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Congressional Staff Delegation to China

Katherine Forshay — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:11:31 -0500

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Program Dates: March 21-30, 2008

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U.S. Congressional staffers meet counterparts in China

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March 20, 2008 - March 29, 2008

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Committee takes 10 staff members from the House and Senate to Beijing, Yunnan, and Shanghai for discussions on energy security and efforts to combat terrorism and narcotics trafficking.

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The Economic and Strategic Rise of China and India: Asian Realignments after the 1997 Financial Crisis

Sara Gavryck — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:33:32 -0500

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Event Date: January 8, 2008

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The Economic and Strategic Rise of China and India: Asian Realignments after the 1997 Financial Crisis

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January 7, 2008

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Speaker: David Denoon, Professor of Politics and Economics, New York University

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In an assessment of the post-1997 landscape in Asia, NYU professor David Denoon discusses the factors that make China the new hub for economic dynamism in Asia, how the lessons of the Asian Financial Crisis continue to influence China’s economic policies and the implications of China’s increasing economic power for U.S. policymakers.

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American and Chinese Views on the World – and Each Other

Sara Gavryck — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:11:32 -0500

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Event Date: December 11, 2007

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American and Chinese Views on the World – and Each Other

Date Inaugurated

December 10, 2007

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Speakers: Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center and Victor Yuan, Chairman, Horizon Research Consultancy Group

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Andrew Kohut and Victor Yuan draw on public opinion surveys conducted by their respective organizations to identify similarities and differences in the international outlooks of American and Chinese citizens, and considered the implications for policy-makers in both countries.

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Congressional Staff Delegation to China (1976)

rayadmin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:12:48 -0500

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Program Dates: July 26-August 9, 1976

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Committee sends first group of Congressional staffers to China

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July 25, 1976

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While a few staff members accompanied their Senators and Congressmen on Congressional trips to China in the early 70s, it was not until 1976 that the first group made up entirely of Senate and House committee staff members visited China.

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Congressional Members Delegation

Katherine Forshay — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:12:02 -0500

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Established 1996; last held: August 25-September 1, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

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National Committee escorts Congressmen Larsen and Kirk to Western China

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Twelve months before the Beijing Olympics, U.S.-China Working Group co-chairs Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) meet with high-level officials in Beijing, Xinjiang province, and Shanghai to discuss trade, product safety, border safety, counter-terrorism, and the Olympics themselves.