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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Co-sponsored by: Institute of Latin American Studies, CASS
Institute of the Americas
Center for International Energy Security Studies,
CASS Graduate School
The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)
Date: Oct. 21, 2011
Place: Institute of Latin American Studies
No. 3 Zhangzizhong Road, Dongcheng District Beijing
The Institute of the Americas and the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences will host an internacional conference in Beijing on the evolving energy relationship between China and countries in the Americas. The conference will focus on several critical issues, including Chinese oil policy and climate change and alternative energy. During the afternoon session, panel discussions will explore energy relationships between China and three key oil producers – Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina.
The conference is open to the public but registration is requested. To register, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Monday, September 19, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. Fifth Floor Conference Room
In the second of a series of programs on the evolving China-Latin America relationship, the Institute of the Americas and the Latin America Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars are organizing a Sept. 19 conference in Washington, D.C. titled, "Latin America and China: What Do They Mean for Each Other?"
The conference, offered in cooperation with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing, and the Wilson Center's Kissinger Center on China and the United States, will explore the timely and relevant subject of China's rise in the international economic system.
For information on the Sept. 16 China-Latin America conference offered by the Institute of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, please click here:
AGENDA
Organized by:
9:00-9:15 a.m. Introduction and Welcome
Cynthia Arnson, Director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Charles Shapiro, Incoming President, Institute of the Americas
9:15-10:15 a.m. China’s Rise in the International Economic System
Peng Yuan, Assistant President and Director of the Institute of American Studies, China Institutes for Contemporary International Studies (CICIR), Beijing
Chas W. Freeman, Ambassador and Chairman of the Board for Projects International, Inc.
Commentator: Stapleton Roy, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Woodrow Wilson Center
10:15-11:30 a.m. China’s Role in Latin American Trade, Investment, and Growth
Shouguo Yang, Deputy Director, Institute of Latin American Studies (CICIR), Beijing
Inés Bustillo, Director, United Nations ECLAC, Washington Office
João Castro Neves, Researcher, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (invited)
Moderator: Lynne Walker, Vice President, Institute of the Americas
September 16, 2011 • 7:30 to 12:00
University of Southern California
Popovich Hall 204 | Directions to USC's Main Entrance
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EVENT INFORMATION
The maximum attendance limit is exceeded for 'China in Latin America: The New Economic Frontier' event
As China’s influence in Latin America grows, attention is increasingly turning to China’s economic objectives in the region. Questions are emerging about the role of Latin America in China’s development: What is China’s long-term economic policy for the region? How important is Latin America to China’s growth?
To address those questions, the Institute of the Americas, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the USC Marshall School of Business will host a half-day conference on September 16, 2011, titled, “China in Latin America: The New Economic Frontier.” The aim of the conference is to foster an open and frank dialogue between business leaders, academics and researchers from China, the United States and Latin America.
The first panel will address the strengthening business ties between China and Latin America. The second panel will address economic and political policies and will be focused on questions raised by the academic community. Business leaders and the academic community are invited to attend both sessions. Topics for discussion include the China-U.S.-Latin America relationship in this new economic era; Latin America’s evolving economic dialogue with China; and Sino-Latin American relations: Present and Future.
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Program
7:30 – 8:00 Check-in and light continental breakfast and networking
8:00 – 8:05 Welcome
Jeffrey Davidow, President, Institute of the Americas
Shantanu Dutta, Vice Dean for Graduate Programs, Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing and Professor of Marketing, USC Marshall School of Business
8:05 – 8:15 Strengthening Cooperation Between China and Latin America
Remarks by Ambassador Davidow & President Yuan
8:15 – 10:00 Panel I –Business issues regarding “China in Latin America”
Moderator: Carlos Valderrama, Senior Vice President for Global Initiatives, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Peng YUAN, Assistant President of Chinese Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) and Director of the Institute of American Studies, CICIR, Beijing
Shuoguo YANG, Deputy Director of Institute of Latin American Studies, CICIR, Beijing
Luis Enrique Berrizbeitia, Executive Vice President of CAF Development Bank of Latin America, Caracas
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 10:35 Brief introduction
10:35 – 12:00 Panel II – Academic research issues regarding “China in Latin America”
Moderator: Saori Katada, Associate Professor, International Relations, University of Southern California
Peng YUAN, Assistant President of Chinese Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) and Director of the Institute of American Studies, CICIR, Beijing
Shuoguo YANG, ADeputy Director of Institute of Latin American Studies, CICIR, Beijing
Baizhu CHEN, Professor of Clinical, Finance & Business Economics and Academic Director, Global Executive MBA Program, Shanghai, USC Marshall School of Business
12:00 noon Program closes
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
- Luis Enrique Berrizbeitia, Executive Vice President of CAF Development Bank of Latin America, Caracas
- Peng YUAN, Assistant President of the Chinese Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) and Director of the Institute of American Studies, CICIR, Beijing
- Shantanu Dutta, Vice Dean for Graduate Programs, Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing and Professor of Marketing, USC Marshall School of Business
- Dr. Shuoguo YANG , Deputy Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, CICIR, Beijing
- Carlos Valderrama, Senior Vice President for Global Initiatives, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
- Baizhu CHEN, Professor of Clinical, Finance & Business Economics and Academic Director, Global Executive MBA Program, Shanghai, USC Marshall School of Business
- Saori Katada, Associate Professor, International Relations, University of Southern California
- Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, President of the Institute of the Americas
China-Latin America Conference
From Copenhagen to Cancún: New Challenges, New Alternatives and New Opportunities
Oct. 19, 2010
Beijing, China
The Institute of the Americas and the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) will host an Oct. 19 conference in Beijing on the global impact of climate change, with a special focus on new challenges, new alternatives and new opportunities.
