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2010 Meetings and Events

January February March

JANUARY

Shanghai: After Copenhagen: Climate Change Policies in the United States and China
Featured Jennifer Turner, director of the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, DC. (Jan. 12)

Washington: Issues Briefing on 2010 Congressional and Administration Agendas
Brian Pomper, founding partner of Parven Pomper Strategies, and Timothy Keeler, counsel at Mayer Brown LLP, discussed China-related issues that the Obama administration and US Congress will likely face in 2010. (Jan. 14)

Washington: US-China Energy Briefing on Obama's China Trip Initiatives
The United States and China recently announced a package of initiatives to strengthen cooperation on clean energy. This briefing featured representatives from each of the US departments involved, including Jeff Miotke, deputy assistant secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science at the Department of State; Geoff Jackson, director of Policy and Program and regional director for East Asia at the US Trade and Development Agency; Cheryl McQueen, senior advisor to the Office of Energy and Environmental Industries at the Department of Commerce; Mark Kasman, senior advisor for the Asia-Pacific Program in the Office of International Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency; and Matt Kallman and Rachel Tronstein, special assistants to the assistant secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs, Department of Energy. (Jan. 21)

Shanghai: Briefing on Shanghai Consulate's New Visa Application Procedures
Officers from the US Consulate General in Shanghai briefed USCBC member companies about the State Department's new non-immigrant visa online application form. (Jan. 22)

Washington: Forecast 2010 Reception and Conference
Attended by leading US government officials, PRC government representatives, USCBC member company executives, conference speakers, and members of the think-tank and China-watching community, the evening reception honored PRC Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong. Zhou, who returned to Beijing in February after nearly five years of service as China's leading diplomat in Washington, DC, offered farewell remarks. Representatives Rick Larsen (D, WA-2) and Mark Kirk (R, IL-10), who head the House US-China Working Group, joined in offering brief tributes and thanks to Zhou for his close collaboration with the group.

The next morning, USCBC President John Frisbie opened the Forecast conference, and Victor Shih, assistant professor at Northwestern University's Department of Political Science, presented on China's economy in 2010 and financial and regulatory trends in China's industrial policies. Bob Poole, USCBC vice president of China Operations, followed by discussing operational challenges in the year ahead.

Addressing political issues, Kevin Nealer, principal and partner at the Scowcroft Group, and Charles Freeman, Freeman chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discussed prospects for bilateral relations and the interplay with domestic politics in the United States and China. US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke gave the luncheon address on US commercial engagement with China in 2010, announcing that he will lead the Obama administration's first trade mission--to China and India--in 2010. (Jan. 27-28)

Beijing: Luncheon Briefing on US Plans for the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)
Featured Assistant US Trade Representative Timothy Stratford and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Ira Kasoff, who provided an update on plans for the JCCT in 2010 and on their meetings with PRC officials during their January China visit. Co-sponsored by USCBC, the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and the US Information Technology Office. (Jan. 29)

FEBRUARY

Washington: Debriefing on 2010 Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Preparations
David Loevinger, executive secretary and senior coordinator for China and the S&ED at the US Department of Treasury, debriefed US-China Business Council (USCBC) member companies on the latest preparations for the 2010 S&ED, which will be held in China and led by representatives from the US departments of the State and Treasury. (Feb. 4)

Washington: Roundtable on China and Technical Barriers to Trade
Featured Ed Rice, senior professional staff member at the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Bill Reinsch, president of the National Foreign Trade Council; and Larry Christensen, attorney at Miller Chevalier, LLP. (Feb. 18)

MARCH

Shanghai: Issues Luncheon
State Administration of Taxation 2010 Priorities: Implications for Foreign Companies
Featured Chris Ho, partner in charge, Tax, KPMG Advisory (China) Ltd. (Mar. 3)