Washington Local Salons

OYCF in Washington D.C. Lecture Series

Topic: How US Think-tanks Influence the Policy-making towards China

Speaker:       Dr. Richard C. Bush III
When:           6:30PM - 9:00PM, October 13, 2006, Friday
Where:          Charlie Chiang's Van Ness-UDC
                       4250 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
                       (202) 966-1916/1942
Host:              The China Society (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chinasociety )
Co-sponsor: CAST-DC/Network Society
                       Overseas Young Chinese Forum ( www.oycf.org)
Contact:         Geng Li (gli@umich.edu)
                       Yeqing (Victor) Li ( yeqing.li@gmail.com)
                       Yubin Ye (y_yubin@yahoo.com)
                       Su Sun (susun_t@yahoo.com)
                       Zengjian Hu (huzengjian@yahoo.com )

Dr. Richard C. Bush III is an expert on East Asia , Taiwan , and U.S. - China relations. He graduated from the Lawrence University in 1969 with a B.A. degree and later studied at the Columbia University , where he received a M.A. in 1973, a M. Phil in 1975, and a Ph.D. in 1978. Dr. Bush served as the Director for Committee Liaison, U.S. House Committee of Foreign Affairs in 1994. In 1995, he took the position of the Director for Minority Liaison, U.S. House Committee on International Relations. After that he worked for the National Intelligence Council as the Officer for East Asia . From 1997 to 2002, he was Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of the American Institute in Taiwan . Dr. Bush now holds the Michael H. Armacost Chair, and he is the Senior Fellow and the Director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, all at the Brookings Institution. He is a prolific author and has written extensively on China , Taiwan and the U.S. foreign policy.

Topic: Challenges to Education in China and Opportunities for the Overseas Chinese

Speaker:       Prof. ZHOU Huaibei
When:           2:00PM - 4:00PM, August 12, 2006, Saturday
Where:          Thomas Jefferson Community Library,
                       7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church , VA 22042
Host:             CAST-DC/Network Society
Co-sponsor:   Overseas Young Chinese Forum ( www.oycf.org)
                       The China Society (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chinasociety )
Contact:         Qiang Lu (qianglu99@hotmail.com)
                       Yeqing (Victor) Li ( yeqing.li@gmail.com), (202)294-6388
                       Yubin Ye (y_yubin@yahoo.com)
                       Su Sun (susun_t@yahoo.com)
                       Zengjian Hu (huzengjian@yahoo.com )

Prof. ZHOU Huaibei received his Ph.D. from University of Maryland. He returned to China in 2002 after spending 12 years in the U.S. and became a professor in Wuhan University. In 2005 during Wuhan University's global search for high level positions, Prof. Zhou became Dean of School of International Software. Prof. Zhou will share his thoughts on problems and promises in China's educational system and the roles the overseas-trained Chinese can play.

Topic: : US-China Trade Relations & Currency Exchange Rate

Speaker:        Longyue ZHAO
When:            1:15 PM - 3:00PM, May.20, 2006(Saturday)
Where:           Triway Enterprise, Inc.,
                       1401 Wilson Blvd., Arlington , VA 22209
Host:             DC China Society (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcchinasociety )
Co-sponsor:   Overseas Young Chinese Forum ( www.oycf.org)
                       CAST-DC/Network Society ( www.castdc.org )
Contact:         Geng Li (gli@umich.edu)
                       Yeqing (Victor) Li ( yeqing.li@gmail.com), (202)294-6388
                       Yubin Ye (y_yubin@yahoo.com)
                       Su Sun (susun_t@yahoo.com)

Dr. Longyue Zhao is an Adjunct Professor in School of Foreign Service, and Fellow of Institute of International Economic Law at Georgetown University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Renmin University of China in Beijing, and an M.P.M. from Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute. Over the last decade, he worked in the Chinese government in various positions, and engaged mainly in economic policy research and international cooperation. He has been an IMF Visiting Scholar and World Bank Consultant. He has authored many articles and books on China's public administration, economic policy, WTO, international trade and development.

