China Town Hall will Discuss Chinese Investment in the US at UD on Monday Oct. 5, 2015

The Confucius Institute at the University of Delaware is in partnership with the National Committee on United-States-China Relations to present the 2015 China Town Hall program.

The program will feature a live webcast panel discussion with Robert Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton; Sheldon Day, Mayor, Thomasville, Alabama; Daniel Rosen, Founding Partner, Rhodium Group; and Stephen Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.

The panel will discuss Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. The webcast will be followed by local presentations at venues across the country by on-site China specialists addressing topics of interest to the local community.  Each program will be co-sponsored by the National Committee and a local host.  CHINA Town Hall is generously underwritten by the Starr Foundation.

Local keynote features Dr. Dennis O’Brien, President & CEO of InfoVest, Inc., former President & CEO of China Monitor, Inc., and Chief Advisor to PRC Macro, Inc. (headquartered in Beijing), a leading economist on China’s economy, Chief Advisor to China’s State Information Center (SIC), the most prestigious economic “think tank” in China.

The program will start at 6:00 pm with local keynote speaker Dr. Dennis O’Brien. National webcast will start at 7:00pm. On the day of the webcast, questions for the webcast panelists will be taken via Twitter by using the hashtag #CTH15. Watch the China Town Hall live webcast on: http://livestream.com/accounts/15425177/events/4391175

In addition to taking questions for the panelists during the live program,  you may also submit your questions between now and October 5 at http://goo.gl/forms/LhMKzkZc9D.

Please mark your calendar:

Date: Monday, October 5, 2015
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Location: Gore Hall 205 on the University of Delaware campus.
Subject: Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States

Direction and parking instruction see here: http://maps.rdms.udel.edu/map/index.php?id=NC36

Light refreshments will be served. The event is FREE to the public.