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Investing in China: tools and prospects
Beijing, December 4, 2010 – The international debate “Doing business in China: comparative experiences”, organized by Aspen Institute Italia in collaboration with the Italy-China Foundation, will be held today. A press conference will follow the event and will include the participation of Cesare Romiti, President, Fondazione Italia Cina, Milan, Joseph S. Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and Fu Jun, Professor and Dean, Peking University, Beijin.
China’s role in the global economy will be discussed during the debate, with special attention given to the need to reduce large international macroeconomic imbalances. The most important issues to be considered include the risks of protectionism in China and in the United States, the global impact of the euro crisis and finally the business opportunities that could emerge from a tighter relationship between China and Europe.
Panel participants include Li Jingtian, Executive Vice President, China Central Party School, Beijin; Nicholas Burns, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA; Susan C. Schwab, Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland; Strategic Advisor, Mayer Brown, College Park, MD; Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director, Bruegel, Brussels; Charles Grant, Director, Center for European Reform, London; André Chieng, Vice President, France China Committee, Beijing; Alberto Quadrio Curzio, Vice President, Accademia dei Lincei; President, International Center of Economy Catholic University “Sacro Cuore”, Milan; David Gosset, Director, Academia Sinica Europaea, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Beijing; Sergio Balbinot, Managing Director, Assicurazioni Generali, Trieste; Riccardo Sessa, Italian Ambassador to China, Beijing.
The event wraps up the first “China, Europe, U.S. Trialogue” which analyzed the possibility of cooperation between the three strategic actors on the global stage: China, Europe and the United States. After an analysis of the challenges presented by the aftermath of the economic crisis, the central issues addressed were new forms of international governance, energy supply, environmental sustainability and new risks in security and international stability.
The Trialogue participants included: Giulio Tremonti, Minister of Economy and Finance;
Chairman, Aspen Institute Italia, Rome; Brent Scowcroft, Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group; President, The Scowcroft Group, Washington, DC; John Elkann, Chairman FIAT; Vice Chairman, Aspen Institute Italia, Turin; Li Yong, Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance, Beijing; Christopher Patten, Member, House of Lords, London; Adam Posen, Member of Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England, London; Chen Baosheng, Vice President, Central Party School, Beijing; Gong Li, Director General, International Institute of Strategic Studies, China Central Party School, Beijing; Daniel Gros, Director, CEPS-Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels; Li Junru, Deputy Director, China Reform Forum, Beijing; Liu Jianfei, Deputy Director, Institute for International Strategic Studies, China Central Party School, Beijing; Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House, London; Qu Xing, Director General, China Institute of International Studies, Beijing; Wang Dongjing, Director General, Department of Teaching Affairs, China Central Party School, Beijing.