Topic: : Hong Kong's Evolving Relationship with Mainland China: Some Reflections on the One Country Two Systems Experiment

Speaker:        Professor James Tang
When:            1:30 PM - 3:30PM, March.25, 2006(Saturday)
Where:           Triway Enterprise, Inc.,
                       1401 Wilson Blvd., Arlington , VA 22209
Host:             DC China Society (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcchinasociety )
Co-sponsor:   Overseas Young Chinese Forum ( www.oycf.org)
                       CAST-DC ( www.castdc.org )
Contact:         Geng Li (gli@umich.edu)
                       Yeqing (Victor) Li ( yeqing.li@gmail.com), (202)294-6388
                       Yubin Ye (y_yubin@yahoo.com)
                       Su Sun (susun_t@yahoo.com)

Professor Tang is Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. He is currently a visiting fellow at the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution where he is conducting research on China's foreign policy and energy security and mainland China-Hong Kong interactions. He also worked in the research department of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council in 1988 and taught in the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore. Dr. Tang received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an
M. Phil from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hong Kong. He also held visiting appointments at Peking University, the University of Durham, and the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. His areas of expertise include Hong Kong, Chinese Foreign Policy, East Asian international relations, and non-traditional security in East Asia.

Topic: : US News Media Industry and Its Report on China

Speaker:        Michael Marshall, Editor-in-Chief, United Press International (www.upi.com)
When:            3:00PM - 5:00PM, July 29, 2006, Saturday
Where:           Triway Enterprise, Inc.,
                       1401 Wilson Blvd., Arlington , VA 22209
Dinner with speaker from 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM at China Garden, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209, (703) 525-5317
Host:             The China Society (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chinasociety )
Co-sponsor:   Overseas Young Chinese Forum ( www.oycf.org)
                        Peking University Alumni Association (www.puaa-dc.org)
                       CAST-DC/Network Society ( www.castdc.org )
Contact:         Geng Li (gli@umich.edu)
                       Yeqing (Victor) Li ( yeqing.li@gmail.com), (202)294-6388
                       Yubin Ye (y_yubin@yahoo.com)
                       Su Sun (susun_t@yahoo.com)
                       Mei Lu (mei_luu@yahoo.com )
                       Zengjian Hu (huzengjian@yahoo.com )

Michael Marshall joined United Press International (UPI) in 2003 as editor-in-chief, responsible for the worldwide editorial operations. He has also served on the board of UPI since 1999, when the company was acquired by News World Communications. From 1986 to 2003 he was executive editor of another News World property, the monthly magazine, The World & I. He helped shape the international, interdisciplinary, and educational character of the magazine, which in addition to its analysis of current affairs, covered developments in science, arts, literature, scholarship, and public policy. He was also executive director of the World Media Association from 1998 to 2005, an international organization that provides a forum for media professionals and observers to explore issues related to media responsibility and ethics. In the 1970s, Marshall edited The London Rising Tide, a bi-weekly publication of social and political commentary, and the New Tomorrow, a monthly general interest magazine. Marshall holds an M.A. in history from Christ's College, University of Cambridge, and is married to Dr. Inku Kim Marshall, who is a professor of Korean language and culture at Georgetown University.

About UPI: Since 1907, United Press International (UPI) has been a leading provider of critical information to media outlets, businesses, governments and researchers worldwide. UPI is a global operation headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in Beirut, Hong Kong, London, Santiago, Seoul and Tokyo.

Topic: Improving Asian American's Participation in the U.S. Government Programs and Economic/Business Development

Speaker:        Honorable Vellie Sandalo Dietrich-Hall
When:            2:00PM - 4:00PM, Feb.18,2006(Saturday)
Where:           Triway Enterprise, Inc.,
                       1401 Wilson Blvd., Arlington , VA 22209
Host:             DC China Society (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcchinasociety )
Co-sponsor:   Overseas Young Chinese Forum ( www.oycf.org)
                       CAST-DC ( www.castdc.org )
Contact:         Yeqing (Victor) Li ( yeqing.li@gmail.com), (202)294-6388
                       Yubin Ye (y_yubin@yahoo.com)
                       Su Sun (susun_t@yahoo.com)

