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Beijing, 16 and 17 April 2004

A special seminar on RTAs was held in Beijing on 16 April "RTAs and the Future of Regional Integration in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific" in conjunction with the SC/CG meetings. The seminar featured panels of experts speakers focusing on the future of regionalism in the Asia-Pacific region. A panel of leading trade policy thinkers from China, Japan, Korea and ASEAN presented their views on the possible future evolution of regionalism in East Asia. The seminar also featured insights from senior Chinese officials, as well as an update on the FTAA negotiations and other RTA developments in the Americas.

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There was also a seminar on "China's Economic Growth and its Impact", jointly sponsored by CNCPEC and Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science (IAPS-CASS). The seminar addressed China's place in the global supply chain for manufactures and as the hub in regional production centers, and China's impact in the regional and global economic architecture.

It was a unique opportunity to hear the perspectives of both leading PECC experts and senior Chinese officials and business people on key issues affecting China and the region as a whole.

Trade Forum Seminar on "RTAs and the Future of Regional Integration in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific

Kun Lun Conference Center, 2nd Floor
Kun Lun Hotel, Beijing
16 April 2004


Session 1: PTA and the Future of East Asian Regionalism
	*Panel*
	Shujiro Urata (Japan)
	Zhang Yunling (China)
	Soogil Young (Korea)
	Mari Pangestu (Indonesia)


Session 2: New Developments in Preferential Trade: Implications and Lessons for the Asia Pacific Region
	*Panel*
	*“Agriculture in RTAs: Perspectives from Australia's Negotiations with the US and China” (background to the US-AUS agreement)* Christopher Findlay (Australia)
	*“Update of the FTAA and its implications and lessons for the Asia Pacific”* Ernesto Tironi (Chile)

Special Session on China

PECC Standing Committee Meeting/Special Session
PECC常委会/特别专题

China’s Economic Growth and its Impact
中国的经济增长及其影响
Tentative Program
初步日程

International Conference Hall, Kunlun Hotel, Beijing
April 17, 2004--2004年4月17日
昆仑饭店国际会议中心

Sponsors: China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CNCPEC)
Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IAPS-CASS)

主办：中国太平洋经济合作全国委员会
中国社会科学院亚太研究所

0830-0930	Official Opening
0830-0845	Opening Remarks Amb. YANG Chengxu and Dr. KIM Kihwan
0845-0930	Keynote Address: China: The Way Forward
	Dr. ZHOU Xiaochuan Governor People’s Bank of China *Introduced by* Amb. GUO Jiading, CNCPEC
0930-1100	Panel 1: China's Economic Growth: Impact on Markets
	*Moderators:* Mari PANGESTU INCPEC, Trade Forum China’s sustained economic growth over the past few years has had a tremendous impact on regional and international markets. The session will open with presentations from Chinese experts on the China’s growth, future prospects and the challenges that lie ahead. This will be followed by comments from PECC members on some key issues and markets. This discussion will address China's place in the global supply chain for manufactures and as the hub in regional production centers,, as well as its impacts on markets for metals, energy or food.
	*Speakers:* FAN Gang, Director National Economic Research Institute, China Reform Foundation (NERI) YU Yongding Director Institute of World Economics and Politics Pierre ALLA CEO Goro Nickel, New Caledonia Daniel TEO Vice PResident for Strategy and Corporate Affairs BP China TAN Kong Yam World Bank Office, Beijing
*1100-1115*	*Coffee Break*
1115-1245	Panel 2: Challenges of China's Economic Growth: Impact on World and Region
	*Moderators:* Soogil YOUNG KOPEC, Finance Forum China’s emergence as an economic powerhouse has implications for regional and global architecture, leadership of the G20 group in the WTO, proposals for cooperative currency agreements, and a China-AFTA RTA are signs that architecture is beginning to catch up with economic realities. Presentations from Chinese experts will be followed by discussions from other key regional players
	*Speakers:* TONG Zhiguang Vice-Chairman, CNCPEC Former Vice-Minister for Trade ZHANG Yunling Director IAPS-CASS GU Shiyang Deputy Secretary General Guangzhou Municipal Government
1245-1300	Concluding Panel
	*Moderator:* ZHANG Yunling IAPS, CASS What have we learnt, and implications for regional cooperation agenda?
	*Speakers:* Christopher FINDLAY Community Building Forum Robert SCOLLAY Trade Forum Narongchai AKRASANEE Vice-Chair, TNCPEC
*1300-1430*	*Lunch*

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