Washington: Roundtable Discussion
Patent Protection of Biotechnologies
PRC State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) delegation members. (April 11)

Washington: Meeting
WTO & China’s Private Sector
Professor Cao Siyuan, Founder, Director, and Senior Economist of the Beijing Siyuan Research Center for the Social Sciences. (April 16)

Beijing: Luncheon Speech
US-China Trade Relations After WTO
US Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans
Hosted by the US-China Business Council and AmCham Beijing.
(April 22)

Beijing: Seminar
Building a Great Beijing for 2008 Olympic Infrastructure Development
Hosted by the US-China Business Council, the US Commercial Service, American Embassy–Beijing, and AmCham.
(April 22)

Washington: Luncheon
PRC Leadership Succession
David Lampton, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. (April 25)

Washington: Roundtable Discussion
Minority and Social Unrest in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: Implications for US Business
Dru Gladney, Professor of Asian Studies and Anthropology, University of Hawaii. (April 30)


MAY

Washington: Dinner Honoring Vice President Hu Jintao
Hosted by the National Committee on US-China Relations in cooperation with the US-China Business Council, America-China Forum, Asia Society, Committee of 100, Council on Foreign Relations, United States Chamber of Commerce, and US-China Policy Foundation. Over 600 public and private sector leaders attended. (May 1)

Washington: First Tuesday Forum
Michael Swaine, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and David M. Lampton, Director of the China Program, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS.
(May 7)

Beijing: Meeting
Briefing on Vice President Hu Jintao’s visit to the USA
US Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr.
(May 13)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
Discussion on Recent Congressional Staff Trip to China
Grant Aldonas, Undersecretary for International Trade, US Department of Commerce, and congressional staff members. (May 16)

Washington: Workshop on China’s Chemical Sector
Sigmund Floyd, President of Valushar and former General Manager of Rohm & Haas joint venture in Shanghai. (May 16)

Beijing: Meeting
Upcoming Foreign Exchange Regulations
Chao Liqun, Vice Division Chief, Regulations Division, State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE). (May 30)


JUNE

Washington: First Tuesday Forum
James Mulvenon, Deputy Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Policy, RAND, and James Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies. (June 4)

Washington: Biennial Gala 2002
With over 350 guests in attendance, including corporate executives, academics, and US and Chinese public officials, the Gala this year honored Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative David Dreier for their distinguished congressional service. The dinner program also featured remarks by Zeng Jianhui, Chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Foreign Affairs Committee and NPC China-US Inter-Parliamentary Exchange. (June 5)

Washington: 29th Annual Membership Meeting
Panel discussions at the conference focused on the current business climate and WTO opportunities in China, including an overview of the 2008 Olympics commercial opportunities. US Secretary of Commerce Don Evans delivered the keynote address, Sharing the Dream: Making Free Trade Work for America and China.
(June 6)

Washington: Quarterly WTO Working Group Briefing
USTR’s WTO Compliance Work with China
Charles Freeman, Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative for China, and USTR colleagues. (June 12)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
The HIV/AIDS Crisis in China: Considerations for US Companies
Bates Gill, Senior Fellow in Foreign Studies and Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings Institution and Amar Bhat, Director, Asia and Pacific, Office of Global Health Affairs, US Department of Health and Human Services. (June 20)

Beijing: Luncheon
Current Trends in China
Sidney Rittenberg, Sr., President, Rittenberg
Associates, Inc. and visiting professor of Asian Studies, Pacific Lutheran University. (June 25)


JULY

Washington: Roundtable Discussion
Qinghai Province Delegation, led by Provincial Governor Zhao Leji, discussed investment opportunities. (July 2)

Beijing: Luncheon
Current Challenges Facing China’s Leadership
Kenneth Lieberthal, Professor of Political Science and Business Administration at the University of Michigan, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council during the Clinton Administration. (July 8)

Washington: First Tuesday Forum
Joseph Prueher, former US Ambassador to China. (July 9)

Shanghai: Luncheon
China’s Future: What’s Next for China and for US-China Relations
Harry Harding, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. (July 17)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
A Conversation with Lan Lijun, Newly Arrived Minister of the PRC Embassy
(July 17)

Washington: Breakfast Meeting
Introduction to the US Department of Commerce’s New Market Access and Compliance Office
Sharon Mann, Director, Market Access and Compliance in US Department of Commerce New Trade Facilitation Office in Beijing. (July 18)

Washington: Breakfast Meeting
Industry Briefing on Market Access and Compliance
William Lash, Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance, US Department of Commerce. (July 25)


AUGUST

Beijing: Luncheon
David Pumphrey, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy Cooperation. (Aug. 1)

Beijing: Meeting
US Visa Issues (Aug. 8)