Mrs. Dietrich-Hall is White House Commissioner & Chair of the Entrepreneurship Sub-committee , U.S. President's Advisory Board on the White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islander ( http://www.aapi.gov ). She will talk about her role as White House Commissioner - Presidential Executive Order #13339 and its benefits to Asian Americans. Mrs. Dietrich-Hall advises the President on the three mandates of the Executive Order to: develop, monitor and coordinate federal efforts to improve Asian American and Pacific Islander participation in government programs; foster research and data collection for Asian American and Pacific Islander businesses and communities; and increase their level of participation in the national economy and their economic and community development.

Topic: Retrospect & Outlook of China's Economy

Speaker:        Steven Sun
When:            1:00PM - 3:00PM, Jan.21,2006(Saturday)
Where:           Triway Enterprise, Inc.,
                       1401 Wilson Blvd.,Arlington , VA 22209
Host:             DC China Society
Co-sponsor:   Overseas Young Chinese Forum ( www.oycf.org)
                       CAST-DC ( www.castdc.org )

Steven Sun at the G7 Group, INC. spoke on the retrospect and outlook of China's economy, from a veteran analyst's perspective. Many historical landmarks were seen in year 2005: China has reformed its currency exchange system for the first time in almost a decade; China's GDP was revised upward by about 17%; etc. All make the year past a quite remarkable one. The year 2006 is the first year of the 11th five-year plan and has already assumed an outstanding status and attracted much attention. At the seminar, our speaker is going to share with us the highlights of 2005 and his perceived economic prospect of 2006 with many insights. Steven Sun received his MBA from the Ross Business School at the University of Michigan in 2003. After graduation, he joined the G7 Group, a Washington, DC based financial consulting firm. He is a senior China Analyst who has done extensively research on China's economy and financial structures. His research articles are subscribed regularly by big investment banks, companies and hedge funds. He has been routinely invited to talk as a panelist at the prestigious conferences hosted by Institutional Investor.

Topic: Modern Conservatism in America

Speaker:        Ying Ma, Fellow, National Research Initiative, the American Enterprise                         Institute
When:            2:00PM - 4:00PM, December 3 (Saturday)
Where:           Triway Enterprise, Inc.,
                       1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1011 , Arlington , VA 22209
Host:             Overseas Young Chinese Forum ( www.oycf.org)
Co-sponsor:   DC China Society, CAST-DC ( www.castdc.org )
Contact:         Wentong Zheng ( wtzheng2000@yahoo.com )
                       Su Sun ( sun.s@ei.com )

In this talk we are pleased to invite Ying Ma of the AEI, a leading conservative think tank in Washington, DC, to hold a discussion of the American conservatism. She will focus her talk on the core beliefs of conservatism, the rise of the so-called "neo-conservatism," and their impacts on the American foreign policy and particularly the Iraq war.

At AEI, Ying studies international law, sovereignty and Asia. She has Worked on policy issues for the U.S. government and the nonprofit sector, including at the Department of Justice, U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) office, the Congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. In addition, she has volunteered for the Bush-Cheney campaign in 2004 and served as an outreach coordinator for the California Civil Rights Initiative, which ended affirmative action in California in 1996. She also served as the President of the Stanford Law School Chapter of the Federalist Society for 2003-2004. Between 2000 And 2001, Ying managed corporate communications for Sina.com, a Chinese Internet company. Ying has written for The American Enterprise, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, National Review Online, Policy Review, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.

Ying received a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2005 and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University in 1997.

