Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
On March 20, Vice-Premier Qian Qichen, who was on a visit to New York, attended the luncheon hosted by Asia Society in association with China Institute, Committee of 100 and the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and delivered a speech, China and Asia in the New Century, and took the questions from the audience. The luncheon was presided over by Nicholas Platt, president of Asia Society, and attended by nearly 300 people from all walks of life in the United States. The full text is as follows:
This was enacted to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
U.S. Senate extends permanent normal trade relations to China
Citizens of China may freely choose and express their religious beliefs and make clear their religious affiliations, which has been written expressly in the Chinese Constitution.
Annual report on the military power of the people's republic of China
President Bill Clinton and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan talked about the permanent normal trading relationship with China.
Articles One through Eleven were adopted by the fifth session of the Third National Assembly on 24 April 2000 in a Sixth Revision of the Constitution, and promulgated by the president on 25 April 2000. These Articles replaced the Eleven Additional Articles adopted in the 1997 Fourth Revision, which had remained in effect after the Council of Grand Justices declared the articles adopted by the Fifth Revision of 1999 void.
President Clinton made his remarks at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
PRC State Council Information Office, “China's Population and Development in the 21st Century,” 2000
The Information Office of the State Council Tuesday published a white paper titled “China's Population and Development in the 21st Century." Following is the full text of the white paper:
Preface
I. Current Situation and Prospect
II. Targets and Principles
III. Plan of Action
IV. Guarantee Measures
Preface
The Republic of China's (Taiwan's) Democratic Progressive Party's white paper on China Policy from 1999.
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We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?