Vice Minister Cui Yuying and the Hon. Kevin Rudd: China, the U.S., and the Way Forward
VIEW EVENT DETAILSLuncheon with Madame Cui Yuying, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China
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The Asia Society Policy Institute is pleased to welcome Madame Cui Yuying, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China, for a keynote speech on the reforms undertaken by President Xi Jinping and their implications for the U.S.-China relationship. As the world’s second-largest economy and the top trading partner of the United States, China’s management of these reforms will have a direct bearing on the bilateral relationship and its capacity for joint action on global challenges.
Vice Minister Cui’s speech will be followed by remarks from Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd, whose new report U.S.-China: 21 The Future of U.S.-China Relations Under Xi Jinping, presents his analysis of the U.S.-China relationship and a strategic framework for its development over the coming decade.
A question and answer session will follow.
Speakers:
Cui Yuying, Vice Minister of the State Council, was appointed the deputy director of the State Council Information Office (SCIO) in December 2011. A senior economist, she previously worked at the Department of Construction Planning Office and the Planning and Economic Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region, as well as the Tibet Autonomous Region Branch of the Chinese People’s Insurance Company. She completed her Master’s degree in Political Economy in 2004.
The Honorable Kevin Rudd served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister and as Foreign Minister. As Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism, Mr. Rudd is leading a review of the UN system. He is a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House in London, a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Paulson Institute in Chicago. He is proficient in Mandarin Chinese, serves as a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and co-chairs the China Global Affairs Council of the World Economic Forum.