Topic: China and Japan Relations in the 21st Century -- A Japanese Diplomat's Personal View

What:             Dinner Meeting Seminar
Speaker:        Mr. Takehoko Nakao (Minister of Finance at the Embassy of Japan )
When:            7:00 PM - 9:30 PM , Oct. 28 (Friday)
Where:          Charlie Chiang's 蓉园餐馆 Van Ness -UDC
                       4250 Connecticut Ave NW Washington , DC 20008
                       www.charliechiang.com/vns.htm
Host:             ChinaClub-DC
Co-sponsor:   OYCF ( www.oycf.org)
                       DC China Society, CAST-DC ( www.castdc.org )
Contact:         Yeqing (Victor) Li, (202) 294-6388, yeqing.li@gmail.com
                       Jing Bai: 571-239-1420; jingbai2000us@yahoo.com
                       Su Sun, 301-916-8928, susun_t@yahoo.com
                       Yubin Ye, 703-582-3513, y_yubin@yahoo.com

Topic: China's Regional Development
Time: Sunday June 26, 2005, 3pm
Place: Triway Enterprise Inc., 1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1011, Arlington, VA
22209

China's regional development policy has changed from time to time. From "Develop the West" in 2000, to "Re-energize the Northeast Industrial Bases" in 2003, to "Rise of the Central Region" widely reported in the media this year, which one is real? What are the trends of China's regional development? How do regions compete? Dr. Zhu Wenhui will share with the audience his observations and thoughts. Dr. Zhu is a Research Fellow at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's China Business Centre and has advised several local governments in China in the past. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies.

Co-sponsors: Overseas Young Chinese Forum, ChinaClub-DC, CAST-DC and CAST Network Society.

Please email Sun Su at sun.s@ei.com or Ye Yubin y_yubin@yahoo.com if you plan to attend or have questions.

Topic: Chinese Attorney System in China

Speaker: Professor Xiaobing Gong,
Visiting Fellow, Columbia University Law School
Former Guest Professor, Peking University Law School
Director, the Foreign Affairs Department, Ministry of Justice of China
Former Director, the Attorneys Department, Ministry of Justice of China
When:              02/05/2005 Saturday, 11:00 am
Where:             China Garden
                       (1100 Wilson Blvd. M Floor , Arlington VA 22209)
Sponsors:         DC China Club
                        Chinese Association for Science and Technology, DC (CAST-DC)
                        Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF)

Contacts:          Yeqing (Victor) Li, (202) 294-6388, YL68@georgetown.edu
                        Runan Zhang (202) 333-1004, Runanzh@aol.com

National and International Economic Integration: The Case of China

Time: Saturday, September 25, 2004, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Place: Triway Enterprise, Inc., 1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1011, Arlington, VA 22209; Tel: 703-807-0555
Speaker: Dr. YANG Jiawen (Associate Professor of International Business and International Affairs at George Washington University Business School) Organizers: ChinaClub-DC; Chinese Association for Science & Technology (CAST)
Sponsors: China Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA); Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF)

Dr. Yang Jiawen is an associate professor of international business and international affairs at George Washington University Business School. Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. in International Business from New York University, M.A. in international economics and B.A. both from the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China. He joined the George Washington University in 1994 and has been teaching courses in international
trade and finance, emerging markets, and China's business environment. His current research focuses on exchange rate pass-through, international capital flows and their impact on emerging markets, international business strategies for small and medium-sized firms, and the Chinese economy. His research has appeared in many prestigious peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Yang is also author of many book chapters and coauthor of two books on economic sanctions.

Dr. Yang will speak about China's economic development in the background of national and international economic integration, globalization as well as other related issues. He will also be happy to answer questions and exchange thoughts with the audience.

China's Policy for Overseas Chinese Affairs--A Diplomat's Perspective

Time: Saturday, August 21, 2004, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Place: Triway Enterprise, Inc., 1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1011, Arlington, VA 22209; Tel: 703-807-0555
Speaker: Mr. Li Ruiyou (Consul General at Chinese Embassy in U.S.A.)
Organizers: ChinaClub-DC; Chinese Association for Science & Technology (CAST)
Sponsors: China Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA); Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF)

We will have another salon gathering in Washington, DC area this Saturday afternoon (August 21, 2004). The speaker this time is Mr. Li Ruiyou (Consul General at Chinese Embassy in U.S.A.). His topic is "China's Policy for Overseas Chinese Affairs--A Diplomat's Perspective". The discussion starts at 4:00 PM.

