuhong, Assistant Minister, MOFTEC. (July 18) WASHINGTON: WELCOME LUNCHEON HONORING THE HONORABLE CLARK ("SANDY") RANDT, US AMBASSADOR TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (July 19) NEW YORK CITY: SHANGHAI TRADE AND INVESTMENT PRIORITIES Luncheon meeting, co-hosted with Citibank, with Dr. Zhu Xiaoming, Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Foreign Investment Commission (SMERT) and Deputy Secretary General, Shanghai Municipality. (July 24) BEIJING: MEETING China's WTO Accession Negotiations. Robin Bordie, Economic Section of the US Embassy in Beijing. (July 25) AUGUST BEIJING: MEETING Briefing with Mr. Bian Zuyao, new Chief Customs Officer of Waigaoqiao, Mr. Jian Danian, Chief Officer of Economic & Trade Development of Waigaoqiao Administrative Committee, and Mr. Xu Feng, President, Waigaoqiao Logistics Corporation. (Aug. 10) WASHINGTON: MEETING Briefing with US Trade & Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Asia, Geoff Jackson, and Mark Dunn, TDA Country Manager for China. (Aug. 10) SHANGHAI: 8TH APEC SME MINISTERIAL AND BUSINESS FORUM (Aug. 27-30) SEPTEMBER WASHINGTON: DINNER HONORING CHINA'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, H.E. TANG JIAXUAN Cosponsored by the USCBC and the National Committee on United States-China Relations. Minister Tang's visit was a prelude to President George W. Bush's trip to China for APEC. (Sept. 20) OCTOBER WASHINGTON: USTR BRIEFING Briefing with Assistant USTR Jeffrey Bader and USTR China Team on Recent WTO China Working Party Meetings and Next Steps. (Oct. 2) SHANGHAI: 13TH APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING AND CEO SUMMIT The USCBC, as part of the US APEC Business Coalition organized, coordinated, and operated a US APEC Business Center in Shanghai, as well as a variety of briefings and meal functions to support the US business delegation to the October 18-20 APEC CEO Summit. Among the top officials addressing the Coalition-organized functions were Secretary of State Colin Powell, Deputy USTR Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Vice Minister Long Yongtu of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, WTO Director-General designate Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi of Thailand. Coalition members included National Center for APEC, Pacific Basin Economic Council-US Committee, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council-US Committee, US-ASEAN Business Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and The US-China Business Council. (Oct. 17-20) WASHINGTON: ISSUES LUNCHEON Is There a "China Threat?" And If There Is, What Are Its Policy Implications? Dr. Robert Suettinger, Mayer, Brown & Platt; and Dr. Robert Sutter, Georgetown University. (Oct. 18) BEIJING: LUNCHEON BRIEFING APEC and US-China Relations Featured Council President Robert A. Kapp. (Oct. 24) HONG KONG: LUNCHEON BRIEFING APEC and US-China Relations, and China's Commercial Climate. Featured Council Vice President John Foarde and Director of China Operations Patrick Powers. (Oct. 26) WASHINGTON: TELECOMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP China's Emerging Telecom Policies and the Longer-term Objectives of Key Policymaking Institutions in Liberalizing and Restructuring China's Telecom Market. Katharine G. Huang, former associate professor at Beijing Broadcasting Institute and current Ph.D. candidate in public policy at GWU. (Oct. 30) BEIJING: MEETING Roundtable discussion on current and future investment issues with MOFTEC Department of Foreign Investment. (Oct. 31) NOVEMBER WASHINGTON: ISSUES LUNCHEON China's Legal Preparations for WTO: Report on a Work in Progress. Christopher Parlin, partner, Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC. (Nov. 16) WASHINGTON: ROUNDTABLE ON CHINA AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY Briefing with Carl Dahlman and Jean-Eric Aubert, authors of the new World Bank report, China and the Knowledge Economy: Seizing the 21st Century. (Nov. 19) WASHINGTON: MEETING Roundtable discussion with US Department of Commerce (US DOC) China Desk Director Cheryl McQueen regarding plans for the forthcoming bilateral Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) plenary session and the desk's WTO implementation training programs in 2002. (Nov. 20) WASHINGTON: MEETING Bio-technology, Herbal Seeds, and Municipal Waste Treatment Opportunities Briefing with former PRC Embassy Science and Technology Minister Counselor Liu Zhaodong and Sino- American Information Consulting Inc. Chairman Ni Xiaopei. (Nov. 21) DECEMBER SHANGHAI-WASHINGTON: CHINA IN THE WTO: NOW WHAT? Digital videoconference presentation with WTO experts on China's pending entry to the WTO. Speakers included Robert Cassidy, Long Aldridge & Norman LLP; Mike Gadbaw, General Electric Company; Christina Lund, Office of the USTR; Karen Sutter, USCBC. Robert A. Kapp, USCBC, and Catherine Houghton, US Foreign Commercial Service, moderated the discussion. (Dec. 12) WASHINGTON: ISSUES LUNCHEON Year-End Review Session of Issues Luncheon & China on the Hill with Key Congressional Staffers. (Dec. 13) WASHINGTON: MEET-AND-GREET SESSION Meeting with PRC Embassy Commercial Affairs First Secretary Zhao Baoqing regarding his role in facilitating commercial activity between the US and China. He previously served as a PRC negotiator on agriculture issues for China's WTO accession. (Dec. 19) |
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