Overseas Young Chinese Forum
Third Annual Retreat
May 25-27, 2001, Rhode Island, USA

China in the 20th Century: A Review
(Retreat Summary)

Retreat Program

Friday, May 25, 2001

6:00pm: Registration, Check-in 10:00pm: Welcome Reception

Saturday, May 26, 2001

8:30am: Breakfast

8:00am: Opening Remarks Bo Li, President

8:10am: History of the Chinese Economy in the 20th Century

Moderator: Su Sun, Senior Economist, Economists Inc.
Speakers: Gregory Chow, Professor of Economics, Princeton University (written speech)
Hehui Jin, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University

9:30am: From Empire to Party-State: China's Political Evolution in the 20th Century

Moderator: Jin Chen, Associate, World Times
Speakers: Junning Liu, Visiting Scholar, Indiana University
Bin Xiao, Professor of Political Science, Zhongshan University

10:50am: Coffee Break

11:00am: Law and Order in 20tfh Century China

Moderator: Bo Li, Attorney at Law, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Speaker: Jian Fan, Professor and Dean, Nanjing University Law School

12:20pm: Lunch

1:30pm: China's Intellectual Landscape in the 20th Century

Moderator: Tongdong Bai, Ph.D. Candidate, Boston University
Speaker: Junning Liu, Visiting Scholar, Indiana University
Hongbiao Yin, Associate Professor, Beijing University

3:00pm: Outing

7:00pm: Dinner

9:00pm: Annual Election

Sunday, May 27, 2001

7:30am: Breakfast

8:00am: China's Rural Development in the 20th Century

Moderator: Hai Wang, Associate, Shionogi BioResearch Corporation
Speaker: Jianfu Yao, Senior Fellow, Research Center for Rural Economy, China

9:20am: Student Movements since May 4th

Moderator: Yang Su, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University
Speakers: Hongbiao Yin, Associate Professor, Beijing University
Dingxin Zhao, Assistant Professor of Sociology, the University of Chicago

10:40am: Coffee Break

10:50am: The Cultural Revolution

Moderator: Junling Ma, Attorney at Law, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Speaker: Yang Su, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
Youqin Wang, Lecturer, the University of Chicago

12:10pm: Lunch

1:40pm: The Evolution of Culture: A Game Theoretic Approach

Moderator: Yu Liu, Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia University
Speakers: Lin Tao, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University
Junfu Zhang, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University

3:00pm: Religion and China in the 20th Century

Moderator: Duan Wu, Attorney at Law, Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
Speakers: Wentong Zheng, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University

4:20pm: Coffee Break

4:30pm: Ethnic Relations in China: A Historical Review

Moderator: Qi Li, J.D. Candidate, Columbia Law School
Producer: Xiaojiang Hu, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University (confirmed)

5:50pm: Special Presentation: Supporting Education in China

6:20pm: Concluding Remarks

6:30pm: Dinner

8:00pm: End-Retreat Party

Monday, May 28 (a U.S. holiday)

8:00am: Breakfast

9:00am: Outing

List of Participants

Bai, Tongdong Boston University
Cai, Xueen New York University Law School
Chen, Jin World Times
Dian, Wei GE Capital
Diao, Laura Wellesley College
Du, John Law Office of John Du
Fan, Hua Goldman Sachs
Fan, Jian Nanjing University Law School
Fang, Xuan AT Kearney
Fu, Qiong Columbia Law School
Gao, Henry Vanderbilt Law School
Guo, Qiang New York University Law School
He, Peihua Columbia Law School
Hu, Chi Columbia Law School Hu, Shaohua Colby College
Hu, Xiaojiang Harvard University
Hua, Michelle Quantum Bridge Communications
Jin, Hehui Stanford University
Lee, Stephen the 1990 Institute
Li, Bo Davis Polk & Wardwell
Li, Hu Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Li, Qi Columbia Law School
Li, Yong Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lin, Feng PG&E
Liu, Junning Indiana University
Liu, Yu Columbia University
Liu, Yuan ABN AMRO Bank
Ma, Junling Wilson Sonsini Goodwich & Rosati
Ni, Yongjun Ernst & Young
Ouyang, Olivia Primedia Inc.
Pan, Haidong Boston University
Qian, Jun Deutsche Bank Securities
Qin, Zhi Nortel Networks Corp.
Shang, Ying Harvard University
Shen, Jie Davis Polk & Wardwell
Sheng, Hua Linklaters
Su, Yang Stanford University
Sun, Su Economist, Inc.
Sun, Yan City University of New York
Sun, Yanjun Sinobit
Tao, Lin Harvard University
Wang, Charles Acadian Asset Management
Wang, Hai Shionogi BioResearch Corporation
Wang, Xinyi Vanderbilt Law School
Wang, Youqin The University of Chicago
Wang, Zoe New York University

Wong, Doris The 1990 Institute
Wu, Duan Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
Wu, Yu Fleet Bank
Xia, Qinhai Harvard China Review
Xiao, Bin Zhongshan University
Xu, Fenghai Beijing Hanhai Auction Company
Xu, Yang Sullivan Cromwell
Yan, Minfang KPMG
Yao, Jianfu Research Center for Rural Economy, China
Yin, Hongbiao Beijing University
Ying, Xujun Morgan Stanley Inc.
Zeng, Min Agency.com
Zhai, Jin Skadden, Arps, Slate, Mengher& Flom
Zhang, Junfu Johns Hopkins University
Zhang, Junni Harvard University
Zhao, Dingxin The University of Chicago
Zhao, Ian Exeter Group, Inc.
Zheng, Wentong Stanford University
Zhou, Yun New York University Law School
Zou, Hao Fleet Bank

Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF)
Third Annual Retreat

Acknowledgement

The Overseas Young Chinese Forum gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the following organizations and individuals to OYCF's Third Annual Retreat:

Sponsors

Sung-Kwok Foundation
Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan
C. J. Huang
Junfeng Wang

Patrons

Po Sit
Charles Huang
Stephen Lee
Bo Li
Junling Ma
Jun Qian

Contributors

Winston Chu
Duan Wu
Peter Kuo
William Ming Sing Lee
Gregory Wang
Hua Sheng
Weiheng Chen
Melvin Garbow
Peter Geithner
Peihua He
Qi Li
Yongjun Ni
Tingting Shi
Su Sun
Wei Dian
Phil Yen
Min Zeng
Yihong Zhang
Shihao Zhuo
Yuan Liu

Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF)
Third Annual Retreat

Organization Committee

Bo Li (New York, NY) (Co-Chair)
Junling Ma (Palo Alto, CA)
Yang Su (Stanford, CA)
Hai Wang (Boston, MA) (Co-Chair)
Duan Wu (Boston, MA)
Minfang Yan (Boston, MA)
Zili Zhuang (Pittsburgh, PA)