An Agenda for China and the United States

PIFS and the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF) held the inaugural Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: An Agenda for China and the United States, in June 2004. This invitation-only Symposium was held at Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing. This year's sixth annual Symposium will be held from June 12-14, 2009 in Cambridge, MA.

CDRF was founded by the Development Research Center of the State Council to promote China's consulting and academic research with the goal of contributing to its social and economic development. The Chairman of the CDRF is Wang Mengkui and Lu Mai is the Secretary-General. Anthony Neoh is the liaison between the Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems and the China Development Research Foundation. Mr. Neoh is a member of the International Advisory Council of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

The China-U.S. Symposium brings together about 100 participants, half from China and half from the United States, composed of senior government officials, politicians and their advisers, financial firm leaders, lawyers and consultants, leading academics, and a few media representatives. The participants gather for off the record discussions of matters affecting the function and stability of the global financial system and in particular those matters of most immediate concern to the financial relationship between the U.S. and China.

Three topics are generally discussed. For each topic, two panelists (one from China and one from the U.S.) identify major issues for discussion. The participants then split into small groups to discuss the topic, where most of the time is spent. The goal of the Symposium is to foster an informal dialogue between China and the United States in the financial and economic sectors.

The participant list, agenda, summary of discussions, and list of sponsors appear in the annual Symposium Report. You can read or download the reports by clicking on the links below.

2009 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century: An Agenda for China and the United States

June 12-14, 2009, Harvard Law School and The Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MA

Made possible by the generous support of our sponsors.

Topics
Impact of the Credit Crisis on the U.S. and China and Their Responses
Reform in the International Financial System in Light of the Credit Crisis
Innovative Post-Crisis Economic Cooperation Between the U.S. and China

Keynote Speakers
Robert Dohner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, U.S. Department of the Treasury
LI Jiange, Chairman, China International Capital Corporation
Stephen S. Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia
John H. ZHAO, Chief Executive Officer, Hony Capital

Symposium Materials
Report
Agenda
Participants
Final Plenary PPT Presentation

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2008 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century: An Agenda for China and the United States

September 5-7, 2008, Dongjiao State Guest Hotel, Shanghai

Topics:
The Process of Financial Change in China and the U.S.
Reform of the Capital Markets in China and the U.S.
Issues in Public Sector and Private Sector Investments: Sovereign Wealth Funds, QDII, Private Equity

2008 Keynote Speakers
Richard Kramlich, General Partner and Co-Founder, New Enterprise Associates
Ambassador Alan F. Holmer, Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue, U.S. Department of the Treasury (via pre-recorded video)

Symposium Materials
Report
Agenda
Participants
Final Plenary Presentation

2007 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century: An Agenda for China and the United States

June 22-24, 2007 Half Moon Bay, CA

Topics:
The Process of Financial Change in China and the U.S.
Reform of the Capital Markets in China and the U.S.
Joint Ventures and Private Equity in and by China

Symposium Materials
Report
Agenda
Participants
Sponsors
Final Plenary Presentation

2006 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century: An Agenda for China and the United States

June 23-25, 2006 Tianjin, China

Topics
Protection and Enforcement of the Rights of Minority Shareholders in Public Companies
The Value of Strategic Partnerships in the Chinese Financial Sector
U.S. Barriers to Chinese Acquisitions (CFIUS) and Trade Sanctions for an “Undervalued” Currency

Symposium Materials
Report
Agenda
Participants
Sponsors
Final Plenary Presentation

2005 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century: An Agenda for China and the United States

June 17-19, 2005 Armonk, New York

Topics:
Financial Market Liberalization
Corporate Governance in China and the U.S.
New Thoughts on the Bretton Woods Syste

Symposium Materials
Report
Agenda
Participants
Sponsors

2004 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century: An Agenda for China and the United States

June 11-13, 2004 Beijing, China

Topics:
The Role of the Financial Systems of China and the U.S. in the Development of their Economies
The Approach of the Financial Systems of China and the U.S. to Fostering Corporate Governance
and Serving Multiple Constituencies
How Financial Issues between China and the U.S. Affect the Flow of Investment and Trade

Symposium Materials
Report
Agenda
Participants
Sponsors

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