The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a
major think tank in the United States, held its international
councilors meeting in Beijing on Thursday.
The theme of the meeting is "focus on China." Topics include,
the rapid and continuous development of China and Sino-US
relations, China's social trends and demographic challenges,
China's strategy for growth through science, technology, and
education, China's business environment: challenges and
opportunities, the Sino-US relationship and China's Policies toward
the US, prospects for the Sino-US trade relations.
Chinese officials, experts such as Yang Jiechi, Chinese vice
foreign minister, Liu Jingmin, executive vice-president of the
Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, and Yang Wenchang, president
of Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, made speeches on
the above topics.
The international councilors also discussed the topics with
them.
Henry Kissinger, chairman of the CSIS and former US Secretary of
State, and more than 30 international councilors attended the
meeting.
(Xinhua News Agency October 13, 2006)