Mr. Li is a Consul General at Chinese Embassy in U.S.A. He graduated from Beijing University of Foreign Studies in 1980 and then started his career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1991, he earned his M.A. in Diplomatic Studies in Britain. Mr. Li was first assigned to Chinese Consulate in Houston, Texas in 1984. He was twice assigned to Chinese Embassy in U.S.A., first as a First Secretary from 1995 to 1997, and then as a Counselor since November 2000.

Mr. Li will speak about overseas Chinese affairs policy, recent changes in visa policy and its background, as well as other related issues. He will also be happy to answer questions and exchange thoughts with the audience.

If you want to attend, please contact Jiang Hao at 202-663-8433 (office), 917-363-0343 (cell) or email jhao23@yahoo.com. We will have a dinner with our speaker after the salon.

Rural Development in China: New Challenges Posed by WTO Accession
Time: Saturday, July 24, 2004, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Place: Triway Enterprise, Inc., 1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1011, Arlington, VA
22209; Tel: 703-807-0555.
Speaker: Dr. TANG Zhong (Professor of Economics at Renmin University of
China)
Sponsors: ChinaClub-DC; Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF); Institute for
Public Affairs (IPA); Association for Science & Technology (CAST)

Dr. Tang received his Ph.D. in 1995 from Renmin University of China. From
May 1996 to December 2003, he served as Chair of Department of Agricultural
Economics at Renmin University. Dr. Tang is currently a Fulbright visiting
scholar at International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC.
He will speak about new challenges to rural China posed by the WTO
accession, including agricultural trade, farmer's income, and rural
development.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact JIANG Hao at jianghao@gmail.com.

Various Topics Concerning China: A Banker's Perspective
Time: Sunday, June 27, 2004, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Place: Triway Enterprise, Inc., 1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1011, Arlington, VA 22209; Tel:
703-807-0555
Speaker: Mr. Zhu Guangyao (Executive Director for China at World Bank)
Sponsors: ChinaClub-DC; Overseas Young Chinese Forum (OYCF); Association for Science & Technology (CAST)

Dear friends,

We will have another salon gathering in Washington, DC area this Sunday afternoon (June 27, 2004). The speaker this time is Mr. Zhu Guangyao (Executive Director for China, World Bank). His topic is "Various Topics Concerning China: A Banker's Perspective". The discussion starts at 1:30 PM.

Mr. Zhu is the head of Chinese delegation at World Bank. He will speak about the Chinese economy, investment environment and the contribution of the World Bank to the Chinese economic development.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact JIANG Hao at jianghao@gmail.com.

Outsourcing: What Is the Fuss in the U.S. and Should It Concern China?
Time: Saturday, April 24, 2004, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Place: Party Room, River Place Apartments, West Building (Red color), 1111 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209
Speaker: Dr. Wei Shang-Jin (International Monetary Fund)

We will have another salon gathering in Washington, DC area this Saturday afternoon (April 24, 2004). The speaker this time is Dr. Wei Shang-Jin (Advisor, International Monetary Fund). His topic is "Outsourcing: What is the fuss in the U.S. and should it concern China?" The discussion starts at 4:30 PM.

Dr. Wei is a leading expert on international economics, economic development and the Chinese economy. He is currently Advisor and Head of Trade Unit, Research Department, the International Monetary Fund, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Director of NBER Working Group on the Chinese Economy. Prior positions include Associate Professor at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and New Century Chair in International Economics and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He obtained his Ph.D of Economics from University of California at Berkeley.

After the salon, we will have dinner with the speaker at 6:30 PM on Saturday. The restaurant is China Garden. The cost of dinner is around $20 per person (except for the speaker). Please RSVP to JIANG Hao at JHAO23@yahoo.com if you plan to attend the salon or dinner.

Private Education in China
Time: Saturday, December 13, 2003, 4-6 p.m.
Place: 9120 Okla Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031
Speaker: Prof. LIN, Jing

Prof. Lin received her Ed.D. from the University of Michigan and is an associate professor at Department of Education Policy and Leadership at University of Maryland, College Park. Prof. Lin specializes in International Comparative Education (with a focus on East Asia) and social/cultural foundation of education. Her research has touched on a broad range of issues relating to education for ethnic minorities, women's social status and girls' education, reform policies and dilemmas facing primary and secondary education, expansion of higher education, and development of private education and new social stratifications. Prof. Lin has published four books, most recently Social Transformation and Private Education in China (1999). Her fifth book School for Love: Education in the 21st century is in writing.

