China Forum: Paid Notice: Deaths
VANCE, CYRUS R.
VANCE-Cyrus R. The Fellows of the America-China Forum join with the Directors and staff of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in recording our deep sorrow in the loss of the vision, leadership, counsel and friendship of Cyrus Vance. A world-respected statesman and outstanding national leader, he brought to the U.S.-China relationship, as he did to an extraordinarily broad agenda of domestic and global issues in which he interested himself, exceptionally wise judgement coupled with…
APEC 2000 China Forum ends in Beijing
Beijing, 29th May: The two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2000 China Forum concluded here today.Delegates attending the APEC Business Advisory Council meeting, which closed Sunday [28th May], as well as government officials and entrepreneurs from home and abroad, attended the forum sponsored by China’s State Economic and Trade Commission. The forum mainly focused on such topics as the Internet economy and globalization, enterprise participation and APEC…
WTO-China forum to be set up
Beijing, 25 April: The Marco Polo Award Foundation plans to set up a WTO-China Forum to help Sino-foreign exchange in this field.Liu Ming, president of the foundation, said with the coming of China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), China needs to strengthen cooperation with WTO members and training of personnel with internationally acknowledged standards.According to Liu, the forum will include professional exchange, training and research programmes. Marco…
China Forum: Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan urges development of western region
Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan has said the development of western China will be accelerated and stressed that central support for the strategy will not weaken. Speaking at a West China Forum in Nanning on 18 November, the vice-premier urged officials to focus on infrastructural and environmental development, resolving the “three rural issues” (agriculture, peasants, rural issues), ensuring support for the poor, education and public health and intensifying reform. He said…
First ASEAN-China Forum opens in Singapore
Singapore, 23 June: The first ASEAN-China Forum opened here on Wednesday [23 June] with the participation of more than 30 reputable experts and scholars from China and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Addressing the opening of the forum, ASEAN Secretary-General Ong Keng Yong said that ASEAN and China have established a more fruitful partnership, ensuring the peace and stability, as well prosperity of the region.”ASEAN and China are tapping…