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February 2012 GCC Insights Newsletter
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Tsinghua delegation at the U.S. Capitol Building
GCC Hosts the 2012 Tsinghua Delegation
GCC is proud to announce that chapters from GWU, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Harvard, and Princeton hosted the 2012 Tsinghua University Delegation. Having hosted the same delegation a year ago with great success, our chapters – this year more logistically and financially prepared – were eager to once again welcome a premier group of Tsinghua students to their campus. Since the initial delegation, our northeastern regional chapters have undergone significant growth both in terms of membership and leadership.
As with past delegations, the bulk of the time was spent touring the monuments and sights of Washington DC – including a walking tour of the National Mall, with stops at the Smithsonian Museum of American History and the Air and Space Museum. On their second day, the delegation took a tour of the World Bank Group, which included a presentation from the Office of the Vice-President of Asian Operations, attended a presentation at the American Enterprise Institute, and toured the United States Capitol Complex, where the delegates were able to watch the Senate from the galley.
The real highlight of the trip, however, was the reception held for the delegates on Sunday night. The reception allowed members of the Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, and GWU chapters, plus professors from GWU as well as local DC professionals, to interact with the delegates on a personal level. The event included remarks by the director of the Asian studies department at GWU, as well as the leader of the delegation, Dr. Ruijun Sun.
With yet another successful trip to DC by a GCC-lead delegation from Tsinghua, the group of northeast regional chapters looks forward to continuing the delegation tradition. Delegations such as these are one of the most important functions GCC performs, and represent a very direct embodiment of GCC's mission statement, "building relationships that will change the world".
The delegation trip was the first time most of the delegates had come to the United States, and the first time many of them had ever left China. In this way, the Tsinghua Delegation, and the various chapters that hosted them, represents diplomacy in its purest form, and the chapters were honored to once again play a roll.
Special thanks to GCC - Columbia's Ocean Huang for leading the delegation as well as Lauren Hickey and Josh Carpenter for arranging visits in the DC area.
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Harvard Chapter and Godoff Family host the delegation
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Associate Director (and Insights editor) DJ Furth, President Daniel Tedesco, and Trustee Tyler Godoff seeing off the Chairman of Tsinghua's Student Union Jacky Zhang
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GCC - Rice Holds Inaugural Sino-US Relations Annual Conference
GCC - Rice held its inaugural annual conference, “Sino-US Relations through Bi-Focal Lenses: International Collaboration in Science and Technology,” on Saturday, February 18, 2012. The full-day event brought together a diverse audience with student attendees from a broad range of majors as well as non-student attendees from various industries and the Rice University administration. Ping Sun, university representative and wife of Rice’s President Leebron, kicked off the conference with her introductory remarks emphasizing the importance of international relations in the strengthening of global innovation and set the stage for the conference on both a global and local scale.
The day started off with two keynotes. Dr. Neal Lane spoke on his experiences as director of both the NSF and White House Office of S&T Policy and gave us a great overview of what the U.S government has done in terms of S&T Policy collaboration with China. Mr. Ramsey Fahel, VP of Anadarko, delved deeper into the cultural differences between the Americans and Chinese, focusing on his time doing business as President of Anadarko China.
The afternoon continued with the Business Panel with Dr. Haiyang Li, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, and Mr. Austin Zhao, Co-Founder of Pathway to China. Dr. Li spoke on the future growth of China and encouraged students to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the technology gap. Mr. Zhao shared his expertise in Chinese investment and helped address interests in entrepreneurship in China. Following, Dr. Chyau Liang, partner at Osha Liang LLP, presented a keynote on intellectual property and how the lack thereof in China will affect its future development and collaboration with the U.S.
The day concluded with an Energy Policy Panel with Dr. Steven Lewis, Transnational China Fellow at the Baker Institute, and Mr. Jason Lee, associate at McKinsey & Company. Dr. Lewis shared a more policy and research-based analysis of the current energy problems in China, suggesting that all global problems must first be solved locally – and, as such, should be the launch point for international collaboration. Mr. Lee emphasized the difference between public and private sector policies on green energy through sharing an industry-specific view of global innovation.
Look out for future events from the active GCC – Rice chapter.
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Upcoming Tufts 5th Annual China-US Symposium
On March 9-10 at the Cabot ASEAN Auditorium, the 5th Annual Tufts China-US Symposium will explore how the 2012 leadership transitions in China and the United States will affect their economic, security, legal, and diplomatic relations and interests. Last year, over 100 students, faculty, and professionals attended five panels, with 25 speakers from various prominent academic institutions, government, military, think tanks, and other organizations in both countries. Past panel topics include military and regional diplomacy, cyber defense, space technology, economic relations, sea power, and human rights.