Shanghai: Meeting
WTO Implementation in China
Hosted by the US-China Business Council and the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
Roundtable discussion for US business leaders to express opinions on China’s implementation of its WTO agreements.
(Aug. 28 and Aug. 30)


SEPTEMBER

Washington: Reception
Reception honoring PRC Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng, US Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill, and delegates to the Bilateral Financial Dialogue and the US-China Joint Economic Committee (JEC). (Sep.9)

Washington: Luncheon
Olympics-Related Energy Projects Discussion
Mme. Lin Wenyi, Beijing Vice-Mayor. (Sep. 10)

Washington: Dinner Meeting
Dinner Meeting with PRC Delegation of Senior Intellectual Property Rights Judges.
(Sep. 13)

Beijing: Luncheon
The China Dream—Can It Ever Come True?
Joe Studwell, founder of the China Economic Quarterly and author of The China Dream: the Elusive Quest for the Greatest Untapped Market on Earth.
(Sep. 16)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
Does China Face a Governance Crisis?
Hosted by the US-China Business Council and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Panel: Minxin Pei, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment; Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; and Robert Kapp, President, the US-China Business Council. (Sep. 19)

Beijing: Breakfast Meeting
Philip Bond, Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Commerce. (Sep. 24)


OCTOBER

Washington: First Tuesday Forum
David Shambaugh, Director, China Policy Program, and Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Elliott School of International Studies, George Washington University. (Oct. 1)

Washington: Quarterly WTO Working Group Briefing
Wendy Cutler, Assistant US Trade Representative, North Asia and Charles Freeman, Deputy Assistant USTR for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia. (Oct. 3)

Shanghai: Luncheon
Political Challenges Facing China’s New Leadership
Minxin Pei, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
(Oct. 14)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
A Discussion of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s New Report
Ira Wolf, Staff Director, Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and John Foarde, Deputy Staff Director, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. (Oct. 17)

Washington: Meeting, Reception, and Dinner
Hosted by the US-China Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce.
Yu Xiaosong, Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and delegation of CCPIT Members. (Oct. 18)

Beijing: Luncheon
China’s Hidden Governance Deficits
Minxin Pei, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
(Oct. 18)

Beijing: Luncheon
WTO Implementation and Current Trends in US-China Relations
Robert Kapp, President, the US-China Business Council. (Oct. 24)

Beijing: Luncheon
How do you get from Beijing to Crawford, Texas?
Robert Kapp, President, the US-China Business Council. (Oct. 29)

Washington: Luncheon Meeting
Mme. Ma Xiuhong, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) and a delegation of MOFTEC officials. (Oct. 31)


NOVEMBER

Washington: First Tuesday Forum
Richard Bush, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, the Brookings Institution and Alan Romberg, Senior Associate and Director, China Program, the Henry L. Stimson Center. (Nov.5)

Beijing: Meeting
Human Resources Meeting
Frank Gallo, Managing Consultant, China, Watson Wyatt Worldwide and Mr. Don Carter, President and CEO, BriTay International. (Nov. 8)

Beijing: Meeting
Roundtable Discussion on Export Control Issues
Carol A. Kalinoski, Chair of the Operating Committee (OC) on Export Policy, Bureau of Export Administration. (Nov. 11)

Washington: Seminar and Luncheon
Hosted by the Commercial Section of the PRC Embassy.
Gansu Delegation, led by Pu Chenghong, Deputy Director, Provincial Economic and Trade Commission. (Nov. 18)

Washington: Issues Luncheon
China’s Economic Policy Challenges Post WTO-Accession: Key Considerations for US Business
Charles Pigott, Senior Economist, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and Albert Keidel, Acting Director for East Asian Nations, US Department of the Treasury. (Nov. 21)


DECEMBER

New York: Seminar
Developments in China’s Post-WTO Commercial and Economic Law
Long Yongtu, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) and a senior Chinese legal delegation. (Dec. 3)

Washington: First Tuesday Forum
Bernard "Bud" Cole, Professor of International History, National War College.
(Dec. 3)

Washington: Reception
Honoring People’s Republic of China delegation to the US-China Legal Exchange.
Hosted by the US-China Legal Cooperation Fund. (Dec. 4)

Beijing: Meeting
Energy and Environmental Issues related to Beijing 2008 Olympics
David Pumphrey, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for International Energy Cooperation, US Department of Energy, Jane Nakano, International Relations Specialist, Office of European and Asian Affairs, US Department of Energy, and Andrew Harrison, Market Access and Compliance, US Department of Commerce.
(Dec. 4)

Washington: Meeting
US-China Legal Exchange: The Impact of China’s WTO Accession
Presented by the US Department of Commerce and China’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), in conjunction with the US-China Business Council, the China Law Committee, and the Maryland-China Business Council.
Long Yongtu, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC); Ms. Li Ling, Director General, MOFTEC Department of Treaties and Law; and other senior Chinese officials. (Dec. 6)