ADVISORY/Hoover Institution to Host Symposium On Changes in Asia.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PRIVATE EVENT, NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR POSTING. INVITED PRESS ONLY. To register or ask questions, call the Office of Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. , 650/723-0603 Hoover Institution to host symposium on changes in Asia. WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN: Leading experts on Asia will gather at the Hoover Institution starting at noon on Oct. 29 for a symposium on Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China in a Changing Political and Economic Context. WHY: Events in Asia have rattled world financial markets and prompted fears of a coming global recession. Hoover Institution associate director Thomas Henriksen organized the conference, which is being cosponsored by the Institute for National Policy Research (INPR INPR Institute for National Policy Research (Taipei, Taiwan) INPR Inventory Project Report INPR International Network on Personal Relationships ) in Taipei, so experts could better explore the political and economic situation in the region. The schedule includes a keynote address by Hung-mao Tien, the president of the Institute for National Policy Research on "The Prospect of Taipei-Beijing-Washington Relations after Clinton's visit." One session of the symposium will focus on the dynamics of the relationship between Taipei, Hong Kong, and Beijing. The speakers will be Yun-han Chu, director of programs at INPR, and Byron Weng of the Chinese University of Hong Kong The motto of the university is "博文約禮" in Chinese, meaning "to broaden one's intellectual horizon and keep within the bounds of propriety". . Hoover Institution fellow Ramon Myers will serve as moderator. A second session will address the East Asian financial crisis. Chi Shive n. 1. A slice; as, a shive of bread s>. 2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking. 3. , vice chairman of the Council for Economic Development and Planning will speak about "The Lessons of Taiwan's Experiences." Another speaker from the Chinese University of Hong Kong will deal with "The Hong Kong Economy: A Year after the Handover n. 1. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities s>. ." The symposium will conclude with a dinner at the Stanford Barn. Hoover fellow Lawrence J. Lau Professor Lawrence J. Lau (Traditional Chinese: 劉遵義) is a Hong Kong economist and the Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before coming to the CUHK he was an economics professor at Stanford University. , who is also Kwoh-Ting Li Professor of Economic Development at Stanford, will focus on the Chinese economy. |
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