Against a backdrop of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancún, México, the Beijing conference will draw on Chinese and Latin American experts to discuss three major issues: Changes in climate change policy in China, Latin America and the Caribbean; public policy for developing new energy resources; and the opportunity for Sino-Latin American cooperation.
Li Yang, vice president of CASS, and Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will deliver opening addresses. Participants at the conference will include Chinese and Latin American government officials, business representatives and scholars from leading academic institutions and universities.
To register for the conference, contact Yang Xi by email at or by telephone at 6401 4009.
On Oct. 21, Institute of the Americas President Jeffrey Davidow will speak at the fourth annual China-LAC Business summit in Chengdu, China. More than 300 business people and top level government officials from Latin America and the Caribbean, China, Japan and Korea will participate in the conference. The event is organized by the Inter-American Development Bank and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) in collaboration with the People’s Bank of China and the Sichuan Provincial Government. Speakers include Luis Fernando Alarcón, CEO of Colombia-based ISA; Gesner Oliveira, President of Sabesp (Brazil's largest water company), Guan Dong Yuan, Managing Director of the China unit of Brazil’s Embraer; and Marcelo Claure, CEO of US-based Brightstar. The summit comes as China-Latin America trade continues to grow. Last year, Latin America boosted its surplus with China fourfold, according to a recent Latin Business Chronicle.
WASHINGTON -- Latin America is projecting 4.5 percent growth this year, an impressive economic turnaround led largely by exports to China, Enrique Garcia, president of the Andean Development Corporation, said during a May 26 conference organized by the Institute of the Americas on China-Latin America relations.
LA JOLLA — The Institute of the Americas is pleased to present a report titled,“China, Latin America and the United States: The New Triangle,” which it produced in cooperation with the Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Institute for Latin American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences of Beijing. The report, released during Chinese President Hu Jintao’s official state visit to the United States, explores the impact of China’s growth on Latin America, the degree of partnership or competition with China, and the benefits as well as the disadvantages of greater economic engagement between China and countries of the Western Hemisphere.
The rise of China as a dominant economic power in the last decade represents one of the most significant changes in the international system since the end of the Cold War and one of the most rapid transformations the world has experienced. This in-depth report explores the profound impact of China’s economic growth on the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. While the impact has been positive for net exporters of energy, raw materials, and agricultural products, the report found that it has been negative for countries whose manufactured exports have been undermined by Chinese competition in such major markets as the United States.
To access the full report, click here:
BEIJING – The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has signed an agreement with the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to hold a series of seminars and workshops in China, the United States and Latin America on the opportunities and challenges posed by the growing economic relationship between China and Latin America.
During a Jan. 29, 2010, ceremony in the Beijing offices of ILAS, Institute of the Americas President Jeffrey Davidow called the agreement “an important opportunity to build stronger economic ties in China and Latin America by deepening the understanding between our regions.”
Dr. Zheng Bingwen,executive director of ILAS, said the agreement marked the beginning of a long relationship with the IOA. He noted that the Institute’s location on the Pacific Coast, coupled with its location 30 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border offers a strategic advantage in forging new economic relationships between China and Latin America.
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, with 35 institutes for international study, is the largest government research institution in China. ILAS was founded 46 years ago and now has more than 60 academics and researchers. It is the oldest research institute in the CASS network.
The research conducted by ILAS is becoming increasingly important as China increases economic activity in Latin America. In 2008, the Chinese government issued its first white paper on Latin America. During a November 2008 visit to Latin America, President Hu Jintao reinforced his intention to strengthen China’s rapidly growing economic, trade and diplomatic ties with Latin America.
During a weeklong visit to Bejiing, Davidow, IOA Vice President Lynne Walker and IOA board member Sergio Ley, the highly respected former Mexican ambassador to China, met with top officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the China Institute of International Studies and with representatives of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), which is the country’s leading international trade organization. Board President David Weaver also attended several of the meetings.
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