USCPF 2007 EVENTS

ANNUAL GALA DINNER: CHINA IN WASHINGTON 2007
The Willard InterContinental Hotel, Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2007

On the evening of November 8, 2007, the U.S.-China Policy Foundation (USCPF) hosted its annual gala event. The reception and dinner, held at the historic Willard Intercontinental hotel in downtown Washington, DC, was presided over by Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong.

Ambassador Zhou welcomed the nearly 200 guests with a speech emphasizing the need for enhanced cooperation and relations between China and the U.S., particularly as China gears up to host its first Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.

Our many distinguished guests included members of Congress and Congressional staff, U.S. government officials, foreign embassy officials, local think-tank scholars, Asia experts, corporate executives, and others with an interest in U.S.-China relations.

2007 GALA DINNER SPONSORS:

AEA Investors, LLC
Amgen Inc.
C.V. Starr Foundation
China Telecom USA Corporation
FedEx
Hershey Company
Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
United Airlines
UPS
Wang Shu-Chang Cultural & Education Foundation
James E. Cayne and Patricia D. Cayne Charitable Trust

Video footage of the USCPF 2007 Annual Gala Dinner
Produced by Phoenix Satellite Television, Washington Bureau

View 2007 Gala Photo Gallery

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BREAKFAST WELCOMING AMBASSADOR WANG YUNXIANG
September 17, 2007

On September 17, 2007, the U.S.-China Policy Foundation hosted a breakfast meeting to welcome Ambassador Wang Yunxiang, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), and members of his delegation. The USCPF works in close cooperation with the CPIFA to coordinate and execute our annual Policymakers Trip to China programs.

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2007 POLICYMAKERS SEMINAR SERIES AND TRIP TO CHINA
Summer 2007

The USCPF executed its 10th annual Policymakers Seminar Series and Trip to China Program over the summer of 2007. Participants attended a series of lectures held in Washington, D.C., highlighting current issues in U.S.-China relations and evolving dynamics in the bilateral relationship.

POLICYMAKERS SEMINAR SERIES:

July 13, 2007
Dr. Mike Lampton: “China’s New Leadership”

June 22, 2007
Dr. Pieter Bottelier: “Economics and U.S.-China Trade”

June 8, 2007
Admiral Eric McVadon: “PLA Modernization and the Taiwan Issue”

May 25, 2007
Dr. Paul Heer: “China’s Domestic Political System”

May 11, 2007
Professor Bill Johnson: “China: Past and Present”

The seminar series was followed by a trip to China, which took place at the end of the Congressional summer recess. The trip was hosted by the Chinese People