From pet foods to hog foods, and then to chicken foods, imports of contaminated food from China are expanding. FDA has stepped in and sent inspectors to China inspect the issue, however, now U.S. congress are considering a bill to put food safety issue into it. (USA Today)
74 Chinese worked were killed during an attack targeting Chinese oil company in Ethiopia, in which the Chinese company is exploring a oil reserve. The incident was carried out by a local military organization, who claimed that they wanted to give the Chinese a warning. It also served as a wakeup call for Chinese Resources diplomacy, which has been active in unstable countries such as Sudan and Iran. (Yomiuri Shimbun)
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Paulson on China, Kyuma to address Heritage foundation
Here is the what's going on in DC for May 2nd, 2007.
9 a.m. -- (CHINA/DEVELOPMENT/PAULSON) CONFERENCE -- The Peterson Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) sponsors a conference on "China Balance Sheet in 2007 and Beyond," featuring the release of eight new papers on central aspects of China's role in the world economy and relationships between China and the U.S., including both economic and political dimensions.
Highlights
9 a.m.: Former deputy secretary of state Robert Zoellick speaks.
11 a.m.: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson speaks.
4:15 p.m.: Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Office Craig Mundie speaks.
Location:
Contact: Katharine Keenan, 202-454-1334
3 p.m. -- (US-JAPAN/KYUMA) SPEECH -- Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma discusses "A New Perspective for the Future of the Japan-U.S. Security Relationship," in a speech to The Heritage Foundation.
Location: Heritage Foundation,
Contact: 202-675-1752
US-Japan 2+2, Negroponte on China
Today in DC, US and Japan's foreign and defense minister hold 2+2 talks, U.S. deputy secretary of state John Negroponte is to testify on Capital hill.
12:30 p.m.: Testifies at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on "The Future of Political, Economic and Security Relations with
8 a.m. -- (DEFENSE/INDUSTRY/FORECAST) CONFERENCE -- Jane's Information Group sponsors a conference on "US Defense to 2008 and Beyond: Policy - Programs - Partnerships."
Highlights
William Greenwalt, deputy undersecretary of Defense, discusses "Change with the Defense Department," and Sherman Baldwin, Global Managing Director for Aerospace and Defense at Accenture, discusses "the Challenges to Business."
Jonathan Hoyle, minister of defence materiel, British Defence Staff, Washington, addresses "Developments in the
William Schneider, chairman of the Defense Science Board, talks about "Defense Threats, Requirements and Changing Capabilities."
Michael Pillsbury, consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, discusses "Hedging against a Rising China."
Location: Cosmos Club,
Contact: Matt Taylor, 202-789-2424
9:15 a.m. -- (JAPAN-US/SECURITY) CONFERENCE -- The Heritage Foundation holds its 9th Annual US-Japan Security Strategy Conference: "U.S.-Japan Partnership in Transforming the East Asian Security Environment."
Highlights
Panel 1: Fukushiro Nukaga, Liberal Democratic Party member of parliament and former Minister of State for Defense; Seiji Maehara, Democratic Party of Japan member of parliament; Shigeki Sato, New Komei Party of Japan member of parliament; and William Breer, former deputy chief of mission to Japan, discuss "The U.S.-Japan Bilateral Relationship - Current Status and Issues."
Panel 2: Fukushiro Nukaga, Liberal Democratic Party member of parliament and former Minister of State for Defense; Adm. Dennis Blair, former PACOM commander; and Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, discuss "Prospects of U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transforming the Regional Security Environment."
Location: Heritage Foundation,
Contact: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org
+1 p.m. -- (US-JAPAN/RICE/GATES) EVENT -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates hold a media availability with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, following a meeting of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee.
Location: State Department,
Contact: 202-647-2492
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