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Keynote Address: Vice Premier Liu Yandong

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2013 / Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm 

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Vice Premier Liu Yandong of the People’s Republic of China addressed the advancements in U.S.-China relations.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong at the closing session of the U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange, at the U.S. Dept. of State, on April 12, 2011 Photo Credit: Dept. of State

Madam Liu gave a keynote address to celebrate the advancement of bilateral relations through academic exchanges in conjunction with the annual U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange.

Speakers

Jim Marshall, Welcoming Remarks
President, U.S. Institute of Peace

CHEN Jining, Overview of Schwarzman Scholars Program
President, Tsinghua University

Mr. Stephen Schwarzman, Introduction of Vice Premier Liu
Schwarzman Scholars and chairman and CEO of the Blackstone Group

LIU Yandong, Keynote Address
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

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