This year's panels will cover:
- Military Security
- Diplomacy, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
- Economics and Business
- Law, Development and Environment
Confirmed conference speakers include:
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Ambassador J. Roy Stapleton, Director of the Kissinger Institute for Chinese-US Studies at Woodrow Wilson International Center and former Ambassador to China for the United States
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William Kirby, Director of Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
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William A. Reinsch, Chairman of U.S-China Economic and Security Review Commission (Congress)
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Joseph Fewsmith, Director of Center for the Study of Asia in Boston University
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Jamie Horsley, Deputy Director of the China Law Center and Lecturer in law at Yale Law School
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Jeffrey Rosenberg, Adjunct lecturer in Chinese business at Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, seasoned businessman in China
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- Nan Li, Professor in China Maritime Studies Institute, US Naval War College
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Sharon Hom, Human Rights in China
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Sung-Yoon Lee, Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School
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Margaret Woo, Professor of Law at Northeastern University
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Michael Beckley, Research Fellow at the Belfer Center of Harvard University, Incoming Tufts Professor of International Relations of East Asia
If interested, please register for the conference here.
For more information about the conference and live-streaming links, please see their website and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
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Upcoming Intercollegiate US-China Healthcare Conference
On March 24, 2012, GCC will be hosting the first Intercollegiate US-China Healthcare Conference at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia, PA.
This conference aims to bring the US and China together into a single study frame. It will confront the interpretations and experiences of patients, professionals, and politicians of health care transformation in practice, and ask what the implications of the changes are for citizens in a modern world. This meeting on the state of Chinese healthcare from a global perspective will facilitate new intellectual exchange on distinct areas of health care expertise. It will bring together speakers and experts with diverse backgrounds, including medicine, public health, biotechnology, venture capitalism, and management.
This conference is made possible by generous sponsorship from United Family Healthcare, CURE Healthcare Management Services, ShanghaiBio Group, and the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association and contributions from Penn Biotech Group and Payer + Provider.
Registration will start in the coming days. Download the brochure here.
The conference will feature keynote speeches from:
- Dr David Rutstein, former US Deputy Surgeon General, VP (Medical Affairs), Beijing United Family Hospital.
- Sheldon Dorenfest, CEO of the Dorenfest Consulting Group
- Dr David Roye, Director of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center
- George Gleason, Vice President of Cure Healthcare Management Services
If interested please visit the conference webpage here.
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Emory China Business Summit
Emory GCC and Emory Ascend, a Pan-Asian business professional society, will be holding a China Business Summit titled “China on the Crossroads of Change” on Saturday, March 24, 2012 in the Math and Science Center Auditorium E208 at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. The event is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM and conclude by 3:00 PM. The Summit will address an array of professional views on China’s business environment and facilitate in-depth conversations between university students and professionals. The conference will consist of a keynote speech followed by two panel discussions focusing on China's rising industries and public policies in relation to its economic environment, will include a networking session. Breakfast and lunch will be catered.
The keynote speech will be delivered by Yawei Liu, director of the China Program at the Carter Center and founder and editor of China Elections and Governance. Other confirmed panelist speakers include:
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Susan Walcott, Professor in the Department of Geography at University of North Carolina;
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Chien Pin Li, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University ;
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Eugene J. Hanratty, III, Senior Consultant for the Hong Kong Information Center of Atlanta;
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Grace Pownall, Associate Dean and Director of Doctoral Studies at Emory Goizueta Business School, former Vice President of the American Accounting Association, and Director of the AAA 1999 Doctoral Consortium.
More detailed information on featured speakers and panelists will be provided on the GCC – Emory website in the coming weeks.
The event will be sponsored by the China Research Center, and co-sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices and the Emory University East Asian Studies Program.
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Purdue Co-hosts Game show "If You are the One"
On February 11th, GCC Purdue co-hosted the event “If You Are the One” – an emulation of China’s most popular reality dating show by the same name – with the Purdue Undergraduate Chinese Association (UCA) and Purdue University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (PUCSSA). In each of the show’s episodes, male participants choose one of the 24 ladies on stage to be his significant other, while the lady chooses to accept or reject.