Establishing Antitrust Policy in China
Time: Friday, November 7, 2003, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Place: World Bank, MC 4W-150, 1818 H St. NW, Washington DC 20433
Speaker: Dr. SUN, Su

With China's economic reform moving further towards a market-based economy, there have been growing discussions in recent years on implementing antitrust policy. The drafting of an antimonopoly law has been underway for quite a while and has accelerated recently. This talk will be focused on discussions of some fundamental issues faced in establishing antitrust
policy and the current state of China's antitrust efforts.

Su has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan and is a Senior Economist at Economists Incorporated, a law and economics consulting firm headquartered in Washington DC.

For the World Bank building pass, please contact Jiadi YU at jyu@worldbank.org.

Dynamics of Modernization: Perceptions and Comparisons
Time: Saturday, March 8, 2003, 4:00pm
Place: 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181
Speaker: Prof. GAO, Zhen of the History Department at University of Maryland

Proof. Gao will introduce different definitions and understandings of modernization, discuss its major problems and traps in China, the post-modernist criticism and the East Asian model of democracy.

Proof. Gao received his Ph.D. in history from Yale University and held teaching and research positions at Peking University, Newport News University, Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of California
at Berkeley, and University of Maryland. Besides several articles, he has written two books: Meeting Technology's Advance: Social Changes in China and Zimbabwe in the Railway Age (1997) and The Communist
Takeover of Shanghai (forthcoming, 2003). His most recent book, The Communist Takeover of Shanghai: the transformation of city and cadre, 1948-1954, explores a cultural dimension of the regime change in China.

Reforms in China After the 16th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Time: Saturday, February 8, 2003, 4:00pm
Place: 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181

We will have a salon gathering in Washington DC on Saturday, Feb. 8th. This time the speaker is Mr. Cano Siouan.

Mr. Cano will talk about aspects of reforms in China after the 16th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Among other things, he will discuss the reforms in China's political system.

Mr. Cano is Director-General, Beijing Siouan. Merger and Bankruptcy Consultancy. Between 1982 and 1988, he worked at the Chinese Communist Party's Central Party School, the General Office of the State Council, and the State Commission for Economic System Reform. In 1985, Mr. Cano was Leader of the team drafting the Bankruptcy Law as well as the Regulation on Unemployment Compensation. In 1988, Mr. Cano founded a non-governmental research institution and served as President of Beijing Siouan. Research Center for Social Sciences. In 1997, Mr. Cano was elected Standing Director of China State-Owned Assets Management Association. Since 1989, Mr. Cano lectured at conferences and seminars on constitutional amendments, enterprise merger and bankruptcy and reform on state-owned enterprises. Mr. Cano has been a visiting scholar at universities in North America, Europe and Hong Kong, and is the author of 14 books and more than 600 articles.

We'll meet at 4pm at 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181. We'll have dinner together afterwards. Please contact Tan Shim at alan.tan@aya.yale.edu, or Hung Zillion at zillionth@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

Art and Science of Investing
Time: Saturday, September 14, 2002, 4:00pm
Place: 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181

Currently, Charles is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Research of Acadian Asset Management in Boston.

Investment is both an art and a science. Financial markets have large component of noise and investors are not always rational. In this presentation, Charles will first explain how mutual fund companies and institutional investors operate and make investment decisions, what kind of informational and business advantages they have over individual investors. Later on Charles will provide some useful guidance for individual investors on investment philosophy and frameworks, on ways to avoid common pitfalls, on steps to take to better manage one's welfare, and on the beauty of combining arts and science for
successful investing.

Charles holds a Ph.D. from Yale's School of Management, a B.S. in mathematics from Beijing University and an M.S. from the University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a senior quantitative equity analyst for a number of investment firms. His professional career has included work on stock valuation, country selection, currency forecasting, as well as strategic research on active/passive investments and index construction. At Acadian, Charles is responsible for the company's emerging market funds as well as research agenda and model development.

