Look Ahead next week

Here are the events related to China and Japan earlier in the next week:

Monday, Dec 3rd:
10 a.m. -- (STATE/TRAFFICKING/RIGHTS) FORUM -- The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) holds a forum on "Human Trafficking and Freedom." Participants include Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.); Mark Lagon, director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the State Department; Jennifer Windsor of Freedom House; Mohamed Mattar of Protection Project; Neil Mistra of Solidarity Center; and Holly Burkhalter of International Justice Mission.

Location: SAIS, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Contact: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, fklubes@jhu.edu

Note: Members of the public should RSVP to 202-747-7038.


11 a.m. -- (US-CHINA/TRADE/LEAVITT) EVENT -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) holds an address by Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt on his upcoming trip to China to strengthen the safety of U.S. imports.

Location: USCC, 1615 H Street NW

Contact: 202-463-5682, press@uschamber.com

Note: Credentials required. Register to 202-463-5682 or press@uschamber.com

Dec 5th, Wednesday, 8:30am-1pm, JETRO-CSIS conference on

East Asian Economic Integration and
U.S.-Japan Relations

Location:
CSIS, 1800 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
B-1 Conference Center

[REGISTRATION]
http://www.jetro.org/eas2007

Chinese and Japanese sing the song, and more...

Chinese singer Hanxue and Japanese Singer 中孝介 sing together at Beijing's Hall of People.


US-China Kitty Hawk war drags on. Today, Chinese rebuffed the report that Ambassador Yang Jiechi said that it was a misunderstanding to U.S. President Bush.

Japanese Democratic Party president Ozawa leaves for Beijing, he will meet Hu Jintao.

In Korea, a cellphone explosion killed one men, injured his colleague.

US congressmen Henry Hyde died at age of 83, he is mostly known to me for he rejected Japanese former Koizumi's attempt to address US congress, citing that Japan refused to apologize for War crimes during WWII.

China agrees to reduce subsidies to goods exported to U.S.

A Jab from the U.S. to China---a crew from visiting Chinese military vessel is scheduled to tour a Japanese navy ship, under American's protest, citing the possibility of some sensitive parts been spied on, the plan has been scheduled.

Read them N get Smarter

Iran president met Japanese Media and said that Iran has not provided assistance to North Korea


Vietnam will sign economy cooperation agreement with Japan in the fall of 2008


Canada Congress passed resolution condemning Japan's comfort women issue during WWII


Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said refusing American Carrier Katy Hawk is a misunderstanding


American and Japanese diplomats discuss before next round of 6-party talks

Read them and become 0.5% smarter

China's three gorges dam is risky? as American media is questioning, Chinese takes note.


China Revels in View From Its First Lunar Orbiter


For Chinese and Europeans, is the honeymoon over?


French is signing big deals with Chinese on nuclear.


Jade Nissl, a 13-year-old adoptee from China, writes about a return visit to her birth country


Hungary? How about Kungbao Turkey, or Turkey Mooncakes?


An international forum being held in Beijing concludes.

Inside DC

Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for strategy and International Studies(CSIS) is hosting a forum on US-China Strategic relations, from 9am-10:30am, Today. I checked their website to see if there is a live webcasting, however, the list of the event is not found on the page. (Maybe not yet?;>). Anyway, here is the Freeman Chair page.

This morning, when I was on my usual commute to work, the road is much more jammed, the Ritz hotel has both a Mideastern county and a Sweden flag flying on the pole, I guess it all can attribute to the Annapolis Conference.

Have a Terrific Tuesday!

Power Briefing

All major parties in Mideast, including Chinese representative met at Annapolis, MD, some 50 miles(80 kms) from where I live, today.


U.S. assistant secretary of state Christoper Hill is on his newest trip to Japan, China, Korea


Taiwan trading company is charged with illegal export to North Korea


Chinese and Japanese diplomats investigate North Korea's nuclear facility


Visiting French President Sarkozy signed a 20billion Euro contract with China on Nuclear power reactor deal.


New Australian Prime Minister will look more towards Asia, including ratify Kyoto Protocol.


Beijing hosts an international forum on food safety, the result will be a tightening on inspection system.

I am back...

It certainly took longer than I expected to contemplate on bringing new perspectives to this site, I just added a search function, which you can see at right hand side, I will post more often on any development in China-Japan Relations. Check out the following:

Nanjing marks the new cultural exchange activities (TBS)

U.S. increase one more diplomats to North Korea

Japan media pays attention to increasing Cancer patients in China

French President arrived Xi;an, China
(that's my hometown, welcome, yokozo, Huanying, Sarkozy)

China makes video to appeal to be green

Chinese peace keepers arrived Darfur, Sudan

How a small Japanese enterprise in a sunset industry re-engineering itself from selling to China
(I enjoyed it very much and watched the video over and over, a must-see if you are a business type and care about environment in China, too)

Chinese and Japanese scholars on Nanjing Massacre having a symposium

a bus in Hubei, China got hit by a collapsing rock and at least one died.

Chinese Gen-x, a bunch of 20 something are taking a smash hit in writing and selling books, their fans are also one-childers in their 20s, who have the most disposable incomes.

Chinese missile destroyer is visiting Tokyo, in a friendly gesture.

Chinese top legal officer, Xiao Yang, has a good word about the fact that more cases of Capital punishment in China have a delay in execution.

Kitty Hawk, the American Carrier was approved and then rejected by Beijing to debark Hong Kong

Chinese invest fund, consist of Baoshan steel, etc in a talk to buy Rio Tinto, the giant steel makers

Have a Great Week!