With the aim of diversifying students’ extracurricular lives and providing them with more social opportunities, thirty male and thirty female students participated in the game-show event, the result being that several pairs are now, evidently, dating successfully.
GCC Purdue’s cooperation with two well-established China-related student organizations at Purdue, which has the second largest Chinese student population of all American universities, was a huge step toward establishing themselves as one of the premier student groups on campus. The president of GCC Purdue acted as master of ceremonies for this event.
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New York City Alumni Association Kickoff Event
"Dear GCC Members, Alumni and Friends,
With members coming from the Columbia, Yale, Fordham Chapters and around the New York area, the 2012 kickoff was a great success! Members had the opportunity to get together and learn from one another on a wonderful Friday evening at the Rubin Museum in NYC. Thank you very much for your participation and please check back from time to time to get the most updated news from the GCC Alumni Association.
Sincerely,
Wynne Lam"
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GCC Annual Convention 2012
The GCC 2012 Annual Convention is approaching! It is a great opportunity to meet other GCCers and professionals from different fields. Join us on Sunday April 15th at Princeton for workshops, a Town Hall meeting, a social networking event and an awards ceremony. It will be a great weekend to make friends, build your network, and most importantly, have fun.
To clarify, the Princeton GCC Conference will be held on Saturday April 14th of the same weekend. To register for the Princeton Conference you will need to pay $20. Registration is open to everyone and we strongly encourage you to attend both events.
We are still looking for applicants for the Annual Convention Committee! Working as a convention committee member is a great chance to gain experience holding a professional event as well as an opportunity meet new people both inside and outside of GCC.
We are looking for a select number of motivated individuals to assist on the following teams: Event Planning, Logistics, External Relations, Marketing.
All of these positions require a mix of the commitment, talent and energy that defines GCC and its members. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis, and we hope to complete our team shortly after the New Year. Click here to apply!
We look forward to seeing you there!
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The Man on Mao’s Right, at the Center of History
Forty years ago this month, on a cold, gray morning, President Richard M. Nixon arrived here on a groundbreaking visit aimed at improving relations with China after decades of hostility. He stepped off Air Force One and shook hands with the Chinese prime minister, Zhou Enlai.
A photograph that captures the moment also shows a tall, bespectacled Chinese interpreter standing on the tarmac, just behind Mr. Zhou. That man is Ji Chaozhu.
“I remember that day clearly,” Mr. Ji, now 82 and retired, said a few weeks ago at his apartment on the southern island of Hainan. “Premier Zhou told me just to stand right behind him and listen clearly.”
Mr. Ji was also at Mr. Zhou’s side in Geneva, in 1954, when Secretary of State John Foster Dulles famously refused to shake hands with his Chinese counterpart, a slight that deepened strains after the Korean War.
There was, in fact, a Zelig-like quality to Mr. Ji’s life. Because he served for more than 20 years as an English-speaking interpreter for China’s leaders, Mr. Ji turns up in numerous historic photographs: on the Tiananmen rostrum in 1971 with Chairman Mao Zedong and the American journalist Edgar Snow (a subtle hint that China sought improved relations with the United States); with Mao and his last official visitor, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan, in 1976; and helping Deng Xiaoping don a white cowboy hat during his whirlwind tour of the United States in 1979, which included a visit to a Texas rodeo.
HISTORIANS say that Mr. Ji did not make policy. But his language skills helped shape negotiations during one of the most important diplomatic missions of the past half-century.
For the full article, read on here.
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Crisis, What Crisis? How to Beat Back the China Bears
For more more than two decades, prophets of China’s impending doom have warned that the greatest economic success story in recent history is about to come screeching to a halt. For more than two decades, they’ve been wrong.
Of course, China has problems: an unbalanced growth model, ballooning credit levels and aging work force among them. But does that mean the world’s second biggest economy is about to fall over?
As a public service for Panda-lovers, China Real Time has compiled a list of the naysayers’ main arguments, and counter arguments you can use to stop them in their tracks.
Argument No. 1: China is an over-invested bubble waiting to burst!
It’s true, China’s investment as a share of gross domestic product is at worrying levels –close to 50% according to the 2010 data. But that doesn’t mean China is maxed out on infrastructure. China’s entire railway network is still just 40% the length of the rail tracks in the U.S.
More important, calling for higher consumption misses the point about what drives China’s growth. Buying more iPads might add to demand, keeping growth buoyant in the short term. But it’s additions to China’s capital stock which have added to China’s productive capacity.
For the full article, read on here.
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