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Conference Program
China-U.S. Relations: Trade, Diplomacy, and Research
November 14-17, 2005
Beijing, China
Hosted by:
Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Texas A&M University
The George Bush School of Government and Public Service
George Bush Presidential Library Foundation
Conference Program
Monday, November 14 _________________________
All events on Monday will be held at the Hotel Kunlun. Please be aware that security measures will be in place.
Master of Ceremonies :
Li Xiaolin, Vice President, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
8:45 a.m. Opening Ceremony
Ballroom (2 nd Floor)
Welcoming Remarks
Xu Kuangdi, Vice Chairman, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, President of
China-U.S. People’s Friendship Association
General Brent Scowcroft, Former United States National Security Advisor
Introduction: Richard E. Ewing, Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University
Keynote Address
Qian Qichen, Former Vice Premier of the State Council, People’s Republic of China
Introduction: Yang Jiechi, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of
China
Keynote Address
George Bush, Former President of the United States
Introduction: Clark T. Randt, Jr., United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of
China
VIP Participants
Dai Bingguo, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Plenary Session I: China-U.S. Relations in the Global Context
Ballroom
Moderator (5 minutes)
AmbassadorRoman Popadiuk, Executive Director, George Bush Presidential Library Foundation
Speakers (40 minutes)
Yang Jiechi, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
Arnold Kanter, Former United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Respondents (30 minutes)
Tao Wenzhao, Senior Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Kenneth Lieberthal, Distinguished Fellow and Director for ChinaWilliam Davidson Institute, The
University of Michigan
Question and Answer (15 minutes)
11:45 a.m. Break
12:00 p.m. Keynote Address
Ambassador Rob Portman, United States Trade Representative
Introduction: J. Stephen Simon, Senior Vice President, ExxonMobil
12:30 Lunch
(Various hotel restaurants)
1:30 p.m. Plenary Session II: Security Issues in Asia-Pacific Region
Conference Hall
Moderator (5 minutes)
Ambassador Ma Zhengang, President, China Institute of International Studies
Speakers (40 minutes)
General Brent Scowcroft, Former United States National Security Advisor
General Xiong Guangkai, Deputy Chief of General Staff, People’s Liberation Army
Respondents (30 minutes)
Michael Desch, Professor and Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National Security
Decision-Making, George Bush School of Government and Public Service,
Texas A&M University
Ambassador Li Daoyu, Former Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States
Question and Answer (15 minutes)
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Plenary Session III: China-U.S. Economic and Trade Relations
Conference Hall
Moderator (5 minutes)
Kevin G. Nealer, Partner, The Scowcroft Group
Speakers (40 minutes)
Liao Xiaoqi, Vice Minister of Commerce, People’s Republic of China
David A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Commerce
Respondents (30 minutes)
Hu Deping, Vice Chairman, All China Federation for Industry and Commerce
David L. Cunningham, Jr., President, Asia Pacific Division, FedEx Express
Question and Answer (15 minutes)
4:45 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Ballroom Foyer (2 nd Floor)
6:00 p.m. Welcoming Banquet
Hosted by Former Vice Premier Qian Qichen
Ballroom
Toast
Xu Kuangdi, Vice Chairman, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, President of
China-U.S. People’s Friendship Association
Introduction: Li Xiaolin, Vice President, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with
Foreign Countries
VIP Participants
Dai Bingguo, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
Yang Jiechi, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
George Bush, Former President of the United States
Clark T. Randt, Jr., United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
General Brent Scowcroft, Former United States National Security Advisor
Joseph J. Jen, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, United States Department
of Agriculture
Arnold Kanter, Former United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Entertainment
Chinese Traditional Folk Music
Tuesday, November 15 _____________________ _____
All events on Tuesday will be held at the Hotel Kunlun.
Master of Ceremonies
General Richard A. Chilcoat, Dean, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
8:45 a.m. Plenary Session IV: Energy and Sustainable Development: The Challenges of the Future
Ballroom
Moderator (5 minutes)
Zheng Hu, Vice President, China National Petroleum Corporation
Speakers (30 minutes)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, United States
Zhang Guobao, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, People’s Republic
of China
Respondents (30 minutes)
Cao Xianghong, Board Member, Senior Vice President, China Petroleum and Chemical
Corporation
Richard P. Lavin, Vice President of Operations, Asia Pacific Division, Caterpillar ( China) Investment
Co., Ltd.
Michael L. Verm, Vice President and Managing Director, Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd.