Charles' paper (co-authored with Professor Roger Ibbotson of Yale) "Global Asset Allocation: Philosophy, Process, and Performance" was published in Spring 2000 issue of the Journal of Investing. The article won Institutional Investor's best paper award. Charles has also published in leading Chinese journals on institutional asset management and portfolio management.

Please contact Tan Shi at alan.tan@aya.yale.edu, or Zhuang Zili at zili_zhuang@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

Latest Developments in China's Financial Sector Reform
Time: Saturday, July 13, 2002, 4:00pm
Place: 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181

Dr. JIN Zhongxia and Ms. CAO Li will talk about and lead a discussion on latest developments in China's financial sector reform. Currently they are the assistants to the Executive Director for China at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC.

Mr. Jin received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Hawaii. He is the Deputy Division Chief of International Department at People's Bank of China (PBC). Ms. Cao received a Masters degree in Finance from the Finance Research Institute of PBC and has also worked at the International Department of PBC.

We'll have dinner together afterwards. Please contact Tan Shi at alan.tan@aya.yale.edu, or Zili Zhuang at zili_zhuang@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

China's Financial Stability and Policy After Its Entry to the WTO
Time: Saturday, May 18, 2002, 4:00pm
Place: 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181

Our speaker will be Dr. Huang Haizhou, a Senior Economist at the IMF. Haizhou received his Ph.D. in finance from Indiana University and previously taught at several schools including London School of Economics, before joining the IMF. His major areas of research are money and banking, corporate finance, financial system stability and crisis management, and international finance.

He will talk about China's financial stability and policy after its entry to the WTO. An article on this topic he wrote with Prof. Qian Yingyi was published by OYCF's online journal Perspectives:
http://www.oycf.org/Perspectives/Chinese/Chinese_4_11302001/QianYingyi.htm.

We'll meet at 4pm at 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181. We'll have dinner together afterwards. Please contact Tan Shi at alan.tan@aya.yale.edu, or Sun Su at sun.s@ei.com if you have any questions.

Sino-US relations after President Bush's recent visit to China
Time: Saturday, March 9, 2002, 4:00pm
Place: 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181

We'll have a gathering on this coming Saturday, March 9 in the Washington DC area. Our speaker will be Dr. Pei Minxin from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dr. PEI received his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University and taught previously at Princeton University. Dr. Pei's research covers a wide range of subjects: Chinese politics, economic and legal reform, East Asian politics, U.S. relations with East Asian countries, and democratization in developing countries. Dr. PEI will lead a discussion on the Sino-US relations after President Bush's recent visit to China and
other related topics.

We'll meet at 4pm 2724 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181. We'll have dinner together afterwards. Please contact Tan Shi at alan.tan@aya.yale.edu, or Sun Su at sun.s@ei.com if you have any questions.

Two Scholars' Views on Some Contemporary Issues
Time: Sunday, December 16, 2001, 5:00pm
Place: Politics and Prose Bookstore & Coffehouse, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC

Our guests are two visiting scholars from Shanghai. Professor Xu Jinlin is a Professor of History at Shanghai Normal University and is currently a visiting scholar at the Yenching Institute of the Harvard University. Professor Xu is also an acclaimed writer in China and an editor of Century China, a well-known online intellectual journal. Professor Feng Shaolei is a Professor and Director of Center for Russian Studies and Center for Asia-European Studies at the East China Normal University. He is also a consultant to the Shanghai municipal government. Professor Feng is currently a visiting scholar at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University.

The two professors discussed with several local OYCF members on various issues. In particular, Professor Feng analyzed the implications of the 911 terrorist attack on the US foreign policy, China-US relations and cross-strait relations. Professor Xu compared the "Singapore Model" and Shanghai's development strategy, the impact of authoritarianism upon intellectual life, and the underlying ideological debate ("neo-left" v. liberalism).

The discussions continued through dinner at Charlie Chiang's, a nearby Chinese restaurant.