Question and Answer (10 minutes)
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Plenary Session V: Scientific and Technological Cooperation
Ballroom
Moderator (5 minutes)
Christopher Roger, Senior Vice President,, Sprint-Nextel Corporation
Speakers (30 minutes)
George H. Atkinson, Science and Technology Advisor to the United States Secretary of State
Deng Nan, Vice Chairman, China Association for Science and Technology
Respondents (30 minutes)
Timothy Chen, Corporate Vice President, CEO, Greater China Region, Microsoft
Richard E. Ewing, Vice President for Research and Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and
Applied Mathematics, Texas A&M University
Zhu Daoben, Vice President, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Sun Ning, Deputy Director-General, Research and Development Department, China National
Petroleum Corporation
Question and Answer (10 minutes)
11:30 a.m. Break
11:45 p.m. Keynote Address
Su Ning, Vice Governor, Central Bank of the People’s Republic of China
Introduction: Ni Xiangyu, Vice Chairman, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development
Area
12:15 Lunch
(Various hotel restaurants)
1:15 p.m. Plenary Session VI: Culture, Education, and People-to-People Diplomacy
Conference Hall
Moderator (5 minutes)
Charles P. Wu, General Manager, Strategy and Business Development, IBM Greater China Group
Speakers (30 minutes)
Li Xiaolin, Vice President, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Wang Yansheng, Assistant Director-General, Department of External Cultural Exchanges, Ministry
of Culture
Travis Horel, Senior Advisor to the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Respondents (30 minutes)
Min Weifang, Executive Vice President and Chairman of the University Council, Peking University
Cen Jianjun, Deputy Director-General, Department of International Exchanges and Cooperation,
Ministry of Education
Vishakha N. Desai, President, Asia Society
Stephen A. Orlins, President, National Committee on United States-China Relations
Question and Answer (10 minutes)
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Plenary Session VII: Agriculture, Research, and Cooperation
Conference Hall
Moderator (5 minutes)
Han Jun, Senior Researcher and Director General, Department of Rural Economy, Development
Research Center of the State Council (DRC), People’s Republic of China
Speakers (30 minutes)
Joseph J. Jen, Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, United States Department
of Agriculture
Zhang Baowen, Vice Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, People’s Republic of China
Respondents (30 minutes)
Fuller W. Bazer, Distinguished Professor and O.D. Butler Chair in Animal Science, Associate Vice
President for Research, Texas A&M University
Paul Conway, Corporate Vice President, Cargill Inc.
Chen Zhangliang, President, China Agricultural University
Wen Tiejun, Dean, College of Agriculture and Rural Development, China Renmim University
Question and Answer (10 minutes)
4:00 p.m. Break
4:15 p.m. Plenary Session VIII: Shared Strategies on Prevention and Combating Infectious Diseases
Conference Hall
Moderator (5 minutes)
Scott R. Lillibridge, Director, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness and
Professor of Epidemiology, University of Texas School of Public Health
Speakers (30 minutes)
Wang Longde, Vice Minister, Ministry of Health
Elin A. Gursky, Principal Deputy for Biodefense , Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER)
Respondents (20 minutes)
Wang Chen, President, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital
Nancy Dickey, President, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
Question and Answer (5 minutes)
5:15 p.m. Adjourn
6:15 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Ballroom Foyer
7:00 p.m. Banquet
Hosted by Former President George Bush
Ballroom
Remarks
George Bush, Former President of the United States
John Major, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
VIP Participants
Jia Qinglin, Chairman of National People's Political Consultative Conference
Dai Bingguo, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China Yang Jiechi, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
Clark T. Randt, Jr., United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
General Brent Scowcroft, Former United States National Security Advisor
Joseph J. Jen, Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, United States Department
of Agriculture
Arnold Kanter, Former United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
John Dennis, Charge d’affairs, British Embassy in Beijing
Entertainment
Chinese Acrobats
Wednesday, November 16 _________________________
7:40 a.m. All delegates take buses to Great Hall of the People
9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Forum hosted by Peking University
Great Hall of the People
11:00 p.m. Delegates take buses to Peking University campus
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Peking University
China-U.S. Relations Research Roundtable Sessions
Hosted by: Peking University and Texas A&M University
1:30 p.m. Research Roundtable Sessions Hosted on Peking University Campus
- China-U.S. Collaboration on Green Food and Agro-Product Pathway (GFP) to Expedite Bi-lateral and International Agro-Trades
- Crop Improvement through Biotechnologies (CITB)
- Deepwater Offshore Technology
- Emerging Infectious Diseases in China
- Environmental Concerns and Birth Defects Research in China
- Gender Policy and HIV in China
- Higher Education Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer
- Information Technologies and Applications
- Learning and Growth of New Technology Ventures in China’s High Technology Industries
- Quality of Life Issues in Contemporary Chinese Cities: The Impacts of Rapid Growth and Change in the Form of Neighborhoods and Housing
- The Role of Non-Conventional Hydrocarbons in Meeting the Growing Energy Demand
- Wetland Conservation, Nature-Based Tourism, and Rural Economic Development
Timing and Locations for the following Research Roundtable Sessions vary.
(See registration desk for details)
Research Roundtable Session Hosted at the Beijing Hotel as part of Beijing Forum
- East Asia and the United States in the Age of Globalization
Research Roundtable Session Hosted at the China University of Geosciences
- Altered Landscape and Environmental Response to Transformations (A LERT)-2: Coastal Monitoring, Preservation, and Restoration
Research Roundtable Session Hosted by the National Academy of Educational Administration
- Critical Roles and Administrative Competencies in Building Institutional Research Capacity
Research Roundtable Session Hosted by the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Treatment of Eye Diseases with Chinese Herbs and Their Active Principles
6:00 p.m. Banquet Dinner Hosted by Peking University
7:00 p.m. Delegates take buses to Hotel Kunlun
Thursday, November 17 _________________________
7:40 a.m. Delegates take buses to Peking University campus
9:00 a.m. China-U.S. Relations Research Roundtable Sessions (Continued)
12:00 p.m. Closing Session/Luncheon
Hosted by Min Weifang, Peking University and Richard E. Ewing, Texas A&M University
1:30 p.m. Peking University Campus Tour (Optional)
Delegates take buses to Hotel Kunlun
2:30 p.m. China Archive/China Survey Roundtable
Lang Gan Room, Hotel Kunlun
6:00 p.m. China Archive/China Survey Roundtable Adjourns
Friday, November 18 _________________________
9:30 a.m. China Archive/China Survey Roundtable
Lang Gan Room, Hotel Kunlun
5:00 p.m. China Archive/China Survey Roundtable Adjourns
